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

Courts & crime, 1891

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 4

At the Police Court on the 26th December, before Captain Tompsitt, J.P., Benjamin Langford was charged with being drunk, using obscene language, and asssulting P. C. Willis. He…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, December 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. J. Oliver, J.P. FALSE PRETENCES. Henry Hazett (with half-a-dozen aliases) was…

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Removal of a Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Executive Council on Wednesday it was decided to remove the name of Horace Kennedy Bloxham from the Commission of the Peace. This…

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Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 4

A WARDEN'S COURT was held in the Goulburn Court-house on Tuesday before Mr. King, the Warden. Rowland Hassall and R. G. Hassall applied for three mineral leases at Boro. The…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 January 1891 · page 4

SITTING JUSTICES: The police Magistrate and Mr. C. Gillespie. DISORDERLINESS.—For drunkenness and using obscene language, Henry Falls was…

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Young Police Court, Friday Before the Police Magistrate INDECENCY

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 2

George Williams was charged with having committed an act of indecency. Mr. Gordon appeared for accused, and Pleaded guilty on his behalf. He said that the case was a bad one, and one for…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, January 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 3

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. C. Gillesple, J.P. MINOR OFFENCES. Henry Falls was convicted of being drunk and using obscene language, and was fined 50s…

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The Egeria Court Martial

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 2

The celebrated court martial held a few months ago on board H.M.S. Opal oil some of the seatnen of H. M .S. Egeria, who were charged with various forms of mutiny, is still fresh in the minds of the…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 January 1891 · page 2

SITTING JUSTICE: The Police Magistrate. HAWKER'S LICENCE.—A bawker's foot liceuce was granted to Phillip Lankerstain…

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Tuesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistarte and Mr. J. Oliver, J.P. UNSOUND MIND. Clara Eldridge, of Binds, was brought up (on…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, January 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. E. J. Ball, J. Oliver, and Colin Christie (Mayor of NEwcastle), Jsp. DRUNKENNES…

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Gunning. Police Court. Friday, 2nd January, 1891

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 4

BEFORE Major Chisholm, P.M., and Mr. John Wheatley, J.P. An application for a prohibition order was made against James Alchin…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 4

John Lawton and others v. Jno. D. Clifford. Mr. E. W. Johnson for plaintiffs. This case was continued from last court, and was a claim for £10 damages through breach of…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 2

The monthly sitting of the above was held this (Tuesday) morning before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Oliver, J P. There were only 17 cases on the list, of which 7 were settled…

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Small Debts Court. Monday. Before the Police Magistrate. HENNESSY V. RITCHIE

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 2

Claim for £1, money lent. No appearance for defendant. Verdict for amount claimed, with 7s costs of court…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 2

SITTING JUSTICES: The Police Magistrate and Mr. Oliver. UNSOUND MIND.—Clara Eldridge, on remand from the Crookwell bench, was brought…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. J. Clifford, A. Ellis, and J. Oliver, Js.P. DRUNKENNESS. One man pleaded guilty to this offence, and…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. PROFANE LANGUAGE. Philip Jacob Dotzert, a foreigner, pleaded guilty to a charge of making use of profane…

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Attempted Murder by Boys

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—An attempted murder by two lads at Mildura has created a great sensation there, a man named Tullon being the victim. On Friday he had warned off the two…

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District Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 2

THE District Court will be opened to-morrow (Friday) before his Honor Judge Murray. There are 41 new causes, including one jury case, on the list, 11 cases continued from last court, four…

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