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

Courts & crime, 1874

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 13

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard. One drunkard was fined 20s., or seven days in gaol, and one discharged. James Donelly was charged with using profane…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 18. Before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Gibson

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1874 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE — James Reynolds was charged with being drunk and using obscene language in Auburn-street. Defendant pleaded guilty to both offencet…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 16

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 20 May 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Gibson. James Reynolds was charged with being drunk and Defendant was fined 10s. or three days for the first offence, and 20s. or seven days in gaol for the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 20. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1874 · page 2

STRAY CATTLE. —John Mc Donald was charged with allowing twelve head of cattle to stray in Sloane-street. Defendant’s sister appeared for him, and pleaded guilty…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, May 20. Before the Mayor (Mr. Cottrell) and Mr. Williams

The Yass Courier · Friday 22 May 1874 · page 2

RAPE.--William Hambly, who was last week committed for trial, at the next Circuit Court, on a charge of rape, on the person of a girl named Ellen Reynolds. applied by his solicitors, Messrs…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 20

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 May 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. John McDonald, for allowing twelve head of cattle to stray in Sloane-Street, was fined 1s. and 2s. 6d. costs…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 25. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1874 · page 2

Two persons were brought up on a charge of having been found in the streets in a drunken state and behaving disorderly whilst being conveyed to the lockup. They were severally discharged with…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, May 22. Before Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 May 1874 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.-- Joseph Gosling, an old offender, charged with this offence, was fined 10s. MONDAY, MAY 25. Before Dr. Campbell…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, May 23

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 27 May 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrato. John Jasper was sent to gaol for six days for vagraney…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 27. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, and Mr. Hay

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1874 · page 3

LARCENY.—Richard Painter (a young man about twenty years of age) was charged with stealing money and wearing apparel the property of Joseph Taylor…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, May 27. Before Dr. Campbell

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 May 1874 · page 2

LARCENY. -- Robert Knox (on remand) was charged with stealing £6 from one John Donnelly. Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the accused, and applied for bail. Application granted; two…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, May 29. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. J. M. Actill and Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1874 · page 2

UNLAWFULLY MAKING A FIRE.—Peter Miller (nine), John Walker (eight), and Henry Munn (nine years), were charged with unlawfully making a lire in Clifford-street, within twenty feet of a…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 27

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 30 May 1874 · page 4

Rtchard Painter was brought up under warrant, charged with stdaling a quantity of wearing apparel and a purse containing money, the property of Joseph anid Joshua Taylor…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, June 1. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. DeLauret and Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1874 · page 2

LARCENY.— Ellen Linehan was charged with stealing a bottle of porter the property of Robert Stephenson. Constable Emerton deposed : On Saturday last I…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, May 29. Before Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 June 1874 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.-- James Ross was fined £1 for this offence. DRUNKENNESS.--James Milwood, a carrier, was charged with drunkenness and neglecting his…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, June 1

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 3 June 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs. De Lauret and Sheppard. Ellen Leneban was charged with stealing a bottle of porter, the property of Robert Stephenson…

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Charge of Stealing £30,000

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 3 June 1874 · page 4

HENRY OSBORNE O'HAGAN, twenty-one, described as a gentleman, who had been arrested on a warrant, was brought before the Lord Mayor, on remand, on Tuesday, at the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, June 3. Before Messrs. Alexander and Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1874 · page 2

One drunkard was brought up and discharged. LARCENY. —Julia Simpson, alias the Princess, was charged with stealing a trooper’s cloak, the property of one of the police…

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At the Police Office, Gundagai. On Wednesday, 24th June. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 June 1874 · page 4

Lot A, 50 acres, county of Wynyard, parish of Euadora, about 1 mile south-westerly from J. Richardson's conditional purchase of 320 acres. Selected by Eliza Hill…

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At the Police Office, Queanbeyan. On Wednesday, 24th June. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 June 1874 · page 4

Lot A, 57 acres, comity of Murray, parish of Gininderra, adjoining part of the western and southern boundaries of E. Kobe's conditional purchase of 90 acres, No. 31. Exclusively of…

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