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

Courts & crime, 1870

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, October 26

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 29 October 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Elizabeth Wilson for using obscene language was sent to jail for seven days in default of paying a fine of 20s…

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Police Court. Monday, October 31. Before the police-magistrate and Mr. De Lauret

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1870 · page 2

NON ME RECORDO.—“William Heavy, you are charged with using profane language ; how do you plead?”—“Your Worship, 1 think I am guilty, but have no recollection.”—Fined Is…

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Local and General. Murrumburraii. Police Court, Thursday, October 27. Before G. O'Malley Clarke, Esq., P.M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 1 November 1870 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS. --Win. Hennessy,a lad of about seventeen, was charged with having been drunk in the public street on the 18th instant. The magistrate said it was a dreadful thing to see a boy…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, October 31

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 2 November 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. De Lauret. William Heavy for using obscene language was fined one shilling. William Cooper was charged with absenting…

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Police Court. Wednesday, November 2. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 3 November 1870 · page 2

STRAY HORSES.—Thomas Burgess was summoned for allowing two horses to stray in Montague-street. He pleaded guilty and was fined 2s. 6d., and 2s. 6d. costs.—A similar charge was…

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Yass Small Debts Court Before Dr. O' Connor

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 November 1870 · page 2

John Butt v. John Hedley; £7 4s., balance due for hay sold and delivered. Defendant did not appear. Postponed to next court, as the case required two magistrates…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, November 2. Before Dr. Campbell and Mr. T. Barber

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 November 1870 · page 2

WAGES.--John Hall, by his mother, sued A. F. Remmington for 10s., wages for two weeks. The defendant applied for a postponement, on account of the absence of his principal witness…

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Police Court. Friday, November 4. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1870 · page 2

IN BAD COMPANY.—Margaret Donovan, a nice looking child of nine years, was brought before the bench, having no visible means of support and keeping the company of persons of disreputable…

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Collector Police Court. Tuesday, November 1

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 5 November 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and the Collector bench. John Wiseman, on bail, was charged with larceny. Senior-constable O'Brien apprehaded prisoner on…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, November 2

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 5 November 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Thomas Burgess, for allowing two horses to stray in the streets, was find 2s 6d. and 2s 6d. costs. A similar charge against Frederick White junior…

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Gunning Police Court. Wednesday, November 2

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 5 November 1870 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. Gray and Hume, J.P.'s Foulkes v. Dowling; articles of the peace. Plaintiff awore that he was in fear of violence from defendant…

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The Chelsea Murder

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 5 November 1870 · page 2

EXECUTION OF THE CULPRIT.—Walter Miller, thirty-one, and by trade a plasterer, was executed on Monday morning at nine o'clock, within the…

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Police Court. Monday, November 7. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1870 · page 2

WORK AND LABOR DONE. —William Taylor sued Paul Manning for the sum of £5 5s., wages due as his hired servant. Mr. Betts appeared for defendant…

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Court Changes at Yass

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 8 November 1870 · page 3

OUR townsmen will learn with regret that contemplated changes in the arrangements for holding Quarter Sessions and District Courts will occasion the loss of the services of Judge…

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Yass District Court. Monday, November 7

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 8 November 1870 · page 3

THIS court was opened before his Honor Judge Francis this morning. The legal gentlemen present were Mr. Forbes, Mr. Allman, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Dense, and Mr. Walsh. The…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, November 7

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 9 November 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs. Conolly, Hayes, and Finlay. William Taylor sued Paul Manning for the sum of £5 15s., wages due as his hired servant…

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Police Court. Thursday, November 10. Before the police-magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1870 · page 2

ROBBERY. —James Larkham, labourer, of Diamond Creek, near Binda, on bail, was brought before the bench, charged with on the 8th of August last, feloniously stealing, taking and carrying away, one…

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

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 November 1870 · page 2

THE court opened at ten a.m. The cases John Loughmane, Grabben Gullen. v. Michael Tully, Grabben Gullen, and John Longhmane v. Martin Tully--in each ease damages…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, November 5. Before Mr. N. R. Besnard and Mr. J. Cottrell

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 November 1870 · page 2

ARTICLES OF THE PEACE.--Thomas Walsh (a person well known as a very old resident of Yass) was brought before the court on warrant to show cause why lie should not be bound over…

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Police Court. Friday, November 11. BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Mr: De Lauret, and Dr. Hayley

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1870 · page 2

NON -REGISTRATION OF DOGS.—John Perry, on summons, appeared before the bench for in the month of October keeping two dogs without causing a description of the same to be duly registered…

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