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

Courts & crime, 1942

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New "Sydney" Fund Police Effort

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 2

The local and district Police intend making an effort to raise funds towards the new H.M.A.S. Sydney Fund, and a meeting will be held at…

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Murder Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Trevor Edward Pemberton, also known as Trevor Strong, aged 19. was charged at the Central Court with having murdered…

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Wholesale Theft on City Wharves

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Although many offenders have been caught and much stolen booty returned, the police are now seeking wider powers…

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McDADE Goes to Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY. Tuesday: At the Quarter Sessions to-day Bernard McDade was a charge of armed robbery. Judge Studdert said be regarded…

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Doctor Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 2

Following his arrest by Detective-Serget. Calman and Detective Fergusson (C.I.B.), and Plain-clothes Constables T. F. Brown and E. E…

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Cycle Theft Camouflage Failed

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 2

The disappearance of a bicycle, and its subsequent recovery in altered colouring led to the appearance on summons…

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Sent to Gaol Military Defaulter

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 1

DURBO: For the first time in the Dubbo Police Court, Mr. R. G. Cookson P.M. sent a man to gaol for three months hard labour for falling…

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Military Defaulter Sent to Gaol

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 2

DUBBO For the first time in the Dubbo Police Court, Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., sent a man to gaol for three months' hard labour…

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Murder in St. Nazaire The German Way

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: General de Gaulle, according to Reuter, has obtained definite confirmation of the recent Lisbon report that 500…

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Two Soldiers Fined Police Officer Attacked

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 1

Two men in uniform, Desmond Martin, 28 years, and Thomas Henderson, 21 years, appeared on remand before Mr. M. Ryan, P.M., at…

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Kingsdale Row Sequel In Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 1

The circumstances of a disturbance during a war fund gathering in the school-house at Kingsdale in the evening of Saturday, April 4, were being related…

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16-Year-old Boy Before Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: How a 16-year- old boy, who had been mixed up in crime since he was nine years of age. held up a garage at Manly was told…

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Car Driver Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 4

While crossing William Street, city, last night, Arthur Lock, 55, was struck by a motor car, the driver of which, it is alleged, did not stop. Lock…

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Grazier Fined Sheep Stealing Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 5

Remarking that he could not accept as satisfactory, the evidence given by defendant nor come to the conclusion that it was a case of…

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Soldiers Fined Police Officer Attacked Senior-sergt. Stanton

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 3

Two men in uniform, Desmond Martin, 28 years, and Thomas Henderson, 21 years, appeared on remand [?]before Mr. M. Ryan,…

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Vagrant at 53 Offer To Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 3

John Foley, whose grey-bearded, lined face suggested a greater age, but who declared himself to be only 53, appeared again before Mr. Ryan, P.M., in the…

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Brutal Assault Finding Of Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday: After hearing evidence of an unprovoked assault by two Soldiers. who have not been identified. on William Alfred Coleman. 43, cook…

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Police Transfers One From Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 3

Constable R. T. Nimmo, who has become well known in Goulburn by reason of his Work In connection with unemployment and lood relief has…

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Cyclist Run Down Police Seek Motorist

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 3

Canberra police are conducting a relentless search for a hit-and-run motorist who ran down an eight-year-old cyclist, Desmond Wilson, of Gipps…

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Police Court (Before Mr. Grugeon, P.m.) Absconding Soldier

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 4

Herbert Ambrose Ceeney, aged 29, was charged that on 11th February, being a person required to serve pursuant to Part 4 of the Defence…

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