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

Courts & crime, 1875

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Yass District Court

The Yass Courier · Friday 22 January 1875 · page 2

A SESSIONS of the Yass District Court was opened on Wednesday before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge MacFarland, and concluded yesterday. We are unable in this issue to do more…

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Local and General. Yass General Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, January 19. Before His Honor Mr. District Court Judge MacFarland

The Yass Courier · Friday 22 January 1875 · page 2

CATTLE STEALING. -- Samuel Jeffs and William O'Dare, convicted on the previous day, the latter of cattle stealing, the former of receiving cattle knowing them to be stolen, were brought up for…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 20. Before the Police-Magistrate, and Mr. Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 1

Aron Rowbotham was charged with a breach of the Public School Acts. Constable Emerton deposed : At one o’clock yesterday, I arrested defendant by virtue of the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 20

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Thomas Rose was charged with absenting himself from the hired service of James Maher of Marulan. Defendant had been taken under warrant by the…

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Police-office Roster

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 4

January 25th, A. G. Finlay and A. F. Gibson Esqs.; 27th, J. S. Hayes and W. F. Hayley Esqs. ; 29th, F. Horn and W. H. Hovell Esqs…

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, January 20. (Before W.D. Campbell and W. J. E. Wotton, Esquires.) Proceeding under Cattle Stealing Prevention Act

The Burrowa News · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 2

Mary Nowlan, on behalf of David Nowlan, v. C. M'Donald. Mr. Donovan for complainant. The information of Mary Nowlan was to the…

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Small Debts Court. (Before W. D. Campbell and W. J. E. Wotton, Esquires.) Damage done to Growing Crop

The Burrowa News · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 2

John Ryan v. Michael Farrell. Mr. Donovan for plaintiff. Settled out of Court. Thomas Cullen v. the same. This was a similar case to the foregoing, and was also settled out…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, January 25. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, and Mr. Cohen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1875 · page 1

Charles J. Cole (on bail) was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Auburn-street on Saturday last. Defendant said he was not disorderly, as he did…

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Government Gazette. Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Wednesday, 27th January. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 January 1875 · page 4

Lot A, 40 acre. 3 roods, county of King, parish of Mundoonan, adjoining part of the northern boundary of John Mahoney's conditional purchase of 40 acres, No. 51, and the eastern…

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

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 January 1875 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS. -- Eliza Smith, charged with this offence, was sentenced to three days' imprisonment in Yass gaol. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. -- Maria Simpson was…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, January 23

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. One drunkard, who had deposited 20s. as bail, did not appear, and his bail was forfeited. Thomas Hines, aged sixty-eight years, and very…

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Murder Near Wagga Wagga

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1875 · page 3

AN inquest was held on Wednesday last by the district coroner, at Berembed, on the body of the unfortunate man James Mitchell, whose death we noticed in our last. The following evidence was…

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Groulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 27. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Sheppard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1875 · page 1

John Liggins, for allowing a pig to stray in Grafton-street, was fined 2s. Gd. and 2s. Gd. costs. William Frost, for suffering two pigs to stray in a public place, was fined a similar amount to that…

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Inquests in the Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1875 · page 1

ON Tuesday evening last, 26th instant, the district coroner (A. M. Betts Esq.) held an inquest in the Goulburn gaol on the body of a prisoner named Thomas Thorpe, who had been received…

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

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 January 1875 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS. -- Jane O'Brien and Edward Carle were brought up for drunkenness, and discharged with a caution. A DISTRICT AUCTIONEER'S LICENSE was granted…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, January 29. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1875 · page 2

Two persons were brought up on a charge of being drunk in Auburn-street; and they being strangers in town, and it being their first offence, they discharged with a caution…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Thursday.(Before, the Police Magistrate,) LARCENY

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 30 January 1875 · page 2

Samuel Cramp was charged as above. Constable Murphy deposed In consequence of information received I arrested prisoner last night at Back Creek, on a charge of stealing a…

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Friday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 30 January 1875 · page 2

Samuel Cramp, on remand from yesterday, was charged with stealing a saddle, the property of Charles Joseph Edmonds. Charles J. Edmonds deposed: I live a…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, January 26

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1875 · page 4

BEFORE the police magistrate. One drunkard was discharged, and one was fined 20s, or seven days in gaol…

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions. (Before W. J. B. Wotton, Esq.) Sheep—stealing

The Burrowa News · Saturday 30 January 1875 · page 2

Regina v. Emma Petty. Mr. Donovan for the prosecution. Sergeant Hitch deposed: In virtue of a warrant which I now produce I arrested the prisoner…

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