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

Courts & crime, 1870

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Local Intelligence. District Court. Thursday. (Before his Honor judge Francis). DUNCAN v. [?]ADWICK

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 February 1870 · page 2

Mr. Freestone for complainant. This was a claim for rent. Defendant had been in occupation of some premises belonging to complainant, at a rental of 15s. per week…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, February 28

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

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Mary Lynch was charged with assaulting Charlotte Coggans. Defendant not appearing, a warrant was ordered…

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Yass Small Debts Court. Wednesday, March 2. Before Dr. Blake

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 March 1870 · page 2

W. Couch v. Jas. Rolfe. Goods sold and delivered, £3 16s. 6d. Verdict for plaintiff. W. Couch v. S. Field. Goods sold and delivered, £3 10s. Verdict for plaintiff…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, March 2. Before Dr. Blake

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 March 1870 · page 2

ASSAULT.-- Alice Holmes v. J. Smith. Mr. Wilkinson for plaintiff; Mr. Dease for defendant. Postponed until the 9th inst. ASSAULT.-- Wm. Currran v. Mury Curran. Mr…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 2

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

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Levy. Michael McGrath, brought up for drunkenness, was fined 5s. Cornelius Henderson, remanded from Friday,…

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Tuesday. (Before G. O.M. Clarke, Esq., P.m.) Assault

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 March 1870 · page 2

George James v. George Wallacy : Complainant stated that when in front of the bar of the Criterion Hotel on the 22nd instant, defendant, without any provocation, struck him a blow,…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Monday. (Before G. O’M. Clarke, Esq., P.m.) Drunk and Using Obscene Lencuage

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 March 1870 · page 2

Christopher Humble, charged as above, was fined for the first offence 5s. or twenty-four hours, and for the second 10s. or forty-eight hours imprisonment…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Boorowa. On Monday, 25th April. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 8 March 1870 · page 3

Lot A, 63 acres, county of Hardon, parish of Gooramma, on and near the left bank of Boorowa River, between reserves Nos. 37 and 435. Lot B, 84 acres 2 roods, and lot C, 108 acres,…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, March 9. Before Dr. Blake

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 2

VAGRANCY.-- David Freeman and William Rust (formerly lock[?]pkeeper at Burrowa), both charged with the above offence, were sentenced to one month's imprisonment in Yass gaol, with…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 9

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Finlay. Charles Startford was charged with trespassing on the enclosed land Mr. David Morrice at Glenrock…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday (Before G. O’M. Clarke, Esq., P.m.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 12 March 1870 · page 2

Mary Kelly, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined for the first offence 5s., or twenty-four hours, and for the second 10s., or 48 hours in the cells…

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Correspondence. the Horse Stealing Case at Pudman Creek. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 March 1870 · page 1

SIR,-- In your issue of yesterday I observe a report of the proceedings at the Yass bench in a case of horse stealing-- White v. Ryan. In that report I find the prosecutor has made cortain…

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Manslaughter at Casino.—the Local Police-magistrate Arrested

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1870 · page 4

FROM the Clarence and Richmond Examiner we have the following intelligence of this tragedy:— CASINO, March 4. On Tuesday morning last, consternation and…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, March 12

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Noah Hutchins was charged with using obacone language. Defendant while drunk, appeared to have been…

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Murder in Dublin

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 March 1870 · page 3

A frightful murder was perpetrated the other night on Usher's-quay, Dublin. It was reported at Bridewell-lane Police-station at a little before ten o'clock and on an inspector proceeding to the spot…

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"Murder Will Out."

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 March 1870 · page 3

The Court of Assizes of Poitiers (Vienna) has just tried the man Riviere, arrested at the beginning of January last, for the murder and robbery of a neighbour named Rene, under circumstances which in some…

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Law and Police Courts

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 March 1870 · page 2

THE WELSH FASTING GIRL: GOVERNMENT PROSECUTION OF THE DOCTORS On Monday, before the Llandyssil magistrates Evan Jacob, Hannah Jacob, Thomas Lewis, M.D…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, March 16. Before Dr. Campbell and Dr. Blake

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 March 1870 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—James Byng, an old man sixty-eight years of ago, who stated that he had no means of support, was sentenced to Yass gaol for one month with a view of being forward to…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 16

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 19 March 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Owen Cambridge and James Horan, two little boys, charged with stealing fruit from the garden of John Blackshaw, were ordered to be imprisoned till…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Monday. (Before Chas. Temple, Esquire, J.p.) Affilliation Case

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 19 March 1870 · page 2

Alexander Bellomi was brought up charged with having neglected to contribute to the support of his illegitimate child. Bail was taken for the appearance of defendant in Sydney on…

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