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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 7 of 18

Man Hunt Bathurst Gaol Escape

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 4

Police in the Goulburn district have been on the alert since early this morning, when it was reported that an escaped…

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New Police Officer Superintendent W. Small

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 1

Superintendent. W. J. Small, who yesterday commenced duties as officer in charge of the Southern Police District is known…

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Case Adjourned Taxi-Driver Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 2

A traffic charge against George Frederick Mayo, 27 a Goulburn taxi-driver was adjourned until June 2 at the Goulburn Police Court this…

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New Police Officer Superintendent W. Small

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 1

Superintendent W. J. Small, who on Thursday commenced duties as officer in charge of the Southern Police District, is known throughout the…

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Woman Sent to Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: At the Cuarter Sessions, Iris Elaine Mary Webber, 34, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment on a charge of having…

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Police Force Goulburn Increase

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 3

As a result of two additions to the personnel of the Police Station during the past few days, Goulburn how has a record staff of…

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Police Appeal Sunday Night's Concert

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 6

Much success attended the sacred concert held at the Empire Theatre on Sunday night in aid of the Goulburn police…

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Stealing Wireless Set

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 5

Victor Jack Smith (36) was charged that on 5th March, at Harden, he did steal one wireless set the property of Leonard Raymond Foley,…

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

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 5

Gerald Reuben Peisley was charged with knowingly have in a field at Galong, three tarpaulins, which may be reasonably suspected of having…

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Gunning News Police Sheep Drive and Carnival £200 Allocated

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 4

A meeting of the committee associated with the Gunning police in the sheep drive and carnival was held on April 8, when Mr. A. T…

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Theft Charge Woman Before Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 1

Owing to the fact that by the time she had been located by the police she had passed from the jurisdiction of the juvenlie court…

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Police Drive

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 2

A dance and bridge party organised by the Teachers' Federation in aid of the Police Drive will be held at the Fireside Inn. to-morrow night…

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Brief Freedom Arrested At Gaol Gates

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 2

When an elderly man was released from the Goulburn Reformatory early on Saturday morning he found two police…

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£1800 AIM Charity Appeal By Police

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 2

As a result of the strong support given by the public to the appeal for funds now being made by the Goulburn police on…

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Stealing Case Fails

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 5

Stating, when giving evidence on oath, that he had a job to keep himself, without keeping dogs, Thomas Harding (58), traveller, pleaded not…

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Case Upset Police Reduce Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 3

During the hearing of a traffic case at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday when a Sydney mechanics, also described as an amateur…

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Five Before Court Drunkenness Charges

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 1

An elderly aboriginal, who denied that he had been on licensed premises and said that he had obtained his liquor from "a couple of…

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Diseased Cattle Compensation Question District Court Ruling

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 7

Since the year 1922 each selling agent at the Homebush market has deducted 1 per cent, from the price received for live…

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Australian Comforts Police To Help

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 3

Although Goulburn police are still actively engaged in their drive for funds on behalf of the two hospitals and Ambulance they have decided…

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Hotelkeeper Charged Use Of Insulting Words

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 2

There was conflict in the evidence of police witnesses in the case against Horace Clough, who was charged at the Bowral Police Court…

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