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

Courts & crime, 1870

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Police Court. Monday, October 10. BEFORE the police-magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1870 · page 2

FAMILY JARS,—JAMES Donelly was brought before the bench by his wife, Mary Donelly, for threatening to stick her with a knife at Mummell, Where she had taken a situation away from him for…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, October 10

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 12 October 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. James Donnelly was charged with using threatening language to his wife Mary Donnelly. Mary Donnelly deposed: Defendant is my…

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Police Court. Wednesday, October 12. BEFORE the police-magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1870 · page 2

BREAKING DOWN A FENCE,—Jeremiah Limbeck was summoned by William Read for on Saturday last, the 5th of October, maliciously cutting down a fence ; to which he pleaded not guilty…

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Horrible Murder in Ireland

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 October 1870 · page 4

THE peaceful and picturesque little village of Seaforde, within seven miles of Downpatrick, was on Saturday morning made the scene of a most revolting and cold-blooded murder, the…

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Suggestions As to Criminal Court Arrangements

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 October 1870 · page 1

OUR readers may have noticed in our last issue a paragraph stating that it was rumoured that the Government contemplated discontinuing the Circuit Courts at Goulburn. We do not wait to…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, October 12

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 October 1870 · page 2

EVADING PAYMENT OF TOLL. -- The adjourned case, Jeff's v. R. A. Barber, was further adjourned for a week, no reply having been received from the Attorney-General to the matter submitted to…

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Police Court. Friday, October 14. BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. A. Levy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1870 · page 2

INSULTING LANGUAGE. — James Hawkins of Boxer’s Creek charged William Sid well with using insulting language. There being an absence of proof of summons, the case was postponed until…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, October 12

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 15 October 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Jeremiah Limbeck was charged with breaking down a fence on the property occupied by Mr. W. V. Read…

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Police Court. Monday, October 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1870 · page 2

DRUNK.—John Humphries, yon are charged with being drunk ; how do you plead?“—”Guilty, your Worship.“—Being his first-appearance, the bench discharged him…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, October 15

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 19 October 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. "William Sidwell was charged with using insulting language to James Hawkins. Mr. Walsh for defence…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, October 19. Before Dr. Blake and Mr. W. McBean

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 October 1870 · page 2

EVADING PAYMENT OF TOLL. -- Samuel Jeff v. R. A. Barber. -- This case was dismissed, and will be found fully reported in another part of today's paper…

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Police Court. Friday, October 21. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and J. W. Chisholm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1870 · page 2

DRUNK.— John Greig and Mary Dwyer were both charged with being drunk, and pleaded guilty. Being their first appearance were discharged. John Greig was also summoned for using obscene…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, October 21

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 22 October 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. J. W. Chisholm. John Greig and Mary Dwyer, brought up for drunkenness, wre discharged. James Brown charged James Slater with refusing…

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Police Court. Monday, October 24. Before the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1870 · page 2

“I WAS.”—“Alexander Mc Ausland you are charged with being drunk; were you sa ? “— ”I was your Worship.”—“This being your first appearance you may go.”…

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Crown Lands Sales. at the Police Office Tumut. On Friday, 28th October. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 25 October 1870 · page 4

Lot A, 74, acres, county of Selwyn, parish of Weluraba, on the left bank of Welumba Creek, about ½ a mile above its confluence with Tooma River, on Gri Grick Run: John…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, October 21

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 26 October 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. John Greig, charged with using obscene language, wan fined ten shillings…

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House-stealing and Speedy Capture of the Thieves

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 26 October 1870 · page 4

HORSE-STEALING AND SPEEDY CAPTURE OF THE THIEVES.—A hopeful specimen of the colonial horsey youth, named Charles Dempsey, was a short time since discharged from this town by Mr. Peisley for…

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Police Court. Wednesday, October 26. BEFORE the police-magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1870 · page 2

AN OLD OFFENDER.—Elizabeth Wilson was charged with using obscene language; to which she pleaded guilty. Having conducted herself in a manner so utterly at variance with the precepts set…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, October 26. Before Mr. Besnard

The Yass Courier · Friday 28 October 1870 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.--George Dunn (on bail) pleaded guilty to uttering obscene language on [?] his experience in the police force he had never…

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Police Court. Friday, October 28. BEFORE the police-magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1870 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE. — Dennis Carroll was charged with using obscene language towards Abraham Levy, who said, that on Tuesday last defendant came into his store relative to an amount…

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