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

Courts & crime, 1872

513 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 26

Further Murder. the Body of Mr. Walker Discovered in Parkamatta RIVER.(From the S. M. Herald.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1872 · page 4

ABOUT 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon Sergeant Dawson and Constables Abercrombie and Meader, while (in consequence of certain information that had been received by them) dragging the Parramatta River,…

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The Parramatta River Murder and Supposed Further Tragedy

The Yass Courier · Friday 22 March 1872 · page 3

MONDAY'S Sydney Herald has the following:-- On last Saturday forenoon detective Elliott arrested in Pitt-street a man named Nichols, on suspicion of having caused the death of John Bridger, or…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, March 20. Before Dr. Campbell, Mr. Williams, Mr. Cottrell, and Mr. Barber

The Yass Courier · Friday 22 March 1872 · page 2

LARCENY.-- Samuel Jeff's (on bail) appeared to answer a charge of having, on the 11th March, at the O'Brien Bridge tollbar, feloniously stolen a £1 bank-note, the property of Alexander…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, 22Nd March. Before the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 2

WIFE DESERTION.—Thomas Fuller was brought up on warrant charged with deserting his wife in Sydney. Constable Walker proved arresting defendant by…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 2

Michael Travers, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 5s. or 24 hours in the lockup. William Maber. for being drunk, has fined 10s., 24 hours, and for using obscene language…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 20

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Hay. One woman brought up for drunkenness was discharged. John Duggan, on remand, charged with wife-dessertion, was again remanded for a week…

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The Parramatta River Murders. a Third Suspected Murder

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 2

SINCE our issue of yesterday a chain of circumstances has come to light which leads to the unhappy impression that the murderers of Bridges, whoever they may be, have also…

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Murder Windeyer. (From the Western Post March 12th)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 4

The following are the particulars of an inquest held at the police station, Windeyer, on the 9th instant by the district coroner (Dr. C. E. Bowling), on the body of Aveling…

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Court of Requests Whittle V. Rivers

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 2

Trespass, €5. Mr. Freestone, for defendant, pleaded not guilty. Plaintiff sued for damage done to a garden by defend pigs.. Defendant did not deny the [?]pass, but pleaded that…

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Supposed Murder on the Ramatta River. (From the Sydney Empire, March 15th.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 4

THE body of a man was found on Tuesday last in the Parramatta River, near Ryde. It [?] supposed to be that of a man of the same [?] ‘Bridger,’ who was lately discharged from…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, 25Th March. Before the Police Magistrate and—Shepherd Esq

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1872 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—James White was brought up for being-drunk in- Montague-street, and using obscene language while being taken to the lockup. For the first offence defendant was discharged. For…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, March 23. Before Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 March 1872 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.--Amelia Burns was brought before the court charged with being a person of unsound mind, and upon the application of Mr. sub-inspector Brennan, who stated that he was…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, March 25

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 27 March 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard. One drunkard was discharged. James White, for using obscene language, was fined ten shillings or forty-eight hours in gaol…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, 27Th March. Before the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1872 · page 2

MAINTENANCE.—John McSorley was charged with refusing to obey an order of the court. There was no appearance of defendant, and a fresh information was ordered to be laid and a…

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A Horrible Judicial Murder

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 March 1872 · page 4

FULL details have been received of the recent shocking incident in Cuba, the shooting of eight youths, medical students, on a charge which seems to have been almost or quite…

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A Supposed Murder in Melbourne Twenty Years Ago -- Strange Story

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 March 1872 · page 4

A CURIOUS case, in which a supposed murder committed in Melbourne twenty years ago, has bean brought under the notice of the authorities again by a man who professes to…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass, On Saturday, 6th April. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 March 1872 · page 3

Lot A, 40 acres, county of King, parish of Winduella, adjoining the eastern and part of the southern boundaries of Sheehy's conditional purchase of 77½ acres, and M'Cormack's conditional…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 30 March 1872 · page 2

Joseph Peraira was charged with assaulting W. Allan at the Empire Hotel, on Friday night. Mr Freestone appeared for the prosecution. Sen.-constable Gibbons deposed: At eleven…

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Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 30 March 1872 · page 2

William Mead, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 5s or 24 hours, and for obscene language 10s, or 48 hours in the lockup. IN consequence of electric disturbances in…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 27

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 30 March 1872 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard. John Duggan, who has boon frequently remanded on a charge of wife-desertion, being again brought up, was remanded to Sydney to de dealt with…

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