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

Courts & crime, 1869

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday — January 27

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

BEFORE the police-magistrate. S. E. Richards, manager of the Currawang copper-mine, was sued by John Hall for wages. Mr. Walsh, for the defence, stated that the…

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Binalong Police Court. Friday, February, 29

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 February 1869 · page 2

CHARGE OF SHEEP STEALING.—Thomas Scanlon was charged with stealing four sheep, the property of Michael Conroy, of Conroy's Gup. Mr Dease appeared for the prisoner…

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Local & General Intelligence Yass District Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 February 1869 · page 2

THIS court will be opened to-morrow week before his Honor Judge Francis. The following is the cause list:-- CONTINUED CAUSES…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday January 30. Before Dr. Blake

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 February 1869 · page 2

DRUNKENESS.-- James Patrick was charged with being drunk, and was discharged, it being his first appearance. LARCENY.-- Mr Dease applied for the liberation…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—january 30

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 3 February 1869 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. John Shea, charged with using threatening language to Flora Mc Donell at the Argyle Inn, and also with assaulting the police, was for the first…

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Local & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, February 3

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 February 1869 · page 2

Before Messrs. Blake. Laidlaw and Besnard. COUNTRY TOWNS POLICE ACT.-- Mrs Mary Grogan pleaded not guilty to a complaint in which she was charged with having suffered a pig, her…

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Gunning Police Court. Wednesday— February 3

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

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and Messrs. Gray and Hassall. —Sberiff, or allowing a pig to stray in the street, was fined 2s. 6d. and 2s. 6d. co[?]ts…

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Collector Police Court. Tuesday— February 2

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

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and Mr. Waddell. Sarah Ann Grocott v. Patrick O'Brien, Currawang; assault…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday— February 3

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

BEFORE Messrs. Voss, Abraham Levy, and A. G. Finlay. William Wade, remanded from Saturday last upon a charge of stealing £5 from one John O'Neil, was…

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Young Local News. Court of Requests Monday, 1st February, 1869. (Before G. O’M. Clarke, Esq., J.p.) Tiedemann v. DAVIS Trespass, 25

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 2

Hermann Tiedemann, swrom, said, I am a farmer, living at Sawpit Gully. Of the ground I hold about seventy or eighty acres is fenced. The horses belonging to defendant are…

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The Late Case of Sheep Stealing. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 February 1869 · page 3

SIR.-- I have just read in the columns of the Courier of the examination of the parties charged with sheep stealing. The decision of the members of the Yass Parliament surprised everybody. In…

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Local & General Intelligence Yass Court of General Sessions

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 February 1869 · page 2

THIS Court was opened yesterday before his Honor Judge Francis. Mr Forbes prosecuted for the Crown. The other advocates present were Messrs. G. M. Stephen, Allman, Wilkinson, Dease,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday— February 6

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

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Voss. Thomas Moran junior was brought up charged with wilfully breaking down a fence, the property of Mr. G. H. Thorn…

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Yass District Court

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 February 1869 · page 2

THIS court was opened before Judge Francis on Wednesday last. The advocates present were Messrs. Stephen and Forbes (barristers), Allman, Wilkinson, Dease, Walsh, and Freestone…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, February 10. Before Messrs. Blake and Laidlaw

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 February 1869 · page 2

CATTLE STEALING. -- Charles Smith, alias House, and Thomas Ryan were brought up in custody, charged with stealing a bullock, the property of Thomas William Brown…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday— February 10

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

BEFORE Mr. Voss. Thomas Robinson, remanded from Friday last, was again brought up on a charge of stealing a saddle belonging to James Wright of Bathurst…

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Young Local News. District Court

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 2

THE next sittings of the District Court at Young will be held on Thursday, the 18th instant, before his honor Judge Francis. The following is a list of the cases set down for hear…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, February 17. Before Mr Laidlaw

The Yass Courier · Friday 19 February 1869 · page 2

VAGRANCY.--Owen Rourke was charged with vagrancy. The sub-inspector said that the defendant had been sent down from Wagga Wagga. he supposed to get rid of him…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday— February 17

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

BEFORE the police-magistrate. William Taylor was brought up on two separate charges of allowing sheep to stray in the streets of the city; but it appearing that the sheep were in…

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Goulburn District Court

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

THIS court opened on Wednesday before his Honor Judge Macfarlane. The legal gentlemen present were Mr. Rogers barrister, and Messrs. Walsh, Gannon, Betts, and Windeyer, attorneys…

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