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

Courts & crime, 1875

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, April 14. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Antill and Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1875 · page 2

ln the case of the charge against Alexander McLeed for a breach of the Registration Act, the witness from Shoalhaven was in attendance. In answer to questions from the police-magistrate, he…

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Government Gazette. Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Saturday, 22nd May. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 April 1875 · page 3

Lot A, 60 acres 3 roods, county of King, parish of Cullarin, adjoining part of the southern boundary of P. Foley's conditional purchase of 120 acres, No. 84…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, April 14. Before Mr. Hall and Mr. Shelley

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 April 1875 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.--Joseph Lee was brought up and further remanded for a week for medical treatment. VAGRANCY.--An old man named Peter Collins…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, April 16. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Sheppard and Fulljames

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1875 · page 1

Thomas Fuller (on bail) was charged with deserting his wife, Louisa Fuller. Mr. Gannon stated that the case had been remanded for the attendance of complainant. He…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, April 14

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 17 April 1875 · page 4

BEFORE the police magistrate, Messrs. Sheppard and Antill Robert Stephenson was charged with abandoning his licensed house in Clifford-street…

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, April 14. (Before W. J. E. Wotton and G. Eason, Esqe.) Breach of Grown Lands Occupation Act

The Burrowa News · Saturday 17 April 1875 · page 2

Michael Farrell pleaded guilty to an information, laid by Sergeant Hitch, which charged him with having cut and removed timber from Crown Lands without a license…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, April 19. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Sheppard and Antill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1875 · page 2

Thomas Dawson was summoned by Matilda Huckins for illegal detention of a box containing certain wearing apparel. Mr. Betts appeared for defendant ; Mr. Gannon…

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Monday. (Before the Police magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1875 · page 2

Henry Jeffries pleaded guilty to being drank, and was discharged with a caution. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Joseph Weston pleaded guilty to being drunk…

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Local Intelligence. (Before the; Police Magistrate. LARCRNY

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1875 · page 2

Charles Wiseman, on demand, charged with stealing Saddle, again appeared. Mr. Russell for the defence. John. Thompson deposed : I live at Spring…

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Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)DRUNK and Disorderly

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1875 · page 2

H. P. Whitney was charged as above. : Constable Marshall deposed : Between 11 and 12 last night I apprehended defendant outside the Empire Hotel; he was drunk; and was very…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, April 19

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate, Messrs. Sheppard and Antill. Thomas Dawson was charged with illegally deteining Thomas Dawson woo charged with…

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Dreadful Murder Near Mudgee

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1875 · page 4

THE Mudgee Times reports the inquest on the body of Hannah Jane Rope, who died at Lawson's Creek on Tuesday last, from the effects of a gunshot wound inflicted by…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, April 21. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Sheppard and Antill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1875 · page 2

John Liggins, for allowing one horse to stray in a public place, was fined 2s. 6d. and 2s. 6d. costs. William Bunyan was summoned by Willam Millard for illegal detention of a clock the property…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, April 20. Before Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Friday 23 April 1875 · page 2

VAGRANCY.--Bridget Nowlan, an old woman, aged 65 years, brought up for vagrancy, was sent to Yass gaol for two months, with the view of having her forwarded to the Benevolent…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Friday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNK

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 2

Jas. .Thompson, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. ...... Fined 5s, or 24 hours. CATTLE-STEALING…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, April 23. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Sheppard and Antill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 2

Robert Campbell, on remand, was charged with stealing 30s. from the person of Patrick Flyun. Patrick Flynn deposed : I remember being at Mrs. Carrigan’s public-house at Marulan on the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, April 21

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs. Sheppard and Antill. John Liggins for allowing a horse to stray was fined 2s. 6d. and 2s. 6d. costs…

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Dreadful Murder Near Mudgee

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 2

THE Mudgee Times reports the inquest on the body of Hannah Jane Rope, who died at Lawson’s Creek on Tuesday last, bum the effects of a gunshot wound inflicted by George Rope, her…

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, April 16

The Burrowa News · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly,— On the motion of Mr. Farnell, the House went into committee to consider the propriety of bringing in a bill for the prevention of contagious…

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Goulburn Police Court. Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Sheppard, Antill, and Conolly

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1875 · page 2

One person for drunkenness was fined 1cs. or three days, and two others 5s. or 48 hours. James Smith was brought before the court on suspicion of being of unsound mind…

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