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

Courts & crime, 1858

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Police Reports. Tuesday. (Before the Acting Police Magistrate and J. F Macarthur, Esq.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1858 · page 2

OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—Robert Temple was brought before the bench, he having been apprehended by means of information received by electric telegraph from the Inspector…

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Police Reports. Wednesday. (Before the Acting Police Magistrate and A. Rankin, Esq.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1858 · page 2

Alexander Campbell, was fined 5s. for drunkenness or in default eight hours in the cells. William Smith for a similar offence, was ordered to pay a fine of 10s. or twenty four hours…

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Government Notices. Government Lands' Sale. At the Police Office, Burrowa, on Monday, 13Th September. Suburdan Lots

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1858 · page 3

Lot 1—9 acres, 2 roods 16 perches, parish and town of Binalong, allotment 2 of section 29; lot 2— 1 acre 3 roods 4 perches, parish and village of Murringo, allotment 11 of section 32 ; lot 3—1 acre 3…

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Police Reports. Monday. (Before the Acting Police Magistrate and W. Chatfield, Esq.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1858 · page 2

FURIOUS RIDING.—Henry Beraty was charged with having been guilty of furious riding through the streets of Goulburn, on Saturday last. The defendant pleaded guilty…

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TUESDAY. (Before the Acting Police Magistrate, J. W. Chisholm, Esq., and W. Chatfield, Esq.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1858 · page 2

ILLEGAL DETENTION OF CATTLE.—Joseph Burns appeared before the bench to answer a charge of having detained 29 head of cattle, the property of Jeremiah Keefe, without having sent them to the…

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FRIDAY. (Before the Acting Police Magistrate.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1858 · page 2

The case Charles Thomas v. Sarah Davis, the charge being that of obtaining money under false pretences, was postponed for a week at the request of the dependent and with the consent of the…

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Police Reports. Thursday. (Before the Acting Police Magistrate ad W. Chatfield, Esq.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1858 · page 2

MICHAEL MORAN was brought up in custody and was charged with larceny. Mr. John Benton, lock-up keeper, deposed that, on Wednesday, about one o'clock, he saw the prisoner…

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Cooma. Police Office.—monday, August 30. (Before the Police Magistrate, and F. Smith and W. Graham, Esqrs.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1858 · page 2

Joseph Woodcroft and Robert Biers were brought up charged with stealing a sheep, the property of Maurice Harnett, Esq., of Rosebrook. The evidence was very volumineus, and occupied…

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Country News. Berrima. Police Office

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1858 · page 2

(Before C. L. Nicholson and John Morrice, Esqrs.) SMALL DEBTS' COURT.—Some dozen cases were disposed of at the monthly sittings of this court They were however unimportant and without public…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, August 30. Before T. Laidlaw, A. Campbell, and I. M. Blake, Esqrs

The Yass Courier · Saturday 4 September 1858 · page 2

Michael Cabill was fined 10s. for having been drunk and disorderly in Cooma-strect, on Sunday, the 20th of August. STEALING BULLOCKS.--William Murray…

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Police Reports. Monday. (Before Caption Zouch.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1858 · page 2

William Stanton was fined 10s., or twenty-four hours in the cells, for drunkenness. James Byrnes, charged with a similar offence, was discharged. Anne Wildgust was also fined 5s., or eight hours in…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, September 9

The Yass Courier · Saturday 11 September 1858 · page 2

Before T. Laidlaw and A. Campbell, Esqs. J. G. Davidson and I. M. Blake, Esqs., were also present during the greater part of the day…

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Police Reports. Wednesday. (Before Captain Zouch and D. H. Thorn, Esq.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1858 · page 2

Mary Griffiths was convicted of drunkenness, and as it was her third offence she was fined £1, or forty-eight hours in the cells. Constable Grubbe was charged with having been…

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Police Reports. Saturday. (Before W. Chatfield, Esq.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 15 September 1858 · page 2

Mary Griffith, charged with drunkenness, was discharged. Patrick R. Dooley, charged with a similar offence, was fined 10s. or 24 hours in the cells…

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Police Reports. Friday. (Before Capt. Zouch, Acting Police Magistrate and Dr. Cropper.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 18 September 1858 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Anne O'Brien, was fined £1, or forty-eight hours in the cells for drunkenness. John Jobson was fined £2, or forty-eight hours in the cells for a similar offence…

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Original Correspondence. Horse and Cattle Stealing. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Saturday 18 September 1858 · page 4

SIR,--The ability shown in your ably written pages induces me to hope you, or some of your readers, may be able to point out some way of getting the "authorities…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, September 16

The Yass Courier · Saturday 18 September 1858 · page 2

THE magistrates in attendance were T. Laidlaw, A. Campbell, J. G. Davidson, A. H. Hume, and I. M. Blake, Esquires. THEFT.--Henry Allen was found guilty of…

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Police Reports. Monday. (Before the Acting Police Magistrate.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 22 September 1858 · page 2

Mary Ann White, for inebriety, was discharged. Charles Allen, for cutting the telegraph-wires, &c., was sentenced to nine months imprisonment. Another charge for stealing lead was postponed till…

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TUESDAY. (Before the Acting Police Magistrate, F. R. L. Rossi, and A. Gibson, Esquires.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 22 September 1858 · page 2

Johanna Payne pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined five shillings or 8 hours in the cells. Charles Allen, remanded from yesterday, was…

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Police Reports. Wednesday. (Before the Acting Police Magistrate.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1858 · page 2

THOMAS HAINES pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 10s., or twenty-four hours in the cells. Margaret Bulgev alias Dover was brought up on…

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