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

Courts & crime, 1873

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 21

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 24 May 1873 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs. J. Hayes, W. Conelly, and W. Sheppard. Elizabeth Smith was charged with obtaining goods to the amount of £2 12s. 6s. under false pretences…

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Binda Police Court. Tuesday, May 20

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 24 May 1873 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. J. W. Bray and G. D. Hay. William Crilly was summoned on the information of Charles Iceland for a breach of the Publican's Act by selling liquor without a license…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, May 24. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1873 · page 3

HORSE STEALING.— James Austin or Allstone was charged with stealing a horse the property of Thomas Hodge The evidence of Senior-constable Moylan (who…

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The Eltham Murder

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 27 May 1873 · page 4

CONSIDERABLE excitement has been caused at Aldershot on its becoming known that a young soldier of the depot of the 52nd Regiment, stationed at Aldershot, had confessed to Mr…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, May 24

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 28 May 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. James Austin or Allstone was charged with stealing a horse, the property of Thomas Hodge. Remanded till Friday next…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 28. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1873 · page 2

One drunkard was brought up and fined 20s., or seven days in gaol. THURSDAY, MAY 29. Before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Sheppard…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, May 30. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. De Lauret

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1873 · page 2

ASSAULT.—John Benson (a lad about 15 years old), was charged with assaulting Tommy Hong (a Chinese), on the 27th instant, by throwing stones at him…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 28

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 31 May 1873 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. One drunkard was brought up and fined 20s. or seven days in gaol…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, June 3. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1873 · page 2

LARCENY.—William Evans was charged with having stolen a quantity of fat, the property of Patrick Moran and others. Senior-sergeant Fenton deposed: From…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, June 3

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 4 June 1873 · page 2

Before the police-magistrate. William Evans was charged with stealing a quantity of fat, the property of Patrick Moran and others…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, June 5. BEFORE Mr. C. S. Alexander

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1873 · page 2

VAGRANCY. — Catherine Sullivan was brought up on the above charge. Senior-constable Pagett deposed : I arrested prisoner yesterday evening; she was lying drunk in…

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Murder on the High Seas. (From the Evening News.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1873 · page 2

AT the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on Monday, June 2nd, before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave, William Cross alias Wilhelm Krauss, was charged with having on the 26th March, 1873, on…

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The Eltham Murder

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 June 1873 · page 4

THE fourth investigation of the circumstances connected with the surrender oi private George Ridout Theodore Bingham, 52nd light infantry, for the murder of Maria Jane Clousen, in…

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Wife Murder in Bucks

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 June 1873 · page 4

ON Monday, 24th March, a dreadful murder was found to have been committed in the quiet village of Oving, situate about six miles from Aylesbury, the victim being a woman named…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, June 7. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Dr. Hayley

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1873 · page 2

One drunkard was brought up and discharged, being his first offence. PROTECTION.—Mary Lukman was charged with having no visible means of support…

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Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1873 · page 2
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THIS court opened at ten o'clock on Thursday morning before his Honor Judge Mc Farland, with a list of thirty-two cases. Very few of the cases presented any features of public interest…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, June 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1873 · page 2

BEFORE THE Police-Magistrate and. Mr Sheppard. UNLAWFULLY DETAINING GEESE.—Robert Craig June was summoned by Mary Boxer for unlawfully detaining ten head of geese, the value of £4…

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A Barrister Sentenced to Prison for Theft

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 11 June 1873 · page 4

At the central criminal court, on April 8, Hugh Weightman, fifty-seven, a barrister, was indicted for stealing a volume of Sickle's Reports, an American work, from…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, June 7

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 11 June 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Dr. Haylay. Mary Lukeman, a respectable-looking girl, was brought up for protection. Constable Pagett deposed: I took the girl into…

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