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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 6 of 18

Chinese "Puzzle" Court Calls In Interpreter

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 1

Whether an elderly Chinese should be sworn on the Bible, by blowing out a match, or by breaking a saucer, puzzled the Bathurst Police Court…

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Boys' Ruse Theft Of Money

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 3

MELBOURNE: By using a trick and inducing a 10-year-old boy to act as their agent, two older lads robbed Mr…

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Supreme Court Jurors Not Required

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 6

It was learned to-day that the 48 jurora, recently summoned for service at the Goulburn sittings of the Supreme Court on April 8 next will…

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Transport for Police Should Patrol Be Replaced?

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 8

Speaking at Monday night's meeting of the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce, the Police Superintendent, Mr. W. B…

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Gaol Officials To Visit Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 5

The Comptroller-General of N.S.W. Prisons Lieutenant-Colonel Murphy, is scheduled to visit Goulburn to-morrow for…

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Chinese “Puzzle” Court Calls in Interpreter

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 31 March 1941 · page 3

Whether an elderly Chinese should be sworn on the Bible, by blowing out a match, or by breaking a saucer, puzzled the Bathurst Police court…

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Prison System Defended By Gaol Governor

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 1

In a speech at Saturday night's dinner to visiting Victorian prison officers, the Governor of the Goulburn…

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N.S.W. TOUR Victorian Gaol Officers

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 2

Victorian prison officials at present on a brief tour of N.S.W. were given an enthusiastic well come to this city on Saturday…

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Hoyts Ritz "Invitation To A Murder"

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 5

The Hoyts Ritz Theatre's feature attraction on the programme commencing to-night, "Invitation to a Murder, " is,…

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Police Carnival Hospital and Ambulances Benefit

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 4

The concluding stage was reached on Friday night of the local Police and Citizens’ Committee’s effort to assist the Goulburn hospitals and the…

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The Court House Floodlighting Scheme Referred to Committee

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 1

Schemes for floodlighting the front of the Court House were referred to the Gas and Electricity Committee by the Municipal…

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Behaviour of Cyclists Police Starting Campaign

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 2

So seriously have traffic risks been increased in Goulburn by the careless and disorderly conduct of many pedal cyclists, that…

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Police Sheep Drive and Carnival

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 4

The balance sheet is not yet completed for the police effort to assist the hospitals and ambulance, but so for the takings are £210/9. There…

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Netting Fence Ratepayer Asks Why He Was Charged Higher Rates

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 4

At the meeting of the Yass P.P. Board on Tuesday a letter was received from A. E. Hallam, Ross-mayne Crookwell, asking why his…

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CYCLISTS Police Campaign At Goulburn Example for Yass

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

So seriously have traffic risks been increased in Goulburn by the careless and disorderly conduct of many pedal cyclists, that…

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Sgt. O'Dwyer Police Officer Retires

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 2

Police attached to No. 16 Division gathered recently at the home of Constable Aizlewood, of Hornsby, to tender a…

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Alleged Assault

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: At the Central Police Court William Davis. 18, was charged with having assauited Frederick Walson and robbed him of…

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Police Drive May Yield £1400 For Charity

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 3

So much success has so far been achieved by the Goulburn police in their drive for funds on behalf of the Goulburn…

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Mean Theft

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 5

When the secretary of the Parkes branch of the Red Cross Society went to the various hotels to gather the collectoin boxes. it’ was found…

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Mussolini's Gunmen Murder In Chicago

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 5

CHICAGO, Wednesday (A.A.P.): Mr. John Arena, editor of the Italian language newspaper La Tribuna, was killed…

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