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

Courts & crime, 1950

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Warning To Traffic Offenders Police Starting A Drive

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 7

Goulburn Police are starting a drive against traffic offenders, and will press for heavier penalties for convictions, a traffic police official stated to-day…

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A Murderer Who Was Tried Out Of Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 8

The monstrous killing of Julia Wallace, of Liverpool, one winter's night 19 years ago, was unique because every…

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Wharfies Go to the Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 8

BRISBANE: The Waterside Workers' Union Executive to-day recommended that the claims on the…

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Brutal Assault on Businessman Donnybrook at Dance Canberra Men Charged

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 2

Mr. Bert Johnston, of Johnston Bros. Shoe Store, well-known businessman, who for years has organised social functions for the…

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Transport Dept. Theft

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 1

Before Mr. Wm. Finlay, S.M., at the Court of Petty Sessions, Yass, Cecil Maxwell Dickson, 20, labourer, no fixed abode, was…

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P.m.g. Theft

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 6

John Hall, Leonard Burt and Fredk. Grif[?]iths, pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing one six volt battery and one drum of oil,…

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Gaol Because They Would Not Speak Important U.S. Court Decision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Mon.: The Supreme Court, by a majority of six to two, yesterday refused to review the contempt of Congress conviction of the…

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Man Fined As Result of Stealing Radios

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 1

A man charged with stealing a mantel model radio from at woman with whom he had been associating, was fined £2 and ordered to pay compensation of £20/13/- at £3 per week before Mr. A. J. Paton, S.M., in the Goulburn Court of…

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Holiday Drunks Before Court

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 1

Holiday celebrations proved too much for five men over Easter and resulted in repercussions in the Crookwell Court yesterday…

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U.S. Charged With Violation Of Borders By Soviet Incident Over "Highly Explosive Area"

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: An immediate inquiry into Soviet charges that an American military aircraft, allegedly a super-fortress, violated Russian territory on the Baltic on Easter Saturday and had fired on a flight of Russian planes, has…

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Attempted Theft of £1000

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE: A 42-year-old man has been charged with the theft of £1,000 from the Thornbury branch of…

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The Baltic Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 4

The ugly incident in the Baltic where the Russians shot down an unarmed American plane is only a…

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Six Months' Gaol for Stealing £14

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 5

Benjamin Buckoke, 31, pleaded guilty in the Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions yesterday to two charges of…

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Criticism Of Police Auburn Street Traffic Rules

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 1

During a discussion on Auburn Street parking at last night's meeting of the Chamber of…

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Often Slept in Hotel Lounges Man Committed At Goulburn Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 3

A man had told him: "I often sleep in hotel lounges, and get away before daylight," Police Sergeant J. Bell said in the Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions yesterday. Sergeant Bell said he was told…

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Murder Charge To-day

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: Reginald John Lynch, 24, labourer, was charged in Liverpool Court to-day with the murder of…

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Bike Theft

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 8

Bicycle stealing was very prevalent in Goulburn, Det Sgt. B. J. Catt said in the Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions on…

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Girl Accidentally Killed When Car Turned Over at Shell Depot “I Was Going Too Fast to Make the Turn” Driver’s Alleged Reply to Police Sergt

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 1

At an inquest at the Court House on Thursday afternoon the Coroner found that Jean Mary Styles died from injuries accidentally received on April 15 last when a car in which she was a passenger left the road…

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Ex-Goulburn Police Officer Honoured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 1

Superintendent J. C. McCormack, formerly officer-in-charge of Southern Police District, stationed at Goulburn, was…

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Police Court

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 1

Five strangers, appeared before C. J. McLaren, J.P., In the Crookwell Court of Petty Sessions on Monday morning and…

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