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

Courts & crime, 1950

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Monumental Mason Charged Tombstone Disappeared From Coolac Cemetery

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 2

An amazing allegation was made in the Gundagai Court last week when it was told by the police that a tombstone…

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War Murders Sentenced To Death

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 4

LOS NEGROS, Monday (A.A.P.-Reuter): The War Crimes Court to-day sentenced a Japanese to death by…

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Fashion Expert in Trouble with Police

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 5

NICE, Thurs.: Elsa Schiaparelli, the world-famous dress designer, was questioned for six hours last night by a Nice flying squad and then released after the detectives had taken from her…

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Police Shoot Vicious Dogs

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 1

Goulburn police yesterday destroyed two dogs that had been worrying sheep. A transport driver had…

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Soldiers‘ Club Theft

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 6

Before Mr. Wm. Finlay, S.M., at Yass Court of Petty Sessions last Thursday, John William Roberts, labourer, of Rosebery,…

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Court Ruling

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 5

Mr. Justice Fullagar ruled in the High Court yesterday that Roman Catholics were entitled to sit in the…

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Court Was Told Man Carried £300

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 6

Wren Geoffrey Lachlan Giddings was found in Sloane Street "mediumly intoxicated," after the Bankers and Auctioneers' Bali early this month, he had on his possession 300. The money was the proceeds…

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Assault Case Settled Out Of Court

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 1

The case in which a Goulburn man, Bruce Day, was to have appeared at the Crookwell Court of Petty Sessions…

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Police Book Cars On Bus Stops

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 5

Crookwell Police have been active booking cars parked on bus stops. Bus stops and parking areas were…

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Court Case Arises From War Contract Commonwealth Gets £28 And Defendants £218

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 8

At the Young District Court, the Commonwealth obtained a verdict for £28 in an action against two [?]mer-brothers, but the latter, in a cross-action were awarded £218. It was stated that the Commonwealth would appeal in the matter…

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Father, Son Charged with Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 8

TAMWORTH: The rather and brother of a man who died from head injuries on Wednesday night were charged with his…

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Comic Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 2

Who is to be ridden by J. Purtell should not have much trouble in winning the Memsie States at Caulfield on…

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Charged with Drunken Driving

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 2

After an accident on the Hume Highway near Bowning on Saturday night, between a utility driven by Chas. Sainsbury and a car…

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More Murder Charges Australians Bayoneted By Japanese

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 5

LOS NEGROS; Mon. (A.A.P.-Reuter): The Japanese in Timor had made Australian prisoners of war carry heavy signal equipment into action and had bayoneted them to death when forced to retreat, the War Crimes Court was told to-day…

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Application Rejected by Equity Court

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 2

Mr. Justice Roper, in the Equity Court, recently, rejected an application by R. J. Pye, R. A. Pye, and W. H. Pye, for an injunction…

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20,000 Armed German Police

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Tues.: Britain will support the formation of an armed police force, 20,000 strong, for Western Germany with certain. reservations. This was agreed at a Cabinet…

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Man Charged After Street Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 1

Following an accident on Monday night in which Walter Luther of George Street, sustained extensive lacerations, a…

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Cattle-stealing Ended in Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 5

Samuel Oliver Wild, 35, a Walcha grazier, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour for cattle…

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Man Charged with Murder Confession Alleged

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY: A detective said in Central Court to-day that a man charged with the murder of a…

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Hotel Theft Watch & Rings Missing

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 1

Goulburn police are investigating the theft of a watch and two rings, worth a total of £20, from a guest at a Goulburn…

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