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

Courts & crime, 1948

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Escort of Six Police Inquest Into Death Of Allard

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Handcuffed and escorted by six police, two men were brought into, the Coroner's Court today when the inquest…

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Big Jewellery Theft

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: At least 40 rings. valued at £1000, were stolen from Angus and Coote in George Street, some time during the…

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Crowded Court At Inquest

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Members of Sydney's underworld crowded the public gallery at the Coroner's Court today where the hearing…

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New Office Hours at Boorowa Police

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 1

The office hours at the Boorowa Police Station for transaction [?] the following business, as set out [?]under, will apply as on and [?]…

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Minister Secures Ejectment Order Case Heard In Supreme Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 5

Mr. Justice Owen in the Supreme Court yesterday, granted the Minister of Justice, Mr. R. R. Downing, and his wife, Rose Moyeen Downing, an ejectment order against Edward Halls, labourer, a…

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M.P. CHARGED Alleged Customs Breach

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: Charges under the Customs Act were made in the Court of Petty Sessions, Sydney, against Sydney Max Falstein,…

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First Woman Police Inspector

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 4

A recent portrait of Miss Barbara Denise De Vitre, the first woman to be appointed Assistant Inspector of Constabulary. At…

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State of Goulburn Court House

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 2

Inquiries into the condition of the Goulburn Court House will be made shortly, the Minister for Justice (Mr. R…

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Children Charged

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 4

Two brothers, aged 15 and 13 years, were charged in the Children's Court before Mr. Hook, S.M., yesterday morning…

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FALSTEIN M.P. CHARGED Hearing Adjourned

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY: Sydney Max Falstein, M.P., and two other men were charged before Mr. Isles, S.M., in the Special Court,…

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Committed for Trial Allard's Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Percy Charles Neville. 32, and Harold Sydney Brett, 26, labourers, were committed for trial by…

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Doctor: Husband Charged With Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: A well-known Macquaric Street doctor and a young man, who described himself as a student of dramatic art,…

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Police Investigate Baby's Death

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 8

SYDNEY: Police investigating the murder of the newlyborn baby, found abandoned at Herne Bay on Monday, have…

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Vehicle Lighting; Police Help Sought

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 2

Selfishness of many motorists and pedal cyclists in refusing to obey the lighting regulations is attacked by the N.R.M.A., which has appealed to…

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New Office Hours at Boorowa Police Station

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 6

The office hours at the Boorowa Police Station for transaction of the following business, as set out here under, will apply as on and from 1st…

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Our Country Police As Seen By Hie Sydney "Bulletin"

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 8

The trials and tribulations of country Police have frequently been featured in these columns, but it is refreshing to note that…

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Couple Arrested: Charged With Murder Of Infant

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Detectives yesterday arrested a man and his wife and charged them with having murdered the unnamed infant who was found naked in bushes off Belmore Road, Herne Bay…

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Soviet Secret Police

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY: Reports that members of the N.K.V.D.—Soviet Secret Police—had entered Australia under, the guise of…

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Vehicle Lighting: Police Help Sought

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 4

Selfishness of many motorists and pedal cyclists in refusing to obey the lighting regulations is attacked by the N.R.M.A., which…

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Showground Vandalism Reported to Police

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 2

Following reports of vanda[?] on the showground by the executive of the P. & A. Association, police are…

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