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

Courts & crime, 1945

279 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 13 of 14

Woman Sentenced 5 Years For Manslaughter

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE: Mrs. Ruby May Udell, 41, was to-day sentenced to five years imprisonment for the manslaughter of James Dominic…

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Outcome of Riot Two Accused Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Detective Sgt. Thomas Doyle, one of the two police officers injured during a shooting affray in…

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FINED £20 Stealing Suit of Clothes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 November 1945 · page 4

At the Police Court on Thursday, Sydney James Walsh, 25, was fined £20, in default 40 days hard labour…

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COUSENS Court Martial

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 November 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: It is believed that the court martial of Major Charles Cousens, who returned to Sydney yesterday by air, will be…

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Theft From Presbytery

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 November 1945 · page 2

Between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday last a thief entered the Gundagai Presbytery, and got away with two clocks and a quantity of…

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Vagrancy Charge Sentenced to Six Months

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 November 1945 · page 3

At the Police Court on Thursday, Joseph Valentine Millar, charged with vagrancy at Yass on November 1 last, pleaded guilty…

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Don't Leave Ignition Key in Car Warning By Police

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 November 1945 · page 2

Don't leave ignition keys in unattended cars," is the advice of Boorowa police to town and district residents…

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Went to Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 19 November 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Declaring, that decent citizens must be protected from larrikins like them, Judge Holt In the Quarter…

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Supreme Court Bench

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 19 November 1945 · page 2

The vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench paused by the death of Sir Percival Halse Rogers may not be filled till next year…

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German Trials Court Heavily Guarded

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 November 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: The Chief United States Prosecutor, Mr. R. H. Jackson, denied reports that the…

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U.S. Crime Wave Murder a Day In New York

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 November 1945 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday: Murders and manslaughters in New York are averaging one daily and the city is…

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Sugar Sale Leads to Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 November 1945 · page 3

PERTH: A Greek grocer, Lazarus Zelestis, 22, of Aberdeen Street," Perth, was ordered three months gaol by Mr. Wallwork,…

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Well Known Citizens Fined In Open Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 November 1945 · page 8

A number of well known citizens of Goulburn recently appeared before Judge Fleeceyou in the mock court held, at the carnival in Montague Street to answer charges laid against them…

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Sydney's Suburb Has Its Own "Police Force"

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: A newly-formed Sydney suburb has its own "police force," recruited from local citizens. About 100 men have been enrolled, and in pairs they will police…

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Court Cases Illegally Using Motor Vehicle

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 1

At the Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday, before the P.M., Mr. J. McElroy, charged with illegally using a motor vehicle, Ernest Albert…

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Stealing Alleged Staff Sergeant Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 November 1945 · page 2

Anson Bloor, 35 a staff sergeant at the 114th A.G.H. appeared at the Goulburn Police court this morning…

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Stole Two Shirts and Went to Gaol for Three Months

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 November 1945 · page 6

Convicted at the Police Court yesterday on a charge of stealing two shirts valued at 26/6 the property of Selfridges Aust. Ltd. Leslie William Hamburger was sentenced to three months' hard labour…

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Former British Minister's Son Sentenced to Death

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: John Amery, son of the former Secretary for India. L. S. Amery, to-day., pleaded guilty to two indictments of high treason, and was sentenced to death…

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Conroy’s Gap Old Time Tragedy Recalled Brutal Murder

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 3

Every schoolboy knows the celebrated verse from the “Dog Sat on the Tucker Box,” which begins:— “As I was coming down Conroy’s…

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Murder Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 3

CONDOBOLIN: Charles Owen, 20, pugilist, was arrested here and charged with the murder of Ah Gong, 70, market gardener,…

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