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

Courts & crime, 1888

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Murderous Assault on a Constable

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 4

IN the Redfern Police Court on Friday the hearing of the charge against Patrick Joseph Flynn, James McMahon, Jeremiah Sullivan, George Thomas, Richard Cutter,…

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Land Appeal Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 3

A COURT of appeal will be held by the Minister for Lands on Monday, 16th April, when the following appeals will be heard:—Land district of Goulburn—Archibald Nixon, against the…

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Goulburn Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 7

The monthly sittings of the above were held on Tuesday last before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. S. Meyer and J. W. Wombey, Js. P. There were 20 cases on the list, of which…

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Gundaroo. Court of Petty Sessions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 6

On the Bench Messrs. C. A..Massy, A. Dyce, and W. Affleck. On the information of Thomas Lairkns, Michael Ryan of Yass, appeared to answer the charge of giving a receipt for…

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Police Court.—friday, April 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 4

Before Major Chisholm, P.M. Bush v. Cornel. This case was struck out, there being no appearance. C. H. Thompson, school attendance officer, v…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, April 3. Before the Police Magistrate

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 4

VAGRANCY.--Caroline Groves was charged with having no visible lawful means of support. Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge. First-class Constable Eglington deposed: I…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, April 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 4
Also in Goulburn Herald

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. E. Ball, M.P., and S. Meyer and J. W. Wombey, Js.P. WIFE DESERTION…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, April 9Th

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. E. Ball, M.P., and S. Meyer, Js.P. ASSAULT WITH INTENT. Robert Giles Thrower, a railway porter and…

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Death in the Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 2

THE Coroner (Mr. A. M. Betts) held an inquest at the gaol on Saturday last to inquire into the cause of death of Margaret Lewis, alias Martina, a confince whose death took place on…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 3

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 4

Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. T. Coils J.P. John Bain, v. H. B. Bond: Detention of two fowl coops…

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Local & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 2

MONDAY, APRIL 9. Before the Police Magistrate. VAGRANCY.--Alfred Merritt was charged with having no lawful visible means of support,…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 2

PROFANE LANGUAGE.—Roger Kalis was fined 20s, or four days in gaol, for having made use of profane language in the streets on Saturday. DRUNKS. — An old woman named Jane…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 2

Ah Yung, a Chinese gardener living on Spring Creek, sued Mrs, Cockburn for recovery of damages alleged to have been caused in his garden by her pigs. Mr. Gordon appeared for the complainant,…

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TUESDAY. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.—Francis Cull, a man about 5 J years of age, was brought in from Morangorell by Senior-constable Chapman, and charged with being of unsound mind. He was sent to gaol for medical…

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Young Circuit Court

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 2

THE first session of the Circuit Court during the current year commenced in the new Courthouse on Tuesday morning, before his Honor Sir G. Long Innes, who took his Beaton the Bench at 11.30, the…

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Wednesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 4

ONE woman was brought before the Police Magistrate on a charge of drunkenness, to which she pleaded guilty; and as she had several times before been convicted of offending in a like…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. J. W. Wombey. DRUNKENNESS. A young man pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, April 10

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. EMBEZZLEMENT.—Andrew N. Macdonald was charged with embezzling £1 belonging to the Picturesque Atlas Company of Sydney…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, April 11. Before the Police Magistrate

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 2

BREACH OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACT.-- Thomas Warner, was summoned by C. H. Thomson, school attendance officer, for neglecting to send his children,--Lucy Warner, aged…

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