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

Courts & crime, 1873

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, July 9

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 12 July 1873 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard. Frederick Pooley was summond for allowing a cow to stray in Sloane-street, Sufficient explanation being given to show that…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, July 14. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1873 · page 2

STRAY HORSE.—James Thompson, for allowing a horse to stray in a public place, was fined Is. and 2s. 6d. costs. INDECENT EXPOSURE.—James Miller was…

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Daring Burglary

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 16 July 1873 · page 4

A few days ago a daring burglary and attempted murder took place at the residence of Miss Young, Riversdale, Cross Deep, Twickenham,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, July 14

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 16 July 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard. James Thompson, for suffering a horse to stray, was fined 1s and 2s. 6d costs. James Miller was summoned for exposing his…

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The Police and the Goats. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1873 · page 2

SIR,—I regret to say that from some cause or other the police are afflicted with blindness ! You may believe me or not, but it's a fact ! They cannot see anything so small as a goat ; and yet there are…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, July 16

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 July 1873 · page 2

The court was opened at ten a.m. OBSTR[?]RING A TURNPIKE ROAD.-- McEnally v. Gleeson. Mr. Wilkinson for the plaintiff, Mr. Windeyer for the defendant…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, July 18. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1873 · page 2

LARCENY.—Ann Bowman was charged with stealing a cow-hide, the property of William Taylor of Auburn-street. Constable Walker deposed: Between seven and…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, July 18

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 19 July 1873 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard. Ann Bowman was charged with stealing a cowhide, the property of William Taylor. Constable Walker deposed: I arrested defendant…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, July 21. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. Dickson and Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1873 · page 2

PROTECTION. —Emma Munn (a girl about fourteen years of age) was brought up by the police for protection, under the Vagrant Act. Constable Walker deposed: I arrested the…

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Crown Land Sale. at the Police Office. Young, On Monday. 18th August. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 July 1873 · page 4

Lot A, 40 acres, county of Bland, parish unnamed. near Yeo Yeo Greek, about 2¼ miles westerly from M. Hughes's conditional purchase of 320 acres, Morangoral run. Selected by D…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, July 21. Before Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 July 1873 · page 2

MALICIOUSLY BREAKING WINDOWS. -- Jane Armstrong appeared before the court, charged with having, on Saturday last, maliciously broken four panes of glass at the White Swan Inn, Yass…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, July 19

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 23 July 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. John Perry, on hail, was brought up charged with assaulting John O. Tucker. Senior-sergeant Fenton deposed: I arrested the…

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Child Murder in England

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 23 July 1873 · page 4

Tue following remarkable case was tried recently at Lancaster (England):—Mary Elizabeth Davidson, aged twenty-six, was indicted for the wilful murder of Caroline…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, July 23. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1873 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—John Thomas (an elderly man, who on the previous day had been charged with breaking a railway-carriage window) was brought up on a charge of having no lawful visible means of…

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Suspicion of Murder. (From the Maitland Mercury of Tuesday.)

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 July 1873 · page 3

ON Saturday evening the coroner, Mr. T. W. Pearse, initiated an inquiry into the circumstances of the death of the little, girl Mary Ann Campbell, who has been alluded to in our three last issues as…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, July 23. Before Dr. Campbell and Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 July 1873 · page 2

STEALING A SUIT OF CLOTHES.--James Egan, a labourer lately employed at Hardwicke, near Yass, was charged with stealing a suit of clothes, the property of a person named Ferrars…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, July 25. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 2

FURIOUS HIDING.- John Seerey (on summons) was charged with riding furiously along Auburn and. Clifford streets on the 17th instant. Defendant pleaded guilty…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, July 23

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. John Thomas (a stranger), who was brought up on Monday for breaking a window in a railway-carriage and discharged, was again brought up…

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Supposed Murder

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 3

ON Saturday evening the coroner, Mr. T. W. Pearse, initiated an inquiry into the death of the little girl Mary Ann Campbell, who had been for some time missing from her uncle's house on Wallis'…

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Shocking Murder and Attempted Suicide. (From the Melbourne Argus, July 22.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 2

A SHOCKING tragedy took place in Hotham yesterday morning. A woman who kept a small grocery shop at the corner of Howard and Little Howard streets, gave poison to her four children, and then…

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