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

Courts & crime, 1872

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, June 28. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1872 · page 2

WIFE DETERTION.— John Watson appeared on summons charged with deserting his wife, Honorah Watson. Defendant appeared, but. complainant did not…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)OBSCENE Language and Assaulting the Police

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 June 1872 · page 2

Jonathan Smith was charged with using obscene language on Saturday night to Mr. T. R. Watt. He pleaded not guilty, and was sentenced to a fine of £1 or seven days in the…

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Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Profane Language

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 June 1872 · page 2

Andrew M’Gill was charged by Mr Sub-Inspector Roberts with using profane language on 21st June. Defendant said he did not remember anything…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, June 26

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1872 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. John O'Rourke was charged by Elizabeth Mullens with child-desertion Deferent, on the whom a summons had been served…

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Goulburn District Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1872 · page 4

THIS court was held before his Honor Judge Mc Farland on Thursday. The legal gentlemen present were Messrs. Gannon end Betts, both of Goulburn…

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Uncle Joe in Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1872 · page 8

JOE BASSET Was a queer genius—Uncle Joe everybody called him—and, though possessing but very few of the goods of this world, yet he was one of the most useful men in…

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Crown Lands Sale. at the Police-office, Cooma, On Monday, 22nd July. Country Lots

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1872 · page 6

LOT A, 47 acres, lot B, 41 acres 2 roods, county of Wallace, parish of Wambrook, on the right and left banks of Pat Ann's Creek, adjacent to the southern boundary of the…

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Appeal Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1872 · page 2

THE second hearing of appeals against the amount assessed on properties within the Municipality of Goulburn, took place at the court-house to-day. The Police-Magistrate and W. Sheppard, Esq.,…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Monday, 22nd July. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 July 1872 · page 3

Lot A, 40 acres, county of King, parish of Kildare, on the left bank of tho Lachlan River, near its confluence with Jerrawa Crock, adjoining the northern boundary of Toohy's 39 acres…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, June 29

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 3 July 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Hannah Phillips, who had come out of gaol only that morning, where she had been sent on suspicion of being of unsound mind, was again brought before…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, 3Rd July. Before the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1872 · page 2

STRAY HORSE.—James Martin was summoned for suffering a horse to stray. Satisfactory explanation having been given to the effect that defendant was absent from home at the time the…

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Young Court of Requests. Monday July 1. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. B. Coombes

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 July 1872 · page 3

[?] Dr. Temple v. Smith.-- The plaintiff sued defendant for £10 for slander. The slander complained of was contained in a letter written by defendant to the secretary of the Burrangong…

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Grown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Burrowa. On Monday, 22nd July. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 July 1872 · page 4

Lot A, 10 acres, county of King, parish of Kember, on Oaky Creek about ½ a mile above its confluence with Lachlan River, adjoining the southern boundary of Lane's conditional…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, July 3

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 July 1872 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. James Martin was charged with showing a horse to story in the court-house yard. In the shame of defendant in Sydney, the…

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Further European News. the Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 July 1872 · page 2

Fire Mejesty the Queen, accompanied by the [?] of Germany, Prince Leo[?]ld and [?] , left Windows for Buckingham Palace on May [?] and…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, 5Th July. Before W. Shephard, C. S. Alexander, and A. G. De Lauret, Esqs, J.Ps

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 6 July 1872 · page 2

NEGLECTING AN ORDER.—Joseph Mayo was summoned by the police for refusing to comply with an order made by the bench to the effect that he should pay his wife 10s, a week as support…

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Arrest of Scott by the Sandhurst Police

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 July 1872 · page 8

THE public were no doubt considerably surprised yesterday morning upon reading the account of the capture of Scott which appeared in our columns, and the police of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, 9Th July Before the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1872 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.—Margaret Williamson, remanded on a charge of being of unsound mind was again brought up. Some additional evidence was produced, but the…

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Collector Police Court. Friday, 5Th July. Before the Police-Magistrate and the Collector Bench

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1872 · page 2

Edward Jones; assaulting and doing grievous bodily harm. Senior-constable O’Brien said that on the 3rd day of July he received some information ; went to…

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Local and General. Yass District Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 July 1872 · page 2

THE following is a report of the cases disposed of at this court on Wednesday and Thursday last by his Honor Judge McFurland. The advocates present were Mr. Allman and Mr…

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