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

Courts & crime, 1890

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Young Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 March 1890 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Thomas Ryan, for having been drunk and disorderly, was fined 2s 6d or 24 hours. INSULTING LANGUAGE.—Same accused, for having used insulting language, was fined 17s 6d or…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 March 1890 · page 4

One man pleaded guilty to a charge of having been drunk in Sloane-street on the previous night, and was fined 5s or 24 hours to the lock-up…

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FRIDAY. Before the Police Magistrate. Attempting to Commit Suicide

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 March 1890 · page 2

James Mather was charged with having attempted to commit suicide on the 4th instant by unlawfully shooting himself. Sub-inspector Walker prosecuted for the police…

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The Crewe Murder. LONDON, March 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 March 1890 · page 4

Mrs. Davies, wife of the tailor at Crewe who was on January 25 last brutally murdered whilst returning home, has been placed on trial, together with two sons of the deceased, charged…

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Tuesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 March 1890 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DIS[?]TING A SUMMONS. Ames Ledger (on bail) appeared on remand to answer a charge of disobeying a summons issued…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, March 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 March 1890 · page 4

Thomas Hinds was brought up on suspicion of being of unsound mind. Constable McHardy deposed: About 9 o'clock last Saturday night I arrested the man before…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, March 22

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 25 March 1890 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS.—One defendant was fined 5/- or twenty-four hours. CHILD DESERTION.—Sydney Spicer was…

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The Crewe Murder. LONDON, March 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 March 1890 · page 4

The trial of Mrs. Davies and her two sons on the charge of murder has been concluded. The accused were found guilty; but a recommendation to mercy was added to the verdict in regard…

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Young Police Court. Monday. Before Mr. J. Russell, J.P.

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 26 March 1890 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS—John Dunn, on bail, for having been drunk and disorderly, was fined 5s or 12 hours…

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A Clergyman Charged with Aiding a Fight

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 26 March 1890 · page 4

The Malmesbury magistrates held a special sitting on February 6 to hear a case in which George Brain, of Minety, labourer; John Ody, of Minety, dealer; tho Rev. Frederick…

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Murrumburrah. Police Court, Monday, 24Th MARCH.(Before Messrs. Barnes and Dillon, Js P.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 26 March 1890 · page 2

C. Martin, ail engine-driver 011 the Government Railways, residing at Harden, was charged with stealing a turkey, the property of Toniah Kisbee, hotelkeeper. Harden. It appeared that accused,…

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Small Debts Court. Monday. Before Mr. J. Russell, J.P.

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 26 March 1890 · page 2

GOODS SOLD.— A. Blacksaw v. Mrs. Hall, £1 4s 9d. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount claimed with 5s costs of Ceurt…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday. Before Dr. Heeley and Mr. E. J. Allen, L. Ms. Application for Tranfer

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 26 March 1890 · page 2

John Shea, of Demondrille Junction, applied for the transfer of the license of the Shamrock Hotel, Murrumburrah, from the present license, Frederick Grant. Mr. Gordon, of Messrs. Gordon…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 2

Janet Devlin pleaded guilty to a charge of having been drunk and disorderly on the railway premises on the previous night. She was fined 20s with the alternative of seven days'…

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Queanbeyan. Police Court—tuesday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 4

John Lecount was charged with using profane language in a public place on the evening of the 15th instant, and pleaded not guilty. The defendant was fined 10s and 4s 10d…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 4

Sydney Spicer (on bail) appeared on remand to answer a charge laid against him by Margaret McGovern for deserting his illigitimate child and leaving it without sufficient means of support…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, March 25

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. LEAVING OPEN A LICENSED GATE.—Amos Ledger, on bail, was charged on remand with leaving open a he used gate at Captain's Flat…

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Murder at St. Kilda. a Young Man Shoots His Uncle. Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 4

AT 20 minutes past 12 o'clock this morning two men reported to the St. Kilda police that, when passing the end of Vale-street, off High-streets St. Kilda, they had heard a cry of murder and…

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The Crewe Murder

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 March 1890 · page 4

A CABLE message states that Mrs. Davies, wife of the tailor at Crewe, who was on January 26 last brutally murdered while returning home, at the trial of her two…

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Deliberate Murder by a Youth

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 March 1890 · page 3

Ar 20 minutes put 12 o'clock on Tuesday morning two men reported to the St. Kilda police that they had heard a cry of murder and the report of a pistol when…

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