Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Courts & crime, all years

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

Courts & crime, 1953

475 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 24

Sutton Forest Theft

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 3

During Thursday night, thieves broke into the Royal Hotel, Suthern Forest, and took away with them cash and bottles of Scotch…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Editorial Unexpected Delay in Court Case

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 2

General concern which has been shown following the decision of Mr. Justice Foster to withdraw from the wages and hours hearing before the Arbitration Court emphases the need for swift action to recommence this important case…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Police Check on Hotels

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 1

Police officers from Goulburn, under the direction of Inspector Freeman, paid a surprise visit to…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Doyle in Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Reginald Aubrey Doyle was brought from Long Bay GaoL this morning to give…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

District Court Damages Awarded

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 2

In the District Court at Yass this week before Judge J. M. Brennan, Elsie Elizabeth Cooke, “Happy Valley,” Yass, claimed…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Vic. Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: Police" believe that Mrs. HaZel Whieldon, 28, of Myrtleford, was murdered…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Magistrate Tells Motorists Of Their Responsibilities

Boorowa News · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 4

MR. A. E. STONHAM, STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE OF SYDNEY (AND FORMERLY C.P.S. AT YOUNG) IN AN ARTICLE IN "ROAD SAFETY," SETS OUT THE LEGAL VIEW OF THE DEGREE OF REASONABLE CARE AND…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

'Never Heard Of Worse Case Of Driving,'Says S.M. Rye Park Motorist Fined £25 At Boorowa Court Found Guilty Of Driving Under Influence

Boorowa News · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

"Apart from the fact that this man was not involved in an accident, I have not heard of a worse case of driving." This was told to Baden Leslie Smith,…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Fined £7 For Assault

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 1

A man who pleaded guilty to assaulting a fellow train passenger was fined £7 in the Goulburn Court of…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Fair Rents Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 1

The Magistrate, sitting in the Fair Rents Court at Goulburn yesterday told one applicant that…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Year's Gaol for Goulburn Man

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 1

In Goulburn Quarter Sessions yesterday Judge H. Pryor sentenced a 28-year-old Goulburn labourer to 12 months' hard labour after he had pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Court Order

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 8

In Goulburn District Court yesterday Judge H. Fryor ordered R. E. Brown to pay the sum of £11/10/ to the…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Police Probe; Departments' Stories Vary

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 2

The Department of the Interior had not received any complaint or communication from the Department of External…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Taralga and District news Heavy Taralga Court List S.M. Issues Warning

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 4

When fining four defendants for breaches of the P.P. Board Act, the Magistrate, Mr. C. N. Finlay, S.M., at the local Court of Petty Sesisons last Thursday, issued a…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Alleged Shooting: Trial at Goulburn Grazier Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 1

In Goulburn Court of Quarter Sessions yesterday Charles Gaven O'Brien, a 32-year-old grazier, of "Bareena," Crookwell, was charged with having maliciously wounded William Haining, 33, of Denison Street,…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Big Assault In Korea

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 3

SEOUL, Friday: Allied troops early to-day were still battling against the biggest Chinese assault of the year,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Woman Shot : Police Find Man Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: A woman was seriously injured by shotgun pellets shortly after she had kissed her grandson goodbye at her home in Trafalgar St., Annandale, early this morning…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Taralga Accident: Court Sequel

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 6

An accident in the main street of Taralga in 1951 had its sequel in Goulburn District Court on Friday, when a former Goulburn man was awarded £206/15/2 damages. He is Richard B. Marmont, of…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Her Majesty the Queen at Earls Court

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 12

Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family, recently visited the Earls Court section of the Coronation Year British Industries Fair…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Court Awards Local Boy £500 Damages

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 1

In Goulburn District Court, an eight-year-old Goulburn boy was awarded 500 damages for injuries he sustained in an accident in January, 1950. He is Paul Montgomery…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →