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

Courts & crime, 1868

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday—august 14

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 15 August 1868 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. de Lauret. John Harrel, brought up for drunkenness, was discharged. John Laverty was charged with neglecting to pay…

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Trial for Murder

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 15 August 1868 · page 3

AT the central criminal court on Wednesday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Cheek, Joseph Randall was indicted for that he did on the 22nd July last, at Galdesville, wilfuly and…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—august 15

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 19 August 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. A license was granted passengers, to ply between vehicle to carry seven passengers, to ply between Goulburn and Marulan…

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Local & General Intelligence. Fatal Assault Near Binalong.-- Coroner's Inquest

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 19 August 1868 · page 2

IN our last issue we mentioned that about a fortnight previously an old man named Fitzgerald had been dangerously assaulted on the head, it was supposed with a stick, by another old man…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday 18th August. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Mining Dispute.—mylrcharane and Party V. Aubrey and Party

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 August 1868 · page 2

Mr. Freestone appeared for complainants, and [?]ated that they were in occupation of a prospecting area on the Twenty-mile, being represented therein by hired men…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—august 19

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 22 August 1868 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs. Finlay and Conolly. Alfred Gallaghor was charged with converting a certain piece of cloth that had been entrusted to…

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Local & General Intelligence Charge of Stealing Against a Prisoner Under Committal

The Yass Courier · Saturday 22 August 1868 · page 2

IN our last issue we stated that William Quinnell, who had been committed for trial for stealing horses, the property of David Bruce Hutchinson, Curator of Intestate Estates, was charged on…

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Sale at the Police-office, Cooma, On Monday, 31st August. Country Lots

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 22 August 1868 · page 7

County of Beresford, parish of Dangelong—120 acres, on Dangelong Flat, about 2 miles westerly from Bradley's 40 acres on Dangelong Creek, near the road from Cooma…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—august 22

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 26 August 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Frederick Rice, brought up charged with embezzlement, war remanded till Monday. MONDAY—AUGUST 24…

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Small Debts Court-- August 20

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 26 August 1868 · page 2

BREACH OF CONTRACT.-- Welman v. Hayes, 5l., for breach of contract, adjourned from last sitting. Mr Freestone appeared for the defendant. J. O. Welman deposed that in February last defendant…

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Police Court-- Thursday, August 20. Before J. E. Pearce. Esq., P.M., A. Mackay, Esc. and D. H. Campbell. Esq

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 26 August 1868 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.-- William Curry pleaded guilty to this charge. Having been twenty-four hours in the lockup, he was discharged. HORSE STEALING.-- Richard White, a very old…

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Young Local News. Young Police Court. Saturday, 22nd August. (Before the Police Magistrate.) MURDER

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 August 1868 · page 2

The accused man Moran was brought up this afternoon on remand. The only witness examined was Jacob Creighton. He stated that he remembered perfectly the time when the…

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Wednesday, 26th August. (Before the Police Magistrate). DRUNK

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 August 1868 · page 2

George Morphett was charged by Constable Bulla with the above offence. It appeared that the constable took him into custody at the instanes of Mrs. Temple, who…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday—august 27

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 29 August 1868 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. John Bryan, for assaulting a constable, was sent to fail for four days…

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Friday, 28th August. (Before the Police Magistrate and G, O’Malley Clarke, Esq.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 August 1868 · page 2

William Moran, or M[?]urn, remanded from Saturday last, was again brought before the court. Phillip Saunders. being sworn deposed; I am…

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Tuesday, 25th August. (Before the Police. Magistrate.) M’QUILLAN V. Tobin—the Batening Language

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 August 1868 · page 2

Mr. Freestone for complainant. The parties in this case attended the court from Wo[?] bat on the 17th instant, in the case of Skeene v. Lawless, and it appeared, from…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday. August 26. Before Dr. Blake

The Yass Courier · Saturday 29 August 1868 · page 2

VAGRANCY.-- Lee Ison. not having any visible lawful means of support and being ill. was sent to ga[?] for fourteen days for medical treatment.-- Bridget Ke[?]s was charged with having no lawful…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday — August 31

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 2 September 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs. De Lauret, A. Gibson, Blomfield, W. A. Chisholm, John Morrice M.P., Huthwaite, and Conolly. Anne Flynn, charged with vagrancy, was sent to…

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Tuesday, 1st September. (Before the Police Magistrate). STEALING

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 September 1868 · page 2

Ah See was charged with stealing a pair of boots from the store of Mr. George Lyons. Thomas Gibbons, being sworn, said : I am a senior constable of police, stationed at Young;…

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Young Local News. Young Police Court. Monday, 31st August. (Before the Police Magistrate.) MURDER

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 September 1868 · page 2

William Gutter, alifs Moras, alias Billy the Drover, was brought up on remand, charged with the murder of a man (name unknown); at the Ten-mile Rush, near Young, in February,…

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