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

Courts & crime, 1875

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Yass Small Debts Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 8 June 1875 · page 2

Before Mr. Williams and Mr. Shelley. INTERPLEADER. -- Brewer (claimant) v. Rowen (respondent). In this case claimant made claim to a certain mare on which respondent had levied…

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Local and General. Yass District Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 8 June 1875 · page 2

Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge M'Farland. H. Slater v. Amos, Bros.; work and labour, £71 14s. 6d. Mr. Want, instructed by Mr…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday (Before the Police Magistrate.) ASSAULT

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 June 1875 · page 2

Francis and Rhoda Saines a boy girl respectively, about eight and ten years of age, were charged With assaulting a girl about eleven years of age, named Theress Connolly. Mr…

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Local Intelligence. Court of Requests. Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 June 1875 · page 2

Johnson v. Daw. Detinue £2. Plea, not indebted. Plaintiff deposed : In ..February last I split some posts in the bush near my residence ; on…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, June 7

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard. One drunkard was brought up and discharged. Mrs. White and Edward Stacey, for allowing horses to stray, were severally fined 1s. and 2s. 6d…

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Shocking Murder

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 June 1875 · page 4

A DOUBLE murder was committed on Sunday, March 21, at Penge, in Kent, by a man named Frederick Hunt, residing at Melbourne-terrace, Dulwich-road. On the…

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Small Debts Court

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 June 1875 · page 2

John. Bourke v. D. Bradford. Slander, damages £10. - The case was fully proved, and the bench gave a verdict for the amount claimed with costs…

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Sydney Quarter Sessions. Thursday. Before Mr. District Court Judge Dowling

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 June 1875 · page 2

Daniel Macquarie, George Budge, and Edward, Woolmer, were charged, first, with having, on the ,21st of May, unlawfully attempted, and endeavoured feloniously,…

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M U R R U M B U R R a H. Mmrrumburrah Police Court. (Before G. O’M Clarke, Esq., P.M., and D. H. Campbell, Esq., J.P.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 June 1875 · page 2

Police v. W. Ryan; drunkenness Discharged with a caution. police Henry Hobson ; drunkenness. Discharged with a caution…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, June 9. Before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1875 · page 2

Andrew Boldram was brought up in the custody of the police charged with horse-stealing. Constable Emerton deposed: I received prisoner in custody last night from the Young police, with…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 June 1875 · page 2

Before Dr. Perry, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Shelley. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. -- E. W. Mayne was charged with having made use of obscene language on the 1st inst…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Monday, 28th June

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 June 1875 · page 3

Lot A, 40 acres, county of King, parish of Bials, adjoining the southern, western, and northern boundaries respectively of M. Moore's portion No. 26, and J. Long's portions Nos. 66…

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Young Police Court. Friday. (Before the Police Magistrate.). Obscene Language and Assault

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 12 June 1875 · page 2

Ellen Ah Chong alias Moreton, pleaded guilty to the above charges. Constable Hamilton deposed: About ten o’clock last evening I assisted constables M’Keon…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, JUNE 11. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1875 · page 1

One Man, who had been cautioned and discharged on the previous day for drunkenness, was again brought up on a similar charge. The bench convicted defendant, and he was lined 20s. or seven…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, June 9

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1875 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard. Andrew Roldram wan charged with stealing a horse the property of James Futton. Constable Emerton deposed: I received prisoner…

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, June 9. (Before P. H. Scott and W. J. E. Wotton, Esquires.) Illegal Detention of a Horse

The Burrowa News · Saturday 12 June 1875 · page 2

Stephen Woodcock v. Catherine Woodcock. Mr. Donovan for defendant Stephen Woodcock deposed: I commissioned Edward Whitfield to buy a black gelding out of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, June 14. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1875 · page 2

William Cabbam was charged with assaulting J. W. Wright, pastrycook of Auburn-street. Defendant said he did not know anything about it as he was drunk…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1875 · page 2

THE first court of appeal against the municipal assessments for the current year, was held at the court-house this morning at 11 a.m., Messrs. Allman and Cohen on the bench…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 June 1875 · page 2

SATURDAY, JUNE 12. Before Mr. Yates. DRUNKENNESS. -- Michael Quinn, charged with this offence, was dismissed with a caution…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Monday, 28th June. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 June 1875 · page 3

Lot A, 40 acres, county of King, parish of Biala, adjoining the southern, western, and northern boundaries respectively of M. Moore's portion No. 26, and J. Long's portions Nos. 66…

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