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

Courts & crime, 1876

784 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 13 of 40

Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, April 19. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Waddell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1876 · page 2

Patrick Heffernan and Denis Heffernan were charged with assaulting Owen O’Neill. Mr. Gannon for complainant, Mr. Betts for defendants…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, April 18. Before Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 April 1876 · page 2

Edward Brady was brought, up under the Vagrant Act as having no lawful visible means of support, and was sent to gaol for two months, with a view to his removal to the Benevolent…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Suspicion of Arson

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 2

John Thos. Birnie, a young man who was apparently, an idiot, was charged on suspicion of having set fire to a roll-over fence, the property of Edward Taylor, at Seven Mile…

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Friday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 2

Mary Smith pleaded guilty to the above offence, and as she had just done a period of three months for vagrancy, was fined 20s, or seven days’ imprisonment…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, April 19

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Waddell. Patrick Hefferman and Denis Hefferman were charged with assaulting Owen O'Neale at Breadlbane…

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China.—the Murder of Mr Margary

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 4

SOME rather startling news respecting the unfortunate Mr. Margary’s murder has (the Overland China Mail says) been received from Shanghai. Both of the local journals…

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Court of Land Inquiry. Wednesday, April 19

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 3
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser

A COURT of inquiry under the 25th. clause of the Land Act Amendment Act of 1875, as to the fulfilment by conditional purchasers of the conditions regarding residence and improvements, was opened…

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, April 19. (Before W. D. Campbell and P.H, Scott, Esqe.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Burrowa News · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 2

William Downes, who was brought up in custody, plesded not guilty to the above offence. Senior-Sergeant Hitch deposed: Last night between 9 and 10 o'clock I was on duty in town…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, April 24. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1876 · page 2

Mrs Toose was charged with detaining a hen turkey, the property of Joseph Reynolds, Joseph Reynolds deposed: On Thursday last I left ten turkeys in my yard; I saw Mrs. Toose’s…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Burrowa. On Wednesday, 17th May. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 25 April 1876 · page 4

Lot A, 40 acre, of county of Hardin, parish of Beggan Beggan, upon the right bank of Cunningham Creek, and about a quarter of a mile north of S. Chatfield's conditional purchase of 43 acres…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Session. Friday, April 21. Before Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 25 April 1876 · page 2

Ann Roche, alias Dunbar, charged with drunkenness, was reprimands: and discharged. MONDAY, APRIL 24. Before Mr. Yates…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 26 April 1876 · page 2

Chas. Wilson pleaded guilty to the above offence. Mr. Sanderson said defendant was going about in a disgraceful state of drunkenness on Sunday. Fined 20s, in default, 48…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, April 24

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 26 April 1876 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. H. T. Toose was charged with illegally detaicing a turkey the property of Joseph Reynolds. Joseph Reynolds deposed: On Thursday I left ten…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, April 26. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. L. M. Alexander

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1876 · page 2

William Martin, au infirm and very old man gave himself up to the police for protection ; and was sent to the gaol hospital for seven days pending an application for his admission to the…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Burrowa. On Wednesday, 17th May. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 28 April 1876 · page 3

Lot A, 40 acres, county of Harden, parish of Beggan Beggan, upon the right bank of Cunningbam Creek, and about a quarter of a mile north of S. Chatfield's conditional purchase of 43 ueres…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, April 26. Before Mr. Williams and Mr. Hall

The Yass Courier · Friday 28 April 1876 · page 2

Joseph Vowles, for making use of obscene language, was fined 10s. and costs, in default of payment to bo imprisoned for throe days. The fine was paid. Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, April 28. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 1

Thomas Culhagan was summoned by the police for allowing two goats to stray in Auburn-street on the 26th instant. The offence was proved by Constable Walker,…

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Cootamundra Police Court. April 21, 1876. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 2

Police v. M. C. Rogers.—Obscene language. Plea—guilty. Fined £2. Robinson.—Drunkenness. Fined 10s. Johnston v. Remham.—Assault…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) of Unbound Mind

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 2

John Thomas Bernie was charged with being of unsound mind. Constable Martin deposed to arresting defendant by virtue of a warrant yesterday…

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