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

Courts & crime, 1886

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, January 7

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Vagrancy.—Frank Hoffman, on remand, charged with having no lawful visible means of support, was reported to be too appear…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, January 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 3

Before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. W. Davies, J.P. PROTECTION. Basil Dickenson and Thomas Cain, who a week…

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Murder of Captain Fryer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 4

IT has transpired, from information gleaned by Captain Liljeblad, of the schooner Ellangowan, at Moresby Island, New Guinea, that Captain Fryer's murder and the outrage on Mr. Wilkins were…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 6

Before Messrs. Reynolds, Grovenor, and Frost. N.T. Collins v. David Bush-goods sold and delivered, £2 10s. Verdict for amount,…

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Licensing Court—tuesday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 6

(Before Messrs. J. C. Woore, G. F. DeSalis, and F. Campbell.) William Winter applied for a license for promises in Bungendore. The inspector's report was…

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Small Debts COURT.—Tuesday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 6

Before the Police Magistrate, and Mr. F. Campbell. A. Herbert sued J. J. Wright for £6 15s, value of lamps sold and delivered. Defendant had…

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Gunning. District Court.—tuesday, January 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 6

Before Judge McFarland. A. S. Jones, v. John Page—goods sold and delivered, £148. No appearance of the defendant. His Honor read a letter from…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, January 9

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1886 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Unsound Mind.—Frederick Hunter was brought up as being of unsound mind, and was remanded to the jail hospital till Wednesday next…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, January 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1886 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. S. Meyer, E. Ball, W. S., Foxall, and C. Regers. DRUNKENNESS. One man, on bail, pleaded guilty to taking a…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1886 · page 2

A MEETING of the Goulburn Licensing Court was held this (Tuesday) morning, the licensing magistrates present being Messrs. C. S. Alexander, P.M. (chairman), B. Horsbrugh, and F. F. Gibson…

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Escape of Two Prisoners from the Precincts of Goulburn Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1886 · page 2

Two prisoners named Richard Simpson and Joseph Watson effected their escape from the precincts of Goulburn gaol at about half-past 9 o'clock yesterday morning. A gang of eight men, including the two…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 13

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 14 January 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Davies and Rogers. Drunkenness.—Two defendants were discharges, it being their first appearance. Unsound Mind.—Frederick Hunter, on remand,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1886 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. W. Davies, J. P. DRUNKENNESS. Two men were admitted and discharged for this offence, it being their first appearance before the…

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Death in the Gaol Hospital

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1886 · page 4

A art named Frank Hoffman, a German, died in the gaol hospital at half-past three o'clock yesterday morning. Deceased was admitted into the hospital on the 31st December on a remand warrant…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 14 January 1886 · page 2

THE quarterly meeting of this court was held on Tuesday last before Messrs. Alexander (chairman), Horsbrugh, and F. F. Gibson. The following applications for renewals of publicans' licences and for…

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Disappearance of a Police Constable

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 14 January 1886 · page 3

About a week ago Constable Ryan of White-hills, Sandhurst (Victoria), disappeared mysteriously under circumstances pointing to foul play. Constant…

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Escape from Goulburn Gaol

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 15 January 1886 · page 2

ON Monday last the local police received intelligence from Goulburn that two prisoners had made their escape from the gaol, and advising them to be on the…

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Binalong Police Court. Friday. January 15

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 2

Before Captain Fisher, P.M., and A. Barton, J.P. Margaret Shea v. Mary Juno Steel, Alice Steel, and Annie Steel. Trespass on enclosed land. Mr. Brennan appeared for the defendants in the above…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, January 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. S. Meyer (chair), C. Rogers, and E. Ball, Js.P. ASSAULT. Matilda Buckley summoned Thomas and Ellen…

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The Queen Arraigned. Vide Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 2

Mothought to hear the roll of drum, And see the splendour of the state, And see the awe-struck people dumb Before the sorrows of the great…

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