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

Courts & crime, 1941

347 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 18

£1000 Now in Sight Police Queen Contest

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 2

With almost £1000 in hand, the police queen competition, which will be finalised to-morrow night, when tin elaborate…

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Trautwein Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The hearing of two charges of having had unlawful possession of forged petrol ration tickets against Theodore Trautwein,…

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Died in Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday: in a case in Auckland to-day, before the Army Forces Appeal Board, the father of an appellant about to give…

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Police Queen Crowning To-night

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 4

Queen apart from the share that the Goulburn police charity drive will receive from to-night's screening at the Empire Theatre of the…

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On Charge of Murder His 16-Year Old Wife

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Albert Edward Stroud, 20 said that after he had fatally wounded his 16-year-old wife she put her arms round his…

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General Catroux Sentenced To Death By Vichy As "Traitor"

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 2

Leader of Free French forces in their entry into Syria, General Georges Catroux, formerly one of the most brilliant…

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Over £2000 Netted Police Charity Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 1

In spite of the heavy demands made on the public purse by patriotic and allied war efforts, during the past six months…

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New Method of Stealing Petrol

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. warns motor-owners of a new method of milking petrol tanks adopted by thieves on cars which have been fitted with secure…

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Murder Charge Woman Attacked

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: At the Parramatta Police Court John Andrews, 25, aircraftsman, was remanded on a charge of feloniously wounding his…

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Police Patrols Find Many Faults

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 4

Returns of the mobile police truck patrols and of other traffic officers show that during the month of May an abnormally high number of traffic…

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Assault Sequel Youth Sent To Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 2

At the Cooma Quarter Sessions, before His Honour, Judge Nield, and a full jury, William Leslie Griffiths (20) who had been…

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New Sphere War Work By Police

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 2

With a view to giving further assistance to the National war effort, which they have already supported so far as monetary…

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New Method of Stealing Petrol

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 1

THE N.R.M.A. warns motor-owners of a new method of milking petrol tanks adopted by thieves on cars which have been fitted with secure petrol…

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Police Patrols Find Many Faults Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 4

RETURNS of the mobile police police truck patrols and of other trade officers show that during the month of May an…

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Murder of a Woman

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 4

SYNEY, Thursday: Detectives so far have been unable to unravel the mystery of the death of Mrs. Dorothy Duckworth, 34, who was found in a…

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Tarago Police Effort

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 3

In Friday summary of the amounts raised by various channels for the Goulburn Police Charity Drive the contribution From Tarage was…

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Taxi Driver Charged Tragic Accident Recalled

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 July 1941 · page 5

A tragie accident in Cowper Street On March. 30 last, when a soldier and a girl companion were killed and two others injured,…

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Colour Contest Court Interlude

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 6

An amusing situation developed at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday when the P.M. Mr. M. J. Ryan, asked a defendant…

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Two Years' Gaol Gundagai Case Closes

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 3

Reuben Reginald Morton, 46, military pensioner, who was sentenced to two years gaol at Gundagai this week, arrived in…

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Young Police Make Big Haul Raid in Main Street 41 Men Arrested

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 1

The sporting fraternity of Young were thrown into ferment on Saturday afternoon last when premises in Main Street were raided,…

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