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

Courts & crime, 1891

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Wednesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 March 1891 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNK. A first offender was fined 5s or 24 hours to the lookup…

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Revision Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 March 1891 · page 2

A Revision Count will be held at the Courthouse, Gundaroo on Thursday, 7th May, for the purpose of revising the electoral list for the Gundaroo portion of the Queanbeyan electorate…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 March 1891 · page 3

SITTING JUSTICES: The Police Magistrate and Mr. Grabam. DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—For drunkenness Thomas Sefton was fined…

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The Assassination of Police Officer Hennessy

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 March 1891 · page 4

THE assassination of Mr. David [?]. Chief of Police at New Orieans, [?] place on October 15 last year. The following particulars were published at…

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Young Police Court. Thursday. Before the Police Magistrate .Drunkenness and Obscene Language

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 2

George Blackburn was charged with having been drunk and with using obscene language. The accused pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness, but said he knew nothing of the…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Huthwaite. VAGRANCY. John B. Bartlett, an able-bodied man, was charged with begging in Auburn-street…

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Dishonesty in Gaol. a Gaoler Bowled Out by a Prisoner

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 3

The “ Evening News ” contains the following mysterious paragraph :—“ A gaoler at a country town who had been 26 years in the service has been unceremoniously dismissed for misconduct…

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The Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 4

WILL commence on Wednesday next, his Honor Judge Murray presiding. The list will comprise—83 new cases, ten cases continued from last court, five ca[?]sa motions, a garnishee…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1891 · page 2

SITTING JUSTICE: Mr. Hathwaite VAGRANCY.—John B. Bartlott, on able-bodied man, was charged with beggin in Auburn-street on the previous evening…

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Murderous Assault on a Wife

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 April 1891 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--William Bell alias Tom Shannon, a market gardener, yesterday made a murderous attack on his wife, to whom he had been married…

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Crookwell Police Court. Thursday, March 26. BEFORE Mr. W. S. Gunn

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 April 1891 · page 2

James Bensley pleaded guilty to being illegally on the promises of Thomas Bell of Crookwell. From the evidence it appeared that Bensley went to the house…

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Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1891 · page 2

OPENED to-day before his Honor Judge Murray. The solicitors present were Messrs. Betts, Davidson, Gannon, O'Brien, Howard, and Johnstone…

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Tuesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 April 1891 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. STEALING TWO TURKEYS. John Ray was charged with the theft of two turkeys…

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A Terrible Murder Discovered

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 April 1891 · page 4

Traces of a terrible murder have been found near Nyngan by a boundary-rider, who came across a smouldering fire, in which he found a quantity of bones of a human body, and a rezor…

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Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 April 1891 · page 2

THE sittings of this court were commenced yesterday morning at 10 o'clock before his Honor Judge Murray. Mr. O. S. Alexander, P. M., occupied a seat on the right of his…

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Goulburn District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Murray.) Wednesday Afternoon. Hector and Margaret Gordon V. BEST

Goulburn Herald · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 4

This was a case in which the plaintiffs claimed £100 for rest and damages. It seems to have originated in family disputes, Mr. Howard for plaintiffs: Mr. Davidson for…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, March 31. Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 2

BREACH OF THE MUNICIPAL BY-LAWS.-- Michael Reid was summoned by the Inspector of Nuisances for allowing two cow to stray in the streets…

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Friday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Hayes. WAGES. W. L. Becker summoned W. G. Rooke…

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Death in the Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 4

A CONFINEE in the Goulburn gaol named Clarke died to-day about noon. Ho had been ailing for some time, but his death was not expected. He seems to have been seized with fits…

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A Confession of a Double Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The man Colston, for whom the police have been searching for the last six weeks in all sorts of out of the way places, was arrested this morning at Burjoyne's Hotel,…

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