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

Courts & crime, 1874

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Goulburn District Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 2

THE sittings of this court were continued on Saturday before his Honor Judge McFarland. C. LANSDOWN V. W. R. RILEY This was a jury case. Plaintiff-claimed £100…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, September 16, BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, and Mr. Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1874 · page 2

One woman was brought up for drunkenness, cautioned, and discharged. Flora Mc Donnell was summoned by Michael J. Jourdan for the recovery of 10s. for wages due as…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, September 16. Before Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 September 1874 · page 2

VAGRANCY.-- An old woman, named Catharine Boulding, was charged with vagrancy. Senior-constable Haughey deposed: The prisoner gave herself up to me yesterday morning;…

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Yass District Court. Thursday, September 17. Before his Honor Judge McFarland

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 September 1874 · page 2

The court opened punctually at ten. The legal gentlemen present were Messrs. Stephen and Want (barristers), and Gannon, Gordon, Wilkinson, Iceton, and Windeyer, solicitors…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, September 15. Before his Honor Judge McFarland

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 September 1874 · page 2

THE court was opened a few minutes after ten a.m. Mr. E. Lee prosecuted for the Crown. Mr. J. G. L. Williams, J.P., attended as deputy sheriff. Mr. Hall, J.P., was also in attendance…

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

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 2

Henry Lake, Frederick Wright, Andrew Stewart, and James Champion were summoned for assaulting Louis Levy. Defendants pleaded not guilty, and were defended…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, September 16

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard. One woman brought up for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged. Michael J. Jourdan sued Flora Macdonell for the…

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Shocking Murder at Little River

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon last a man was brought into the Braidwood hospital from Little River, whence he had been conveyed in a cart. He was in a dying condition, and from the marks upon his face it was…

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Crown Lands Sales. at the Police-office, Yass. On Monday, 28th September. Country Lots

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 8

Lots A B, and C, 40 nacres each, county of Cowley, parish of Narrangullen, adjoining the northern, western, and southern boundaries of F. J. Lovat's conditional purchase of…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, September 16. (Before W. D. Campbell, P. H. Scott, and W. J. E. Wotton, Esquires.)

The Burrowa News · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 2

John Howarth v. James Hudson. Plaintiff sued to recover £5, the value of some scantling in the possession of defendant, which he refused to deliver…

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday September 16. (Before W. D. Campbell,P. H. Scott, and W. J. E. Cotton, Esquires.) Sly Grog Selling

The Burrowa News · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 2

Regina v. Fahey. Constable O'Dwyer deposed : On Friday, 11th instant, I left a copy of the summons produced at defendant's residence ; the summons is…

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Local and General. Yass District Court. Friday, September 18. Before his Honor Judge McFarland

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 September 1874 · page 2

This court resumed business this morning at ten o'clock, punctually. The first case called on was that of H. Andrews and J. Woods v. M. Reardon; breach of contract,…

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Goulburn Police Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 23 September 1874 · page 2

On Monday, before the police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard, John Perry, for fllowing two horses to stray, was read 1s and 2[?], 61, costs…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, September 23. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, and Messrs. Sheppard and Cohen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 24 September 1874 · page 2

Joseph. Munn, a lad 15 years of age, was summoned by a Chinaman named Ah Tie, for an assault. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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Yass Circuit Court

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 September 1874 · page 2

WE subjoin a list of the prisoners for trial at the Circuit Court which opens next Thursday, the 1st prox., before His Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave:-- William Hambly, committed by the Yass bench, on the 13th…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, September 22. Before Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 September 1874 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.-- An old toper named Paul was, for this offence, fined 2s. 6d., or, in default, incarceration in the lockup until sundown. He chose the latter alternative…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, September 25. BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Mr. Voss

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 2

John Mc Donald for allowing a horse to stray in the streets was fined 2s. 6d. and 2s 6d. costs. Fred. W. Johnson, Eleanor Wiggins, and James Kennedy, for a similar offence were severally fined…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, September 23

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs. Sheppard and Cohen. Joseph Mann, aged fifteen, was charged with assaulting Ah Tie, Chinese…

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District Court, Burrowa

The Burrowa News · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 2

ON Monday last, at 10 o'clock a.m., this Court was opened before his Honor Judge M'Farland, The result of the cases disposed of was as follows:— Slander…

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Gaol Labour. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 4

SIR, —About twelve or eighteen months ago, at the time of the candidature of a certain resident of this city for an aldermanic seat in the council, a great deal of discussion took place, conversation…

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