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

Courts & crime, 1866

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, August 8. Before Dr. O'Connor and Mr. Calvert

The Yass Courier · Saturday 11 August 1866 · page 2

DRUNKARDS. -- There were three cases of drunkenness in which the defendants had been discharged on bail. Not appearing when their names were called the amount of the bail, 5s, each, was…

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Horse-stealing

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 August 1866 · page 2

charged with having, on the 7th of July last, stolen I black horse, the properly of Andrew Mo Cann. The case had in the first instance been instituted as one of disputed possession, and adjourned ; but…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday—august 14

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 August 1866 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-magistrate James Bennett was brought before the court charged with stealing £8 17s. from the house of Mr. Robert Plumb, at Shelley's Flats. The evidence…

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Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes. (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, the Lord Chief Baron, and the Judge Ordinary, and a Special Jury.) Ryves and Ryves, and the Attorney General

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 15 August 1866 · page 4

THIS petition, under the Legitimacy Declaration Act, presented by Lavinia Jannetta Horton Ryves, of Maitland-park, in the parish of St. Pancras, and her son William Henry Ryves, came…

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Local and General News. Young Police Court. Tuesday, 14th August. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 18 August 1866 · page 2

James Clarke v. Thomas Brown.—Malicious injuries. James Clarke, sworn, says; I am an innkeeper at Young. I was riding down the street…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—august 15

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 18 August 1866 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. James Bennett, on remand from the previous day, was brought up charged with stealing £8 17s. from the house of Mr. Plumb, of Shelley's Flat…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Putty, Sessions. Wednesday, August 15. Before Dr. Campbell

The Yass Courier · Saturday 18 August 1866 · page 2

LARCENY. -- James Behn. alias Jemmy the Jew. was brought up on a charge of larceny. As the value of the property alleged to have been stolen was under 40s, two magistrates were…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Police Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 22 August 1866 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Gibson. James Godber, junr., brought up on suspicion of being about to abscond from his bail, was discharged on giving fresh sureties to appear to take his trial at…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday, 21st August. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 2

Beck v. Beck.—Unlawfully using a horse.— Elisabeth Beck, sworn, says : I am a widow. I reside at King’s Plains. I own two mares and two colts. The mares were the property…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday — August 22

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Captain Hovell. Two drunkards were discharged. Police v. Charles Goode.—Information under the 29th section of Publicans Act. Unlawfully…

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News by the June Mail. From the London Papers to 26th June. the Cannon-street Murder

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 4

On Wednesday William Smith was put on his trial for the murder of Sarah Millsom, at Messrs. Bevington’s, in Canon-street, on April 11th Mr. Metcalfe, for the…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, August 22. Before Messrs. Blake and O'Connor

The Yass Courier · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 2

IN RE GIBSON CONVICTED.-- Dr. Blake stated that owing to a communication to the Attorney-General on the part of a person named Gibson, now in gaol under sentence for sheen stealing, he had…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Police Court. Monday—august 27

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 29 August 1866 · page 2

Before the police-magistrate. Isaac Harvey, on remand, was charged with stealing a bullock, the property of Mrs. Hall, of Lake Bathurst…

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Original Correspondence. How the Country Police Are Employed. to Odoreaddery.-- No. VIII. Per favour of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 29 August 1866 · page 3

SIR,-- Some short time after I addressed my last letter to you, a circumstance came under my notice, and though it may appear of trivial importance when viewed singly, nevertheless, if repeated…

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Local and General News. Young Police Court. Friday, 31st August. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 1 September 1866 · page 2

William Turner charged with stealing blankets. Robert Bulla, sworn, says: I am a constable of police stationed at Yound. About 7 o’clock…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—august 29

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 1 September 1866 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Captain Hovell. Thomas Connor was charged with cattle-stealing. Constable Kennedy deposed: From information received on the 25th instant I went with Isaac…

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LOCAL & General-intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, August 20. Before J. S. Calvert, Esq

The Yass Courier · Saturday 1 September 1866 · page 2

PROFANE LANGUAGE. -- Augustus Chase was charged on the information of constable Smith with having, on the previous Saturday, used certain profane language in Cooma-street…

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Local and Provincial Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—september 1

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 5 September 1866 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-magistrate. Goorge Kinsey was sent to jail for one month for Vagrancy. Isaac Harvey, on remand, charged with…

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Gunning Police Court. Wednesday—september 6

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 8 September 1866 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and Messrs. Hussell, that and [?] G. Willy v. Mrs. Williams— knlowfully dealing her infant child. Defendant had been apprehended…

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Collector Police Court. Tuesday—september 4

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 8 September 1866 · page 4

BEFORE the police magistrate of Goulburn and Messrs. Chisholm, Huthwaite, and Waddell. Samuel Withers v. Daniel Weir, Targaro.— Unlawfully charging excessive damages on two…

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