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

Courts & crime, 1944

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Boy Acquitted Charge of Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE: A boy of nine went into the Criminal Court dock yesterday charged with the murder of a boy of eight. After the…

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Alleged Assault on a Woman Evidence in Court This Morning

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 November 1944 · page 3

At the Goulburn Police Court this morning the hearing was commenced of the case in which Arnold Keith Vagg is charged with an assault against a female. with intent to commit rape. The Police Magistrate, Mr. R. Donaldson, was on the Bench…

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To Stand Trial on Stealing Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 1

Charged with breaking, entering and stealing at the residence of Mr. F. Sieler, Lynwood, Marulan. Charles Hugh Mckay was yesterday committed to stand his trial at the Goulburn Quarter Sessions…

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Three Months Sentence on Stealing Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 1

At the Goulburn Police Court yesterday Reginald David Rees and Robert Dewar. both soldiers were each sentenced to three…

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Police Museum Novel Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 3

One of the most interesting exhibitions ever seen in Goulburn is now on show at the Police Museum next the New Zealand Loan offices…

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Committed for Trial Conclusion of Evidence in Assault Case

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 1

When witnesses for the prosecution had been heard yesterday in the case in which Arnold Keith Vagg is charged with assaulting a female with intent to commit rape, accused, who reserved his defence,…

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Four Years Old Offender Sentenced

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 November 1944 · page 6

"You are a pest, a menace to the community," said His Honour' Judge Berne when sentencing Charles Hugh…

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Gosford Graduate Sentenced to Three Years

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 November 1944 · page 2

Pleading guilty at the Goulburn Quarter Sessions yesterday to a charge of having broken and entered the shop of John Meagher and Co., Pty., Ltd., at Cootamundra, on September 1, and there having. stolen three coats, one vest, eight…

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Indecent Assault Case Judge's Comment at Goulburn Quarter Sessions

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 November 1944 · page 1

James Michael Murray, 27 was charged at the Goulburn Quarter Sessions yesterday with having at Goulburn on September 12 assaulted a female with intent to commit rape and secondly, with having committed an indecent assault upon a female…

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Broke Bond Twelve Months’ Gaol “No Second Chance”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 2

“Any convicted person coming before me after breaking a bond never gets a second chance,” Judge Berne said at…

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Decision Reserved in District Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 3

Judgement was reserved by His Honour Judge Berne in in the District Court yesterday in the case in which fonsie Allan Fletcher claimed £50 or the return of certain furniture, at present held by R. D. Gray and Sons, Ltd.,…

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Youth Charged with Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Robin Adair, 19-year-old R.A.A.F. trainee pilot, appeared at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having…

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Alleged Theft on Railways

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Clifford Alexander Maxwell, 34, pig farmer, appered at the Central Court to-day on five charges of stealing from the…

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Guilty of Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Robin Adair, 19. R.A.A.F. trainee, was found guilty in the Central Criminal Court yesterday of having murdered Corporal…

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Murder of Girl Youth Accused

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 6 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: William John Hugo Foye 19. pleased act guilty at the Central Criminal Court to-day to a charge of having…

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Boy Charged with Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Desmond Maxwell Jones, 16: and Thoral Neville Jones, 15, brothers, were charged at the Central Criminal Court to-day with…

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Double Murder Inquest Opens

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE: The inquest opened to-day into the deaths of Roy Andrew Pugh, 22 labourer and Harry Edger Nicholls,…

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Moree Murder Inquest Opens

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 3

MOREE The inquest was opened to-day into the death of Joan Minnie Jenkins 20 year old waitress, who was found with her…

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Murder Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 13 December 1944 · page 3

MOREE: A tomahawk, sulky spring and hammer were produced in court to-day when Coroner,…

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Vagg Sentenced

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY. Arnold Keith Vagg at the Quarter Sessions to-day pleaded not guifty to a charge of attempted rape. He pleaded…

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