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

Courts & crime, 1880

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Yass District Court. Tuesday, January 20

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 January 1880 · page 2

THE District Court was opened at 10.30 a.m. Tuesday morning, before his Honor Judge McFarland. Fully three-fourths of the cases set…

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Local and General. Yass District Court. Before his Honor Judge McFarland

The Yass Courier · Friday 23 January 1880 · page 2

THIS court was opened last Tuesday morning. A large number of oases set down on the register bad been settled out of court, by confession, or by payments to the registrar. In…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, January 24. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 January 1880 · page 4

Thomas Cowling was charged with using threatening language to his wife Hannah Cowling. Hannah Cowling deposed : Defendant has…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, January 22

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 24 January 1880 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Charles R. Richards was charged on suspicion with being of unsound mind. Senior-constable Wheally deposed to arresting the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, January 24

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 26 January 1880 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Thomas Cowling, charged with using threatening language to his wife, Hannah Cowling, pleaded not guilty…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, January 26. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, and Mr. Cropper

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 4

Catherine Mullins was charged with being drunk and also with using profane language. For being drunk, she was fined 10s. or 7 days; and for profane language, 2os. or 7…

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Municipal Revision Court

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 4

A MEETING of the Borough Council was held at noon to-day, the Mayor and Aldermen Ball, Clifford, Jacob, O'Brien, and Caldwell being present…

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GUNNING. (From our Correspondent.)Police Court, January 24th. BEFORE Messrs. A. S. Jones and J. F. Kenyon

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 1

John Noble was charged with unlawfully cutting and wounding his wife. Senior-constable Buckley deposed: On Friday, 23rd inst., I arrested prisoner; I read…

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Local and General. Confession of a Murder Committed in England

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 2

LAST Thursday forenoon a man of somewhat dejected appearance, of sallow complexion, and about thirty years of age, called upon Mr. Brennan, sub-inspector of police, and stated…

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Opening of the New Court-house, Yass

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 2

WE understand the first Court of Petty Sessions will be held in the new court-house, Yass, to-morrow (Wednesday), at eleven o'clock. We hope there will be a full muster of the bench of…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Goulburn, On Wednesday, 18th February. Country Lots

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 3

Lot A, 50 acres, county Argyle, parish Currowang, adjoining the east boundary of John Reardon’s portion No. 86 of 40 acres. Lot B, 40 acres, county Argyle, parish…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Wednesday. 18th February. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 4

Lot A, 42 acres 1 rood. county of Murray. parish of Nanima, adjoining the south boundaries of T. Madden's conditional purchase portions No. 172 and 173…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 28

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 28 January 1880 · page 2

BEFORE the police magistrate and Mr. G. Mecham. John Quinlan, an old man, was charged with vagrancy, and was sent to gaol for seven days pending application for his admission to an asylum…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 28. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, and Mr. G. Mecham

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 January 1880 · page 4

John Quinliven was brought up for protection, and sent to gaol for 7 days, pending admission to some asylum. Edward Jeffrey was charged with assaulting…

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Confession of a Murder Committed in England

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 January 1880 · page 3

LAST Thursday forenoon, at Yass, a man of somewhat dejected appearance, of sallow complexion, and about thirty years of age, called upon Mr. Brennan, sub-inspector of…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, January 28. Before the Police Magistrate. Dr. Perry, Mr

The Yass Courier · Friday 30 January 1880 · page 2

Barber, Mr. Hall, Mr. McBean, and Mr. Castle. LARCENY.-- Charles Cabban was charged with having, on 12th January, stolen seven turkeys, the property of Mr. Mallyon, of North Yass…

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Burrowa Police Court. Wednesday, January 28. (Before Messrs. W. D. Gainpbell, Wotton, and A. E. Middleton.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 January 1880 · page 2

Patrick Downs, a young man, was brought up in custody, charged with being drank and disorderly at Frogmore on the previous evening…

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The Confession to a Murder Committed in England

The Yass Courier · Friday 30 January 1880 · page 2

WILLIAM THOMAS COULTHARD, who last Friday gave himself into the custody of the police, and confessed to having murdered his wife at Everton, near Liverpool, in January, last year, still…

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Opening of the New Court House, Yass

The Yass Courier · Friday 30 January 1880 · page 2

LAST Wednesday, at eleven o'olock, the splendid new court-house at Yass was opened for the transaction of business. On the bench were the police magistrate (Mr. Leopold Yates)…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Wednesday, 18th February. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 30 January 1880 · page 4

Lot A, 42 acres 1 rood, county of Murray, parish of Nanima, adjoining the south boundaries of T. Madden's conditional purchase portions No. 172 and 173…

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