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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 22 of 40

Murder Near Yeumburra

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 July 1876 · page 2

IT appears that the shocking death recorded in our last of a man supposed to be a shepherd was in reality an atrocious murder. On Monday last the news was brought into town of the finding of…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, July 5. Before Mr. Williams and Mr. Hall

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 July 1876 · page 2

HORSE STEALING.-- Nathaniel Lucas (on remand) was brought up to answer a charge of stealing a mare, the property of Herbert Ranyard, Yass River…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 2

Michael Crowe, on bail, charged by Senior-constable, Walmsley with the above offence did not appear, and his bail was forfeited. INSOLVENCY.—First and only meetings in the…

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Collector Police Court. Friday, July 7. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate of Goulburn and the Collector bench

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 4

Margaret Cahill v, Ellen Goodwin ; threatening language. In this case the complaint asked leave to withdraw the information, which was done. J. Hurst, farmer, sued two parties for trespass…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, July 6

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Lionel Loe was charged with vagrancy. Defendant, an infirm man over seventy years of age, had been brought from Windellims by Mr…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, July 7. BEFORE Mr. C. S. Alexander

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 4

Peter Grant was charged with making use of indecent language in a public place on the 5th instant. Defendant pleaded ignorance of the matter ; and…

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, July 5. (Before W. J. E. Wootoa and G. Eason, Esqs.) Horse-stealin[?]

The Burrowa News · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 2

George Fogg appeared on bail to answer the Above charge. The accused had been apprehended in the neighbourhood of Forbes, on a warrant granted by the Burrowa Bench, which…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, July 10. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Horn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1876 · page 2

The application of Mr. Betts, for a bagatelle license for William Larkin of the Taralga Hotel was granted. Mr. Betts also applied for a transfer of the…

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Local and General. Municipal Appeal Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 July 1876 · page 2

THIS court was held before Mr. J. G. L. Williams and Mr. H. Hall at the court-house, Yass, on last Monday morning. Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the Council…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 12 July 1876 · page 2

Mr. Searvell, for Thomas Wells, made application for a hawker’s license, which was granted, DRUNKENNESS. Charles M’Cormick pleaded guilty to the…

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Collector Police Court. Friday, July 7

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 12 July 1876 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and the Collector bench. Margaret Cahill v, Ellon Goodwin; threatening language. The complainant asked leave to…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, July 8

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 12 July 1876 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Latitia Burton, charged with being drunk and with using obscene language, was fined 5/- with the alternative of forty-eight hours in gaol. The fine…

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Murder Near Yeumburra

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 12 July 1876 · page 4

IT appears (reports the Yass Courier) that a shocking death, recorded in our last, of a man supposed to be a shepherd, was in reality an atrocious murder. On the 3rd instant the news was brought into town of…

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Murder in the Parramatta Lunatic Asylum

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 12 July 1876 · page 2

On Saturday morning Senior-sergeant Brenner received information that a man was found dead in his bed at the lunatic asylum, An inquest was hold…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, July 13. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1876 · page 2

Hugh Kennedy was brought up on three separate charges—the first for being drunk in Auburn-street, the second for making use of obscene language, and the third for resisting the police in the…

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Mysterious Case of Child Stealing

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 July 1876 · page 4

AN astounding and quite a mysterious case of child stealing occurred in Sydney last Thursday. It appears that about eleven weeks ago, Mrs. Bullock, wife of Mr. W. Bullock,…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Wednesday, 9th August. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 July 1876 · page 3

Lot A, 40 acres, county of Murray, parish of Bedulluck, adjoining the southern boundary of H. Lucas's conditional purchase of 40 acres, No. 8, on Murrumbateman Creek…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, July 11. Before Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 July 1876 · page 2

Richard Evans, for having been drunk and disorderly on Monday last, was S[?] 40s., or ten days' imprisonment. For using obscene language, the same defendant was fined £3, or, in default…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, July 14. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Conolly

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 4

Aldred Trundle was brought up in custody on a charge of stealing three gold rings, the property of Agues Terry. Constable McManus deposed : About nine o’clock…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)DRUNK and Disorderly

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 2

John Cane was charged as above. Constable Wheally proved the charge, and defendant was fined 20s, or 7 days. The same defendant was then charged with…

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