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

Courts & crime, 1891

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Small Debts Court. Monday. Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Broughton and Forsythe, Js. P.

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 2

The latter magistrate took no part in the cases brought by the Council. Borough Council v. Blackburn. Claim, 6s 9d for rates. The debt was proved, and a verdict for…

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Monday. Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Brown, Broughton, and Forsytlie, Js. P. OBSCENITY.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 2

Horatius R. Buff was charged with having used obscene language. He pleaded guilty, but said to extenu[?]tion that he had taken some drink and was very excited when the words were used. He…

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Crookwell Police Court. Friday, January 9. BEFORE Messrs. Cox and Gunn

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 2

Edward Murphy, a boy 13 years of age, assigned by the State Children's Relief Board to Mr. John Broderick junior, was charged with absconding…

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Goulburn District Court. Monday Afternoon

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 3

BEFORE his Honour Judge Murray. B. ROLFE V. D. MCKENZIE. G. HARCOURT V. D. MCKENZIE. These were actions to recover damages for…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 2

ONE man was brought before the Police-Magistrate on a charge of drunkenness, and fined 20s with the alternative of seven days imprisonment…

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Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 4

A SITTING of the Warden's Court took place in Goulburn yesterday before Mr. King, Police-Magistrate of Braidwood, the Warden for that district. This was a continued inquiry in…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 5

SITTING JUSTICE:—The Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS.—One offender was find 20/- or seven days…

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Bungendore. Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 6

Before W. F. Rutledge, Esq., J. P. John Ryan, alias Henry Smith, on remand, was brought up on a charge of forgery and uttering. Senior constable Nelson,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, January 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 3

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. J. Clifford, J.P. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. John Phillips (on bail) appeared on remand to…

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Murder and Attempted Suicide near Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 6

Melbourne, Thursday.—Shortly after 7 o'clock this evening a man named Thomas Phelan, an engine-driver on the railway, proceeded to his house in South Yarra,…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Friday, Before Messrs. Robinson and Allen, Licensing Magistrates, RENEWAL

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 2

Samuel Faunt applied of the renewal of the license of the hotel kept by him at Wallendbeen The application was granted…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 19 January 1891 · page 2

SITTING JUSTICE: The Police Magistrate. ABSCONDING FROM THIRD SERVICE.—Francis Calvert was charged with abscending from the hired service of P.H. Osborne,…

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Tuesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 January 1891 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. STEALING A SADDLE. Neil Bitstripe (or Neil Basstain) and John Bell (or Parker) were brought up, on remand from…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 January 1891 · page 4

Francis Calvert, who on the previous day was dealt with for absconding from the hired service of F. F. Gibson, was again brought up for absconding from the…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 2

SITTING JUSTICE: The Police Magistrate. STEALING A SADDLE.—Niel Bastian alias Bistripe and John Perker alias Bell were charged on remand from Wagga with stealing…

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Crookwell Police Court. Monday, January 19. BEFORE Messrs. Frost and Worrall

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 2

Mary Ann Hannon was brought up charged under the Vagrant Act with having no lawful visible means of support. Prisoner pleaded guilty…

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Small Debts Court

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 2

Francis Miller sued Robert Granger for £4 53, for good sold and delivered. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for plaintiff together with costs…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 2

AT the Police Court to-day, before the Police-Magistrate, the license of the Robert Burns Hotel was transferred from William Clark to Edward Forty. William Okey, for being drunk…

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Wednesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Clifford, J.P. DRUNK AND PROFANE LANGUAGE. Michael Sullivan was charged with being…

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Police Court, Tuesday, January 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 4

Before W. F. Rutledge, D. Leahy, and W. Ryrie, Esqs., J. sP. FORGERY AND UTTERING. John Ryun, alias Henry Smith, was brought…

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