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Gold in possession: Beaufort man involved: City court convicts: Notice of appeal [20 April 1916]

17 July 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding a court case, was published in The Ballarat Star (Ballarat, Vic.), 20 April 1916.] Gold in possession. Beaufort man involved. City court convicts. Notice of appeal. At the City Court yesterday afternoon before the Police … [Read more...] about Gold in possession: Beaufort man involved: City court convicts: Notice of appeal [20 April 1916]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, court cases, crime law and punishment, SourceTrove, year1916

Blowing of Mail office safe: Defendant makes statement [court report, 9 August 1940]

21 December 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, a court report regarding a robbery, was published in The Southern Mail (Bowral, NSW), 9 August 1940.] Blowing of Mail office safe. Defendant makes statement. At Bowral Police Court on Thursday before Messrs. E. L. Brake and Walter Stokes, J’s.P., … [Read more...] about Blowing of Mail office safe: Defendant makes statement [court report, 9 August 1940]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, court cases, crime law and punishment, Hector Lamond (1865-1947) (subject), publication The Southern Mail (Bowral NSW), SourceTrove, year1940

Urged soldiers to rescue him [court report, 3 September 1940]

17 July 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding the trial of a soldier arrested for being drunk in public, was published in the Goulburn Evening Post (Goulburn, NSW), 3 September 1940.] Urged soldiers to rescue him When he was fined 10/ or 24 hours’ for drunkenness, a 20-year-old … [Read more...] about Urged soldiers to rescue him [court report, 3 September 1940]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, court cases, crime law and punishment, drunkenness, SourceTrove, year1940

Three months’ for stealing [court report, 3 September 1940]

17 July 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding the trial of a man arrested for stealing, was published in the Goulburn Evening Post (Goulburn, NSW), 3 September 1940.] Urged soldiers to rescue him Pleading guilty at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday to a charge of stealing hair-combs … [Read more...] about Three months’ for stealing [court report, 3 September 1940]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, court cases, crime law and punishment, SourceTrove, theft, year1940

Coolah girl’s lightning romance ends in storm of sorrow [court report, 8 May 1932]

17 July 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding a case of bigamy, was published in Truth (Sydney, NSW), 8 May 1932.] Coolah girl’s lightning romance ends in storm of sorrow Had tuppence when he left me, she said Amazing story of hurried wedding sends man for trial Other ceremonies … [Read more...] about Coolah girl’s lightning romance ends in storm of sorrow [court report, 8 May 1932]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, bigamy, court cases, crime law and punishment, graphics not included, SourceTrove, year1932

Ned Kelly: A sketch in court [6 November 1880]

11 November 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding the trial of Ned Kelly, was published in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1880.] Ned Kelly: A sketch in court. (From a correspondent.) It was thought best to try the man in the metropolis on … [Read more...] about Ned Kelly: A sketch in court [6 November 1880]

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The Bastard from the Bush [poem, circa 1900]
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Our pipes [short story by Henry Lawson]
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