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

Courts & crime, 1870

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Binalong. Police Court, Friday, September 2

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 September 1870 · page 2

Before Mr. John Paterson and Mr. H. S. Brown. Martin Regan pleaded guilty to a charge of using threatening language towards Honry Hall. Fined 5s. and costs of court…

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Murrumburra[?] Police Court. Thursday, September 1. Before Mr. G. O'M. Clarke, P.M

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 September 1870 · page 2

OBTAINING A HORSE UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. --Daniel Ryan, farmer, living at Binalong, appeared to answer the information of John Bourke, poundkeeper, for that he in July last obtained a…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, September 5

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 7 September 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs Conolly, Dignam, and Finlay. Richard Siggs was charged with unlawfully detaining a horse the property of Henry R. Banfield. Mr. Walsh for complainant; Mr. Gannon for…

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Singular Murder Trial at the Cape

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 September 1870 · page 4

ABOUT a year ago (says the Cape Argus) the body of a native woman was found in the Kat River, close to a drift. It was evident that a murder had been committed by strangling…

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Police Court. Wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)STEALING FOWELS

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 10 September 1870 · page 2

Ah Ow and Ab Sam, two miserable looking Chinamen, were jointly charged with stealing a fowl, the property of another Celestial, Ah Ning…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, September 7

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 10 September 1870 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. A. G. Friday. Susan Malone, brought up for drunkenness, was discharged. Defendant was then charged with vagrancy, and…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Monday. ( Before G. O’ M. Clarke, Esq., P.M., and Ches. Temple, Esq., JP.) [?] and Disorderly

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 10 September 1870 · page 2

Bartholomew O'Hare, for being drank and disorderly, was discharged. STEALING A SADDLE. Thomas Sheedy was brought up, in custody of…

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Court of Requests. Riley v. TURSS

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 10 September 1870 · page 2

Plaintiff seed for expenses—10s —for his attendance in a case at this court on 14th June, in which he had been subpoenaed by defendant as a witness…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, September 12

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 14 September 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. John Talbot, on remand, was again brought up charged with stealing wearing apparel, the property of John Robertson of Binda…

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Horrible Child-murder at Sand Ridge, Victoria

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 14 September 1870 · page 4

ON Monday evening, shortly after five o'clock, considerable excitement was caused in Sandridge by a rumour that a man named Edward Marwood Elton had murdered his…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, September 14

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 September 1870 · page 2

Michael Dolaney was brought before the court charged with having made use of obscene language on Tuesday evening in Cooma-street. The prisoner said he did not know how to plead,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, September 14

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Podmore. Mary Gurney, on remand, was again brought up charged with manslaughter. Mr. Walsh for defence…

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Horrible Murder at Sandridge

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 3

One of the most horrible outrages that has ever darkened the criminal annals of Victoria occurred at Sandridge about half-past four o’ clock on Monday afternoon. From what we…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, September 17

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 21 September 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-magistrate. Michael Darcy, charged with using obscene language, was fined 5s. William Harvey and Thomas White (an…

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Goulburn District Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 21 September 1870 · page 2

THIS court was opened yesterday before his Honer Judo McFarland. There were only three cases set down for hearing. One of these was postponed to the next sittings of the court; nod there being no…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, September 21. Before Dr. Campbell and Dr. Blake

The Yass Courier · Friday 23 September 1870 · page 2

DRUNK.--Thomas Byrnes (on bail), charged with having been drunk, failed to appear. He was fined 5s., which was deducted from the £1 bail lodged with the lockupkeeper…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Sheep Stealing

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 2

John Noonan, charged with stealing sheep, the property of Messrs. Elliot and Allan, was remanded until Thursday for the attendance of witnesses…

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Thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Sheep Stealing

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 2

John Noonan, remanded from Monday, appeared upon the above charge. Mr. Freestone appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Gordon for the defence…

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Police Court. Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 2

Mr. Gordon appeared to the summons of Mr. Freestone, charging him with using language towards him, in a public place, calculated to incite to a breach of the peace…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, September 21

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Rossi. James Martin junr. was charged with allowing a horse to stray. Defendant proved that the horse had been fastened…

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