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

Courts & crime, 1940

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Goulburn Robberies Police Trail Leads To Boys

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 4

Goulburn detectives last night questioned several boys who are believed to have been responsible for a…

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Gestapo's Revenge Police Hunt In Prague

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 5

PRAGUE, Sunday: Foiled in attempts to catch a young Czeeh student believed to have been responsible recently for the…

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Nazis in Denmark Arrested By The Police

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 5

COPENHAGEN. Sunday: The police have arrested 100 Danish Nazis who attempted a demonstration at Aarhus, wearing uniforms…

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Three Drivers Before Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 1

For having allowed a friend to drive his car without first ascertaining the fact that the former was not licensed, William John…

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Sentenced for Life Outcome Of Cafe Shooting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A young woman in the public gallery sobbed hysterically and had to be led from the Central Criminal Court…

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Must Go to Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The Federal Minister for Industry, Mr. Hughes, in a statement late last night, said that the miners…

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Police Force One Promotion For Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 7

Considerable surprise and no little disappointment has been caused in Goulburn by the latest list of N.S.W. police promotions,…

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Miners Win Court Battle Landholders' Opposition Authority to Enter Granted

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 8

For different reasons, applications by three partners for authority to enter a number of properties near Young and mine there for gold…

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YOUNG A.L.P. Supports the Miners Protest Against Any Use Of Militia to Police Mines

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2

After the chairman (Mr. Gus. Smith) had reported on a call made on him by Mr. E. Dobbs, an official of the Lithgow miners, it was…

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Theft of Bags P.M. Convicts Youth

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 1

In deciding a stealing case at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday, the P.M., Mr. M. J. Ryan, held that while a person…

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Mayor Charged Alleged Misstatements Ratepayers' Sec. Supports Press

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 1

Allegations that he had made two mis-statements were levelled against the Mayor (Ald. A. M. Rabbets) at the annual meeting of the…

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Assaulted His Cousin Quarrel Has Court Sequel

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 1

Percy George Blackshaw, 38, pleaded guilty at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday to having unlawfully assaulted his…

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Breaches Of Trust Alleged Supreme Court Action Pastoral Properties at Galong Involved Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 1

Allegations of breaches of trust in respect of the carrying on of pastoral properties at Galong were made before Mr. Justice Roper in…

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Poser for Police

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 4

Many strange requests are received by the Goulburn Police and the officer in charge at the Sloane Street lock. up was not unduly embarrassed this…

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Unions' Choice Direct Action Or The Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: "Unions must choose between direct action and the jurisdiction of the Court," said the Chief…

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"Rabbetts" Cup Young Police Boys Eadly Beaten Bob Davison and Fred Myers Score Centuries

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

Young Police Boys came over on Sunday last in quest of the 'Rabbetts' Cup which they lost to the H. M. Police Boys on Good Friday,…

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Collided with Police Truck

The Young Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

Shortly after the accident on the Grenfell Road (reported in another) column) in which Mr. John Dening, junior clerk at the local C.P.S. office…

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Missing Man Found Dead Police Dog in Search Goulburn

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 3

The body of James McGuire, 60, an invalid pensioner, who had been missing from his selection, about 10 miles from Goulburn, since…

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Gaol for Bribery Appeals Dismissed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 7

SYDNEY, Monday: Acting Judge Studdert to-day dismissed the appeals of Leslie Cohen, John William Nelson, and Ernest…

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Tribute To Police Force

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 5

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

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