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

Courts & crime, 1870

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Gunning Police Court. Wednesday, April 6

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 9 April 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and H. Saxby, Esq. Edward Pursehouse v. Stephen Brown.—Illegally detaining a mare…

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Collector Police Court. Tuesday, April 5

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 9 April 1870 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. Huthwaite, Waddell, and A. S. Chisholm. Thomas Hadlow was brought up on warrant charged with non-support of his illegitimate child…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. Wednesday, April 6

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 9 April 1870 · page 4

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice Cheeke. IN RE FITZPARTICK. The jury in the case of Michael Fitzpatrick for rape, who had boon locked up all night, were brought…

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Local Intelligence. Court of Requests. (Before G. O’M. Clarke, Esq., P.M.) Monday. COLLYER V. RICHARDSON

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 April 1870 · page 2

Claim for wages, £2. Mr. Gordon, for defendant, pleaded indebted to the amount of 18s. From plaintiff’s statement it appeared that he…

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

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 April 1870 · page 1

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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Assault on a Magistrate at Queanbeyan

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 13 April 1870 · page 2

AT the court of potty sessions on Tuesday, April 6th, before the police-magistrate and Mr. Byrne, W. G. O'Neill (on bail) appeared to answer the information of J. J. Wright (a magistrate), charging…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, April 9

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 13 April 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Moose Cavanagh was charged with stealing a blanket, the property of Joshua King, and remanded till Monday…

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The Auteuil Murder: Trial of Prince Pierre Bonaparte

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 April 1870 · page 3

This most remarkable and interesting case has now advanced a step further, and the Prince Bonaparte and the witnesses in the trial of the prince having arrived at Tours on the Sunday, the trial was opened…

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Law and Police Courts. Bravo Toro!

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 April 1870 · page 2

Probably the most exciting of the many animated scenes which have taken place in the arena of the Agricultural Hall was enacted the other night in the great enclosure at Islington. When the series of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, April 13

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. De Lauret. James Donelly was charged with using threatening language to his wife. Mary Donelly deposed: On Saturday defendant…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. (Before G. O’M. Clarke, Esq., P.M.) Tuesday. VAG[?]ANCY

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 16 April 1870 · page 2

A young lad, nine years of age, named George Jenkins, was brought up under the Vagrant Act charged with having no visible means of support. Remanded for seven days…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, April 13

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 19 April 1870 · page 2

Before Dr. Blake, Dr. Campbell, and Mr. Laidlaw. LARCENY.-- Samuel Dinner (on remand) was charged with stealing two pocket-handkerchiefs from R. M. Redmayne, at the Telegraph Inn…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, April 16

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 20 April 1870 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Bartholomew Laffy for vagrancy was sent to jail for one month pending an application for admission into some asylum…

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The Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 20 April 1870 · page 4

Her Majesty the Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Princesses Louise and Beatrice and Prince Leopold, left Osborne at 2.15 on February 18, and arrived at Windsor at 5.45…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, April. 19. Before Mr. Laidlaw and Dr. Blake

The Yass Courier · Friday 22 April 1870 · page 2

The bench met and adjourned the annual licensing business until to-morrow. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20. Before Dr. Blake, Dr. O'Connor, Mr. Besnard,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, April 20

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 April 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Patrick Eagan, quite a lad, was charged with allowing a horse to stray in the streets. Defendant wads cautioned and discharged…

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Horrible Murder in Paris

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 April 1870 · page 4

A FEARFUL tragedy occurred on Friday, the 28th of January in the Rue Faubourg St. Honor[?]. The details of the horrible event, as described in the Paris papers, explain…

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The Theft of Colonel Hickie's Child at Maidenhead

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 April 1870 · page 8

AT the Berkshire Epiphany quarter-sessions, held at the assize courts, Reading, on Tuesday, January 18, Elizabeth Barry, aged 89, nurse, was indicted for unlawfully and by…

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Local Intelligence. Court of Requests. (Before G. O’M. Clarke, Esq., P.M.) H. HAYES V. W. JOHNSTON

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 April 1870 · page 2

Mr. Freestone for plaintiff ; Mr. Gordon for defendant. This was an action to recover the amount of a dishonoured cheque—£9 14s. 6d. The…

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At the Police Office, Gundagai On Monday, 30th May. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 April 1870 · page 3

Lot A, 40 acres, county of Harden, parish of Cootamundry, adjoining the north-eastern boundary of Canty's conditional purchase of 40 acres on Cootamundry Ran…

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