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

Courts & crime, 1871

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Police Court. Friday, August 15Th. Before the Police Magistrate and Captain Rossi

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1871 · page 2

STRAY PIGS.—James Sinclair was charged with allowing three pigs to stray in different streets. Defendant did not appear. Service of summons having been proved, he was lined 5s. with 2s. 6d…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, August 18

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 19 August 1871 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Rossi. James Sinclair was charged with allowing three pigs to stray in Clifford-street. Defendant did not appear. Service of summons…

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The Murder at Eltham

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 19 August 1871 · page 2

ON Tuesday, Edmund Walter Pook, twenty, printer, was brought up for final examination at the Greenwich police-court, before Mr. Maude, charged with the wilful murder…

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Police Court. Monday, August 21St. Before the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1871 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Richard Clarke alias Dick the Sailor was brought up for Using obscene language in Clinton-street on Sunday during service Fined 5s. or forty-eight hours in goal…

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Binalong Police Court. Friday, 18Th August, 1871. Before H. Brown, Esq

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 August 1871 · page 2

ON the first case being called, Mr. Brown rose and said he could not commence the business of the court without referring to the great loss sustained through the untimely death of his…

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Supposed Murder in Parramatta-street. (From the S. M. Herald:)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1871 · page 2

A SHOCKING case, supposed to be one of murder, came under the cognizance of the police early yesterday morning. The victim is about twenty-four years of age. His real name is Crawford, although…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Session. Before Dr. Blake and Mr. Cottrell

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 August 1871 · page 2

TRAVELLING WITH UNBRANDED SHEEP.-- Thomas Turner (sheep inspector for the Yass and Queenbeyan district) v. Maynard Zouch. This was a case in which the defendant was charged with the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, August 21

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 23 August 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Richard Clarke alias Dick the SAilor was charged with using obscena language in clinton-street. Fined 5s. or forty-eight hours in gaol…

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The Supposed Murder in Parramatta-street. (Abridged from S. M. Herald.) Coroner’s Inquest

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1871 · page 3

AT nine o’clock on Monday forenoon the city coroner (Mr. Henry Sheill) commenced, at his office in Hyde Park, an inquest touching the cause of death of a young man named Crawford. Deceased was…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 August 1871 · page 2

Before Dr. Blake, Mr. W. McBean, and Mr. Cottrell. BREACH OP THE SHEEP ACT.-- T. Turner v. M. Zouch. This was a case brought by the…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass, On Monday, 28th August. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 August 1871 · page 3

Lots A and B, 60 acres and 40 acres respectively, county of King, parish of Grabben Gullen, at the head of Wheeo Creek, about ¾ mile south-westerly from Watman's conditional…

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Police Court. Friday, August 25Th. Before the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 2

LARCENY.—Isaac Stott and John Knight were charged with stealing two saddles, the property of John Wollan. Remanded till Monday, 28th inst. INDECENT. EXPOSURE,—Mark Skidmore, for…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 2

Robert Williams pleaded guilty to the above charge, and was fined 10s, or 48 hours imprisonment. The same defendant was also fined £1, or four days imprisonment, for using…

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Court of Requests. Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) CONNOLLY V. KING

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 2

Plaintiff sued for £1 8s, amount stated to be due for 28 bags of charcoal supplied to defendant at 1s per bag. He stated that when applied to for the amount defendant refused to…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, August 24

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Isaac Stott and John Knight were charged with stealing two saddles, the property of John Wollan. The evidence of the apprehending constable was…

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The Supposed Murder in Parramatta-street, Sydney

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 3

AT nine o'clock on Monday morning an inquest was held at the coroner's office upon the body of Robert Crawford, who expired in the infirmary from injuries received in Parramatta-street on Sunday…

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Police Court. Monday, 28Th August. Before the Police-Magistrate and Captain Rossi

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1871 · page 2

STEALING Two SADDLES.—Isaac Stott, John Knight (a boy aged fourteen years), and William Knight, were brought up charged with stealing two saddles from the stable of Mr. Wollen, Spring…

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The Supposed Murder in Parramatta-street. (Abridged from S. M. Herald) Adjourned Inquest

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1871 · page 2

AT 9 o’clock, yesterday forenoon, there was resumed before the City Coroner, the adjourned inquiry into the cause of the death of the young man named Robert Crawford, or Armstrong, who, in…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, August 26

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 30 August 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Charles Jacob was charged with stealing seven sheepskins, the property of Elward Bassingthwnigte. Constable Galle deposed: I arrested prisoner…

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Police Court. Wednesday, 30Th August. Before the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 31 August 1871 · page 2

ILLEGALLY BIDING.—Patrick Lawler was summoned by Henry Payten for illegally riding a horse the property of Patrick Donnelly of Gundaroo, left in his charge…

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