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

Courts & crime, 1948

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Fire-arms on Sundays Why The Police Are Out

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Continuing the campaign against the carrying of fire-arms on Sundays, the police of the No. 21 Squad made…

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Young Soldier Convicted on Assault Charge Magistrate Warns Defendant About "Army Practices"

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 1

Convicting a young soldier on an assault charge, Mr. Hook, S.M., in Goulburn Police Court yesterday, warned him not to "carry out Army practices in civil life."…

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Railwayman Charged With Having Evaded Rail Fare

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

Fare evasion prosecution against a Goulburn Railway Station porter was launched by the Railways Department…

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Failed to Appear Three Men on Stealing Counts

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 1

Three men, who were remanded for a week on stealing charges, at Goulburn Court on January 5,…

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Wyalong Death Charge of Murder Laid

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Thirty-nine-year-old labourer, Lloyd Fleming, was charged at the West Wyalong police station this morning with…

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Examination of Prisoners X-Ray Unit At The Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 4

More than 200 prisoners at the Goulburn Reformatory were X-rayed this morning by the Anti-T.B…

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Wheat Stealing Rampant Say Wagga Police

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 5

Hundreds of pounds worth of wheat and oats were being stolen by the bag from paddocks in Riverina, said…

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Goulburn Police to Make Appeal Funds for Food for Britain and Local Ambulance

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 5

All members of the Police staff attached to Goulburn Station attended a meeting yesterday to discuss the continuation, of the N.S.W. Police Food for Britain Appeal. whereby regular contributions are made to fund which provides for…

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Police "Blitz" on Jay-walkers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 3

Police Superintendent of the Southern Area (Mr. J. C. McCormack) stated to-day that he had directed Goulburn police to pay particular attention to "jaywalking" offenders in the city…

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Did Not Pay Rail Fare Goulburn Porter Before Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

A young Goulburn railway porter. who was charged with evading a rail fare, had behaved "very stupidly,"…

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"Unenviable Record" Man Sentenced For Stealing

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 1

A man, who said he had taken part in a robbery while he was "stupidly drunk" was sentenced to…

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New Magistrate Welcomed

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 9

Prior to the opening of the Crookwell Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday of last week, Mr. D. V. Saunders, on behalf of the local…

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Police "Blitz" on Traffic Offenders Stern Warning By Local Sergeant

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 1

In an interview with the "Gazette" yesterday, Sgt. McLennan, Officer-incharge of Crookwell Police District, issued a stern warning to all motorists, cyclists and…

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Garden and Alleged Forging Charges Mr. Ward And Mr. Isaacs Cross Swords In Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: In the Special Court today, the Minister for External Territories, Mr. E. J. Ward, continued his evidence about the alleged sale of New Guinea timber concessions to a Brisbane firm when the hearing of the "Jock" Garden case…

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Taralga Arrest Charges Of Stealing

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 3

A man arrested at Taralga on Saturday was remanded until February 2 on two stealing charges at Goulburn Court…

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Son on Murder Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY: Detectives investigating the death of Mrs. Maud Bechtold, 55, yesterday arrested her son, George Paul Bechtold,…

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Binalong Court Case Dismissed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 2

At the Binalong Police Court on Friday last, Lionel Raymond Hicks of Binalong, was charged with driving a motor vehicle on…

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Death Penalty for Brutal Murder Says Gallup Majority

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 3

Seven out of every ten Australians would retain the death penalty for brutal murder, according to the latest Gallup Poll. Many countries have already…

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Box Brought to Court No Bank Notes In It

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Before the .Jock Garden case was resumed to-day, the Minister for External Territories, Mr. Ward, went to the Bank of N.S.W. and withdrew his safe deposit box. He was accompanied by two Commonwealth…

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Singapore Naval Base Almost Restored Role Of Former Bastion Becomes That Of "Police Station"

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 4

SINGAPORE, January 12: 26,000,000 worth of steel, concrete and machinery, the great Singapore naval base at Seletar, has been almost restored and is working at 80 or 90 per cent of its pre-war planned capacity. With the exception of one block destroyed by Allied bombing,. practically…

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