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

Courts & crime, 1890

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, January 30

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Hammond. UNSOUND MIND.—Patrick Ruddin on remand from Crookwell was brought up as being of unsound mind. Dr. Gentle deposed that Reddin had been under…

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Tragic Scene in a Virginian Court

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 3

THE Daily News of December 6 quotes from the New York Nation the report of a recent scene in the court-room at Brownsburg, Virginia, which it declares throws…

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Crookwell Police Court. Saturday, February 1

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. W. S. Gunn. Frederic Edlin (on remand) charged with attempting to set fire to promises, the property of Robert Howland, was…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, February 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 4

Charlotte Turner was brought up under the Vagrant Act, charged with having no lawful visible means of support. Senor-constable Williams deposed: Between…

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Crookwell. Police COURT.—Tuesday, January 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. W. S. Gunn. Frederick Edlin (on remand), charged with attempting to set fire to premises, the property of Robert Howland, was remanded to the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, February 1

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrates. DRUNKENNESS.—One defendant, who had been fined on the previous day for being drunk on the railway premier was fined 20/- or seven days…

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District Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 2

THE following is a list of the cases to be heard at the District Court, commencing at Yass on Thursday, before his Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge. CONTINUED CASE…

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Police Court Saturday, January 25. Before Messrs. H Saxby, and William Grovenor, J.sP

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 2

Gus. Murray was charged on suspicion of having stolen certain articles from a surveyor's camp Bredalbane. Senior-constable J. R. O'Leary deposed to…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday February 1. (Before Colonel Chisholm P. M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 2

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. -- Alex. Creighton, a young man about 20 years of age was charged with,embezzling the sum of £58 from his employer Samuel Edward Lees of Sydney…

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Young Police Court. Friday. Before the Police Magistrate. LARCENY

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 5 February 1890 · page 2

Following is the remainder of the evidence taken in the charge of larceny preferred against James Wells, who was committed for trial last Friday on suspicion of having stolen £37, the property of…

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TUESDAY. Before tho Police Magistrate

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 5 February 1890 · page 2

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—William Bradley, for having been drunk and disorderly, Was fined 2s 6d…

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Small Debts Court. Monday. Before Mr. George Ranken and Dr. Hutchings, Js. P. Money Lent

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 5 February 1890 · page 2

S. O. Wiseman v. Thomas Whiteman, an I.O.U. for £10. Mr. Russell appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Moriarty (of Messrs. Gordon and Moriarty) for…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 February 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. W. Davis Magistrate PROTECTION. Patrick Ireland, a State boy about 11 years…

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POLICE COURT.—Saturday, February 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 February 1890 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. W. S. Gunn. Frederic Edlin (on remand), charged with attempting to set file to premises, the property of Robert Howland, was again brought up…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, February 5

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 6 February 1890 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

BEFORE Messrs. Davis, Meyer, and Bail. CHILD DESERTION.—James Bracer (on remind) pleaded guilty to deserting his children Arthur Edward and Julie Adeline Bruce…

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Young Police Court. Thursday. Before the Police Magistrate

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 2

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—John McLaughlin, for having been drunk and disorderly, and who appeared to be suffering H relapse, was (for his own protection) fined 20s or 7 days. William Brady,…

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FRIDAY. Before the Police Magistrate

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 2

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. —John Hannah, for having been drunk and disorderly, was fined 2s 6d…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, February 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. W. Davis (Acting Police-Magistrate), . S. Meyer, and E. J. Ball, Js.P PROTECTION. Patrick Hyland, the boy who on the previous…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, Febuary 6

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Davis. PROTECTION.—Patrick Hyland, eleven years of age, was brought up under the Vagrant Act. James Longhnane, farmer at Grabben Gullen,…

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