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

Courts & crime, 1876

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, July 13

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Hugh Kennedy was charged with being drunk in Auburn-street, also with using obscene language, and with obstructing the police in the execution of…

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The Yeumburra Murder

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 3

AT the Queanbeyan police court on Friday, before the police- magistrate, William Hutton was brought up and charged with wilful murder. Senior-sergeant Brennan deposed: I received a…

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Murder Near Yeumburra

The Burrowa News · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 4

IT appears that the shoeing death recorded in our last of a man supposed lo 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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Supreme Court

The Burrowa News · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 4

On Wednesday, July 5, their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Faucett, and Sir William Manning, delivered judgment in the case of exparte Osborne, in re Osborne v. Green, which was…

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Appraisement Court

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 2

A COURT of Appraisement was hold in the Court-house yesterday by Mr. Licensed Surveyor Crouch, in accordance with the 28th Sec. of the Crown Lands Alienation Act, to…

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Murder at the Parramatta Lunatic Asylum

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 3

The district coroner, Mr. J. E. Bowden, held an inquest at the lunatic asylum, on the 8 h instant, upon the body of Peter Westmeyer for some time past patient there, and who was…

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Amusing. Colonel Bangs in Court

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 4

COLONEL Bangs is very bald, and in order to induce.his hair to grow again he is using a very excellent article of ‘.Hair Vigor’ upon his scalp. A week or two ago he was…

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Crown Land Bale at the Police Office, Boorowa, On Wednesday, July 19th. Country Lots

The Burrowa News · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 4

Lot A, portion 203, 40 acres ; Lot B, portion 204, 62 acres 3 roods;—both in the county of Harden, parish of Galong, adjoining the northern boundary of H. M. C. Davies' conditional purchase…

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions Friday, July 7. (Before George Eason, Esquire.)

The Burrowa News · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 2

William Cleary, who had bean in custody since the previous morning, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 5s., or 24 hours imprisonment…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, July 17. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1876 · page 2

Alexander Nixon was summoned by Henry Smith for neglecting to pay him the sum of £2, wages due as his hired servant. Mr. Betts appeared for defendant, who pleaded…

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The Yeumburra Murder

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 18 July 1876 · page 3

AT the Queabeyan Police Court, on the 8th instant, William Hutton was brought up and charged with wilful murder. Senior-sergeant Brennan deposed-- I received…

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

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 18 July 1876 · page 4

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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The Murder at Yeumburra. Queanbeyan Police Court, Friday July 8. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 19 July 1876 · page 3

William Hutton was brought up charged with wilful murder. Senior-sergeant Brennan deposed : I received a telegram from tho Yass police to the effect…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Saturday. (Before the Police Magistrate.). Attempting to Utter a Spurious Coin

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 19 July 1876 · page 2

Ellen Farrell was charged as above. Constable Wheally deposed : From information received I yesterday arrested accused, and charged her with attempting to utter a base…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, July 17

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 19 July 1876 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrete. Alexander Nixon wet [?] with reglicting to pay to Henry South the pum of £2, wages due to him as his hired serment…

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Suspected Wife-murder

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 19 July 1876 · page 4

THE [?] attending the [?] of the woman Sarah [?], wife of George [?], groom is the service of Messrs, [?] and [?], [?], Hobart Town, has been…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, July 19. Before Mr. Williams and Mr. Hall

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 July 1876 · page 2

Mary Frost, a depraved looking woman, was brought up charged with making use of obscene language in Cooma-street. She had her head enveloped in a large handkerchief…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 2

John Jennings, charged as above, pleaded guilty, and as ho bore a very good character, was discharged with a caution. DRUNKENNESS…

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At the Police Office. Cowra. On Wednesday, August 16th. Country Lot

The Burrowa News · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 4

Lot A, portion 31, 66 acres 1 rood, in county of Forbes, parish of Neila, adjoining the western boundary of S. Stinson's conditional purchase of 120 acres, No. 28, and the eastern boundary of…

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Crown Land Sale. at the Police Office, Boorowa, On Wednesday, August 9th. Country Lot

The Burrowa News · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 4

Lot A, portion 322, 40 acres, in the county of Moniengle, parish of Gegullalong, adjoining the eastern boundary of J. P. Ryan's conditional purchase of 100 ceres, No. 179…

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