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

Courts & crime, 1940

593 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 16 of 30

Doctor's Car Stolen Police Seeking Grey Sedan

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 7

It is alleged that four men were implicated in the theft from Market Street early this morning of a valuable sedan car…

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Small Debts Court Application Is Rejected

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 1

An application by a judgment debtor to have a Small Debts Court judgment set aside so as to allow him to defend the issue…

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Car Thieves' Daring Police Dragnet Avoided

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 June 1940 · page 7

A series of audacious adventures marked the path of four youths who yesterday stole a Goulburn motor car, which as…

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Police Boys' Match

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 4

Harden-Murrumburrah Police Boys defeated Cootamundra. Polled Boys, at Cootamundra, on Sunday, last, by 10 points to 5. For the winners,…

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Police Ball Gay Gathering Last Night

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 7

More than 200 dancers gathered at the Broadway last night to join in the annual Police Ball; which proved successful from…

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"Near Riot" at Cup Match Prompt Action By Police Prevents Trouble

The Young Chronicle · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 8

Rival barrackers shouted themselves hoarse at Wednesday's Maher Cup match at Young and towards the close of play the partisan spirit…

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Police Truck In Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon —his last day of duty in the Goulburn police district—Constable G. Baldwin narrowly escaped injury…

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Police Boys' Clubs Are Doing Fine Job

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 2

While the need of Police Boy's Clubs might not be as great in country centres as in the congested city areas and while the extent of their activities may be governed more by local circumstances they are undoubtedly doing excellent work at every centre at which they have been…

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Russian Troops Reach Rumanian Frontier Secret Police and Soldiers Dropped By Parachute LONDON

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 2

Shock troops Secret Police and thousands of soldiers were dropped to-day by Russian planes in Bessarabia and North Bukovina it is reported while Soviet motorised columns have reached the river Prith, the boundary…

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East School Talk By Police Officer

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 July 1940 · page 6

Constable W. Carey visited the East Goulburn School on Tuesday morning and gave an interesting address to the senior…

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Gaol Inmates And War Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 7

A suggestion that various articles required by the Defence Department should be manufactured in New South Wales…

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Police Boys' Match Wilde Cup Retained by Murrumburrah--harden

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

In the curtain raiser to the competition match on Sunday, the local Police Boys successfully defended the Wilde Cup against Young, the…

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German Did Not Register Sentenced to One Month's Gaol Appeal to Be Lodged

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 1

On a charge of having failed to register under the National Security Regulations, Carl Henry…

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Annual Police Ball

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 2

The annual Police Ball in aid of the Burrowa District Hospital and C.W.A., will take place on Friday, 12th July. This has always been one…

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Convicted of Stealing Theft From Hotel Shower Room

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 2

George Alan South, a stranger, was charged at the Police Court this morning, with stealing £1 the property of James Bruce Hearne, from…

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Gaol Inmates and War Work Mr. Tully’s Suggestion

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 2

A suggestion that various articles required by the Defence Department should be manufactured in New South . Wales gaols has been made…

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Contemptible Theft Flying Officer's Kit Is Stolen

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Shortly before Flying-Officer Peter Kingsley-Stack left Sydney last; night to join his R.A.A.F. service squadron his full…

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Wiedemann to Be Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 5

LOS ANGELES, Tuesday: The U.S. Commissioner at Los Angeles Mr. David Head, has recommended that the District Attorney charge…

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Rising of the Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 4

At the Goulburn Police Court this morning before Mr. V. Johnstone and Mr. D. Ross, Js.P. Arthur Mask 39, a member of the A.I.F. was fined…

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Police Court (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.m.) Goods in Custody

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 4

William Valentine Fairall, of Batlow, formerly of Harden, was charged with having goads in his custody reasonably, supposed to have been…

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