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

Courts & crime, 1886

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant pleaded guilty to being drunk in a public place…

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The Larobe-street Murder

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 2

At the Mlbourne Criminal Court on March 17 before Mr. Justice Williams, James Bing, a young man, was charged with the wi[?]l murder of Eliza Shields,…

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Disappearance of a Police Constable. Suspicions of Foul-play

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 4

THE Sandhurst correspondent of the Argus writes:-- The mysterious disappearance of Constable Thomas Ryan, of the White-hills police-station, is at the…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, March 23. Before Mr. Kenyon P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 2

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.-- Charles John Downes was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Cooma-street on the previous evening. Constable Daley deposed: I saw the defendant…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 2

James Lynch, George Bain, Henry Madson, T. Dealy junr., Robert Bain and George Hughes, charged under Municipal bylaws with loitering on the footpaths…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. Julius Rimers pleaded guilty to being drunk in a public place, and was find 5s or 24 hours to gaol…

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A Postmaster Sentenced

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 3

TH Braidwood Quarter Sessions commenced on Thursday before Judge Mc Farland. C. N. Ambros, late postmaster at Araluen, was charged with appropriating £120, Government moneys. He…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, March 26Th

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 3

Before the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. ONE man pleaded not guilty to being drunk in a public place on the previous evening; but the…

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Land Court

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 2

A MEETING of the Local Land Board was held in the Court-house on Wednesday last, and the sitting occupied the whole day. Those members in attendance were Messrs. A. O. Moriarty…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 2

Before Mr. Clifford, J.P. PROTECTION. An old man named William Stewart, who gave his age as 60 years, and who had been compelled to give…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, March 27

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Drunk and Obscene Language.—Julins Rimers pleaded guilty to these offences, and was fined 5/- or twenty-four hours' imprisonment for drunkenness,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, March 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Mr. E. Ball, J.P. DRUNKENNESS. One man pleaded guilty to being drunk on…

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Binalong. Police Court, Saturday, March 27. Before Mr. W. J. E. Wotton. P.M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 2

ALLEGED INCENDIARISM. -- Anthony Dwyer (on bail and on remand) was charged with having on or about the 23rd of March instant, set fire to a hay stack the property of Phillip Dwyer at…

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Local Intelligence. Young Police Court. Monday. (Before (he Police Magistrate, and Mr. Geo. Watson, J.P.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 31 March 1886 · page 2

Roger Callis pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and also to offending against decency. Fined 20s, or 7 days for first offence, and 40s, or 14 days for the second…

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Small Debts Court. Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Mr. Geo. Watson, J.P)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 31 March 1886 · page 2

Trustees of Young Town Common v. John Chesworth. Claim for £3 18s, aj[?]tment of goats. Defendant pleaded not indebted to amount claimed…

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Gaol Warders. to the Editor, “Burrangong Argus.”

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 31 March 1886 · page 2

SIR,—Will you kindly allow me, through the columns of your widely circulated journal, to ask some of your numerous readers for the necessary information as to the duties required of the gaol…

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Young Circuit Court

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 31 March 1886 · page 2

THE following cases have been set down for trial before Sir James Martin at the Circuit Court to be held at Young on the 6th April :— Samuel Perry, alias Doolau, alias Samuel…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1886 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One man pleaded guilty to the above offence; and as he had been dealt with for offending similarly on…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1886 · page 4

Before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. T. Marsden, J.P. DRUNKENNESS. One man was brought up for this offence, to…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, March 30

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 1 April 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Clifford. Protection.—William Stewart, sixty years of age, was brought up on remand from the Taralga bench for protection…

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