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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 15 of 40

Friday, May 5. (Before W. J. E. Wotton, Esq.) Horse-stealing

The Burrowa News · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 2

Regina v. Henry Naylan. Senior-Sergeant Hitch deposed : I received information from Wagga Wagga that a brown gelding, branded D E, on the near shoulder, with…

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

The Burrowa News · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 4

Lot A, portion 112, 40 acres in the county of Harden paris of 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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Gunning Police Court. Wednesday, May 3. BEFORE the Goulburn Police-Magistrate and Mr. W. Reynolds

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1876 · page 2

Richard Gannon, for obscene language, was fined 30s. and costs, or seven days’ imprisonment. Cases against Lockhart and Billingsley for allowing cattle to stray were withdrawn…

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Collector Police Court. Friday, May 5. Before the Goulburn Police Magistrate and Collector Bench of Magistrates

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1876 · page 2

Richard and Michael Classon (on summons); unlawfully driving sheep through Collector on Sabbath day. Mr. Davidson for defendant, took objection. The…

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Local and General. Inquest at the Yass Gaol

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 May 1876 · page 2

IN our issue of the 21st ult, we narrated the circumstances connected with the finding of an aged man, named Edward Brady, on the Bendinine run in a helpless and famishing condition, having…

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Gunning Police Court. Wednesday, May 3

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 10 May 1876 · page 2

BEFORE the Goulburn police-magistrate and Mr. W. Reynolds. Richard Gannon, for obscene language, was fined 30s. and coats, or seven days' imprisonment…

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Atrocious Murder by an Aboriginal of Queensland

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 10 May 1876 · page 2

THE following account of an atrocious murder by an aboriginal on the Western River is taken from the Copperfield Miner : On March 27th a dray was despatched…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Tuesday. (Before G. O’M. Clarke and R. B. Armstrong Esqrs., J’s.P. Unlawfully Entering Enclosed Lands

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 10 May 1876 · page 2

M. Brown v. P. King.—Unlawfully entering enclosed lands. Mr. Gordon for plaintiff. Defendant pleaded guilty. . Mr. Gordon said his client did not want to…

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Bathurst Circuit Court. (From the Bathurst Free Press.) Monday, MAY 1. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett) BAPE

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 10 May 1876 · page 4

Peter Brennan and John Jerrard were indicted for having, on the 9th November, 1875, at Merool Creek, criminally assaulted one Mary Ann Smith…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 10. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1876 · page 2

John Morgan, a very old and infirm man, who had been following the employment of a cook in one our local hotels, was charged with being an idle and disorderly character…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, May 12. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 1

John Bateman was charged with indecent exposure in a public place ; and being convicted, was sent to gaol for one month with hard labor. James Muher was charged with cruelty to an…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 10

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. John Morgan, an old and infirm man, was charged with being an idle and disorderly character. Constable Emerton deposed : About eleven o'clock…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police COURT.(Before G. O’M. Clarke, Esq., J.p.) Drunkenness

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 2

Thomas Turner pleaded guilty to the above offence, and was discharged with a caution. PROTECTION. George Rogers was brought up for protection…

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Supreme Court.—tuesday, May 9

The Burrowa News · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four. DURACK v. MITCHELL. Jury: Messrs. Percy Gibson, Henry Grace, James Green, and John Ellis Gowing…

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At the Police-office, Braidwood, On Wednesday, 17th May. Country Lots

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 8

Lot A, 40 acres, county of Dampier, parish of Currambene, upon the left bank of Currambene Creek, about a mile northerly from portion 24 of 96 acres; exclusively of a road…

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At the Police Office, Cowra, On Wednesday, June 7th. Country Lots

The Burrowa News · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 4

Lot A, portion 10, 40 acres, in the county of Bathurst parish of Malongulli, adjoining part of the northern boundary of Thomas Icely's 640 acres at Liscombe Pools. Selected by T. Clayton…

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Crown Land Sale. at the Police Office, Boorowa, On Wednesday, May I7th. Country Lots

The Burrowa News · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 2

Lot A, portion 112, 40 acres, in the county of Harden, parish 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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Crown Land Sale. at the Police Office, Boorowa, On Wednesday, June 7th, 1870. Country Lots

The Burrowa News · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 4

Lot A, portion 32, 99 acres, in the county of Monteagle, parish of Murrungal, lying between John Hyde'e conditional purchase of 150 acres, No. 31, and the road from Boorowa to Kenyu, and…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, May 10. (Before W. J. E. Wotton and G. Eason, Esqs.)

The Burrowa News · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 2

William Liddy v. A. Ferguson. Plaintiff sued to recover £6 4s., being £5 cash lest, 10s., the price of a hut, sold by plaiutiff to defendant, and 14s., for four days' labour,…

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Bureowa Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, May 10. (Before W. J. E. Wotton and G. Eason, Esqs.) Riotous Behaviour

The Burrowa News · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 2

Thomas Stewart pleaded guilty to an Information which charged him with riotous behaviour on the afternoon of the 29th April. Constable Elliott stated that, being on duty in…

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