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

Courts & crime, 1867

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—july 24

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Michaol [?], brought up for drunkenness, was discharged. Hari[?]tt Divall v. Robert Henderson:…

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Emu Creek Gold-field. Court of Petty Sessions. -- JULY 24. Before the Police Magistrate

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 31 July 1867 · page 2

ASSAULT. -- Thomas Smith, charged with this offence, was discharged, the prosecutrix not appearing. EMBEZZLEMENT. -- A young man who was…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—july 27

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 31 July 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Edward Boyce, brought up for drunkenness, was discharged…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Burrowa. Police Court. -- Wednesday, July 24. Before J. E. Pearce, Esq., P.M., and W. D. Campbell. Esq., J.P.

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 31 July 1867 · page 2

Henry Griffiths and Charles Dillon, on the complaint of senior-constable Gibbons, were respectively fined in the sum of 5s. and 10s., with costs, for being drunk and disorderly…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—july 31

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. John Deegan, on remand for child desertion, was remanded to Maitland on bail. John Skelly, charged with stealing a shovel the…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday. July 31. Before Messrs. Calvert and O'Connor

The Yass Courier · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 2

BREACHES OF THE COUNTRY TOWNS POLICE ACT. -- Robert Reid pleaded guilty to a complaint, exhibited by constable McCarthy, in which he was charged with suffering a heifer in his…

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Collector Police Court. Tuesday—august 6

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and Messrs, Huthwaite, Chisholm, and Waddell. Police v. Lanty Ryan; using profane language in a public place on the 1st instant. It appearing that…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—august 7

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. A. F. Gibson. Thomas Clark appeared on remand from the 2nd instant charged with stealing a ploughshare the property of Patrick Kelly. Mr. Gannon now…

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Mysterious Murder in New Jersey

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 7

ON the 25th of February last, Mrs. Mary Ellen Coriell, the young wife of a physician residing at Newmarket, Now Jersey, was brutally murdered in her bedroon. The…

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Burrowa. Police Court. -- Wednesday, August 7. Before W. D. Campbell and J. Hayes, Esqs. Drunk and Disorderly. -- Samuel Smith and

The Yass Courier · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 2

William Miller were respectively fined in the sum of 5s. and costs of court for being drunk and disorderly in the public streets. LANDLORD AND TENANT. -- Benjamin Long v…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, August 7. Before Messrs. Blake and Laidlaw

The Yass Courier · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 2

DRUNK. -- James Harvey was charged with having been drunk in Rossi-street. In answer to the bench, senior-canstable Murphy said the defendant had only just come into town when he was…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, August 13. Before Dr. Blake and Dr. O'Connor

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 14 August 1867 · page 2

PERJURY.--Honora Beaton, at present confined in Yass gaol under committal on a charge of larceny was brought before the court in custody of an officer of tho gaol, to answer to a charge of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—august 14

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Thomas Mc Cue and James Watson, brought up for being drunk and disorderly, were discharged. Peter Long, a man of colour, was charged with…

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Trades' Union Terrorism and Murder

The Yass Courier · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 2

THE Times gives the following relative to the appointment of the Sheffield Commission, and the astounding disclosures elicited in the evidence taken before the commissioners :--" In the month…

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The Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 8

The Queen held a court at Buckingham Palace on June 21, when a number of presentations were made to her Majesty. The Queen were a black silk dress, with a train…

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LOCAL & General Intelllgenge Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday. August 14. Before Messrs. Blake and Laidlaw

The Yass Courier · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 2

TOWNS POLICE ACT.--The following parties were severally lined 5s., together with costs, for suffering horses in their charge to stray in the public streets :--D. Davis. P. Moore, and W. Reid…

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Emu Creek Gold-field. Court of Pretty Sessions.--august 13. Before the Police Magistrate

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 21 August 1867 · page 2

I. Ormsby, charged with assaulting W. H. Townend. One witness. Samuel Asher corroborated the occurrence, which took place at the Great Eastern, on the night of the 20th July, where Ormsby used…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—august 17

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 21 August 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Eliza Brown, brought up for drunkenness, discharged. Emma Smith was charged with offering at the…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday. August 20. Before Messrs. Calvert and O'Connor

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 21 August 1867 · page 2

VAGRANCY.-- Thomas Dwyer was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. He had been sent, some time since from the Yass Hospital to the Benevolent Asylum, and was partially…

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Goulburn Police-court. Wednesday—august 28

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 31 August 1867 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Marks. George Paul and John Martin, for drunkenness, were discharged. David Morrice v. Allan Lambert.—Insulting…

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