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

Courts & crime, 1953

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Stealing Charge

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 3

Terence Eric Bowden, Macdonald Street, Yass, and Keith Noel Beeten, Brown Street, Yass, were arrested by Yass Police on…

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Police Stop Auction Sale Selling After Sunset

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 3

Yass Police stopped an auction sale of furnishings in the Memorial Hall Supper Room on Saturday…

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Two Men Charged with Crookwell Theft

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 1

Two men were charged in Goulburn Court yesterday with having stolen a lumber jacket, a ladies wristlet watch and £5. Both men pleaded guilty…

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£15 Fine for Coat Theft

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 2

A man who stole an overcoat, which had 5/- in the pocket, was fined £15 in Goulburn Court of Petty…

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19-Year-Old Gets 12 Months' Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 2

In the Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, a 19-year-old Ainslie youth, who pleaded guilty to stealing £15 and forging a cheque for £10, was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour…

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Court Ruling on Cars

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 1

The Full Court decided yesterday that a car dealer making innocent representations as to the quality or condition of a…

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Arthur Sick: Court Delay

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: The hearing of the Doyle Royal Commission was suspended this morning when the former State…

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Court Ruling On Electricity

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: An order directing the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Renshaw, to refer to the…

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Gaol for Stealing

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 1

One man was gaoled and a second heavily fined for stealing from a Crookwell residence when they…

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Gaol Sentence For Forgery

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 1

A man who attempted to pass a forged cheque in Crookwell last Sunday week and was later arrested at…

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Second Theft At Store In Past Month

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 1

An Auburn Street store was last night broken into for the second time within a month. Thieves stole eight shillings in small change from a cash register. The store, at 305 Auburn Street…

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Police Reporting On Leichhardt Council Affairs

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 2

The police have been enquiring into the affairs of the Leighhardt Municipal Council to which Crookwell's Shire…

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FINED £5 on Stealing Charge Evidence of Good Character

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 4

Terence Erie Bowden, Macdonald Street, Yass, at Yass Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday was charged with stealing one table…

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Man Sentenced to Death in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Robert Henry Bungate, 43, was to-day sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Dovey for the murder of an 86-year-old woman…

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Police Guard of 1000 on Railway for Queen's Trip

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 3

BELFAST, Friday: More than 1000 armed police spread out last night along the 90-mile railway track from Belfast to Loch Foyle, over which the Queen…

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Graziers Charged Alleged Driving Under Influence

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 2

Laurence Falvey-Roche, grazier, “Gap Range,” Bowning, was arrested about 6.15 p.m. on Thursday on the Hume Highway…

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Theft From Tourist Bureau

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 1

The Goulburn Tourist Bureau in Montague Street was broken into last night and thleves stole a sum of…

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Police Chase

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: A gang of thieves in a stolen sedan eluded police early this morning after a wild 70…

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The Truth Saved Him From Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 2

The fact that he had told the truth with regard to his seeking work saved a man from being gaoled for v…

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Cycle Stealing Case At Goulburn Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 2

In Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, a man who was found guilty of stealing a lady's bicycle was fined £20 and ordered to pay £18 compensation to the owner of the bicycle, Helen Kishko, of Auburn Street,…

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