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

Courts & crime, 1877

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, October 4

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Reuben Lewis, who has been brought up for protection and remanded from time to time pending an order for admission to some aeylum, was against remanded…

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Collector Police Court. Friday, October 5

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate The following small debts case was heard:— J. Wickhardt sued Andrew Chisholm foe damages for breach of agreement…

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The Penge Murder

The Burrowa News · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 2

Louis Adolphus Edmund Staunton (husband of the murdered woman), Patrick Llewellyn Staunton, his wife Elizabeth Ann Staunton, and Alice…

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Shocking Murder at Brighton

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 3

Some excitement was caused amongst the inhabitance of South Brighton on Saturday evening by the commission of a murder in the Bluff-road. The victim was a very…

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The Late Shocking Murder Near Tuena

The Burrowa News · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 3

A MAGISTERIAL inquiry was held at Victoria Plat, fifteen miles from Tuena, on 27th September, by Mr. T. A. Smith, P.M., of Trunkey, on the body of a miner…

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Yass Ciruit Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 4

THIS court was opened on Tuesday before his Honor Sir James Martin C.J. Mr. Tarleton crown prosecutor; Mr. James Martin, clerk of assize; Mr. Walsh for crown solicitor…

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Local and General. Yass Circuit Court. Wednesday, October 3. Stealing From the Person

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 October 1877 · page 2

William Townsend was placed in the dock to answer the charge of having, on the 4th August last, at Yass. stolen the sum of £7 16s. 9d, from the person of William James Guyse…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, October 8

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 10 October 1877 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. C. S. Alexander. Mary Anne Mc Neice and Mary Dillon were charged with vagrancy. Mary Mc Neice was sent to jail for one month…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, October 10. Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Hall and Williams

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 October 1877 · page 2

CHILD DESERTION.--Robert Knox was brought up charged with deserting his illegitimate child in Sydney. Sub-inspector Brennan informed the bench that…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, October 11

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 13 October 1877 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate Thomas Horan was charged with being drunk and disorderly; also with using absence language. For the first offence be was fined 20/- or…

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The Penge Murder

The Burrowa News · Saturday 13 October 1877 · page 4

A TELEGRAM was received on Friday, October 5, from London, and published in our telegraphic news of last week, stating that four persons—two men and two…

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Burrowa Police Court. Wednesday, October 10. (Before Mr. P.H. Scott, and Mr. W. J. E. Wotton, J.'s P.)

The Burrowa News · Saturday 13 October 1877 · page 2

A drunkard was fined 10s. CHARGE UNDER THE CATTLE-STEALING PREVENTION ACT. Edmund Slattery, a selector at…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, October 15

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 17 October 1877 · page 2

BEFORE the police magistrate. Alexander Mc Lachlan was charged with unlawfully rescuing cattle seized by Charles peck with a view to impounding: and Hugh Mc Innes was…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, October 17

The Yass Courier · Friday 19 October 1877 · page 2

Before the Mr. Yates, P.M., aud Mr. Hull. USING OBSCENE LANGUAGE.--Edmund Battye, who was summoned by senior-constable Murphy for making use of obscene language in…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, October 17

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 20 October 1877 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate. High Kennedy was charged with vagrancy; he was also charged with stealing a bottle of bitters, the property of S. Pearson of the Belmore Arms…

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Court of Appraisement

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 23 October 1877 · page 6

A court of appraisement was held at the courthouse Yass, on Saturday last by the Government appraiser (Mr. M. Asher), when an arbitration case, Boswell v. Wilson, was decided…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, October 22

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 24 October 1877 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. L. M. Alexander. Thomas Cougblan was summoned, for using insulting language to Mrs. CoughlagHan…

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Court of Land Enquiry

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 October 1877 · page 2

A court of land enquiry was held at Yass on Friday, 19th instant, by Mr. Commissioner King, when the undermentioned cases were heard:-- Richard McGrath was summoned for…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, October 24

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 October 1877 · page 2

Before Mr. Yates, P.M., and Mr. Williams. Affiliation Case.-- Phoebe Holmes v. Joseph Edwards. There was no appearance of either party…

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The Recent Burglary

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 31 October 1877 · page 2

Mr. Gillespie, having been advised to repair to Sydney with a view to the arrest of a man named Roy about twenty-six years of age who had left his recent lodgings in Goulburn…

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