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

Courts & crime, 1888

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, March 12

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 2

BEFORE the police Magistrate and Messrs. Tait, Marsden, Belcher, Ball, Ellis, Kerr, and Wombey. This was the first sitting of the court in the new courtroom and was attended with some ceremony…

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Binalong. Court of Petty Sessions

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 2

FRIDAY, MARCH 9. Before Messrs. Wotton, P.M., and Garry, J.P. Police v. C.J. McCarthy; riotous behaviour. Plea, guilty. Fined £1 and costs…

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Occupation of the New Court-house

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

THE Petty Sessions business was taken in the new court-house for the first time yesterday. There were present on the occasion besides the Police-Magistrate the following justices of the…

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Local & General News Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, March 12

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 2

Before the P. M. DRUNKENNESS.--John Shean was brought up charged with the above offence. He pleaded guilty and was fined 5s or imprisonment till the…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 14 March 1888 · page 2

DRUNK. [?]TC. —.John O’Brien was fined 10s. or 24 hours’ imprisonment, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, and 20s, or 48 hours, for obscene language…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 14 March 1888 · page 2

GOODS SOLD.—Timothy Doaly used Frederick Johnson for recovery of the sum of £2 3s 5l, alleged to be due for goods sold and delivered. Defendant’s wife pleaded a net-off for washing and…

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TUESDAYS. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 14 March 1888 · page 2

“HEADING ’EM.”—Sylvester O’Brien. blacksmith, of Young, and Michael Wall, of Milong, were each charged with having, on Sunday last, committed a breach of a section of the Towns…

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MONDAY. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 14 March 1888 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Albert Hood appeared in custody to answer the charge of having, on the previous afternoon, at the corner of Lynch and Burrowa streets, made use of obscene language…

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New Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 March 1888 · page 4

Robert Adolphus McDonald, of Glen, Taralga, was sworn in as a magistrate of the territory before his Honor Judge McFarland yesterday afternoon…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, March 18

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 15 March 1888 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Wombey. UNSOUND MIND.—Margret Byrne, on remand, was brought up as being of unsound mind. Dr. Gentle deposed that Mrs. Byrne had been…

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Bankruptcy Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 March 1888 · page 4

AN examination meeting in the estate of James Sinclair and Duncan McCallum was held before Mr. Justice Deffell on Monday. Mr. Field conducted the examination on behalf of…

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Crookwell Police Court

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 16 March 1888 · page 2

ON Monday, before Mr. Gunn, Edwin Campbell, charged with drunkenness and using obscene language, was fired -- for the first offence 5- and for the second 20. The fines were paid…

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Cattle-stealing at Tuena

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 16 March 1888 · page 2

AT the Goulburn quarter-sessions on Wednesday, Junius Selwyn Morgan (on bail) and Percy Morgan, father aud son, were charged with stealing at Tuena on the 1st August last two…

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The Murder at Warialda

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 March 1888 · page 2

ON Thursday last, under charge of Seargeant Clarke, Alfred Merritt, alias John Darlington, alias John Key alias Happy Jack, described as a follower of…

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Goulburn Land Court

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 16 March 1888 · page 2

THE monthly sitting of this court was held on Friday last before Messrs. Moriarty (chairman), Alexander, and Deane. The following applications were dealt with : --…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 17 March 1888 · page 2

CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—Robert Bain, a youth in the employ of Regan and Co., butchers was charged with cruelty to a horse. Senior-constable Mackenzie stated that the horse had a vey sore…

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FRIDAY. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 17 March 1888 · page 2

DRUNKS, ETC.—James Tobin was fined 5s, or 24 hours in gaol, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, and 20s, or four days, for having used obscene language. Arthur Gregory was discharged…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, March 16

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 17 March 1888 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Bur[?] and Wombey. VAGRANCY.—Willam Godfrey, an old offender, was brought up on a charge of vagrancy. Constable…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, March 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 March 1888 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. J. W. Wombey and E. J. Burmester, Js.P. VAGRANCY. William Godfrey, 68 years of age, was…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 March 1888 · page 4

ANOTHER case of attempted murder and suicide occurred in Brisbane on Friday afternoon. An elderly man named Isaac Greer, who kept a boarding-house in Wharf-street, quarrelled with…

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