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

Courts & crime, 1953

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Accident In Black-Out Has Court Sequel

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 1

An accident—during a black-out—at the intersection of Auburn and Goldsmith Streets in which two pedestrians were injured had its sequel in Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…

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Local Man In Court On Traffic Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

In Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions yesterday a well-known Goulburn man was convicted and fined on a traffic charge. He is William Irvine Muntz,…

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View On Sydney Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNY: The person who killed Shirley Butler could strike again anywhere and at any time if sex was his murder…

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Police Say Baby Thrown From Flat

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday: A three weeks old girl suffered a fractured skull to-day when her mother threw her from a window…

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Murder Theory

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Homicide detectives believe that the Christmas Day murder victim, Shirley Butler, 21, may have got to within a…

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Still Prefers Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Mrs. Kathleen. Moss, the woman who prefers gaol to paying her fine for failure to renew a dog licence was…

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Breaches of Rural Accommodation Act Before Court

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 1

Breaches of the Rural Workers' Accommodation Act resulted in court orders being issued against two district graziers in the Crookwell Court of Petty Sessions, presided over by…

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U.S. Troops Ran From Enemy Court-Martialled

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 3

SEOUL, Thursday: Troops of four American divisions have been court-martialled for cowardice before the enemy since the start of the Korean Armistice talks. An Eighth Army officer,…

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New Clue in Butler Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Police are investigating whether a letter sent to a murdered girl's neighbour was written by the…

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Tax, Freight Cuts; Police Inquiry Treatt's Promise

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

Reductions in rail fares and freights, city tram and bus fares, and taxes, were among promises made by…

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Police Seek "Con." Man

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Detectives, are seeking an interview with a well-known confidence man whop they believe may help…

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Malaya's New Police

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

The police depot at Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, is probably the largest police training centre in the world. Here are police recruits on parade with small arms…

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Police Probing Two Deaths

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Detectives are investigating the deaths of a woman and child under anaesthetics at two hospitals yesterday…

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Young Woman Remanded To Wagga Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

A 23-year-old woman was yesterday remanded to appear at Wagga Court on February 10 on a charge…

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Gaol, Fines For "Red" Leaders

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK, T[?] Thirteen "second [?] Communist leaders were sentenced to-day, to terms of…

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Police View on Poker Machines

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Police are it expected to take action against non-proprietary clubs in which poker machines…

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"Learn to Keep Hands Off Other People" -- Advises S. M. Young Man Convicted of Assault

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 5

Advising Frederick Thomas Burns, of North Crookwell, that he must learn to keep his hands off other people, Mr. Paton, S.M., in the Crookwell Court of Petty Sessions,…

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£1000 Murder Reward

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: The N.S.W. Premier, Mr. Cahill, said to-day he had approved a £1000 reward for information leading to apprehension of Shirley Butler's killer. Mr. Cahill made the…

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Police Seek "Third Man"

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Chief of the C.I.B., Superintendent Ramus, said to-day a warrant had been issued for the arrest of "a third…

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Police Raids

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Vice Squad police early this morning staged one of their biggest raids for years when they broke up two "parties"…

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