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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 11 of 18

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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“Stars of the Air” Russian Aristrcrat Adopts Bungalow Life Mrs. Friedman Recalls Czarist Court

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 3

Living in a small bungalow in Vaucluse. one of Sydney’s garden suburbs bordering the harbour, Ignaz Friedman, the great…

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Murder Charges

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Al the central Police Court Bruce Edward Plunkett, 24 a Carpenter's Improver and Richard James Duck Worth ,…

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Murder in New Guinea

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 5

SALAMOA, Friday: Residents of the Mandated Territory are alarmed over the murder at Wan on June 21 of Miss Lillian Jean Wilson, who…

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Camouflage Nets War Work By Police

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 4

In addition to making camouflage nets in their own newly established "factory" members of the Goulburn police, who…

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Found—and Safe Police Called In

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 5

A few hours after they had disappeared from a Goulburn instantion last night two girls were located by the police at a south Goulburn…

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Adjourned Taxi-Man Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 2

A further adjournment was agreed to at the Goulburn Police Court today In the case in which George Frederick Mayo, 27, taxi…

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CYCLISTS Police Action Shortly

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 2

That section of Goulburn's by no means inconsiderable number of cyclists, which has been taken severely to task in recent months…

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Police Raid Alleged Sly-Grog

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 2

Goulburn police figured in a raid at Burrinjuck during the week-end, when a man was arrested on counts relating to alleged…

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Dubbo Girls Add To Police Worries

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 1

In future young girls who misbehave themselves in Dubbo will receive no quarter from the police. Officers are alarmed…

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Gaol the Cars

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 3

DENVER, Colo.: Imnound the automobiles of traffic violators but don't put the drivers in gaol because that frequently creates hardships for…

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Police Raid at Burrinjuck Alleged Sly-Grog

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 3

Goulburn police figured in a raid at Burrinjuck during the week-end, when a man was arrested on counts relating to…

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Dubbo Girls Add To Police Worries

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 July 1941 · page 4

In future young girls who misbehave themselves in Dubbo will receive no quarter from the police. Officers are alarmed at the increase…

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Dubbo Theft Woman Sentenced

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 1

Frances Myrtle Hetherington (21) pleaded guilty to stealing a cash-box containing £150, when she appeared before Judge…

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Murder Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: At the Ryde Police Court Emanuel Dafreville, 53 ship's store-keeper on a French vessell, was charged with having…

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Abandoned Baby Police Search Goes On

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 2

No result has yet been obtained by the Goulburn police In their endeavours to trace the person or persons responsible…

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Gundaroo's New Church Dedicated by Dr. Burgmann Court House Converted

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 6

History is regarded generally as reading matter that appeals only to people with nothing better to do than ponder on the past. Now that Gundaroo has added another link in the chain of historical events at that…

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Alleged Assault An Argument at Wee Jasper Defendant Bound Over

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 1

Most of the time of the Court on Tuesday, before Mr. A. B. Collins, P.M., was taken up with a case of alleged assault at Wee…

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Police Boxing Rival For Benny Doyle

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 July 1941 · page 5

In accordance with their determination to maintain the high standard to which they have raised boxing in Goulburn during the past 18 months…

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Sent to Gaol Vagrant Sentenced

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 July 1941 · page 2

Despite a plea of not guilty, John Waldie Harvey, 62, a Goulburn identity, was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour at the Goulburn Police Court…

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