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

Courts & crime, 1881

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Wright, Byrne, and Cartwright. J. Young v. T. Green.—Plaintiff claimed 9s., balance of account rendered. The bench…

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At the Police Office, Gunning. 22nd February

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 6

Lot A, 59 acres, county of King, parish of Kildare, on the left bank of HAndy's Creek and adjoining the soutn boundary of Thos. Dowling's portion No. 73 of 74¾ acres…

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Murrumburrah. Opening of the New Court-house

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 2

POLIOE COURT, Thursday, 3rd February. Before his Worship, S. Robinson, Esq., Police Magistrate of Young, and Messrs. W. J. Barnes and J. J. Robertson, Esqs., J.’sP. The legal…

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Warden’s Court. Wednesday. (Before the Warden Mr. S. Robinson.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 2

Ah Kay v. H. T. Minter and others.—In this case Minter and party had applied for permission to lease some ground in Spring Creek for mining purposes, which ground was held as a garden by…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, February 5

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 7 February 1881 · page 2

William Sinnett was charged with being drunk and also with using obscene language. For the first offence he was fined 5/- or twenty-four hours in jail; for the second, 20/- or seven days in…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, February 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1881 · page 2

John F. Collins was charged with drunkenness, and being his first offence, was discharged with a caution. Alexander Cockburn and Hugh Kennedy…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1881 · page 2

The Police-Magistrate, and Messrs. Voss, Belcher, A. Chisholm, Horsbrugh, Gibson, Conolly, and Horn were present. An application for a publicans' license was…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, February 8

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 9 February 1881 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Voss. Charles Thomas was charged with trespassing oh the enclosed lands of Samuel Burgess. Constable Pritzler deposed: I arrested defendant…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, February 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Thomas Geoghan was brought up charged with being of unsound mind. Constable Drummond deposed to arresting the prisoner, who has been carrying on in a…

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At the Police Office, Gunning. 22nd February

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 3

Lot A, 59 acres, county of King, parish of Kildare, on if the left bank of Handy's Creek and adjoining the south boundary of Thos. Dowling's portion No. 73 of 74¾ acres…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, February 10

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1881 · page 2

BETOEE the police-magistrate. Thomas Geoghan was charged with being of unsound mind. Constable Drummend deposed : I arrested the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, February 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 February 1881 · page 5

William Wardle was charged with using insulting language to Richard Beattie, in, Bourke-street, the same being calculated to provoke a breach of the peace…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, February 14

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 14 February 1881 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Mary Me Elroy was charged with vagrancy. Defendant, who had only come out of jail on Saturday morning after serving a sentence of two…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, February 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 February 1881 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. Mary McElroy was charged with vagrancy and having no lawful means of support. Senior-constable Whealey deposed: On…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, February 11. Before Mr. Yates, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 February 1881 · page 2

MURDER.--William Brown, alias Buck, particulars of whose apprehension on suspicion of being implicated in the murder of James Omant, at Emu Flat, near Binalong, in February, 1876…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1881 · page 2

Margaret Hall convicted of drunkenness was fined 5s. or 24 hours. William Hill convicted of drunkenness was fined 5s. or 24 hours…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, February 16

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 16 February 1881 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Mary Johnson, charged with vagrancy, was cautioned and discharged. Michael O'Loughlin was charged with vagrancy…

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Police Court.—tuesday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 February 1881 · page 3

Before the Police-Magistrate. Cornelius Grady was summoned to answer an information charging him with having on the 7th instant wilfully damaged a…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, February 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 February 1881 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. Michael O'Loughlan was again charged with vagrancy. Senior-Constable Whealey deposed to…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, February 15. Before the Police Magistrate

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 February 1881 · page 2

A man named Patrick Mallyon, charged with having been drank and disorderly on the previous evening, and also with having used obscene language, was discharged on the first…

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