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

Courts & crime, 1888

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1888 · page 4

One man pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Auburn-street on the previous night, and was fined 5s, with the alternative of 24 hours to the lockup…

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Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1888 · page 2

A court of this description was held this (Thursday) morning before Mr. Wilshire, P.M., Warden for the district, for the purpose of hearing an application from Messrs. Filewood and…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1888 · page 2

THE monthly sitting of the Goulburn Smal Debts Court was held on Tuesday forenoon before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. J. Clifford and J. W. Wombey, Js.P. There were…

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Gunning. Coroner's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1888 · page 4

Mr. N. T. Collins, District Coroner, hold an inquiry at tile Court-house on Monday, the 5th instant, respecting the late fire at Waggallalah…

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Goulburn Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 8 March 1888 · page 2

THE monthly sitting of this court was held on Tuesday before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Clifford and Wombey. The list consisted of sixteen cases, of which six were settled out of court; one…

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Occupation of the New Court House

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1888 · page 4

WE are requested to state that the petty sessions business and registration of births, &c., will, on and after Monday next, be conducted so the new court house. The offices at the old…

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Murder

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 3

AN inquest was held before the Sydney Coroner on the remains of Mary Ann Carroll, who died in the Sydney Hospital on Saturday last from the affects of…

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Wife Murder and Attempted Suicide

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a shucking tragedy occurred in Riley-street, Woollonoofud, Where a man named William Carroll murdered his wife, Mary Aun Carrol], by…

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Yass Land Court

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 4

A COURT of land inquiry was held in the courthouse on Tuesday, before Messrs. Moriarty (Chairman), and H. J. Chisholm, P.M. Mr. Harrison, inspector of conditional…

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Land Appeal Court

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 2

An Appeal Court was heat at the Lands Office, Sydney, on Monday and Tuesday, and amongst the appeals heard were the following:—…

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Local & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, March 7

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 2

THREATENING LANGUAGE. -- W. Sunderland was summoned by E. Ordige for having used certain insulting language to him on the 20th February last…

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Wardens' Court. Before the Warden (Mr. H. J. Chisholm) C. E. Hodson. v. H. McKay, and J. Garry

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 2

This was an action for the recovery of the value of certain mining tools etc., used by the defendant at the Pudman Creek Silver Mine. Mr. Wilkinson for defendants objected to the…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 2

DRUNK.— R. Lynch was arrested on a charge of drunkenness and admitted to bail. He not having appeared when called upon, the amount of his bail (20s) was estreated…

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FRIDAY. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 2

ASSAULT AND LARCENY.—The hearing of the cases against Thomas Flanagan, initiated on the previous day, was resumed this morning. Mr. Russell appeared on behalf of the accused. The…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, March 8

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. TRANSFER OF LICENCE.—Upon the application of Mr. Betts the licence of the White Horse Hotel was transferred from Thomas W. Jacob to Edward Jules…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, March 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 3

One man pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Auburn-street on the previous night, and was fined 10s, with the alternative of 48 hours to the lookup…

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Small Debts Court. Before the same Justices

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 3

Mullaney v. James Venn; goods sold, £1 11s 3d. Settled. Same v. J. Sullivan; £5 3s 1d. Same v. John McKenzie ; £2 0s 4d…

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Tuesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 2

Margaret Byrne was brought up on remand as being of unsound mind. Dr. Gentle, Government medical officer and visiting surgeon to the Goulburn gaol, deposed:…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, March 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 4

Before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. T. Marsden, S. H. Belcher, F. Tait, E. Ball, A. A. Kerr, A. Ellis, and J. W. Wombey. DRUNKENNESS…

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Bungendore. Police COURT—Friday, 9th, 1888

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 4

BEFORE C. A. Garrard, Esq., J.P. Hildred and Brockway appeared on remand charged on suspicion of setting fire to Mr. Leahy's fences…

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