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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 20 of 40

Wilful Murder of an Aboriginal at Bourke

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 21 June 1876 · page 4

AN inquiry, was held on Monday week, at the Court-house, Bourke, before A. O. Grant, Esq., Coroner for the district, and a jury of twelve, touching the death of one ‘Jimmycah,’ an…

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Insolvent Court. Monday. (Before Mr. District Commissioner Robinson.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 21 June 1876 · page 2

AN examination of witnesses in the insolvent estate of Charles Frederick Reid Allen. contractor, of Young, was held this day. Mr. Scarvell appeared for the Official Assignee…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, June 21. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 22 June 1876 · page 1

The license of the Mill House Hotel at Crookwell was transferred from Mrs. Jane Campbell to John Pitcher, upon the application of Mr. Gannon. Upon the application of Mr. Betts, the license…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, June 21. Before Mr. Williams and Mr. Hall

The Yass Courier · Friday 23 June 1876 · page 2

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY, -- William Smith pleaded guilty to having been drunk and disorderly in Cooma-street, and was fined 5s,, or in default of payment to be imprisoned for…

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Young Police Court. Friday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 3

Charles M’Clennigin was charged as above. Defendant appeared to be in a very bad state, ‘suffering a recovery ’ from a long debauch, and the magistrate fined him 20s, or in default…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, Junk 23. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 4

John Fuge, who had been that morning discharged from the gaol hospital after serving a sentence there for protection—he being afflicted with some serious complaint, was— confessing no lawful…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, June 21

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. The license held by William Webb for the Cricketers' Arms, Auburn-street, Goulburn, was transferred to William Fowler; and that of Mrs…

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Local Intelligence. Young Quarter Sessions. Tuesday. (Before his Honor Judge Forbes.) CATTIE-STEALING

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 2

Frederick Charles Lloyd was indicted for that he did, on the 24th December, 1875, feloniously steal certain cattle at Grenfell, the property of one H. H. Ffrench, of West Bland. A second…

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District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Forbes.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 2

THE District Court sittings commenced on Wednesday last, with a list of forty-one cases for hearing. His Honor adopted his usual practice of disposing of all the undefended cases in the…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Messrs. Wotton and Eason.)

The Burrowa News · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 2

E. Boyd v. E. Kelly. Cash lent, £2 5s. 6d. The defendant did not appear; and upon proof of due service of the summons by the bailiff, and of the debt by the plaintiff, the Court gave a…

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Crown Land Sale. at the Police Office, Boorowa, On Wednesday, July 12th, 1876. Country Lots

The Burrowa News · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 4

Lot A, portion 48, 40 acres, in the county of Monteagle. parish of Congera, on the head of Goba Creek, adjoining the northern boundary of Jos. Martin's conditional purchase of 250 acres…

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Burrow a Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, June 21. (Before G. Eason and W.J.E. Wotton, Esqs.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Burrowa News · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 2

Lewis Whitelaw pleaded guilty to the above charge, and was fined £1, or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Breach of the Publican's Act…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, June 26. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1876 · page 1

One man was sent to gaol for twenty-four hours, default of paying a fine of 5s., for being drunk Auburn-street. Frederick Johnstone alias Mathew Johnson was…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Wednesday, 5th July. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 27 June 1876 · page 4

Lot A 41 acres, county of King, parish of Crosby, adjoining eastern boundary of N. R. Besnard's conditional purchase of 10 acres, No. 76. Exclusively of a road 50 links wide…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, June 24. Before Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 27 June 1876 · page 2

Daniel Goggan pleaded guilty to having maliciously broken a large square of glass in one of the doors leading to the Yass Mechanics Institute on the previous evening. He now…

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Young Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Monday. DRUNKENNESS

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1876 · page 2

Mary Ann Hayes, charged as above, was discharged with a caution, this being her first offence…

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Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1876 · page 2

Patrick M’Cormick was charged as above-Constable Martin proved the charge, and defendant was fined 20s, in default, 48 hours. Charles Taylor was charged as above…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, June 24

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 28 June 1876 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Frderick Johnstone alias Matthew Johnstone was charged with obtaining money from S. Pearson by means of a valueless cheque…

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Local Intelligence. District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Forbes.) Friday.[Continued from our last issue.]BOURSE, Johnson, and Blaer V. E. MURPHY

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1876 · page 2

Work and labour, and commission on sales, £87 10s. Mr. Scarvell for plaintiffs ; Mr. Murray, instructed by Mr. Russell, for defendant. From the evidence it appeared that plaintiffs,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, June 28. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 29 June 1876 · page 1

A woman who had been discharged on the previous morning for being drunk in Auburn-street, was again brought up on a similar charge; and the offence being proved, she was fined 20s. with the…

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