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

Courts & crime, 1889

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 4

At the police court this morning there were only two cases of drunkenness to be disposed of One offender was fined 5s or 24 hours' imprisonment; the other (on bail ) failed to appear, and…

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Attempted Burglary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 4

ABOUT a quarter-past 1 o'clock on Thursday morning the glass in the door of Mr. W. J. Barry's tobacconist's shop, Auburn-street, was smashed from the outside. The noise made…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, April 26Th

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 3

One defendant for drunkenness in Auburn-street was fined 5s or 24 hours in the lockup. INSULTING LANGUAGE AND BLOCKING THE ROAD…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, April 26

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs, Moyer and Wombey. DRUNKNNESS.—One defendant was fined 5/- or twenty-four hours in the lockup…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 4

THE quarterly meeting of this court was held on Thursday before Messrs. Alexander (chairman), Finlay, and I. Shepherd, when the following business was transacted:—…

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The Power of the Police

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 4

He came to town with much display, Like some old chap from Greece, man, To teach us country louts the way To make folk keep the peace, man…

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Sentenced to Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 April 1889 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court on Monday before Mr. Justice Foster, Ernest Buttner, a German, was charged with having on the 18th March ravished Jessie Lennox, a young woman…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, April 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 April 1889 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. E. Ball, M.P. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Henry Green was charged with being drunk…

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Binalong. Police Court Friday, April 26. Before Colonel Chisholm P.M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 April 1889 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.-- Charles Wissman was charged with using obscene language, and was fined 40s, or two months in Yass gaol. ILLEGALLY RESCUING STOCK.--John Ryan…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 May 1889 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. S. Meyer, J.P. ABSCONDING FROM HER GUARDIANSHIP. Annie Walker, 15 years of age, was brought…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, May 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 May 1889 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, and Messrs. S. Meyer, J. W. Wombey, and C. Rogers, Js.P. THROWING STONES. Two boys, Richard Thomas Summer greene…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 1

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 2 May 1889 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs Mayer, Rogers, and Wombey. STONE-THROWING.—Richard Thomas Summer-greene and Adolphus Horan, boys of twelve years of…

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The Murder at Young

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 May 1889 · page 2

THE trial of Isaac Sawyer for the wilful murder of Hans Olund, at Young, on January 4, was commenced at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, before Mr. Justice Windever, on last…

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The Murder of Hans Olund. Acquittal of Sawyer

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 May 1889 · page 2

The trial of Isaac Sawyer, charged with feloniously and maliciously murdering Hans Olund, near Young, on the 4th January last, was commenced at…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, April 30. Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 May 1889 · page 2

John Maguinness v. Harry Wedge. Assault. Mr. Brennan for complainant and Mr. Wilkinson for defendant, who applied for a postponement of the case, as the mother of the…

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Young Police Court. Friday. Before the Police Magistrate

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 2

FURIOUS RIDING.—William Dowsett, at the instance of the Inspector of Nuisances, was charged with having furiously driven a horse attached to a sulkie down Burrowa-street on Monday evening…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. William Turney was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Auburn-street on the…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 3

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. S. Meyer, J.P. One man pleaded guilty to this offence, and was fined 5s with the alternative of 24 hours to…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, May 2

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Moyer. BREACH OF INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS ACT. — Annie Walker, fifteen years of age, was charged with absconding from the control of Isabella Cartwright,…

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Daring Burglary.—£3000 Worth Stolen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 7

On Tuesday morning Mr. Simmat, jeweller, Royal Arcade, Sydney, was informed by the police that during the night his shop had been broken into and a large…

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