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

Courts & crime, 1890

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. C. Cropper, J.P. FALSE PRETENCES. Edwin Ford, alias Edward Ford, alias Wm…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 4

Before DB. Richardson and Mr. John Gale, Js.P. Peter Smith was charged with behaving in a riotous manner in Monaro-street yesterday. The…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, April, 1

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Ellis and Wombey. CASE UNDER INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS ACT.—George Hunt, a boy of eleven years of age,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, April 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 4

Two men pleaded guilty to the above charge, and were each fined 20s, or 7 days. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Emma Walker (a half-caste) was charged with…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 2

THE monthly sitting of this court was held on Tuesday before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Wombey. The list contained twenty-two cases, of which six were undefended and…

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Assault by a Constable

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 April 1890 · page 3

AT the Metropolitan District Court en Friday, his Honor Judge M'Farland delivered his reserved judgment in the case of Brown v. Mackey. The case was…

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Wholesale Child Murder

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 4 April 1890 · page 4

A PEASANT woman of Galicia, now under arrest, has confessed that she had falcon in a child 4 months old which was given to her by the mother…

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What is the Use of a Bankruptcy Court?

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 4 April 1890 · page 2

A NOVEL, point, and one that may prove of some importance in bankruptcy procedure, came under the notice of Mr. Justice Manning on Thursday last, in the…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Apri[?] 1. (Before Colonel Chisholm, P. M.)

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 April 1890 · page 2

ALLEGED DOG STEALING.--Philip Schpincoby, alias "Professor Boscoe," alias "Dent," alias "Denham," was charged with stealing a retriever puppy, the property of Hear[?] Joseph Carr…

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Young Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 2

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—William J. Abrahams, for having been drunk and disorderly, was fined 5s or 24 hours. ORCENE [?]UAGE.—Same accused, for having…

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Small Debts Court. Before the Police Magistrate. Monday. Balance of Account

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 2

Timothy Dwyer v. Matthew Whitty, for £8 10s, balance of account for horse sold. Mr. Gordon, of Messrs. Gordon and Moriarty, for plaintiff; Mr. Russell for defendant, who paid £6 10s into Court,…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 4

William Dwyer, a very Old man and nearly blind, was brought up under the Vagrant Act or protection. Constable Gandy deposed: About six o'clock…

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POLICE COURT.—Thursday, April 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 3

George Young, Arthur Wilson, Harry Williams, and Patrick Barnes were severally charged with having, on the 1st April, maliciously a fence, the property of Themes Smith, of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, April 3

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. C. Cropper. FALSE PRETENCES.—Edwin Ford, alias Edward Ford alias William Holt alias Robert…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Wednesday, April 2. Before Messrs. S. Robinson (Chairman) E. J. Allen, and Dr. Heeley, L.M’s. Transfer of License

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 2

John Shea, of Demondrille Junction, applied for the transfer of license of the Shamrock Hotel, Murrumburrah. Mr. Gordon (of Messrs. Gorden and Moriarty) appeared for the applicant…

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Young Police Court. Saturday. Before the Police Magistrate

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 April 1890 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Susan Atkins, charged with drunkenness, was cautioned and discharged…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 2

Frederick Ernest Bright was brought up on charge of obtaining money and goods from Richard Samuel Russell, tailor, of Goulburn, by means of a valueless cheque for £4…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 4

One defendant was fined 5s or 24 hours imprisonment on a charge of drunkenness. INDECENT EXPOSURE. Catherine Dunleavy was charged with…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, April 5

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. PROTECTION.—William Dwyer, sixty-night years of age and neatly blind, was brought up for protection, and was remanded for a week…

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Murder at Wagga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 2

AN old man, a sextagenarian, was brutally murdered by a foreigner on Monday afternoon. Suspicion rested on a man, who, on being apprehended, and while manacled, made two…

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