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

Courts & crime, 1867

236 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 12 of 12

Collector Police Court. Tuesday—december 3

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 7 December 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and Mr. Waddell. Police V. F. Dogherty (on summons); drunk and disorderly. This being the first charge against…

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Gunning Police Court. Wednesday—december 4

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 7 December 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and Messrs. Saxby and Gray. Nine small debts cases were disposed of. The license of the White Horse Inn was…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday—december 6

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 7 December 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. W.E.Dignam. Robert Allison V. Thomas Gale; detention of property Robert Allison deposed: The defendant has a…

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Yass Small Debts Court

The Yass Courier · Saturday 7 December 1867 · page 2

THE usual monthly sitting was held on Wednesday last. Mr. Calvert, and subsequently Mr. Laidlaw and Mr. Besnard, occupied the bench. John O'Dare v. M. Canty. As there was no…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, December 4. Before Mr. Calvert

The Yass Courier · Saturday 7 December 1867 · page 2

VAGPANCY.-- Thomas Welsh, an old man, who had been confined in the lockup by constable Smith, was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. Having acknowledged that he…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday—december 9

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 11 December 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Marks. John Fitzpatrick, charged with using obscene language on Sunday morning in the public-street, was fined 10s., or three days' imprisonment…

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Young Local News. Police Court, Young. Monday, 9th December. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Shooting and Stabbing

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 December 1867 · page 2

Ah Young was charged with breaking into the premises of Mr. John. Simpson, of Main Creek, and stabbing and shooting, in company with others, one John Cartwright…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—december 11

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 14 December 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate, and Dr. Cropper. Margaret Fisher, was charged with using indecent language on Tuesday night in a public place, and was fined 20s. or five days' imprisonment…

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The Clermont Escort Murder

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 December 1867 · page 2

AT the Rockhampton police-court, on Saturday, November 30th, Thomas John Griffin was charged, on suspicion, of being the murderer of John Power and Patrick Cahill, troopers of the…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, December 11. Before Messrs. Blake and Laidlaw

The Yass Courier · Saturday 14 December 1867 · page 2

CHARGE OF LARCENY. -- David Bennett, on remand, charged on suspicion of stealing four one-pound notes, the property of Edward Wilkinson. The deposition of Mr. Sub-inspector Brennan…

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Goulburn Police-court. Monday—december 16

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 18 December 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs. A. G. De Lauret and W. E. Dignam. Stephen Maloney, a colored man, charged with being drunk and disorderly on Saturday night, was…

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Young Local News. Police Court, Young. Monday, 16th December. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Shooting and Stabbing

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 21 December 1867 · page 2

Ah Young (on remand) was charged with breaking into the promises of Mr. John Simpson, and stabbing and shooting, in company with others, one John Cartwright…

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Goulburn Police-court. Wednesday—december 18

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 21 December 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Finlay, George Scott v. James Conlon.—Unlawful detention of property—a dray and four bullocks—value £20…

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Friday, 20th December. (Before John Pring, Esq., J.P., and the Police Magistrate.) Unlawfully Receiving Cattle,—hrbert v. M. HEEFERNAN

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 21 December 1867 · page 2

The plaintiff, Daniel Herbert, charged the defendant, Michael Heffernan, with unlawfully rescuing forty head of cattle which he was driving to the Burrangong pound…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday. December 18. Before Dr. Blake and Mr Laidlaw

The Yass Courier · Saturday 21 December 1867 · page 2

DRUNK.--James Hayes, who had been confined for drunkenness and admitted to bail in 11., did not appear when called. He was fined 5s. VAGRANCY.--Michael Hart was charged with…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—december 21

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 25 December 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. William King, brought up for drunkenness, was discharged…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday. December 24. Before Mr. Calvert

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 25 December 1867 · page 2

THE WEATHER AT GOULBURN continues dry, and the last three days have been excessively hot. The hay harvest has turned out rather better than was expected. The remaining crops will be partial VAGRANCY.--John Welsh was charged with having no visible lawful means of support. The defendant had been at Bawning for some time, and got a lift into Yass by a carrier, and…

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Teial of Bellant for Murder

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 28 December 1867 · page 2

AT the Melbourne criminal [?] on Wednesday. [?] December, before Mr. Jestice [?]…

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