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

Courts & crime, 1867

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Police Court. Thursday—january 3

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 5 January 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Abraham Stapleton, charged with horse-stealing, was further remanded to the 10th instant. Gaius Lacey, for using obscene language, was…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, January 2. Before Mr. Calvert

The Yass Courier · Saturday 5 January 1867 · page 2

COUNTRY TOWNS POLICE ACT.--The adjourned case against Mr. Hart, of the Royal Hotel, for suffering a cow, his property, to stray in a public street in Yass, was finally disposed of. Defendant…

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Local & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, January 12

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 16 January 1867 · page 2

Before Messrs. Blake and Laidlaw. CHARGE OF RAPE AT BURROWA RIVER.-- Jeremiah Minaghan was charged with having feloniously assaulted, and carnally known, one Ann…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—january 16

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. A slaughtering license was granted to John Ferguson of Marulan…

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Local & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions

The Yass Courier · Saturday 19 January 1867 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16. VAGRANT ACT. -- John Davis appeared on summons to answer a complaint made by Henry Curry, in which it was set forth that, on the 6th…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—january 19

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. William Fortescue and Catherine Sullivan, brought up for drunkenness, were discharged Mary Anderson was sent to jail for one month for…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—january 23

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. George Lipscombe, on remand, was charged with stealing four one-pound notes the property of John Burns, of Boxer's Creek…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, January 23. Before Mr. Calvert

The Yass Courier · Saturday 26 January 1867 · page 2

VAGRANT ACT.--Richard Ryan was charged with having made use of obscene language on the previous Wednesday, in Cooma-street. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—january 26

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 30 January 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Thomas Jenkins was charged with assaulting and wounding Matthew Peacock. Constable Foley deposed to arresting defendant…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—january. 30

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 2 February 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. De Lauret. Philip and William Reiberger, for absenting themselves from the hired service of G. H. Thorn, were each fined 18s, and costs of court…

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The Bushrangers and the Police

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 2 February 1867 · page 2

THE murder of the four special constables at Jinden has had the effect of drawing public attention to our useless and costly military police system ; and if the result of the…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, January 30. Before Messrs. Campbell and Laidlaw

The Yass Courier · Saturday 2 February 1867 · page 2

MASTERS AND SERVANTS ACT.-- There were two cases under this act, in the first John Garner prosecuted James Gibson, his hired servant, for having absented himself without permission, and in…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Police Court. Monday—february 4

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs. J.W Chisholm and Dignam. Thomas Fallon was charges with shooting at his wife…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, February 4. Before Dr. Blake and Mr. Laidlaw

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 6 February 1867 · page 2

CHARGE OF HORSE STEALING.-- Martin Sullivan was charged with stealing a horse, the property of Thomas Flannigan. Robert Mills deposed: I am a…

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Gunning Police Court. Wednesday—february 6

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn. James Kearn pleaded guilty to drunkenness and to have used very obscene language in the hearing of the police-magistrate on the previous evening…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Police Court. Thursday—february 7

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. G. H. Thon. Thomas Fallon appeared on remand to answer a charge of attempting to shoot his wife. The particulars were given in the last issue of this paper…

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Murder and Suicide

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 3

An inquest was opened on Monday at Wolsingham, in the western part of the county of Durham, on the bodies of a young woman named Newton,…

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The Police Act

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 2

THOSE who have only known the colony during the last few years can have little conception of the revolution in the tone and temper of a large part of the population which…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, February 6. Before Dr. Campbell and Mr. Laidlaw

The Yass Courier · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 2

UNLAWFULLY ABSENTING FROM HIRED SERVICE.-- John Garner v. James Gibson. Mr. Wilkinson, for defendant, said the case had been postponed for the production of a certain note…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, February 13. Before Mr. Calvert

The Yass Courier · Saturday 16 February 1867 · page 2

POLICE APPLICATION.-- The senior-constable informed his worship that at the last sittings of the court a case, Drohan v. J. Grogan, had been postponed at the request of defendant's wife, who had…

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