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

Courts & crime, 1879

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

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 January 1879 · page 2

Margaret Steel pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined 2s 6d, in default to be imprisoned until 6 o’clock this evening. Henry Gleeson pleaded guilty to drunkenness…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 January 1879 · page 4

William Heaney on remand for protection was discharged. Patrick Tobin was charged with unlawfully cutting and wounding…

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Thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 January 1879 · page 4

Charles Green, drunk and disorderly, was discharged. The same defendant was charged with having made use of obscene language. Constable Little proved the charge, and defendant , who had been…

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Friday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 January 1879 · page 4

William Jones pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was discharged with a caution. Mark Foster was charged with stealing a watch the property of Hugh Sing. Mr…

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Wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 January 1879 · page 4

Elizabeth Davison, drunk und disorderly, was discharged with a caution…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, December 26

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 1 January 1879 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Andrew Mitchell, charged with being drunk and disorderly and also with using obscene language, was fined 10/- or five days in jail…

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Tuesday, (Before the Police Magistrate and F. A. Brock, Esq., J.P. Furious Riding

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 January 1879 · page 2

Charles Kenny was summoned by Constable Murphy for furious riding. Defendant pleaded guilty. Constable Murphy stated that defendant, in…

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At the Police Office. Burrowa. On Friday. 17th January

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 January 1879 · page 4

Lot A, 50 acres 3 roods, county of King, parish of Graham, adjoining the eastern boundary of C. Healey'e conditional purchase No. 53, of 40 acres, on the right bank of Hovell's Creek,…

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At the Police Office, Queanbeyan. On Friday, 17th January. Country Lot

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 January 1879 · page 4

Lot A, 114 acres 1 rood, county of Murray, parish of Butmaroo, adjoining part of the south and east boundaries of Thos. Rutledge's conditional purchase No 182 of 200 acres, and the…

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At the Police Office, Cootamundra. On Wednesday, 22nd January. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 January 1879 · page 4

Lot A, 40 acres, county of Clarendon, parish of Bute, adjacent to the north boundary of T, Mailer's conditional purchase No, 104, and part of the east boundary of his conditional purchase…

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At the Police Office, Young. On Friday, 17th January. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 January 1879 · page 4

Lot A, 63 acres, county of Harden, parish of Wallendoon, on the right bank of Connaught man's Greek, and adjoining the north boundary of J. M. Mackenzie's conditional purchase No…

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At the Police Office, Wagga Wagga. On Wednesday, 22nd, January, Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 January 1879 · page 4

Lot A, 80 acres, county of Bourke, parish ol Berrembed, adjoining the east boundary of portion 109 of 80 acres, and part of the south boundary of portion 106 of 125 acres 2 roods…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, December 31

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 January 1879 · page 2

Before Mr. Yates, P.M., and Mr. Hall. TRANSFER OF LICENSE.--Mr. John Curran of the Salutation Inn, applied for a transfer of his license to the racecourse for New Year's Day. Granted…

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Grown Land Sales. at the Police Office. Yass. On Wednesday, 22nd January, Country Lot

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 January 1879 · page 4

Lot A, 40 acres, county of King, parish of Manton on the right bank of the Yass River, and adjacent to parts of the south and west boundaries of T. Carroll's conditional purchase…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 January 1879 · page 2

A hawker's license was renewed to James H. Caldwell. Thomas Jones pleaded guilty to a charge of having been drunk and disorderly, and was fined…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, January 3

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1879 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. C. S. Alexander and Dudley. There was one case of drunkenness in which the defendant was discharged. Alexander Macintosh, charged with having used…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday January 3. BEFORE Messrs. C. S. Alexander and F. H. Pegus-Dudley

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 January 1879 · page 3

One man,, charged with being drunk in a public place, was discharged with a caution, it being his first offence. Alexander Me Intosh appeared on remand…

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Murrumburrah. Police Court, Thursday, 2Nd January, (Before S. Robinson Esq. P. M., R. H. Roberts and F. A. Brock, Esqs., Js’p

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 January 1879 · page 2

Thomas A. Barnes Esq. recently appointed to the Commission of the Peace was sworn in by Mr. Robinson, a magistrate of the territory. The publican’s license held by Mr. Powell of…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police-office, Goulburn, On Wednesday, the 22nd January. Country Lots

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 January 1879 · page 6

Lot A, 40 acres 1 rood, county Argyle, parish Bourke, adjoining the west boundary of James Moffatt’s conditional purchase portion No. 61 of 42 acres 3 roods, and part of…

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Collector Police Court. Friday, January 3

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 6 January 1879 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate of Goulburn and the Collector bench Henry Taylor was charged, on warrant, with assault and attempt to commit a rape…

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