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

Courts & crime, 1869

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, November 10

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 13 November 1869 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. De Lauret. Margaret Archer (on bail) appeared charged with bigamy by marrying George Stephens while her first husband William Archer otherwise called Bill…

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Supposed Murder.—coroner's Inquest

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 13 November 1869 · page 3

AN inquiry was hold at Boro, at the Sportsman's Arms, on Monday last, before the coroner and a jury of seven, into the circumstances touching the death of a Chinaman, whose body had been found in a…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Gundagai. On Monday, 29th November. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 16 November 1869 · page 1

Lot A, 40 acres, county of Harden, parish of Jindalee, on the road from Cootamundry to Young, adjoining the northern boundary of Hobb's conditional purchase of 80 acres…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday—november 15

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 17 November 1869 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. James Denelly was charged with assaulting and wounding his wife, Mary Denelly. Mr. Betts appeared for the defence…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, November 17

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 20 November 1869 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Margaret Archer, remanded on a charge of bigamy, was again brought up. Mr. Betts appeared for defence…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Gundagai On Monday, 29th November. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 23 November 1869 · page 1

Lot A, 40 acres, county of Harden, parish of Jindalee, on the road from Cootamundry to Young, adjoining the northern boundary of Hobb's conditional purchase of 80 acres…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, November 22

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 24 November 1869 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Peter Conolly, charged with drunkenness, was fined five shillings. Michael Hackett was charged with stealing a bay…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, December 24

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 November 1869 · page 2

Before Dr. Blake and Dr. Campbell. ASSAULT.--Bath v. Brotherton and Brotherton v. Bath. Mr. Dease informed the bench that owing to the judicious interference of Mr…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, November 24

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 27 November 1869 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Hugh Mo Leod was charged with using obscene language to Margaret Henderson. Mr. Gannon for complainant…

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Goulburn District Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 27 November 1869 · page 4

THIS court commenced on Thursday before his Honor Judge Mc Farland. There were several cases for trial, but most of them were of no importance except to the parties…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, November 27

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 1 December 1869 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Richard Slater was charged with assaulting his wife, Charlotte Slater. Constable Kelly deposed: I arrested defendant…

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Goulburn District Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 1 December 1869 · page 2

THE sittings of this court were resumed and concluded on Saturday last, before his honor Judge Mc Farland. The following were the cease remaining for…

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Double Murder at Wood Green

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 December 1869 · page 4

A TRAGEDY of a very shocking character took place at Wood Green, a suburb of London, on September 4. The victims are a young woman named Maria Death, and a gentleman…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, December 1

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 4 December 1869 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. William Baddock was fined 1s. and 2s. 6d. costs for allowing a horse to stray in the streets of the town…

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Infamy. an Australian Story. Written expressly for the Yass Courier. CHAPTER V.--(Concluded.) Murder Will Out

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 December 1869 · page 4

Just before the dawn Brummy rose to go. "Look here, Brummy," said Fitzroy, quite despairingly, "if you do know anything in this matter and refuse to out with it. why…

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Goulburn Police Court Saturday, December 4

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 8 December 1869 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Elizabeth Wilson, brought up for vagrancy, was sent to jail for one month, his worship stating that should she appear again after completing her sentence…

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Execution of Palmer & Williams for the Murder of Mr. Halltgan

The Yass Courier · Friday 10 December 1869 · page 4

ON 21th ultimo, at ten minutes past eight o'clock, Charles Frederick George Palmer and. John Williams underwent the last penalty of the law in Rockhampton gaol. Palmer, since…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, December 8. Before Mr. N. R. Besnard, Mr. M. Fitzpatrick, and Dr. Blake

The Yass Courier · Friday 10 December 1869 · page 2

VAGRANCY.--David Freeman, a poor old man of over seventy-two years of age, charged with vagrancy, was, with a view to his removal to the Benevolent Asylum, sentenced to three months…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, December 8

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 11 December 1869 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Maria Marshall v. George Grunsell; affiliation Mr. C. H. Walsh for the prosecution; Mr. Gannon for the defence…

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Collector Police Court. Tuesday, December 7

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 11 December 1869 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn. Michael Darcy was brought up charged with being drunk; plea, guilty. Fined 10s., or forty-eight hours in jail…

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