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

Courts & crime, 1864

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Police Court. Saturday—december 3

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 7 December 1864 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. James Freeney, charged with disorderly conduct, was discharged. MONDAY—DECEMBER 5…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 7 December 1864 · page 2

TUESDAY. DECEMBER 6. Before Messrs. Laidlaw. Campbell, and Calvert. LARCENY.--John Mackenzie was charged with stealing some articles of clothing tho property of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday—december 12

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 14 December 1864 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate and G. H. Thorn Esq. ASSAULT.—Thomas Crowlang was brought up in custody on a warrant charging him with violently assaulting Thomas Reeves. The evidence went to…

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Gunning Police Court. Wednesday—7th December

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 14 December 1864 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn, J. F. Gray, J. M. Hassall, and H. Saxby, Esqrs. ILLEGAL IMPOUNDING.—HUME v. SHEA.—This was a summons for illegal impounding. Shea had…

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Collector Police Court. Tuesday—december 6

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 14 December 1864 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn, the Hon. T. A. Murray, J. W. Chisholm, and T. Wooro, Esqs. UNLAWFUL RESCUE OF HORSES.—Grogan v. Whiteman, complainant summoned defendant for…

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Local & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions Tuesday, December 13

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 14 December 1864 · page 2

Before Mr. T. Laidlaw and Dr. Campbell. ASSAULT.--Roes Jones complained that, on the 29th November, he had been unlawfully assaulted and beaten by Elizabeth Gorman and Alexander…

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Gunning. Court of Petty SESSIONS.--Wednesday, Dec 7. Before Messrs. J. Allman, Gray, Hassell, and Saxby

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 14 December 1864 · page 2

ILLEGAL IMPOUNDING.--John Shea, farmer, Norfolk, near Gunning, appeared to answer an information which charged him with having, on the 28th November, illegally impounded forty-one head of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—december 14

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 17 December 1864 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Thomas Bulger, in custody, charged with unlawfully absenting himself from the service of Mr. E. Payten, of Wingello, was remanded until Friday,…

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Curious Case of Contempt of Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 17 December 1864 · page 8

The rather unusual course of committing a witness for contempt of court was taken on Thursday by Mr. Justice Ball, at the Belfast assizes. A man named Liddy was examined…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—december 17

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 21 December 1864 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate, and W. II. Hovell and J. Cropper, Esqrs. Robert Nowlan, charged with absenting himself from the hired service of I. sheperd, Esq., was…

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The Murder on the North London Railway

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 21 December 1864 · page 4

ON Monday morning, September 26, shortly after eight o'clock, Mr. Humphreys resumed the adjourned inquest upon the body of the unfortunate Mr. Briggs, at the Town Hall,…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, December 19. Before Messrs. O'Connor and Blake

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 21 December 1864 · page 2

ILLEGALLY USING A HORSE.--William Druitt, a young lad, was brought up on remand, charged with having, at Tarlo, near Goulburn, unlawfully used a certain foal, the property of Laurence…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Police Court. WEDNESDAY—21st DECEMBER

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 24 December 1864 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate, and W. H. Hovell and W. E. Dignam Esqs. William Williams, charged with vagrancy was sent to jail for three months…

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Midday Escape From Yass Gaol

The Yass Courier · Saturday 24 December 1864 · page 3

SHORTLY after one o'clock on Thursday afternoon last, the inhabitants of the town were startled at hearing that one of the prisoners confined in the new goal had made his escape by getting over the…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Before Messrs. Davidson and Besnard

The Yass Courier · Saturday 24 December 1864 · page 2

ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE AT BATHURST.--Ah Keir, a Chinese, who had been aporehended on suspicion of being one of his countrymen who had assaulted sergeant MeEvoy at Bathurst, was…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—december 24

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 28 December 1864 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Alexander Clarke and Henry Harper were charged with highway robbery. It appears that on the previous day, Mr. James…

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Local & General Intelligence Lecture at the Court House, Yass

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 28 December 1864 · page 2

IN our issue of the 17th instant we briefly noticed a lecture delivered at the Court House by Mr. G. E. Lyon, of Sydney. The subject of the lecture was, "The Life and Writings of Shakspeare."…

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Gunning. Court of Petty SESSIONS.--Wednesday, Dec. 21. Before Henry Saxby, Esq

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 28 December 1864 · page 2

VAGRANCY.--Bridget Atkinson was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. John Jinkins deposed that he is senior-constable stationed at Gunning: on to-day I apprehended…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, December 28. Before Messrs. Blake and Laidlaw

The Yass Courier · Saturday 31 December 1864 · page 2

MASTERS AND SERVANTS' ACT.--Thomas Colquhoun, on remand, charged with having illegally absented himself from hired service was brought up to be dealt with…

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