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

Courts & crime, 1891

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Captain Rossi in Court. Friday, January 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 3

Francis Robert Lewis Rossi was summoned for having, on the 18th January, unlawfully, wilfully, and contemptnously disturbed a certain congregation of the Church of England lawfully…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 2

SITTING JUSTICES: The Police Magistrate and Messrs. Ball and Oliver. SLAUGHTERING LICENCE.—A slaughtering licence was granted to 11. Chisholm of…

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Tuesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 2

ONE man was brought before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. J. Oliver, J.P., on a charge of drunkenness in Verner-street on the previous night. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, February 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. E. J. Ball and J. Oliver, Js.P. UNSOUND MIND. Francis Goodchild was brought up (on remand)…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 2

THE monthly sitting of the above was held this (Tuesday) morning before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. A. de Lisle Hammond, E. Gillespie, and J. Oliver, Js.P…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, January 30. Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 2

STEALING A WATCH -- Sydney Armstrong was charged with stealing a watch, the property of Mr. J. Johnson. Inspector Brennan briefly stated the…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 3

SITTING JUSTICES: The Police Magistrate and Mr. Oliver. DRUNKENNESS.—On defendant was fined 10/- or forty-eight tours…

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Marengo Police Court

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR. Arthur McLaran and George Fisher were brought up on a charge of riotous behaviour, and…

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Crookwell Police Court. Monday, February 2

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. W. S. Gunn. John Lawson Huxley was charged with wife desertion, and was remanded till Friday next for the production of the warrant from…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 2

THE monthly sitting of this court was held yesterday before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. B. Gillespie, Hammond, and Oliver. The list contained fifteen cases, of which…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, February 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. S. Meyer and J. Oliver, Js.P. UNLAWFULLY KILLING A SWAN. Patrick Kennedy was summoned by William T. Ranken, of Arthursleigh, for unlawfully…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 4

SITTING JUSTICES: The Police Magistrate and Mr. Hammond. WIFE DESERTION.—John Spackman (on bail) was charged with deserting his wife…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, February 3. Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 2

William Rowlands v. Thomas Besnard unlawful conversion of a fowl, £5. Mr. Brennan appeared for plaintiff. Defendant pleaded not indebted…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, February 3. Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 2

ASSAULT.-- Edmund Batty was charged with assaulting his wife that morning at his residence. Senior-Constable Tracey deposed: About…

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Young Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 2

Jane Locket was charged with having been drunk. She pleaded guilty, and, in answer to the Bench, said she was 84 years of age. Fined 2s 6d, or to be imprisoned till the rising of the court…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, February 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 3

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. A. de Lisle Hamond, J P. WIFE DESERTION. John Spackman appeared (on bail) in answer…

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Crookwell. Police Court.—monday, February 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 6

Before Mr. W. S. Gunn. John Lawson Huxley was charged with wife desertion, and was remanded till Friday next for the production of a warrant from Dubbo…

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FRIDAY. Before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. P. Cram, M. Brown and G. Ranken, Js.P. Obscene Language

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 2

John Harriss was charged with having used obscene language, and pleaded guilty. Fined 40s or one month’s imprisonment. DRUNKENNESS AND PROFANITY…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 3

A CASE brought by the Borough of Goulburn against William Smidt, senior, in respect to certain rates—£2 0s 2d—due by him, which was initiated at the sitting of the Small Debts Court…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 9 February 1891 · page 2

SITTING JUSTICE: The Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS.—One defendant was fined 10/- or forty-eight hours…

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