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

Courts & crime, 1871

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Police Court. Wednesday, February 8. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1871 · page 3

OBSCENE LANGUAGE. — Benjamin Pennington was charged with using obscene language to Mrs. Pearson. The bench ordered him to be sent to goal for seven days in default of paying a line of…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) VAGRANCY

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 February 1871 · page 2

Johanna Ryan was charged with being in a tent belonging to Henry Wilson for an unlawful purpose. Senior-constable Gibbons stated: About 7…

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Police Court. Friday, February 10. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Levy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1871 · page 2

LARCENY.—Ah Sung, a pagan, and Thomas, a Protestant, both Chinese, were charged with larceny. Constable Whealey, on oath, said that yesterday…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, February 8

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 11 February 1871 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Benjamin Pennington was charged with using obscene language to Mrs. Pearson. Fined 20s. or seven days in gaol…

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District Court. Friday, February 10

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 11 February 1871 · page 4

BEFORE his Honor Judge McFarland. Messrs. Walsh, Betts, and Gannon, were the attorneys present. The list was small. The undefended cases were…

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Police Court. Tuesday. (Before G. O. M. Clarke, Esq., P. M. and J. Broughton, Esq.) Church V Pickering.—thrratening Language

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 February 1871 · page 2

Mr. Freestone for complainant; Mr. Gordon for defendant. The information stated that on the 21st Jan. defendant made use of threats towards…

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Court of Requests. (Dr. Temple here took his seat on the Bench.) MILLARD V. TRESS

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 February 1871 · page 2

Balance of account for goods sold and delivered. £16 13s. Mr. Gordon for plaintiff; Mr. Freestone for defendant…

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Police Court. Monday, February 13. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. A. G. De Lauret and W. E. Dignam

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1871 · page 2

OF UNSOUND MIND.—Sarah Ann Last was charged with being of unsound mind. Mr. Gannon applied for a postponement for a week, it being a matter between husband and wife. He thought…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, February 11

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 February 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Thomas Bradley, brought up for drunkenness, was discharged. John Rowley, a man over seventy years of age…

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District Court. Saturday, February 11

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 February 1871 · page 2

HIS Honor Judge McFarland took his seat at ten o'clock. CROOK v. CROPPER. In this case the jury, which had been locked up…

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Police Court. Wednesday, February 15. Before the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1871 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE. —Malachi Townsend was charged with using obscene language in a public place ; he pleaded guilty, but it was his first offence. Constable Whealey said that this morning at about…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Saturday.(Before the Police Magistrate.) LARCENY

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 18 February 1871 · page 2

Margaret O’Connor, for stealing a muslin jacket from Mrs. Musgrave, was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment in Young gaol. SELECTIONS.—The following were the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, February 15

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 18 February 1871 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Malachi Townsend, charged with using obscene language in a public place, was fined 20s. or seven days in gaol…

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Daring Case of Cattle-stealing

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 18 February 1871 · page 3

A few days ago forty head of fat cattle were stolen out of the paddock at Galong, near Burrown, the property of Mr. Ryan. The police, we understand, are on the…

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Police Court. Monday, February 20. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1871 · page 2

ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.—William Shep herd, in custody, was brought before the bench for attempting to commit suicide. Senior-constable Kennedy of Binda, on oath,…

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Murrumburrah Police Court. Thursday, February 16. Before Mr. G. O'M Clarke. P.M., and Messrs. A. Mackay and Wellman

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 February 1871 · page 3

Brogan v. Davoureen, £2 15s., wages. -- The defendant did not appear, and upon examination of plaintiff by the bench it seemed that he was not engaged as a servant, but had been doing…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday Afternoon, February 17

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Thomas Conolly was charged with stealing a coat. the property of Michael Conolly of Towrang. Constable Bulla deposed: I apprehended prisoner…

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Police Court. Wednesday, February 22. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Levy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1871 · page 2

BULLOCK-STEALING.—George Hanley was charged with stealing a bullock, the property of Michael Ellsworth, of Longreach. Mounted Constable Kelly, of Marulan, stated…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, February 22. Before Mr. Williams and Mr. Cottrell

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 February 1871 · page 2

ASSAULT.-- James Harrison, on remand, charged with having assaulted a person named John Greenlaw, since dead, was brought before the court in custody of the gaol officials…

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Police Court. Friday, February 24th. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1871 · page 2

BULLOCK STEALING.—George Hanley (on bail) and James Hatter, both on remand, were brought before the bench to answer to the charge of stealing a bullock the property of Michael Ellsworth of…

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