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

Courts & crime, 1889

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Murrumburrah. Police Court. Thursday, May 2. Before Mr. S. Robinson, P.M.

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 2

TRESPASS ON ENCLOSED LAND.—Arthur Lawford and George Gordon were each fined 1s, and 4s 10d costs of court, for entering the enclosed lands of Messrs. G. and W. S. Salting, of Cunningham…

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Land Court

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

A COURT of appeal will be held by the Minister for Lauds on the 6th May, when the following appeals will be heard:—Land District of Cooma-James Thomas Hay against the proposed…

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The Murder of the Swede Hawker Hans Olund. Isaac Sawyer’s Second Trial

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 2

IN the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday, before his Honor. Mr. Justice Wiudsyer, Isaac Sawyer was a second time charged with having feloniously and maliciously murdered Huns Olund, at Young,…

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Arrest of a Notorious Criminal. a Record of Nearly Years in Gaol. Discovery of a Coining Plant

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 4

ON Thursday afternoon Detectives D. G. O’Connell and C. J. Wardly arrested an old man named John Wallace alias J. B. Wallace alias George Davis alias Chinaman Jack on…

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Queanbeyan. Licensing Court—tuesday, April 30. Application for Licenses

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

Mr. Parr applied for a license for premises built by Thomas Darmody at Sutton, explaining that the promises (including some buildings on the opposite side of the road) afforded sufficient…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 6

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

BEFORE the police-Magistrate and Messrs. E. Balf, C. Cropper, and W. sands, Js.P. PROTECTION. Robert Johnson, who had given himself up to…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, May 4

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1889 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.-William Turney pleaded guilty and was fined 5/- or twenty-four hours. LARCENY.——William Bennett, twenty-two years of…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 May 1889 · page 2

THE monthly sitting of this court was held this morning before Messrs. J. W. Wombey and A. A. Kerr, Js. P. The list of eases was a very long one, there being no less than 43 new cases…

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The Police and the Sailors

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

BRISBANE, Friday.—Last evening 20 or 30 men from Her Majesty's ship Royalist came ashore. They became so boisterous that the police had to caution them. A few of the…

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Gunning. Court of Petty SESSIONS.—Friday, May 3

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

BEFPRE Colonel Chisholm, P.M. Police v. J. F. Lyell.—plying for bire with unlicensed vehicle, Mr. J. Davidson appeared for the defendant, and entered a plea of not…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, May 3 Before A. C. Wood, J. P.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 May 1889 · page 2

EMBEZZLEMENT.--Henry Parker, who gave himself up to the police on the charge of embezzling the sum of £10 from his employees, Messrs. Hume and Pegrum. mineral water…

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Young Police Court

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 May 1889 · page 3

Before Dr. Heeley and Mr. P. Cram, Js. P. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY Edward Batters by was fined 5s, or 24 hours’ imprisonment, for having been drunk and disorderly…

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Shocking Tragedy at Ultimo. Murder of Wife and Child. Suicide of the Murderer

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 May 1889 · page 4

SHORTLY before noon on Saturday last a shocking tragedy was enacted in a house, No. 5 Allen’s-terrace, Allen-street, Ultimo, a workingman’s locality. The scene of the…

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Small Debts Court. Monday. Before Dr. Heeley and Mr. P. Cram, Js.P

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 May 1889 · page 3

GOODS SOLD.—Henry Plumb sued Harry Travers for the recovery of the sum of £1 5s 11d, alleged to be due for goods sold and delivered. Defendant did not appear. A verdict was entered for…

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Gundaroo. Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 May 1889 · page 4

ON Thursday last, the usual court day, before Major Chisholm, P.M., and Mr. William Affleck, J.P., Michael Reardon appeared to answer to an information laid by Mr. Turner, Inspector of…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 May 1889 · page 2

Two men, named respectively William Taylor and Charles Clark, were brought before the Police-Magistrate charged with obstructing the vehicular traffic in Sloane-street, by having their…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 May 1889 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. J. W. Womboy. BREACH OF STOCK ACT. Charles McLean was summoned by Alfred…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 9 May 1889 · page 2

THE monthly sitting of this court was held on Tees. day last, before Messrs. Wombey and Kerr. The list contained forty four cases, of which eleven were undefended and verdicts were given for the amounts…

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Double Murder and Suicide

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 May 1889 · page 2

Shortly after 11 o'clock on Saturday morning a shocking tragedy was enacted in a house, No. 6 Allen's-terrace, Allen-street, Ultimo. The scene of the…

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Burrowa Police Court. Wednesday, May 8. (Before Messrs. W. B. Pett, B. Morgan. C. L. Hume, and W. Nettleton.) Insulting Language

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 May 1889 · page 2

George H. Reynolds was summoned by Thomas Cook for using insulting language towards him, calculated to provoke a breach of the peace…

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