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

Courts & crime, 1892

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Friday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 3

BEFORE the police-Magistrate. MISBEHAVIOUR. Thomas Robinso was fined 20s for acting in an indecent barracks, on the previous vening…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 4

Before the police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS, &c. Frederick Godfrey was fined 20s or seven days for drunkenness and £5 for using obscence language…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 2

SITTING JUSTICE: The Police Magistrate. DISORDERLINESS.—For drunkenness Frederick Godfrey was fined 20/- or seven days, and for using obscene language he was further…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday, 2.20 p.m. the Blackfriars Murder

Goulburn Herald · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 3

THE inquest on Mrs. Mc Crow, murdered by her husband on Friday night, was commenced this morning, and was adjourned to the 16th instant, when it is expected that the murderer,…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1892 · page 2

AT the Police Court this (Tuesday) morning Ed. Wright was fined 20s or seven days for drunkenness; for resisting the police he was ordered to the imprisoned for 14 days, to commence at the expiry…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, February 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1892 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. E. J. Ball and J. Oliver. DRUNKENNESS. Two defendants were fined 5s or 24 hours for…

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The Blackfriars Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1892 · page 2

ON Monday morning the City Coroner commenced an inquest at the South Sydney Morgue relative to the death of the woman Jane M'Crow, who was found murdered in Buckland-street, Blackfriars,…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Feb., 8 Before Messrs. T. Colls and A. C. Wood, Js.'P

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 February 1892 · page 2

DRUNK. -- Michael Dwyer (on bail) was charged with being drunk, and as it was his first offence he was discharged. VAGRANCY. -- Samuel Fisher was charged with…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1892 · page 2

SITTING JUSTICE: The Police Magistrate. DISORDERLINESS.—Edward Wright (an old offender) pleaded guilty to drunkenness, to resisting a constable, and to using obscene…

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Shocking Murder

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 February 1892 · page 2

ONE of those terrible tragedies which occasionally make themselves vividly apparent in the midst of all large communities occurred last Friday night in a quiet…

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Land Court Appeals

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1892 · page 3

AT the land court, Sydney, on Monday, the following appeals were heard:— BURROWA.—Martin Manyon appealed against the proposed forfeiture of his…

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Wednesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1892 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. S. Mever, J. Oliver, A. de Lisle Hammond, and J. W. Wombey. AN ABCONDING APPRENTICE. Lewis Sellick, on remand, was charged with…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1892 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. S. Meyer, J. Oliver and J. W. Wombey. UNSOUND MIND. George Jones, on remand, charged with unsound…

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Land Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1892 · page 4

AT the Land Court on Monday, before Messrs. Rogers, Q C., Freeman and Brandis the following were disposed of:—Mr. Conway appeared on behalf of the Minister for Lands.—Burrowa: Martin…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 12 February 1892 · page 3

SITTING JUSTICES: Messrs. Meyer, Wembey, Hammond, and Oliver. UNBOUND MIND.—George H. Jones was brought up on remand charged with being of…

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Land Court Appeals

Goulburn Herald · Friday 12 February 1892 · page 3

AT the land court, Sydney, on Tuesday, the following appeals were heard:— YOUNG.—William Hunter Wilmott appealed against the proposed forfeiture of his…

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Local & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 February 1892 · page 2

Before Messrs. Moriarty, Gray, and Wood J's P MAINTENANCE. — Featherston v. Featherston. Mr. Brennan for complainant. Mr. Wilkinson for repondent, who applied for an adjournment of the…

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Friday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 3

F. R. Gill was summoned by George Harris for fraudulently removing; a portion of his goods and chattels, valued at £10, in order to prevent the said George Harris distraining the same for arrears of…

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The Tumberumba Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 3

ALBURY, Thursday.—Cecil, alias Perry, was brought before Mr. Makinson, police-magistrate at Tumberumba, to-day, on a charge of wilful murder, and was committed for trial at the Wagga Wagga…

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The Murder by Larrikins

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 3

ON Thursday the Coroner concluded the inquest touching the death of Kant Alfred Anderson, who was set upon and killed in Lower George-street on the night of the 30th ultimo. The jury returned a…

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