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

Courts & crime, 1891

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Goulburn Circuit Court. Monday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice Foster. Mr. Shand Prosecuted for the Crown. INDECENT ASSAULT. Patrick Whiteford (on bail) was charged with…

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Local & General News. Yass Circuit Court. Thursday, April 16

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 2

Before his Honor Judge Foster TRESSPASS TO GOODS. James Perry, Yass, v. Trustees of Douro Estate, Yass; trespass to goods. £300…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 2

SITTING Justice: Mr. Carson. DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Maria Mathews pleaded guilty to these offences. As she had been in the lookup…

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Crookwell Police Court. Monday, April 20

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Cox and Carter. Robert John Walsh, a lad 12 years of age, was charged with leaving an hotel on Sunday, 29th March, with liquor in his…

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Shocking Murder in Queensland

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 2

AT one o'clock last Thursday morning, at the Barcaldine Downs woolshed, a free labourer named Ryan was murdered by another free labourer named McLeod,…

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Land Court Appeal

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 3

AT the land court, Darlinghurst, on Monday, the following case was heard, the result of which should set up as a caution to persons tasking charges which they are not in a…

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Murrumburrah. Small Debts Court

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 3

Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Barnes mid Dr. Smith, Js.P. T. K[?]ee sued Mrs. Ha[?]ah Keough for £10 value of [?]ay destroyed. Plaintiff swore that he…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1891 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. James Oliver. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Charles Gardiner was fined 10s or 48 hours for…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, April 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1891 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. C. Rogers and J. T. McCallum, Js.P. WIFE DESERTION. John Crawford was summoned by his wife for…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 April 1891 · page 3

SITTING JUSTICES: The police Magistrate and Mr. Oliver. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Charles Gardiner alias Thompson was fined 10/- or forty-eight…

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The Nyngan Murder

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 April 1891 · page 4

IT is stated that the victim of the Nyngan murder, who was for same time unidentified proves to have been a young man named Jerome Carey, a native of Gandagai, where he…

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The Murder at Barcaldine Downs

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 April 1891 · page 2

THE facts of this case have already been reported. George Lees, of the Queensland Volunteer Rifles, deposed that he was on guard at the Barcaldine Downs…

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Burrowa Police Court. Tuesday, April 21. (Before Mr. T. Foley, P.M. Forgery and Uttering

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 April 1891 · page 2

Thomas Langdon was charged with forgery and uttering, Mounted-constable Curll deposed: From information received yesterday…

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Local & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, April 21

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 April 1891 · page 2

BREACH OF TRAVELLING STOCK ACT.-- John Wardon was summoned by Henry Carey for travelling with 3900 sheep, on the 17th April last across the Humewood estate, without giving the necessary…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. A. Ellis and I. Shepherd, Js.P. BREACH OF THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS ACT. Terence Maloney, aged 6 years, was brought…

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Crookwell. Police COURT.—Monday, April 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Cox and Carter. Robert John Walsh, a lad 12 years of age, was charged with leaving an hotel on Sunday, 29th March, with liquor in his…

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A Boy Sentenced to Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 3

BROKEN HILL, Thursday.—William Deakin, a boy 15 years of age, appeared before his Honor the Chief Justice Sir F. M. Darley, at the Circuit Court to-day, charged with the murder…

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Land Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 3

ON Monday, at Darlinghurst, before Mr. F. E. Rogers, Q.C., president, Mr. Freeman and Mr. Brandis, the following case was heard:—George William…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 4

AN adjourned sitting of the special Licensing Court was hold on Saturday morning before Messrs. C. S. Alexander (chairman) and I. Shepherd. The only business transacted was…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 7

In the following cases verdicts were given for the amount claimed, with costs:—George McDonald, v. Alfred Hampton, 19s 11d, for goods sold and delivered;…

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