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

Courts & crime, 1951

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Bail on Dalton Rape Charge To Report to Gunning Police

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 2

A grazier charged with raping a 75-year-old woman at Dalton, was released on £500 bail by the Supreme Court in…

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Counsels’ Addresses in Town Clerk Suspension Inquiry SCRIPT of the official shorthand report of counsel’s addresses at the recent public inquiry into the suspension of the town clerk is to hand. Council Charged with “Unfortunate Hasty Action”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 1

Mr. J. W. Every-Burns (for Mr. D. C. Tilghman) said: “I submit my client desires reinstatement Mr. Commissioner and that a favourable report from you will be an inducement towards that end. That he…

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U.s. Theft Charges

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday: Jeanne Craig. mother of film actress, Peggy Ann Garner, was indicated at Fort Worth, Texas, on three…

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Murder Trial in Deaf and Dumb

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tuesday: A bizarre murder trial in which the principal figures spoke in deaf and dumb…

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Court Grants £500 Bail On Serious Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 1

A Dalton grazier charged with raping a 75-year-old woman has been released on £500 bail by the…

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300 Years' Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday: A man captured in Mexico recently after one of the greatest manhunts in American history has…

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Wool Acts Held to Be Valid by High Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE: The Full High Court to-day unanimously upheld the validity of the Government's Dool Deduction Acts. The Acts provide for a 20 per cent, levy on net receipts by…

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Murringo Carrier Put on £20 BOND Poultry Stealing Charge

Boorowa News · Friday 23 March 1951 · page 6

In a case at the Young Court of Petty Sessions last week in which Henry William (Joe) Batkin was…

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Army Police Were "Finest Ambassadors"

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 3

Australia's military policemen are praised by Melbourne author Allan Clifton in his controversial book on Japan,…

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Brutal Assault

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY: Police are searching for a New Australian who a legedly knocked a man to the ground and then threw him…

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Theft Of Tools

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 3

Police are investigating the theft of a box of tools from a truck, parked in Auburn: Street last night…

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Youths Charged With Robberies

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: Three armed youths were arrested this morning on a charge of having committed a series of smash-and-…

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£800 Theft

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: Thieves who broke into Marcus Clark's department store at the week-end lowered about £800 worth of goods from…

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Three-year-old Set Fire to Home Police Evidence At Godber Inquest

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

A police constable said in the Goulburn Coroner's Court on Saturday morning that a three-year-old boy had told police that he had set fire to curtains in a house which had been…

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Police Warning On Cartridges

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 3

Goulburn police to-day asked parents to warn their children against handling cartridges which had been taken from a…

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Alleged Theft of Cards Committed for Trial by S.m

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

In Goulburn Police Court yesterday, Mr. A.J. Paton, S.M., committed a man for trial on a charge of breaking. entering and stealing from a house in Goldsmith street. The man, Walter Mills, 35,…

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Court Costs And Thornton

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 3

The A.L.P. leader in the Federated Ironworkers' Union, Mr. Laurie Short, is seeking legal advice about…

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Gunning News Court at Gunning

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

The following matters were dealt with at the Court of Petty Sessions, Gunning, before A. J. Paton, Esq., Stipendiary Magistrate…

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Police Sale

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

A sale of unclaimed goods will be held at Goulburn Police Station at 10 a.m on Saturday, April 14 A number of bleycles,…

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Police Superintendent Promoted

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

Superintendent Randall who has charge of the southern district (which includes Yass) for two and a half years, has been…

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