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

Courts & crime, 1944

255 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 13

Youth Sent to Gaol for Life

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY: John Henry Joseph Woods, 18, was found guilty in the Central Criminal Court yesterday of the murder of an…

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Anzac House Police Carnival Yields £102

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 6

Successful beyond expectations, the fancy fair and street carnival, organised by the Goulburn burn Police, and, held on Friday…

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Police and Firemen's Race Club Over £400 in Hand

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Police and Firemen's Race Club was held in the Council Chambers last Friday night. Mr J. F. Bourke…

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OVER £250 COLLECTED Police Appeal For Anzac House

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 September 1944 · page 2

The Yass police appeal for Anzac House has resulted in over £250 being collected. Sergeant Shipway wishes to…

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Murder Charge Young Woman Shot

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 12 September 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Robert Martin Duggin, 29, glass polisher, was remanded without bail at Paddington, this morning on a charge of…

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5 Years' Gaol Strong Comments by Judge

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 September 1944 · page 2

DUBBO: Ronald Herbert St. Clare, 22, was sentenced to five years imprisonment at the Circuit Court to-day for having…

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Sir Owen Dixon Resigns Returning to High Court Bench

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 September 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA: The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin; to-day announced the resignation of Sir Owen Dixon from the position of Australian…

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Revision Court

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

At the Revision Court, Yass, this morning, before Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M., the revision of electors for the Goodradigbee Shire Council…

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Yass Police Anzac House Appeal Contributes £268

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 5

The receipts for the Yass Police Anzac House Appeal were: Donations, £231/19/6, raffles, £22/13/; Liberty Theatre, £15/10/7;…

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Berrima Gaol to Be Used Again as a Prison

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 2

Berrbma gaol, which has not been used for that purpose for 35 years, has been re-proclaimed as a prison under the Prisons Act. It is understood that this is to…

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A Father Goes to Gaol for Six Years

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: A sentence of six years. imprisonment was imposed on Frank Allen Pitt, 36 :manufacturer, of Bankstown at the Quarter…

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Renault Before the Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: The French industrialist, Louis Renault, is reported to have been arrested on a charge of…

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Betting Charge Defendant Convicted Denies Police Evidence

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 1

Charged with street betting, at the Police Court on Thursday, a defendant denied the police evidence. The P.M. said he…

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Governor of Gaol. Question Asked in Parliament

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. J. Seiffert asked: Is the Premier in a position to say why the Deputy-Governor…

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French Women Aid Allied Assault

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 5

French women ambulance drivers unload equipment and prepare to camp for the night on the road between St. Maxine and Toulon, in Southern France. French troops were among the Allied assault forces landing along the Riviera. between Canners and Toulon on August 15…

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Drunk Found Something Useful in Gaol

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1944 · page 1

In Goldshoro (USA), a drunk unable to pay his 1 dollar 40 cents fine, was locked up to "sit it out." While sitting it out, he saw a rat…

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Brutal Murder Sydney

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY: Police who were investigating the death of Mrs. Mary Gwendoline Bakewell, whose body was found on Tuesday afternoon…

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No Notice Taken of Court Order Printers and Journalists Still Out on Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: No settlement of the Sydney newspaper dispute has yet been reached. The Full Bench of the Industrial Commission yesterday ordered members of the printing trades, unions to…

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Released on Bond Jugiong Man Pleads Guilty Court Case Result of Motor Mismhap

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 3

The cup that cheers led to the downfall of a young Jugiong man recently. Last week he came before Police Magistrate H. L. Sargeson, in…

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Burglary at Coolac Railway Station Safe Blown Open on Saturday Night

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

Burglars forced an entrance to the Coolac railway station on Saturday night, blew the safe open, and decamped with a…

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