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

Courts & crime, 1942

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Police To Check Identity Cards

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 6

It was stated last week that Commonwealth peace officers and police in all States will co-operate in a check on personal identity cards…

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Alleged Murder Man Charged At Burrowa Brother Found Shot Dead

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 2

Edward Joseph Maloney, aged 63, was found by the police shot dead with a shot gun, in a hut about nine miles from Burrowa…

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Marshal Goering Reported Murder Of Secretary

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: Moscow radio has quoted a report from the frontier that Marshal Goering murdered his private secretary, Ursula von…

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Shot Dead Brother Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 August 1942 · page 2

Edward Joseph Maloney, aged 63, was found by the police shot dead with a shotgun, in a hut about nine miles from Burrowa…

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Alleged Murder Man Charged at Burrowa with Shooting His Brother

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 1

Following a telephone call at about 7.30 p.m. on Friday night, the Burrowa police went to a hut about nine miles from Burrowa,…

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Three Years' Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: Three years imprisonment was the sentence imposed by a United States court martial on an American private who…

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King Honors Police Officers

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 3

His Majesty the King has bestowed his medal of merit to the following police officers: Acting Commissioner of Police, J. F. Scott,…

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Chinese Drive Assault On Jap. Base

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 3

CHUNGKING. Sunday: Chinese legions are storming the suburbs of Nanchang, main Japanese base in the Kiangsi Province, the Chinese High…

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Pandit Nehru Police Search Home

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: Police last night made a four hour search of the house of Pandit Nehru. leader of the Congress Party, and seized a…

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Missing Sentry Murder Suspected

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 September 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Police fear that a sentry at a military camp near Queenscliff was murdered early yesterday…

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Tragedy at Burrowa Coroner's Inquest Brother Charged with Murder

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1942 · page 1

Mr. C. M. Western, Coroner, held an inquest on Friday at the Burrowa Court House, concerning the death of Edward Joseph…

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Mutiny in Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 2

CALCUTTA, Thursday: Twenty-nine prisoners were killed, a warder killed and 136 prisoners injured in Decca Gaol on Sunday. when a…

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Stolen Car Youths Charged At Yass

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 3

At the Yass Police" Court, John Samuel Savage, 18, labourer, and James Ernest. Masters, 20, labourer, were charged with…

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Murder by Nazis

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 September 1942 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday: 'It is estimated that more than 2000 people have been executed by the Germans, and that at least three towns have been…

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A Savage Dog Leads To Police Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 September 1942 · page 1

In addition to paying £5 compensation to the victim, defendant L. R. Ashby, formerly of East Goulburn, was mulet in fines and costs amounting to £6/16/ at…

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Police Must Be Notified

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 September 1942 · page 3

For falling to notify the police within 24 hours that an accident had occurred. two motorists were each fined 12/ and ordered to pay 8/ costs at Goulburn…

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Police Court (Before Mr. Grugeon, P.M.) Deemed to be Insane

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1942 · page 4

Henry Elliott, labourer, aged 57, was charged with being a person deemed to be insane. He was found wandering at large on the…

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From Everywhere Gaol Prisoner Runs Amok

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 2

A prisoner, armed with it sledge-hammer and a large knife, ran amok in the tailors' shop at Bathurst Gaol yesterday, and did damage totalling…

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Police Must Be Notified in Case of Accidents

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 5

For failing to notify the police within 24 hours that an accident had occurred, two motorists were each fined 12/ and ordered to pay…

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Stealing Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 September 1942 · page 3

On the 12th instant a member of the nursing staff at Kenmore Hospital discovered that her wristlet watch was missing, and the matter was reported to…

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