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

Courts & crime, 1886

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 10

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 11 March 1886 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Drunkenness and Obscene Language.—Julia Simpson, an old offender, pleaded guilty to these offences, and was fined 20/- or seven days in…

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Marulan. Police COURT.—Wednesday, 3rd March

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 March 1886 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. D. H. Dunlop, J.P. Ephraim Maher, charged with having made a fire in a public place in the town, and another in Glenrock Estate, and having left them unextinguished,…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, March 9. Before Mr. Kenyon, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 March 1886 · page 2

INDECENT EXPOSURE.--William Steele was charged with this offence, to which he pleaded guilty. Constable Donohoe proved the nature of the…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 2

Harriet Vaughan, charged with forgery. Mr. J. Russell for defendant. Constable Lock deposed; From information received I went to the defendant’s place at the…

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Friday. ( Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 2

Harriet Vaughan (on remand) was charged with forgery and uttering. Mr. J. Russell appeared for the defence. The evidence taken at the previous hearing…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. James Ellis, a very old man, pleaded not guilty to this offence…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, March 11

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Drunkenness, and Obscene Language.—John Brown pleaded guilty to these offence, and was fined 10/- or forty-eight hours' imprisonment for…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, March 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 3

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. E. Ball and Burmester, Js.P. BREACHES OF TOWN POLICE ACT. Joseph Carroll pleaded guilty to allowing a horse…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs C. S Alexander, P.M., and E. Ball, J.P. FALSE PRETENCES. W. Brown was charged with obtaining from…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, March 13

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Drunk and Disorderly.—James Ellis, an old man, wan fined 20/-. or seven days in jail. He went to jail…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, March 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 4

Before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. E. Ball, J.P. DRUNKENNESS. One man, who had been locked up since Saturday night, pleaded guilty to the above offence, and was…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, March 12. Before Mr. J. F. Kenyon, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 2

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.--Patrick McGrath was charged with being drunk and disorderly, to which he pleaded guilty; and he was fined 20s., or in default of immediate payment, seven days…

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Local Intelligence. Small Debts Court. Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1886 · page 2

A. Burrows v. R. Bostock.— Claim for £6 6s. Defendant did not appear. Verdict for plaintiff, with costs. Immediate execution granted. Croaker v. Boxburgh. Action for trespass.—…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, March 16

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Clifford and Ball. Drunkenness.—One defendant was fined 10/- or forty-eight hours in the lookup; a female defendant was discharged with a caution…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday March 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 4

Joseph Yates was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and after the evidence of Constable Canning had been taken was fined 10s or 24 hours to the lockup…

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Insolvency Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 4

IN the Insolvency Court on Tuesday, before the Chief Commissioner, a certificate was ordered to be dated and issued upon the usual conditions to John Joseph Frederick Becker. Re J. Hall and E…

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Goulburn Land Court

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 4

THE monthly sitting of this court was held on Tuesday before Messrs. Moriarty (chairman); Alexander, and Deane. Mr. Edward Twynam, district surveyor, was present and assisted the board. Mr…

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Crookwell Court of Petty Sessions. Police Court. Before Messrs. S. L. Cox, J. T. Burcher, and A. A. Carter, J's.P

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 3

William Littlefield was charged with riotous behaviour in a publie public at Crookwell. As the defendant had been repeatedly before the court, and a fine…

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Court of Land Inquiry

The Yass Courier · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 2

A COURT of land inquiry was held in the court-house, yesterday before Mr. A. O. Moriarty (chairman) and Mr. J. F. Gray, when the following cases were dealt with…

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