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

Courts & crime, 1944

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Failed to Appear Charge Of Assault

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 3

The name of Bolton Christian Robson was called three times outside the Moss Wale Court House, in accordance…

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Remanded on Murder Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 3

The police application for a remand of Cecil Bobbs. 37, metal roller, of King Street, New Lambton, Newcastle, who is charged with the…

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Pyjama Girl Inquiry : Dr. Benbow And Sydney Police

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday Mrs. Lucy Collins, at whose shack on Albury Common Auna Philomena Morgan, illegitimate daughter of Mrs. Jeanetie Rontjedge, according to Dr. Palmer Benbow, was murdered, made a surprise arrival in…

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Serious Accusation Made By Dr. Benbow Against Police

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: When the Pyjama Girl Inquest was resumed to-day Dr. Palmer Benbow created a stir by alleging…

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Three Months For Stealing Bicycle

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 3

Arthur Campbell, who pleaded guilty at the Police Court this morning to a charge of stealing a bicycle, was sentenced to three…

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Police Attacked by Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: While attempting to take an Allied soldier to Darlinghurst Police Station on Saturday night. Constable Kelaher was…

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Pyjama Girl Inquest Goulburn Police Officer Gives Evidence As To Identity

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 1

Constable R. R. Carroll, of Goulburn, was one of the witnesses called in the case on Friday. He said he had told the Chief Commissioners of Police he wished…

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Youth Charged with Murder Girl's Body in Tank

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Following recovery of the body of Dulcie Stubberfield, 6, from an underground tank at the rear of…

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Police and Trades Hall

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A report by a special committee favouring affiliation of the Police Association of N.S.W. with the Trades…

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Strikers Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Employees at the Wilson laundry, one of the biggest in Sydney, to-day, after a meeting decided not to resume…

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Valueless Cheque Sentenced to Twelve Months Long List of Convictions

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 2

For passing a valueless cheque on a local hotelkeeper, a man with a long list of convictions was sentenced to twelve months…

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Supreme Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3

A sitting of the Supreme Court will be held at Goulburn Court House on May 9. His Honour, Sir Percival Halse…

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Authority of Censor Court To-day

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Seating accommodation at the High Court to-day was packed when the hearing was commenced…

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Youth Arrested on Murder Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY. Monday: A 17-year old youth has been arrested on a murder charge following the death early to-day at Cabramatta…

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Censorship Test High Court Order

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY. Monday: In Chambers, the Chief Justice of the High Court. Sir John Latham, to-day ordered a statement of…

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Petrol Charge Dismissed At Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 1

Pleading not guilty to a charge of having in his possession 8 gallons of petrol, reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained, Melville Cavanagh Aubrey was discharged, and the case dismissed, at the…

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Press And The Censor Application In Lower Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The prosecution against. Sydney newspapers for alleged breaches of the censorship…

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Youth Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 2

A youth has been arrested at Boronia, following the shooting of Captain Molly Fleming (26) of the Salvation Army Boys…

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Six Months' Gaol For Stealing

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 3

William John Hines, who pleaded guilty at the Goulburn Police Court this morning to a charge of stealing a sports coat trousers and shirt, valued at £9/10/, was sentenced to six months imprisonment…

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Murder Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: At the Newtown Court to-day, Roy Kable, 33, was remanded on a charge of having murdered his wife at Newtown on…

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