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

Courts & crime, 1870

405 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 21

Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Horse Stealing

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 May 1870 · page 2

Magrath remanded from Saturday last, was again brought up. Daniel Herbert stated: I reside at Young: I had a bay horse branded JH over [?] over JH…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Saturday. (Before Chas. Temple, Esquire, J.p.) Horse-stealing

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 May 1870 · page 2

A man named Magrath was charged by Senior-constable Gibbons with stealing a horse, the properly of Daniel Herbert of Young. Mr. Gordon appeared for the defence…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 11

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 14 May 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Martin John Foley, remanded from Tuesday on a charge of child-desertion, was again brought up. Julia Connolly, the complainant, applied for a…

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Goulburn District Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 14 May 1870 · page 4

THIS court opened yesterday before his Honor Judge Simpson. The members of the legal profession present wore Messrs. Walsh, Gannon, and Betts. There were only fifteen cases not down for trial,…

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Murder of a Man by His Father-in-law

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 14 May 1870 · page 2

A tragical occurrence has just happened at Woodland, a small village near Barnard Castle. A domestic quarrel took place, about midnight on Saturday, between…

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Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Cattle Stealing

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 2

William Hobson and William, Sandford remanded from Saturday, were again brought up. Mr. Freestone who appeared for the…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court Saturday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) [?]ATTLE [?]

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 2

William H[?] and William [?] appeared charged as above. Mr. Gordon appeared for the defence, The accept were remanded from Thursday…

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Wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Cutis St[?]ing

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 2

William Rob[?] and William Sandford appeared on re[?] from yesterday, charged as above. William thomp[?] stated: I am [?]ged by…

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Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate), Cattle St[?]ing

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 2

William Rob[?] and William Sandford were again brought up remanded from yesterday. Thos, Rhodes said; I am dairy[?] in the employ of Mr. James Roberts of Ca[?]wang;…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 18

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Martin Joyce of Grabben Gullen was charged with stealing a horse, the property of James Loughnan…

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News by Telegraph. Thunderbolt, the Bushranger, Shot Dead by the Police. Sydney, Thursday, 9 p.m

The Yass Courier · Friday 27 May 1870 · page 2

The Armidale police having received information that Thunderbolt, the bushranger, had stuck-up several travellers in that district, they immediately went in pursuit. They met in…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 May 1870 · page 2

Bartholomew Mahoney was charged by senior constable Gibbons with being drunk and disorderly on Saturday night in Burrowa-street. Fined £1, or four days in the lock-up…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 25

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 28 May 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. William Mason, brought up for drunkenness, was fined 5s. or forty-eight hours in jail. Martin Joyce, remanded from May 18th on a…

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The Ghost at Owlet Court

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 May 1870 · page 4

“WELL, after the cheerful picture you've drawn, Tom—a cross old maid, a poodle, a pug, and a parrot—I don’t seem to care about it !”…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 30

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 1 June 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Levy. Hugh Kennedy for drunkenness was fined five shillings and for using obscene language was fined twenty shillings…

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Madness, Murder, and Suicide

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 1 June 1870 · page 4

ON Saturday morning; shortly after nine o'clock, and just as the business of Ballarat was about commencing in full activity as is usually the case on Saturday morning, the…

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Yass Small Debts Court. Before Dr. Blake

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 June 1870 · page 2

RENT.--J. Grovenor v. T. Turner. This was an action to recover £2 10s. 9d. for rent of two rooms in North Yass from the 23rd October, 1809, to the 31st March, 1870. Mr. Allman…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, June 1

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 June 1870 · page 2

Before Dr. Blake and Mr. A. C. Shadforth NEGLECT TO PAY WAGES.--Cahill v. Parker. In this case plaintiff sued for £10, wages due from 21th January to the 10th April.1870…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate,) Drunk and Disorderly

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 June 1870 · page 2

Patrick Tobin and James Tobin were charged by senior-constable Watson, of Wombat, with being drank and disorderly at Lowington’s Hotel on the night of 28th ultimo. Fined £1…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, June 1

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Morris Collins and Eliza Collins his wife wore charged with a broach of the Impounding Act by unlawfully rescuing horses seized for the purpose of…

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