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

Courts & crime, 1892

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 2

BEFORE the police-Magistrate and Messrs. E. J. Ball, J.Oliver, and A. de Lisle Hammond. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR. Edward wright was sent to gaol for seven…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions Saturday. January 23. Before Colonel Chisholm. P.M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 2

PROTECTION.--Rebecca Gammage, a woman about 30 years of ago was brought up for protection. Constable Short deposed: On yesterday 22nd…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 3

SITTING JUSTICE: The Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS ON THE RAILWAY PLATFORM.—John Felthom was charged with being drunk on the railway platform at Goulburn on the…

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The Police Force

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 2

IN his report on the police department for 1891, the inspector-general, Mr. Fosbery says, "the present Police Regulation Act has now been in operation for thirty years, during…

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Wednesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. BREACH OF RAILYWAY BY-LAWS. John Feltham pleaded guilty to being drunk on the railway platform and not guilty to entering…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 4

THERE was no business at this court on Thursday. To-day, before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Clifford, one defendant, for drunkenness, was fined 10/- or forty-eight…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, January 28. Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 2

DRUNK.--Edward Carroll pleaded guilty to being drunk in Cooma-street the previous day, and was fined 10s, or 48 hours in Yass gaol. FURIOUS RIDING.--The same defendant was…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 3

AT the Police Court on Friday morning one drunk was fined 10s or 48 hours, and three lads named John Skelly, William Chesser and Thos. Hammond…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 1 February 1892 · page 2

SITTING JUSTICES : The Police Magistrate and Messrs. Ball, Hammond and Oliver. DRUNKENNESS.—One defendant was fined 10/- or forty-eight hours…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 2

Before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs, E. J. Ball, and Oliver. EMBEZZLEMENT. John Smith, on remand, was charged with…

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Queanbeyan. Police COURT.—Wednesday, January 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. J. J. Wright and Dr. Richardson, Js.P. A. Schofield was brought up charged with using obscene language on the 26th inst. Mr…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, Feb. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 4

Before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. E. J. Ball and J. Oliver, Js.P. DRUNKENNESS. John Kendall, charges with bathing in the…

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Disturbance in the Braidwood Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 4

ON Wednesday a fight took place in the Braidwood Gaol between two of the prisoners which formed the subject of an inquiry before the visiting justice, Mr. J. L. King, on Friday…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday Afternoon

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 3

SITTING JUSTICES: The Police Magistrate and Messrs. Ball and Oliver. EMBEZZLEMENT.—John Smith appeared on summons to answer the charge of embezzling…

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Police Changes

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 3

ENTIRE changes in the subordinate staff of the police force in Crookwell have lately been made. Constable F. Doreffer of Murrumburrah has been appointed…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 3

THE monthly sitting of this court was held yesterday before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Ball, Hammond, Oliver, and Mc Callum. The list contained twenty-five cases,…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1892 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant was fined 20s or seven days for the above offence…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 5 February 1892 · page 5

DRUNKENNESS.—One defendant was fined 20/- or seven days. UNSOUND MlND.—George Jones was brought up as being of unsound mind…

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Goulburn Police Boundaries

Goulburn Herald · Friday 5 February 1892 · page 4

THE boundaries of Goulburn no comprised under the Towns Police Act have, at the request of the borough council, been extended so as to coincide with those of the…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Before Colonel Chisholm P.M. Monday, February 1

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 February 1892 · page 2

ILLEGALLY ON PREMISES.-- George Brown was charged with being illegally on the premises of the Australian Hotel on Sunday morning. Defendant pleaded guilty to being on the…

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