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

Courts & crime, 1877

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Small Debts Court. (Before the same Justices.)

The Burrowa News · Saturday 3 March 1877 · page 2

Jane Aldis v. John Nash. Mr. O'Brien for plaintiff. This was a suit to recover the sum of £5 16s. excessive damages on horses impounded by…

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Crown Land Sale. at the Police Office, Boorowa, On Wednesday, March 7th. Country Lots

The Burrowa News · Saturday 3 March 1877 · page 2

Lot A, portion 96, 96 acres; Lot B, portion 97, 40 acre[?] rood ;—both in the county of Harden, parish of Bobbara, adjoining the western boundary of Regan's Lagoon water reserve, and the…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office. Yass. On Wednesday, 14th March. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 4

Lot A. 31 acres 1 rood, county of Murray, parish of Boambolo, adjoining the northern boundary of P. Rooney's conditional purchase. No. 157, of 40 acres, and part of the eastern boundary…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, March 5

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 7 March 1877 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. L. M. Lux[?] One man brought up for drumbrasuers was [?] and 2/5 case…

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Collector Police Court. Friday, March 2

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 7 March 1877 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and Mr. J. J. Weddell Joseph Carr w. Thomas Wiseman; unlawfully throwing down fronting…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, March 7

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 March 1877 · page 2

Before Mr. Yates, P.M., Mr. Hall, and Mr. Williams. VAGRANCY.-- Robert Jones, a man of eighty-three years of age, was brought before the bench…

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Gunning Police Court. Wednesday, 7Th March

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and Mr. A. S. Jones. Elizabeth Smith v. Henry Madden; stealing turkeys…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, March 8

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate, One drunkard was fined 10/…

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday March 7th. (Before W. J. E. "Wotton, Esquire.) Horse Stealing

The Burrowa News · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 2

This case had been remanded from the previous week, and additional evidence having been taken, the prisoner was committed for trial at the ensuing Court of Quarter Sessions at Young. The…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, March 12

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 14 March 1877 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. L. M. Alexander. George Winter was charged with maliciously injuring a fence the property of John Ryan…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Monday, 2nd April. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 March 1877 · page 4

Lot A, 10 acres, and lot B. 80 acres, county of King, parish of Mundoonan, adjoining and near the north-west boundary of J. Ledger's conditional purchase. No. 55, of 40 acres, on Regan's Creek,…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, March 13, Before Mr. Yates, P.M., Mr. Hall, and Mr. Williams

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 March 1877 · page 2

A GAOL BLACKBIRD ON THE SPREE.--Charles Douglas, a coloured man, pleaded guilty to a charge of having been drank and disorderly on the previous night. In extenuation he said that…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 14

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate. George Gale was charged with maliciously injuring certain fencing, the property of Major Morphy at Mummell…

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Suspected Murder at Hay

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 3

WE learn from the Hay Standard that on Friday evening week, about half-past eight o'clock, the report of firearms was heard twice, and the flash seen in the direction of Messrs. Bentwitch and Co.'s iron…

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Small Debts Court. (Before the same Justices.)

The Burrowa News · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 2

A. E. Middleton v. Patrick Neville. Mr. O'Brien for plaintiff. Plaintiff sued to recover £5 exacted from him by defendant for a number of sheep temporarily…

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, March 12. (Before W. J. E. Wotton, Esquire.)

The Burrowa News · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 2

Thomas Dinnis and Henry Ferris, who had been apprehended by the police under the Vagrant Act as having no lawful visible means of support, were each sentenced to one month's imprisonment…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office. Yass. On Monday, 2nd April. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 20 March 1877 · page 4

Lot A. 40 acres, and lot B. 80 acres, county of King, parish of Mundoonan, adjoining and near the north-west boundary of J. Ledger's conditional purchase. No. 55, of 40 acres, on Regan's Creek…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, March 17

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1877 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Mathew Keough was charged with vagrancy, and also with indecent exposure. Mr. Sutherland and Mr. C. Fitzpatrick gave…

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Shocking Murder at Wagga

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1877 · page 2

On Wednesday last the town was much excited by the report that a body had been found in the river, bearing marks which led to the supposition that a brutal crime had been committed in our midst. On…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, March 20. Before Mr. Yates, P.M., Mr. Hall, and Mr. Williams

The Yass Courier · Friday 23 March 1877 · page 2

STEALING A PUMPKIN.--A lad named Sheldrick was charged with having stolon a pumpkin from a field belonging to Mr. James Perry, at Manton's Creek, on Saturday, the 17th March…

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