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

Courts & crime, 1881

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District Court

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 23 March 1881 · page 2

James Tait v, James Creech.—Breach of contract, £20. Mr, Gordon for plaintiff. Mr. Russell for defendant, pleaded £1 paid into court as satisfaction, and not indebted…

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Small Debts Court

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 23 March 1881 · page 2

Dealey v, Smith.—Goods sold, £3 Is. 8d. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for plaintiff. Dealey v, Keevil,—Goods sold, £2 16a. 11d…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 March 1881 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Voss. John Kelly, charged allowing two cows to stray, pleaded guilty and was fined 2 os and 2s 6d costs…

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Yass Circuit Court

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 2

THIS court will be opened at Yass next Friday, before his Honor Sir William Manning. The cases set down for trial are -- Lawrence Kimmage, murder…

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Burrowa Police Court. Wages Cases. (Before Mr. W. J. E. Wotton. Mr. A. E. Middleton, Mr. E. Deer, and Captain Panter)

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 2

Byford v. Weeks.—Claim, £12 17[?], 8d. Mr. O'Brien for the plaintiff. H. Byford deposed: I was in defe[?]dant's employment from the 5th of May…

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Police Removal From Frogmore. (To the Editor of Tub Burrowa News.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 2

Sir,—The inhabitants of this neigh-bourhood are so very anxious to know the result of my communication with Mr. Slattery RE the removal of the police…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, March 23

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. McBean. ILLEGAL DETENTION. -- Denis Macnamara v. Jonas Cuzner, for unlawfully detaining a memorandum book…

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Crown Land Sales at the Police Office. Queanbeyan. On Wednesday, 6th April. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 4

Lot A, 40 acres, county of Murray, parish of Thurfalilly, adjoining the west boundary of P. E. Daniel's conditional purchase portion No. 56 of 160 acres. Void conditional purchase of Pritchard E…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 March 1881 · page 2

Daniel Angus was charged with drunkenners and disorderly conduct, and also with [?] obscene language. Mr. Russell for the defence. asked that a light sentence might be passed as…

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Friday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 March 1881 · page 2

Wm. Synnot, charged with drunkenness, was remanded for three days, for medical treatment, CHURCH MEETING.—A meeting of parishoners of St. John’s is called for Tuesday evening…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, March 24

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 26 March 1881 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Voss, Drunk and Disordorly. — Charies Stuart and Margaret Farrell for Boing drunk and disorderly were severally fined 20/, or seven days in jail…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, March 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 March 1881 · page 3

John Carolan, Willian Baker, and Samuel Walsh, were charged with trespassing on the land of John Chisholm. Mr. Betts appeared for complainant…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, March 28

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 28 March 1881 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Yass, Marsden, and Conolly. Drunkenness.—One man charged with drunkenness, having been locked up for some time, was discharged…

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To-day's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 March 1881 · page 2

Before Mr. Voss and Mr. Andrew Chisholm. Margaret Berwick, charged with vagrancy, pleaded guilty. Senior-sergeant Fenton stated that she had been…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, March 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 March 1881 · page 4

Samuel Davidson was charged with drunkenness; but having been locked up for some time, he discharged. Michael Davoren was charged by the…

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Bungendore. Police Court, Friday, 24th March

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 March 1881 · page 4

Before his worship J. B. Burke, J.P. Senior-constable Nelson v. Henry Crowley.— For having a dog running at large without a collar having his name and address on same…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, March 26

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 29 March 1881 · page 2

Before the Police Megistrate. DRUNKENNESS.--John Alfred Geissel pleaded guilty to having been drunk in Cooma-street on last Thursday afternoon, and it being his first…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 March 1881 · page 2

Wm. Synnot on remand for drunkenness was again brought Up( and discharged with a caution. John Hill, for disregarding his bail to appear at Quarter Sessions was brought up on warrant,…

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Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 March 1881 · page 2

James O’Leary, Joseph Powell, and J. H. Birnie pleaded guilty to allowing cattle or horses to stray in the streets, and were each fined Zs 6d., and costs of court. There were…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, March 29

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 30 March 1881 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Voss and A. chisholm. Vagrancy. — Margaret Berwick, charged with vagrancy, was sent to jail for three months, with hard labor…

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