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

Courts & crime, 1869

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday—october 18

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 20 October 1869 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate Eliza Brown, brought up for drunkenness, was discharged. Richard Boyd, for being drunk, was fined 40s. or…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. Tuesday, October 19

The Yass Courier · Friday 22 October 1869 · page 2

Before his Honor the Chief Justice. R. v. R. CLARKE. -- The prisoner had been tried on the previous day for the manslaughter of John Heartneady, and the jury not agreeing to…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—october 20

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 October 1869 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate. William H. Noble was brought up for obstructing Auburn-street, by preaching therein and thereby collecting a concourse of people…

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The Story of a Legal Murder

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 October 1869 · page 7

ABOUT half a century ago four members of a respectable family residing in the city of London were one day seized with illness immediately after dinner; one, a servant, was…

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Young Local News Young Police Court. Tuesday. 19th October. ( Before G. O’M Clarke. Esq., P.m.) Breach of the Game Laws

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 October 1869 · page 2

Matthew Log[?], junior, charged, upon information with having shot four ducks upon a dam near the Main Creek, was found guilty of the offence, and fined £1 and…

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THURSDAY—OCTOBER 21. The court opened at ten o'clock. in Re Clarke

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 October 1869 · page 3

Defendant was called upon by his Honor and informed that the crown had consented to his being bound over in his own recognizance to appear at the Goulburn assizes on Monday, the 6th April, unless…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—october 23

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 27 October 1869 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. William Bouchell, brought up for drunkenness, was discharged, it being his first offence…

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Local and General. Yass District Court

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 October 1869 · page 2

THE District Court will be opened at Yass on Wednesday, the 3rd prox. The following are the cases entered for trial: -- CONTINUED CAUSES…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—october 27

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 30 October 1869 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate, and Messrs. Do Lauret and Huth waite. Samuel Hopper, for allowing a horse to stray in the street, was fined five shillings and two shillings…

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Young Local News. Young Police Court. Tuesday, 26th October.(Before G. O’M. Clarke, Esq., P.m.) Profane Language

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 30 October 1869 · page 2

Joseph Day, charged with making use of profane language and being drunk, was fined ten shillings for the first offence and five shillings for the second…

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At the Police Office. Tumut. On Monday, 29th November. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 November 1869 · page 4

Lot A, 120 acres, county of Wynyard, parish of Nacka Nacka, on Nacka Nacka Creek, adjacent to the northern boundary of Arragon's conditional purchase of 320 acres…

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Gunning Police Court. Wednesday, November 3

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 November 1869 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and Messrs. Saxby and Gray. Gillespie v. Hassett; wages.—Order for 13s. 8d. and 3s. Gd. costs…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, November 3

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 November 1869 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. Finlay and Levy. Eliza Mc Neish and Sarah Mc Neish, two children of the ages of eight and six years, were brought up under the Industrial Schools Act…

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Collector Police Court. Tuesday, November 2

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 November 1869 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and Messrs. A. Chisholm, Waddell, and Huthwaite. J. Hincksman was summoned on the information and complaint of Sammol Baker with the unlawful…

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Thursday, November 4. Cattle-stealing at Burrowa

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 November 1869 · page 3

Margaret Fuller was admitted to bail, her husband in £20, to appear when called upon to answer a charge of cattle-stealing. CATTLE-STEALING AT BRINDABELLA…

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Local and General. Yass General Sessions. Thursday, November 4. Cattle Stealing at Braminew

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 November 1869 · page 2

John Miller, John Finerer, and Michael Hayes were charged with stealing a cow, the property of Joseph Franklin, at Braminew, on 10th August last…

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Yass District Court. Friday, November 5

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 November 1869 · page 2

THIS Court was opened at a few minutes before four o'clock. The undefended cases were first disposed of as under:--…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, November 6

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 10 November 1869 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Henry Sutton, brought up for protection, was sent to jail for one month…

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Local and General. Yass District Court. Monday, November 8

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 November 1869 · page 2

Annie Massy O'Shaughnessy, Yass, v. James Cottrell, Yass; breach of contract, £200. Mr. Allman for plaintiff; Mr. Stephen, instructed by Mr. Wilkinson, for defendant…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, November 10. Before Dr. Blake

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 November 1869 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.-- William Fox. charged with the above offence, was reprimanded and discharged. NEGLECT TO COMPLY WITH ORDER FOR MAINTENANCE.-- Catherine Shea, v. Stephen Shea…

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