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

Courts & crime, 1954

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Gaol Inmate Gained Honours

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 7

An inmate of Goulburn Training Centre gained a second class honours pass in English in the 1953 Leaving…

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A.w.u. Man Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Rank and file members of the A.L.P., Mr. E. H. McGrath, said to-day the State Secretary of the…

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Two Charged: Illegal Use of Utility

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 7

Goulburn Police have arrested two men and charged them with illegally using a motor vehicle…

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Magistrate Tells Dunn He Had A "Skinfull" Liquor and Rose-Colored Glasses

Boorowa News · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 4

WHEN DUNN TOLD MAGISTRATE FINLAY THAT HE HAD NO RECOLLECTION OP EVENTS OWING TO A BLACKOUT THE S.M. SAID: "IT IS CLEAR YOU HAD A SKINFULL OF LIQOUR AND YOUR…

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Sensational Shooting Follows Drinking Patty Merry Spree Ends In Boorowa Police Court Drama Lover Said To Wound Sweetheart's Son

Boorowa News · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

It all happened in a flash. Suddenly the stillness of Reid's Flat was broken by the sound of rifle fire. Then a man blood streaming from his chest staggered from a hut into a woman's arms. "Mum," he gasped. "I've been…

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Theft From Local Store

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 1

The sum of £40 in cash was stolen when a local wine and spirits store was broken into at the week-end…

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Police Basketballers

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 8

During the last several months, members of the local police force have played an increasingly important part in…

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New Demands for N.s.w. Police Investigation

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Liberal Party members to-day demanded a Royal Commission into allegations of bribery and corruption in the N.S.W. Police Force…

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Remanded To Central Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 3

Two men who were arrested in Goulburn last week appeared in the Police Court yesterday on a charge of…

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Obscene Books Land Publishers In Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: Two British book publishers at the Old Bailey yesterday were goaled for six months for publishing obscene books. Three printing and publishing…

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Police Chief Reports on Allegations

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Delaney, will to-day report to tile Premier, Mr. Cahill,…

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Police Inquiry on Poison Case

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Sydney C.I.B. detectives are investigating whether an attempt was made to murder an attractive young blonde Marrickville housewife. The woman, Mrs. Nora Helen…

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Stranger Posed As 21 Division Police Constable Remanded On Valueless Cheque Charge

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 1

A 33-year-old stranger, who arrived in Crookwell by train on Friday morning and let it be known that he was a constable of the N.S.W. Police Force 21 Division here on a…

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Gaol for Ex-champ

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday: Former British lightweight champion, 29-year-old Tommy McGovern, was imprisoned for six months at…

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Police Union Check

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 3

Police Commissioner, Mr. C. J Delaney is checking on all members of the police forge to find out whether they are…

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Alleged Stealing Of Building Materials Woman's Evidence

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 2

A woman yesterday afternoon gave evidence against her husband in an alleged theft case before Goulburn Police Court. Mr. C. N. Finlay, S.M., told…

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Bevendale Man Before Court: Driving Charges

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 2

When told in Goulburn Police Court yesterday his driver's licence would be suspended, a man told Mr. C. N. Finlay, S.M., "as long as I can drive around the paddocks, I'll be all right."…

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Remanded On Stealing Charges

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 6

A young Crookwell man, Maxwell Charles Parker, was remanded at the request of the police to the Goulburn Court of…

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Police Report Received

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 6

The Premier, Mr. Chaill, said yesterday he had received a report from the Commissioner Of Police, Mr. Delaney, into the…

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Police Sergeant Assaulted

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 2

While lodging a young man in the police cells on Saturday night last after charging him with offensive…

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