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

Courts & crime, 1889

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, March 21

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Huthwaite. DRUNKENNESS.—One defendant was fined 5/- or twenty-four hours. DISO[?]EYING A SUMMONS. — William Smidt was…

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Proposed International Court of Arbitration. LONDON, March 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 3

In speaking at a meeting of the London Chamber of Commerce to-day, Sir John Lubbock, M.P. for London University, strongly advised the Government to open up negotiations…

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Tuesday's Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate). Horse Stealing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 March 1889 · page 2

Frank Johnston was charged with stealing a horse, the property of Robert Fenwick. Constable Griffiths deposed: About half-past 2 o'clock this morning I, in company with…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, March 23

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1889 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. FALSE PRETENCES.—Robert J. Hogan, on remand from, the Tue[?]a ben[?]b, was charged with obtaining 7/- from Charles Thomas in February 1887 by means of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, March 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 March 1889 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. E. Ball, M.L.A. BOOTH LICENSE. An application for a booth license on the Show…

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A Horrible Murder

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 March 1889 · page 4

A HORRIBLE murder was committed in Dundee on Sunday, February 10. The murderer, it appears, went to the Central Police Station, and communicated privately with the officer…

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Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 March 1889 · page 4
Also in Goulburn Herald

THE adjourned sitting of the above, for the purpose of hearing the two jury cases that were postponed from the regular court last month, was heard before his Honor Judge Wilkinson…

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Land Appeal Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 March 1889 · page 2

A Court of Appeal under the Crown Lands Act of 1884 was hold on Monday at the rooms of the Engineering Association of Now South Wales, O'Connell-street, Sydney, the Minister…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, March 21. Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 March 1889 · page 2

MALICIOUS INJURY.--David Carter and Alfred Carter (on remand), were charged with maliciously pulling down the fence of Thomas Armstrong, of the Yass River…

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Bungendore. Police COURT.—Tuesday, 26th March

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 March 1889 · page 4

JAMES CRONAN was brought up on remand charged with burglary-breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Thomas White, of Ballalaba Creek…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 March 1889 · page 2

Henry O'Brien pleaded guilty to having been drunk and disorderly and using obscene language, and was fined 10s or 48 hours for the first and 30s or one month for the second…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, March 26

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 28 March 1889 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate HORSE-STEALING.—Frank Johnson was charged with stealing a horse the property of Robert Fenwick junior…

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Burrowa Police Court. Wednesday, March 27. (Before Colonel Chisholm. P.M., and Mr. J. J. Kershaw. J.P. Alleged Horsestealing

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 March 1889 · page 2

Joseph Reynolds and George H. Reynolds were charged on remand with stealing five horses, the property of T. G. Cook, bailiff of the Burrowa District…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, March 25. Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 March 1889 · page 2

MALICIOUS INJURY TO A FENCE.-- Alfred Carter (on bail and remand from last Thursday) was charged with maliciously injuring a fence, the property of Thomas Armstrong, of the…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1889 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DISOBEYING A SUMMONS. James Brand (on bail) appeared to answer a charge of disobeying a summons issued by the…

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Gouburn Police Court. Friday, March 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1889 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. A. G. Huthwaite, J.P. STRAY HORSE. The Rev. John Lane was summoned for allowing a horse to stray in Verner-street…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, March 28

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 30 March 1889 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate FALBSE PRETENCES.—Robert J. Hogan, on remand, stood charged with obtaining 7/-from Charles Thomas in February 1887 by means of a valueless cheque…

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Naval Officers to be Court-martialled. LONDON, March 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1889 · page 4

Captain Ernest Rice and the officers of the British ironclad Sultan, which was lost off the coast of Sardinia early this month, are to be tried by court-martial…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, March 30

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 2 April 1889 · page 2

DISOBEYING A SUMMONS.—James Brand (on bail), remanded from the previous Saturday, was charged with disobeying a summons issued against him at Temora for being the owner of a dog which bit a boy…

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