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

Courts & crime, 1888

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Goulburn Police Court Tuesday, February 21

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. A "Professor" in Trouble.—James Nolan, known as "Professor Nolan," boxing athlete, pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was fined 20/- or seven days'…

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Trial for Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 4

AT the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday a case, which was commenced on the previous day, against Michael Sullivan, who was charged with having feloniously and maliciously murdered a…

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Crookwell Police Court. Monday, February 20

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 February 1888 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Cox and Gunn. Lancelot Rudd, charged with using obscene language, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10- with 410 costs. Paid…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 2

DRUNK. —Matthew Sharp was fined 2s 6d for having been drunk in the streets on the previous day…

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FRIDAY, (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 2

ASSAULT.—The assault case, Sarah Ryan v. Thomas Ryan, which was part heard on Friday last, and was postponed for a week with a view to settlement, was called on to-day, and on the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, February 23

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Wombey. Drunkenness,—One defendant was fined 5/- or twenty four hours in the lookup. Larceny.—Emil Sciffert, thirteen years of go, was…

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Bungendore. Police COURT.—Monday, Feb. 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 6

BEFORE C. A. Garrard, Esq., J.P. A. Veitch was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the previous Saturday night. Fined 10s…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, February 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 3

An old man named Percy Wilkins, 65 years of age, and who said he had come from Manaro, was remanded for a week pending arrangements being made for his…

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Queanbeyan District Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 3

AT the District Court at Queanbeyan on Thursday, Mr. Cronan, receiver of scalps to the Stock and Pastures Board at Hoskingtown, sought to recover from…

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Police Court—saturday, 25Th February

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 February 1888 · page 4

John Davis, for being drunk and disorderly, was brought up and discharged, he having been in the cell since the previous day. George Cook on a similar charge, also using…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 February 1888 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. S. Meyer, J.P., and E. Ball, M.P. CATTLE STEALING. James Morgan and Percy Morgan-father and…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 February 1888 · page 4

AT the Crookwell police court on Monday, 20th inst., Percy Morgan, a young man, was charged with having, on or about the 7th August last, stolen two cows the property of David Bremner,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, February 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 February 1888 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. S. Meyer, J.P., and E. Ball, M.P. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. John Gould (on bail) was charged with being…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, February 25

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1888 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Unsound Mind.—Ellen Ah Sing was brought up as being of unsound mind, and after evidence as to her mental condition she was remanded to the jail…

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A Husband Arrested for Murder

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 February 1888 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE commotion was created in Arden-street, Hotham, on Thursday afternoon, owing to the apprehension by Police constable M. Drummond, of the local contingent, of…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, Feb. 22

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 February 1888 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate. WAGES.--Charles Hodson was summoned by John Garvory, for the payment of £8 15s for work and labor done, as a hired servant at…

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Queanbeyan. District COURT.—Wednesday, 2nd Feb. Before his Honor Judge McFarland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 February 1888 · page 4

Permewan, Wright, and Co. v. Donnelly.—Shop goods, £14 15s 8d. The defendant filed on application setting forth that he was not at present and never was resident in the district…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 2

AN elderly man named John Evans was brought before the Police-Magistrate on charges of being drunk and making use of obscene language in Auburn-street on the previous…

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Cattle Stealing

Crookwell Gazette · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 2

AT the Goulburn police court, on Monday last, James and Percy Morgan, father and son, were charged with stealing two cows belonging to David Bremner of Tuena on the 1st August…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, February 28

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Drunkenness and Obscene Language.—For drunkenness Mary Dillon was fined 10/- or forty-eight hours in jail, and for obscene language she…

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