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

Courts & crime, 1873

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 15

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1873 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Joseph A. Davis was charged with not having his weighing-mechine properly adjusted. Defendant is keeper of the Collegdar toll-bar, and…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday January 17. BEFORE the Police Magistrate W. Sheppard, and A. C. DE lauret Esqs J.P.’s

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1873 · page 2

ASSAULT.— George Raward John Raward John McNiece Robert Balgrove and William R. Higham (on remand) appeared to answer the charge of throwing stones at an old man named Charles…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, January 20. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, and W. Sheppard, ;Esq. J.P.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1873 · page 2

THE CATAPULT NUISANCE.—Charles Davidson, George Davidson, James Davidson, John Davidson, and Edwin Patmore (boys from fourteen years of age downward), were charged with firing stones…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, January 18

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Alfred G. Thorman was charged with attempting to break into the residence of David Dickson in Bradley-street…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 22. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, W. Sheppard, and J. Hayes, Esqs., J.P.’s

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1873 · page 2

SHOOTING CATTLE —Thomas Price’s was charged with feloniously shooting at cattle the property of William Jobson. William Jobson, sworn, said : On the 23rd…

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Fearful Murder, and Suicide of the Murderess

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 January 1873 · page 2

AT an early hour on Monday morning considerable excitement was caused in town by the intelligence that a fearful tragedy had been enacted at a farm upon Kyamba Creek, situated about…

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At the Police Office, Queanbeyan. On Monday, 17th February. Count Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 January 1873 · page 4

Lot A, 40 acres, county of Murray, parish of Taggerranong, about ½ mile northerly from T. Dunn's conditional purchase of 100 acres. Andrew Cunningham…

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Government Gazette. Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office. Gundagai. On Monday, 17th February

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 January 1873 · page 4

COUNTRY LOTS. Lot A, 55 acres, country of Clarendon, parish of Wantiool, adjoining the northern boundary of W. Webster's additional conditional purchase of…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, January 22. Before Mr. Williams and Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 January 1873 · page 2

ALLEGED HORSE STEALING. -- John Bourke, a timid and quiet looking boy of about thirteen years of ago, was brought before the court, having been given into custody on a charge of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, January 24. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1873 · page 2

ATTEMPTING TO STAR. —James Edwards was brought up charged with assaulting and attempting to stab one Patrick Dawson on Thursday evening. Senior sergeant Fenton deposed to arresting the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 22

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1873 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard. Thomas Priest was charged with unlawfully shooting at certain cattle, the property of John Jobson. John Jobson deposed: I own a small place of land…

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Fearful Murder, and Suicide of the Murderess

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1873 · page 3

AT an early hour on Monday morning considerable excitement was caused in town by the intelligence that a fearful tragedy had been enacted at a farm upon Kyamba Creek, situated about six miles from…

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At the Police-office, Gundagai, On Monday, 17th February. Country Lots

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1873 · page 6

Lot A, 65 acres, county of Clarendon, parish of Wantiool, adjoining the northern boundary of W. Webster's additional conditional purchase of 40 acres, and' adjacent…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, January 27. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1873 · page 2

A case of suspicion of stealing money was gone into and disposed of. It appears that prosecutor was in the accused’s company for some twenty minutes on Saturday evening, and some time after…

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Yass District Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 January 1873 · page 2

THE following is the cause list of the District Court to be opened at Yass on Wednesday, 5th instant:-- T. Allen v. John Eraser Gray; goods sold, £61…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, January 27. Before Mr. Williams

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 January 1873 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.--William Grew, was charged with having made use of obscene language in Rossi-street, Yass, about half-past eleven o'clock on last Sunday night…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, January 25

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. A prohibition was ordered to issue, forbidding all publicans from supplying formented or spiritous liquors to Samuel Annable of Goulburn…

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Is Delirium Tremens an Excuse for Murder ?

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1873 · page 4

THE frightful tragedy which happened in Bermondsey, in one of the short, nights of last midsummer, was yesterday fully investigated and explained. The verdict of the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 29. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1873 · page 2

Samuel Sells was charged. with being of unsound mind, Constable Hughes, stationed at Taralga, deposed : Defendant was given into my charge by…

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District Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1873 · page 2

His ,Honor Judge McFarland. opened this court at 10 a.m. this morning, and went through the list. There being only one jury case—Wakefield v. M’Callum, damages for loss of sheep given into…

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