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

Courts & crime, 1951

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Police Appeal to Cyclists

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 3

Police to-day-appenled to cyclists to co-operate in keeping pedestrian lanes clear…

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Police Must Use Own Morgue

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 1

The Hospitals Commission of N.S.W. has advised Goulburn Hospital Board that local police should use the police morgue for…

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Town Beautification Scheme for Court House

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 4

There is a proposal to beautify the surroundings of the Court House with shrubs on the footpath, and…

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26 Traffic Fines At Local Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 May 1951 · page 1

Twelve drivers, who, police alleged, had travelled in built-up areas at speeds ranging from. 42 to 55 miles per hour were fined a total of £49/10/ in Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions…

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Escaped From Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 5

BRISBANE: One of three prisoners who escaped from Rockhampton Goal last night was captured this morning…

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Murringo Man Remanded on Stealing Charges

Boorowa News · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 8

The robbery at the Burrangong Picnic Race Club's office last week had a sequel in the Young Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday afternoon of last week, two charges of stealing being preferred against a…

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Alleged Theft

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 1

At Yass Court of Petty Sessions last week, before Mr Win. Finlay, S.M., Leon McRae, 34 years, laborer, was charged that on May 7…

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Daring Theft

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 3

A woman's bicycle was sto[?]en from premises in Chantry Street yesterday afternoon. The owner, Mrs. E. Webb, told…

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Britain Goes To Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 3

THE HAGUE, Tuesday: Fourteen judges of the International Court of Justice, whose president is Judge J. Basdevant, of France, have already begun their study of two applications…

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Police Court Crookwell Petty Sessions

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 2

Mr. A. J. Paton, S.M., presided at the Crookwell Court of Petty Sessions last Friday morning, when the following…

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Lady Of Fatima At Gaol Mass

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 4

In response to requests from prisoners, the "Pilgrim Virgin" statue of Our Lady of Fatima was taken to Goulburn Training Centre to-day. The statue was taken to the…

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Han Arrested in Victoria on Charge of Stealing Land Rover From Crookwell Grazier

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1

Victorian police have arrested Ronald Grayson and charged him with stealing a Land Rover motor vehicle and other articles to die value of £855, the property of Vincent…

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£300 Theft From Barmedman

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 2

Thieves broke into a store at Barmedman on Tuesday night and stole goods valued at £300. The goods were stolen from…

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Ziegfeld Cabaret Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY: Police raided a house in Maroubra early this morning and questioned a woman about the murder of the…

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In the Court Singer And Her Band Leader

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday: A High Court judge yesterday awarded one farthing damages to nine-teen-year-old Jill Page, dance…

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Wagga Police "Blitz" on Stock Moves

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 8

Wagga police may soon take new and "drestic" action to wipe out stock rustling in the district…

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Clash In N. Zealand Police Use Their Batons

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 5

AUCKLAND: New Zealand police used butons to break up a clash with 1500 deregistered wharf-labourers,…

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Lavers Murder Case May Be Re-opened

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY: The 15-year-old Lavers murder case, in which a man in Goulburn Gaol figured, would be…

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JUDGE F. W. BERNE At District Court and Quarter Sessions

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 2

Owing to the death of Judge Lamaro, Judge F. W. Berne will preside at the District Court and Quarter Sessions to be held at…

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Unrest In A.C.T. Police Force

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 3

Unrest in the Canberra Police Force has resulted from a recent decision by the Police Arbitral Tribunal which may upset…

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