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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 14 of 40

Thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) PROTECTION

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 2

Johnson was brought up for protection. Senior-constable Drum deposed : I took defendant into custody yesterday near Mr. Croaker’s station; he was lying destitute in the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, April 26

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. L. M. Alexander. William Martin, an old infirm man, gave himself up for protection, was sent to jail for seven days,…

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Crown Land Sale. at the Police Office, Boorowa, On Wednesday, May 17th. Country Lots

The Burrowa News · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 4

Lot A, portion 112. 40 acres, in the county of Harden, pariah of Beggan Beggan, upon the right bank of Cunningham Creek, and about a quarter of a mile north of S. Chatfield's conditional…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 1. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

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

James Morris was charged with absenting himself from the hired service of Henry Payten. Defendant pleaded guilty; but said he had two men doing his work for him…

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

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 May 1876 · page 4

Lot A, 40 acres, county of Harden, parish of Beggan Beggan, upon the right back of…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, May 2. BEFORE Messrs. De Lauret and C. S. Alexander

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

There were sixteen cases altogether on the list, seven of which were paid into court, three undefended, and four struck out. The following defended cases were then gone on…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, May 1. Before Mr. Halland Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 May 1876 · page 2

LARCENY.--John Walter was charged with stealing a hat last Saturday from the store of Messrs. Davies, Alexander, and Co., Yass. Robert William Hughes deposed: I am an…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Saturday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 3 May 1876 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Charles Polding, charged as above,, was discharged with a caution for the first offence, and fined 40s, or seven days, for the second…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Illegally Rescuing Cattle. George Barnes v. Geo. Wallace

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 3 May 1876 · page 2

Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s and costs of court. FIRE BRIGADE.—We have to remind those of our readers interested, that a meeting of the…

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Court of Requests. (Before the Police Magistrate.) H. M. DAVIS V. C. E. RICHARDS

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 3 May 1876 · page 2

Detinue, £13s. Plaintiff deposed : I sent a saddle to defendant’s place in January last to be repaired; it had on a pair of good girths and a pair of German-silver stirrup-irons ; defendant…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 1

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 3 May 1876 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. James Morris was charged with absenting himself from the hired service of floury Payton as a groom…

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Small Debts Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 3 May 1876 · page 2

THIS court was opened on Tuesday before Messrs. C. S. Alexander and A. G. De Lauret. There was sixteen cases on the list, of which only two were defended…

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An Aboriginal Murdered by a Police Inspector

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 3 May 1876 · page 4

In reference to a telegram in a recent issue respecting, a deed of great cruelty practised by an office in charge of a detachment of the Queensland Native Police on an…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 3. BEFORE Mr. C. S. Alexander

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1876 · page 2

Thomas Williams was charged with unlawfully detaining a dog, the property of George Nettleton. Defendant pleaded cause to show George Nettleton deposed: I became possessed…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, May 3. Before Mr. McBean find Mr. Hall

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 May 1876 · page 2

ASSAULT.--Timothy Powell charged William Kelly with having assaulted him on Sunday, 23rd ult., near Tangmangaroo. Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the complainant…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate.) PROTECTION

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 2

James Johnson, on remand, was further remanded for seven days, an order to be applied for in the meantime for his removal to a benevolent asylum…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 3

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. C. S. Alexander. Thomas Williams was summoned for illegally detaining a dog, the property of George Nottleten. The complainant deposed that he became possessed…

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Murder of an Aboriginal

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 2

AT the Clerment police-court on Monday, April 10, Fredk, Wheeler, sub-inspector of police, was brought up on remand, charged with the wilful murder of an aboriginal named…

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, May 1. (Before W. J. E. Wotton G. Esqs.) Cattle Stealing Prevention Act

The Burrowa News · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 2

THE evidence of Senior-Sergeant Hitch, taken on a previous day, was read, and was as follows:— Senior-Sergeant Hitch deposed: On Saturday,the 22nd instant I received the prisoner, Roger…

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Remarkable Trial for Murder. Dublin, March 2

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 2

A remarkable trial for murder has just taken place at Nenagh. The accused, Michael Burke, was tried twice before in conjunction with his father, Martin Burke, the…

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