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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1940

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Used Telescope On Police Missing Boys Found In Bush

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 1

From a vantage point high up in the ranges at Baw Baw on Friday afternoon, Alan Beale, 15, and Kevin Allen,…

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Two Years' Gaol for Crimes at Young

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 2

Committed for trial when he appeared at the Young Police Court on March 20 on charges of breaking, entering and stealing at Thuddungra…

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Year In Gaol For Ex-M.L.C

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Theodore Charles Trautwein, 72, hotel proprietor and a former member of the Legislative…

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Police Prestige "Competition" Is Deplored

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Members of the Police Association, at their annual conference yesterday, deplored the effects of what they described as…

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War Contracts Scandal Revealed By Police

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 7

Action is likely to be taken soon as a result of Scotland Yard's inquiries into allegations that a number of men are…

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Police Court Traffic Breaches

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 8

Breaches of traffic regulations were dealt with in the Court on Tuesday, before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. Frank Taylor (no appearance) for…

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Police Boys' Team

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 4

The following team will represent the Police Boys in a return match at Cootamundra on Sunday next--J. Howe; W. Zlpfell, F. Myers, W…

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Behaviour Leads To Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 4

A disturbance at a Goulburn hotel last night quickly brought police to the scene, and at the Police Court this morning a…

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Fair Rents Court Rent Reduced

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 2

At the Court on Tuesday Thomas Patrick Leonard made application for a determination of the rent of a dwelling house in Pritchert…

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British Labour Leader Tells Why We Fight Hitlerism Hitlerism and Its Motives Based On Murder And Robbery, He Says

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday : Speaking to-day the leader of the Labour Opposition in the House of Commons, Mr. Attlee, said that the issues in this war were very clear…

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Compensation Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 4

Two issues have been listed for determination by the Workers' Compensation Commission of New South Wales, which will hold a sitting at…

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Garage Murder Man Battered to Death

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday: James Charles Edwards, 47, garage proprietor, was battered to death early yesterday afternoon at his garage…

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Tribute to Police Force

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday: Speaking at the Police Association Conference to-day, she Chief Secretary, Mr. Tonking, said that if there was a…

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Burrowa Police Court Wednesday, 17th APRIL, 1940. (Before Mr. Grugeon, P.m.) Trespassing Sheep on Stock Reserve

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 2

The Young P.P. Board proceeded against H. Roberts, of "Kenya," Frogmore, being the owner of certain sheep, namely 700, and finding same…

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Yass Ratepayer Wrongly Charged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 2

Mr. H. Carey, of "Gum Flat," Cavan, stated in a letter read at the last meeting of Goodradigbee Shire, that the shire had been charging him…

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Missing Woman Domestic Is Charged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: At the Central Evelyn, 27, domestic, was remanded until April 26 on a charge of demanding with…

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Police Sergeant Congratulated

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 3

CROOKWELL: At the Crookwell Police Court on Thursday members of the legal profession and the Police Magistrate, Mr. M. J. Ryan, extended…

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Alleged Theft Man Bound Over Evidence of Good Character

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, James Rutledge was charged with stealing two loaves of bread and one overcoat, value at £3/10/ the…

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Divorce Court Arthur Hall v. Beatrix Ada Hall

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 3

Before His Honour, Judge Nicholas, in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, in Divorce, Mr. Arthur Hall, of Burrowa, obtained a decree…

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Man of 76 REMANDED Charged With Assault On Wife

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: John Cunningham, 76, was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day until May 7 on a charge of having at Ultimo…

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