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

Courts & crime, 1868

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—november 11

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 14 November 1868 · page 5

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Marks. Mary Martin and Thomas Moran, brought up for drunkenness, were discharged. William Stephens, for drunkenness, was fined 5s…

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Extraordinary Case of Child-stealing

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 14 November 1868 · page 7

A WOMAN has been tried the Paris assize court for stealing a child under very extraordinary ordinary circumstances. She was a well-looking married woman, twenty-four years…

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Goulburn District Court. Wednesday—november 11

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 14 November 1868 · page 4

BEFORE his Honor Judge Macfarland. The attorneys in attendance were Messrs. Waish, Gannon, Betts, and Windeyer. The Solicitor-General, Mr. Josephson, occupied a seat on the bench…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—november 14

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 18 November 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. John Wood, charged with vagrancy, was sent to gaol for fourteen days, to enable the police-magistrate to apply for his admission into an asylum…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, November 17. Before Dr. O'Connor

The Yass Courier · Friday 20 November 1868 · page 2

LARCENY. -- Thomas Simpson and Maria Simpson were charged with larceny. Thomas Drohan deposed: I am a constable in the police force stationed at Yass: I arrested the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—november 18

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 21 November 1868 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Finley., William Yeatman, Winifred Donelly, Elisabeth Barton, Martha Macnamara, and Bridget Messingham; allowing goats to stray in the public streets…

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The Gipps Land Murder

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 November 1868 · page 4

A HORRIBLE murder has occurred in Gipps Land, and the murderer has committed suicide. We condense the following particulars from the Gipps Land Times: -- "A man named Daniel Cuddiby,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday—november 23

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 25 November 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Angus Campbell was brought up charged with making use of obscene language in Auburn-street on Saturday night last, to which he pleaded guilty…

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"Red Court Farm." Mrs Henry Wood's New Novel

The Yass Courier · Friday 27 November 1868 · page 4

THE number of novels from female pens which issue menth by month from the press would have been deemed incredible in the often-quoted "good old times," when to be able to read and…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday. November 25. Before Dr. Blake and Mr Beekham

The Yass Courier · Friday 27 November 1868 · page 2

VAGRANOY. -- Ann Roche was charged with having no visible lawful means of support. She said she was working for her living and was able to support herself; she had unfurtunately…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—november 25

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 28 November 1868 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Benjamin Pennington, for drunkenness, was fined 10s. or forty-eight hours in gaol. John Meehan v. Thomas Dee; assault…

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Friday, 27th November. (Before the Police Magistrate and J. S. Hayes, Esq., J.P.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 November 1868 · page 2

Thomas West, on remand, was charged as above. Michael Darcey, sworn, said : I am a constable of police stationed at Marengo; on…

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The Murder of Constable Mc CARE

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 28 November 1868 · page 3

THE MURDER OF CONSTABLE MCCABE.—It is notified that a reward of £200 will be paid by the government for such information as shall lead to the apprehension and conviction of the guilty parties, or…

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Young Local News. Young Police Court. Monday, 23rd November. (Before J. E. Pearce, Esq. P. M., and J. S, Hayes. Esq., J. P.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 November 1868 · page 2

Ann Smith, for being drunk and disorderly on Sunday evening in Burrowa-street, was fined 20s; in default seven days imprisonment. OBSCENE LANGUAGE…

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The Murder of Thomas D'arcy M'gee

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 1 December 1868 · page 4

TWELVE of his peers, sworn to give a verdict according to the evidence, have recorded it as their solemn belief that Patrick-James Whalen is guilty of the murder of the late Thomas D'Arcy…

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Sheep-stealing

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 2 December 1868 · page 4

SHEEP-STEALING.—At the Wagga Wagga police court on Friday, before Messrs. Tompson and Mali, Charles Church was brought up on remand from the Yass bench for stealing 1016 sheep, the property of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—november 28

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

BEFORE the police-magistrate Catherine Connelly for assaulting Thomas Chamberlain was fined 20s. and 4s. 6d. costs of court…

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Attempted Murder of Mr. Manning

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 2 December 1868 · page 4

IT is with feelings of the deepest regret that we hare to record a murderous assault. perpetrated on Mr. A. W. Manning, under colonial secretary, on the 24th November. The news that such an event had…

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Yass Small Debts Court. Wednesday. December 2. Before Messrs Blake and Campbell

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 December 1868 · page 2

TRESPASS. -- Thomas Thomas Robertson p. Matthew Henry Devlin. This was an action of trespass to land held under lease from the Crown, and the plaint sat forth that the defendant, on the 1st day of…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday. December 2. Before Messrs, Blake and Calvert

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 December 1868 · page 2

LARCENY. -- Henry Teesdale and Samuel Jeffs, on bail and reman I. surrendered to undergo final examination on a charge of stealing flooring boards, the property of Mr John Cells…

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