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

Courts & crime, 1877

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 23

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 3

BEFORE the police-magistrate, Amelia and Matthew Gillespie, two children of about five and seven years age, who from time to time have been before the court and remanded,…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, May 23. (Before the same Justices.)

The Burrowa News · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 2

Anthony v. Badgery. This was an action for the value of a horse detained by defendant—viz, £7. Thomas Anthony deposed : I caught the horse…

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Crown Lands Sales. at the Police-office, Goulburn, On Wednesday, June 20. Country Lot

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 8

LOT A, 70 acres 2 roods, county Georgiana, parish Laggan, on the right bank of Little Mianga Creek, and adjoining part of the southern boundary of R Fenwick's conditional…

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Crown Land Sale. at the Police Office; Boorowa, On Wednesday, June 6th. Country Lots

The Burrowa News · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 4

Lot A, portion 106, 40 acres, in the county of King, parish of Main, lying about 3/4 of a mile south-easterly from E. Slattery's conditional purchase of 313 acres 3 roods, and on the road…

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Bubrowa Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, May 23. (Before W. D. Campbell, W. J. E. Wotton, and F, W. Hume, Esquires.)

The Burrowa News · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 2

Bridget Gavan was charged with having, on April 25th, in Queen-street, Burrowa, made use of insulting language to the police. Constable. Honan deposed : On the day named…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Wednesday, the 6th June. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 29 May 1877 · page 4

Lot A, 46 acres 2 roods, county of Murray, parish of Jier, adjoining the southern and western boundaries of conditional purchase 136, of 44 acres, and adjacent to the northern boundary of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, May 25

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 30 May 1877 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. James Hellier was brought up under a warrant charging him with perjury. Accused had been arrested in Parramatta and…

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Supposed Diabolical Murder

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 30 May 1877 · page 2

THE following information was telegraphed us this afternoon by our correspondent at Wollongong:—A man named Peter Brauen, residing at Bellambi, together with his son and daughter, aged respectively…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Wednesday, the 6th June. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 June 1877 · page 4

Lot A. 46 acres 2 roods, county of Murray, parish of Jier, adjoining the southern and western boundaries of conditional purchase 136, of 41 acres, and adjacent to the northern boundary of…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday. May 30. Before Mr. Yates, P.M., and Mr. H. Hall

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 June 1877 · page 2

ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.--George Franklin appeared to answer an information in which he was charged with having used abusive language to James Joseph Smith. The defendant pleaded…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 30

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 2 June 1877 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Daniel Fitzpatrick v. W. R. Riley.—Plaintiff claimed the sum of 13/- for wages alleged to be due to him…

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Crown Land Sale. at the Police Office. Boorowa, On Wednesday, June 6th. Country Lots

The Burrowa News · Saturday 2 June 1877 · page 2

Lot A, portion 106, 40 acres, in the county of King, parish of Bain, lying about 3/4 of a mile south-easterly from E. Slattery's conditional purchase of 313 acres 3 roods, and on the road to…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Wednesday, the 6th June. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 June 1877 · page 4

Lot A. 46 acres 2 roods, county of Murray, parish of Jier, adjoining the southern and western boundaries of conditional purchase 136, of 44 acres, and adjacent to the northern boundary of…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, June 4. Before Mr. Yates, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 June 1877 · page 2

LARCENY. -- Catherine Scanlon (on bail), a married woman, who resides on a farm near Bowning, appeared to answer to a charge of stealing a number of turkeys, the property of…

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Collector Police Court. Friday, June 1

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1877 · page 2

BEFORE the police magistrate of Goulburn and the Collector bench. Edward Kenny, on summons, was charged with assaulting Michael Hannon…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, June 4

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1877 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs. Dc Lauret, A. Mackellar, J. W. Chisholm, Horn, Horsbrugh, and Shepherd. William Hallett was charged with being drunk in…

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Small Debts Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1877 · page 2

THIS court was opened on Tuesday before Messrs. C. S. Alexander and Horsburgh. Twenty-two cases were disposed of, the following being defended:— Armstrong against Jennings; a claim for £8 by…

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The Coonabarabran Outrage and Murder.—execution of Newman

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1877 · page 4

THE first execution in Dubbo took on Tuesday last. On that morning Thomas Newman, who had been found guilty at the Dubbo circuit court on the 5th April of the…

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Horse Stealing at Burrowa

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 June 1877 · page 2

AT the Young Quarter Sessions, on Monday last, Sylvester Minehan was charged with stealing a horse on the 13th January, at Burrowa Flats, the property of Michael Maley. He pleaded not…

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Local and General. Yass Small Debts Court. Tuesday, June 5

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 June 1877 · page 2

Before Mr. Yates, P.M., and Mr. Williams. The usual monthly sitting of this court was held to-day, when the undermentioned cases were disposed :--…

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