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

Courts & crime, 1886

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Police Court. Wednesday, February 18th

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 4

Before Messrs. O. Willans and G. Harcourt. INSANITY. The accused John or Robert Kelly (on remand), was brought up for further examination. Drs…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, February 20. Before the Police Magistrate

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS. -- Ada White was charged with being drunk on Friday evening; and upon promising to discontinue helping to make up the deficit by not patronising the bars so frequently,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, February 20

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 2

.BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Drunkenness and Obscene Language.—Elizabeth Bolger was charged with drunkenness and using obscene language in Clifford-street…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, Feb. 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Mr. E. Ball , J.P. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Cornelio Lacio, an Italian, was summoned for making use of obscene language in Auburn-street,…

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Brutal Attempted Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 2

ON Saturday morning a man named Thomas Watson called at the Glenlyon police-station, Victoria, and informed the constable in charge that he had shot a man at Boundary Creek, and advised the…

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Gunning. Land Court, Friday, 19Th Feb

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. J. W. Gray (chair) and G. D. Hay. Jacob Moses Emanuel.-Application for a measured portion of 60 acres as a conditional purchase…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 February 1886 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. J. Clifford, J.P. UNSOUND MIND. James Pratt was brought up on remand charged…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, February 23

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 25 February 1886 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Drunkenness and Obscene Language.—Denis O'Brien was charged with these offences. Defendant admitted being drunk but denied using…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, February 24

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

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Samuel Wright was charged with making use of obscene language, to which he pleaded not…

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Queanbeyan. District Court

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

Before his Honor Judge McFarland. IN the following, which were undefended, verdicts were given for the plaintiffs with costs:—Connelly v. Hines.—£20, goods sold and delivered. Costs,0…

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Local & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, February 24

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 February 1886 · page 2

RIOTOUS CONDUCT.--Adolphus Semlitzky aud George Ordige were summoned by the police for having, in Cooma-street, on Saturday the 20th instant, committed riotous behaviour…

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Marengo Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Thursday February 18Th

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 2

James Callen, an old offe[?]ider, charged with riotous h=ben[?]iourm, pleaded, gullty, and was fined £2 and 4s 10d cos[?] of court. John Commins was charged with riotons…

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Queanbeyan. Police COURT.—Tuesday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 6

Thomas Lane was charged with being illegally on the premises of James Walsh. Mr. Parr conducted the defendant's case. Their worships discharged the accused without calling evidence for the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, February 26

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

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. E. Ball, J.P. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. James McKenzie was charged with these offences,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, February 25

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Clifford. Lanaey.—James Pratt, on remand, was brought up as being of unsound mind. Dr. Ray deposed that he had examined the person…

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Braidwood Land Court. Monday, February 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 6

BEFORE A. O. Moriarty, Esq. (Chairman), J. Aldecrn, Esq., P.M., and J.W. Bunn, Esq., J.P. James O'Brien, Bollevne, 40 acres, in the parish of Ollalulla, county of Murray. Allowed, but two…

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Tuesday's Police Court

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

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. S. Meyer' J.P. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant (on bail) pleaded guilty to this…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1886 · page 2

There was no business at this court on Saturday.—Yesterday before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Ball, one defendant, charged with drunkenness, pleaded guilty. As it was…

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Gunning. Police Court—friday, 26Th February

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 March 1886 · page 4

BEFORE W. R. Reynolds, Esq., J.P. Patrick Farrell was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. Constable O'Leary deposed that prisoner held 100…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, March 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 March 1886 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. E. Ball, J.P. DRUNKENNESS. One man, who had been in the lookup since Saturday night, pleaded guilty to the above offence…

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