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

Courts & crime, 1951

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Comic Court Not To Race Again

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 2

Australian champion racehorse, Comic Court will not race again because of a seasmoid injury in the near…

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High Court Ruling Hits Shire Plans

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 1

The Local Government Department has declared invalid applications by Mulwaree Shire Council for resumption of land at Bradfordville and Marulan "for the purpose of improvement and embellishment of the arcas."…

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Police to See Odeon's Film

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 2

Goulburn police to-morrow will attend a special screening at the Odeon Theatre of Hallmark's expose of the U.S…

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Tragic Fall of Railwayman Court Told Man Was A Substitute

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 1

A Sydney railway fireman, who died in Goulburn District Hospital on May 31 as a result of injuries received in a fall from an engine at Goulburn railway yards, had been on duty because another fireman restered for duty did not report…

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Two Months For Stealing

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 2

In Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions to-day a 29-year-old man who pleaded guilty to stealing a wristlet watch was…

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Gaol Order for Healy

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 1

The general secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation. James Henly, was recently sentenced to…

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Lavers Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 August 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY: Public Solicitor Hawkins called on the Minister for Justice. Mr. Downing, and requested him, to re-open the…

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Confessed to Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 August 1951 · page 5

QUEBEC, Wednesday: The police say that Alcide Martin, 31. confessed that he stabbed and kicked to death on…

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Improving Court House

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 August 1951 · page 3

Build as a structure in keeping with the tradition of British Justice, Lithgow Court House will shortly have its acoustic…

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12 Months for Stealing

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 4

At Yass Court of Petty Sessions last week before Mr. Wm. Finlay, S.M., Francis Joseph Maher, barman, was charged that on…

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Special Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 4

Forty traffic cases were listed for hearing in Goulburn Cours of Petty Sessions to-day before Mr. McCauley, S.M. Another…

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Police Boys' Club Is Advocated

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 4

Benny Doyle, former Southern Tablelands and Riverina lightweight boxing champion, to-day advocated the formations of a police boys' club in Goulburn…

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Police Visit to Schools to Start

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 1

As "part of a State-wide scheme to road toll," eight police lecturers will a Monday for a three-day visit…

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Construction of Kerbing at Court House Park

Boorowa News · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 4

Boorowa Shire Council at their last meeting accepted the tender of Mr. L. J. Jones, of Boorowa, for the construction of…

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29 Traffic Offenders Fined Police Gain S.M's PRAISE

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 1

At the conclusion of a special burn Court of Petty Sessions lieving magistrate, Mr. M. J. congratulated local police on…

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Police Check Assault On Highway

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 1

Goulburn police to-day checked lists of dog owners who visited the Goulburn Coursing Club's meeting on…

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Charge of Murder Bail Refused

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: A 23-year-old bricklayer, Phillip Smith, of Union Street Manly, was charged in Central. Court…

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Police Seize Poker Machines

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: Plainclothes police of the Vice Squad raided the Kirkham Country Club, Camden, yesterday…

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Police Inquiries on Assault

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 5

Goulburn. police to-day continued inquiries in an effort to locate two men who assaulted and robbed…

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Double Murder Inouest

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 5

KANDOS: The Coroner, Mr. H. L. Taylor, to-day opened an inquest into the Kandos double murder…

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