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

Courts & crime, 1948

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Truck Stolen From Near Police Station

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 2

A one-ton Chevrolet truck was stolen from near the Goulburn Police Station last night or early this…

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The New Year Police Make One Arrest

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 2

New Year celebrations in Goulburn were most restrained, and police had no trouble with revellers who waited to usher in…

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S.P. CHARGES At Bowral Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 2

Several cases were heard at the Bowral Court of Petty Sessions, last Tuesday morning, against people on charges of…

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Goulburn Ushers In The New Year Police Say Revellers Adopted Fine Spirit

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 3

The sounding of train whistles, car horns and the ringing of church bells were the chief signals to mark the advent of the Year in Goulburn…

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New Magistrate Is Welcomed Procession Of P.M.s Continues

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 5

Establishment of a permanent Magistrate's residence in Goulburn was urged today by Mr. E. J. Darcy, solicitor. Mr. Darcy was one of five…

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"Sydney Criminals" Police Make Taralga Arrest

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 4

Three men, who were described as "Sydney criminals" by Senior Sergeant J. E. Gilroy in the Goulburn Police…

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Beer Theft At Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 1

The theft of a case of Victorian bitter ale from a railway truck at Goulburn was reported to the police yesterday…

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Murder Charge Bail Is Refused

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: Arthur Andrew Beach, 47, steward, charged with murder, was further remanded at the Central Court to-day until…

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Court Entered

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 6

LAUNCESTON: While, a 19-year-old youth cooled his heels in an anteroom awaiting the hearing of five charges of…

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"Little Rubber Neck" To Spend Seven Years In Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 1

Retribution continues to follow Japanese War Criminals who committed atrocities against Australian and Allied Prisoners of War. At the sitting of the United…

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"Dastardly Murder" In Jerusalem

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 5

JERUSALEM, Wed. An official statement by the Palestine Government brands the Semiramls Hotel explosion in…

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Jock Garden Before The Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: The Counsel for the Crown. Mr. Shand, K.C., alleged in the Special Federal Court . today that…

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Work of the Police During 1947 Arrests For Drunkenness Were 1500 In Southern Area

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 5

Official police records released by Superintendent J. C. McCormack in Goulburn, today revealed that there was an all-time record of 1500 arrests for drunkenness in the southern police…

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Judge Berne For Divorce Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 1

The Executive Council yesterday appointed Judge F. W. Berne, of the District Court, as an Acting Supreme Court Justice…

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The Police v MOTORISTS Many Cases In 12 Months

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 5

Action by police against motorists in the southern districts was of a strict nature during 1947…

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Offenders Increase Police Court Figures

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 5

There was a marked increase in the number of charge and summons cases dealt with at the Goulburn…

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Youth Charged with Murder of His Mother

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: William James Marshall, 23, was charged at Redfern Court today with having murdered his mother at…

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Woman Killed 85-Year Old Man Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY: Harry Elrington, the [?]5-year-old bachelor-pensioner, was charged with murder at the Balmain court to-day…

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Tragic Accident Near Kialla Yesterday Goulburn Youth Charged With Manslaughter

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 5

Goulburn resident Laurie John Frey, 21, was killed instantly at 1.30 a.m. yesterday, when a motor lorry, in which he was travelling, overturned between Grabben Gullen and Kialla…

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Bullets Flying When Police Arrived At The House

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 1

"You could have killed someone! You are lucky you are not on a more serious charge; you are not a fit and proper person to be in charge of a gun." So stated Mr. A. E. Stonham…

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