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

Courts & crime, 1944

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Broke Bond Twelve Month' Gaol "No Second Chance," Says Judge Berne

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 3

'Any convicted person coming before me after breaking a bond never gets a second chance,' Judge F. W. Berne said at the Yass Quarter…

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School Notes Murrumburrah Central School Police Essay Competition 1944 State Championship Won by Colin Smith

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 2

The results of the Police Essay Competition show that Colin Smith, 4th year, won the senior section for boys from competitors all over the…

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Assault Case Evidence in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: A soldier pysch[?]tric patient from Kenmore Hospital, Goulburn, was sentenced in Q.S. to one year and…

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Strychnine in Sandwiches Alleged Attempt to Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Emily Elixabeth Hicks, 32 pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having at…

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Man Charged Alleged Intent to Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY: Robert Martin Dugan, 29 glass polisher, was remanded until January 17 at the Paddington Court to-day on a…

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Alleged Assault Case Remanded

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 2

Raymond Gordon Garland, 27 appeared at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday, charged with unlawfully assaulting Wilfred…

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Police Magistrate Transferred to Parramatta

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 21 December 1944 · page 2

At the conclusion of the business at the Police Court this morning, the Police Magistrate, Mr. R. Donaldson, announced that it would be…

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Shocking Crime Man Sentenced to Death

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 21 December 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE: Ronald Morgan, 24 has been sentenced to death for the murder of a seven-year-old…

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Grovelly Inquiry Allegations to Be Made by Sentenced Men

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 21 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Mr. Claney, K. C. for Private Wilson, gave an outline to the Royal Commission of the evidence he would call from soldiers who had been sentenced at Grovelly Camp in Queensland…

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Verdict for Plaintiff Claim For Droving Fees Verdict To-day in Recent District Court Case

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 21 December 1944 · page 1

At the recent District Court, before His Honor Judge F. W. Berne, Arthur White of Young, drover claimed an amount of £24 from F. W…

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Boys Charged Alleged Theft

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 2

At an early hour this morning Sgt. Ashton and Constable Kent were attracting by unusual lights in the railway goods yards. They…

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Mr. Scroope New Magistrate for the Goulburn District

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 3

Mr. F. T. Scroope, Police Magistrate and Mining Warden, with jurisdiction, over England and the near north-west for the past eight years has been no[?] of his transfer to Goulburn…

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Wealthy Woman's Theft

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 28 December 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY: Rosamonde Leeder, 57 widow, was fined £5 for stealing a bottle of perfume and handkerchiefs valued at 13/9 from…

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Customs Raids Publicans Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 29 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Eleven publicans were charged at the Special Federal Court today with falling to supply liquor…

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Alleged Assault Fracas at Romanos

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 29 December 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY: George Edgar, 26, a clerk, appeared at the Central Court today on a charge of having inflicted grievous bodily harm…

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