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

Courts & crime, 1873

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, September 10

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 13 September 1873 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs. Sheppard and De Lauret. John O'Donnell, for allowing a horse and foal to stray in Montague-street on the 9th instant, was…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, September 15. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1873 · page 2

ILLEGALLY DETAINING GOODS.—Thomas Davis was charged with illegally detaining certain articles of weaving apparel the property of Edward Mangar…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, September 15

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 17 September 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard. Henry Hollis, for allowing a horse to stray, was fined 1s. and 2s. 6d. costs. Thomas Davie was summoned by Edward Mangar…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, September 17. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 18 September 1873 · page 3

Two drunkards were brought up and discharged with a caution not to offend in a like mannet again. STRAY Cow.—George Slocomb was summoned…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, September 18. Before Dr. Campbell

The Yass Courier · Friday 19 September 1873 · page 2

OBSTRUCTING A ROAD. -- Marin Simpson was charged with having, on the main southern road at North Yass (such being a turnpike road), wilfully prevented George Miller, mailman, from…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, September 22. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs De Lauret and Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 September 1873 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—Thomas Walker (an old man sixty-two years of ago) was brought up on a charge of having no lawful visible means of support; and being convicted, was sent to gaol for fourteen days…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, September [?]2

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 24 September 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the po[?]ce-magistrate and Messrs. De Lawrent. and Sheppard. Thomas Walker was brought up at a Tagrant. Defendant [?] be had no [?] of support and…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, September 21. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs Dickson and Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1873 · page 2

One drunkard was bought up and discharged. NON-PAYMENT OF WAGES. —William Webb was summoned by Martin Scholstom for the sum of £10 in non-payment of wages…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, September 24. Before Dr. Blake and Mr. McBean

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 September 1873 · page 2

Thomas Murphy, carrier, Tumut, appeared to answer a charge of having, on the 12th September, at Yass, rescued a brown horse from the custody of James Briar, while on the way to the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, September 26. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 2

One female drunkard was brought up and discharged, it being her first offence. INDECENT LANGUAGE.—Mrs. William Sinclair was summoned by Jane Fitzpatrick for using…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, September 21

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs, Dickson and Sheppard. One drunkard was brought up and discharged. William Webb was summoned by Martin…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, September 29. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1873 · page 2

ASSAULT.—David Denny (on bail) was charged with having, at Norwood, on the 26th instant, assaulted Patrick Kennedy. Mr. Betts appeared for defendant…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, September 27

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 1 October 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Minnie Lassen was brought up on suspicion of being of unsound mind. From the evidence of her father it appeared the…

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Local and General. Yass Circuit Court. Wednesday, October 1

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 October 1873 · page 2

THE court was opened at ten a.m. Mr. G. M. Stephen prosecuted for the Crown. Dr. Campbell attended as deputy sheriff; Mr. G. A. Cheeke as clerk of assize, and Mr. Walsh, junior,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, October 3. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Dickson

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1873 · page 2

LARCENY.—Lawrence Daly was charged with stealing certain articles the property of the Government. Jeremiah Frewin deposed: I am chief warder in…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, October 1

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 4 October 1873 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. C. S. Alexander. One man was brought up for drunkenness and fined 5s. or twenty-four hours in gaol. Thomas Griffin was brought up as a vagrant He…

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Murder in Queensland

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 4 October 1873 · page 6

The Taroom correspondent of the Brisbane Telegraph states that a man named Thomas Conroy was murdered and his body burned within…

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Yass Circuit Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 4 October 1873 · page 3

THIS court was opened on Wednesday last before his Honor Mr. Justice Cheeke, when the following cases were disposed of Mr. G. Milner Stephen prose[?]ted for the crown, assisted by Mr. O. R. Walsh from…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, October 6. BEF the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1873 · page 3

I[?]ENT EXPOSURE.—George M. James (on rem was brought up on a charge of indecently exp[?], his person in a public place. [?] into consideration the fact that…

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Government Gazette. Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Wednesday, 29th October. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 October 1873 · page 4

Lot A, 40 acres, county of Murray, parish of Bedulluck, on the left bank of Murrumbateman Creek, about ¾ mile above N. Lucas's conditional purchase of 40 acres, No. 2. Selected by H…

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