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

Courts & crime, 1892

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. BREACH OF RAILWAY BY-LAWS.—Sydney Edward Olson was charged with travelling on the railway with an expired ticket…

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Mysterious Murder in Victoria

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 2

A CRIME more horrible and mysterious than perhaps any that has been chronicled for a long time was discovered at Windsor, near Melbourne, on Thursday last. The details…

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Wednesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 March 1892 · page 4

William Buck, John Duffy, and Charles Marshall were charged with having behaved in a riotous manner in Auburn-street on the 28th February last. Marshall pleaded guilty and Buck and Duffy not…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 March 1892 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One man for being drunk was fined 5s; in default, 24 hours' imprisonment…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS,—One male offender was fined 5/- or twenty-four hours. A BAD CASE.—Annie Norman, a little girl…

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Horrible and Mysterious Murder

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 2

THE poet mortem examination of the body of the woman found underneath a hearthstone in an unoccupied house at Windsor, Melbourne, showed that the cause of death…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. A. de Lisle Hammond. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant was find 5s or 24 hours…

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Taralga. Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 7

AT the Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. L. Roes and R. A. McDonnell, Js.P., the following case occupied the attention of the Bench. Alfred Horne charged Hugh White with a breach…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 3

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. STEAYING ANIMALS. David Caldwell (through his son David) pleaded guilty to allowing a cow to stray in Maud-street…

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Attempted Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—News has been received from Bairnsdale of a dastardly attempt to murder an old man named Charles Cox, who was employed by Mr. Dinwoodie to watch his orchard by night…

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Important Land Court Decision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 7

AN important judgment was given by the Land Court sitting at Tamworth on Friday last, concerning the right of a selector to t take up conditional leases by virtue of his conditional purchases…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 14 March 1892 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Hammond. DRUNKENNESS.—One male offender was fined 5/- or twenty-four hours…

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The Windsor Murder

Goulburn Herald · Monday 14 March 1892 · page 2

A TELEGRAM was received from Perth on Friday by the commissioner of police, Melbourne, stating that Williams alias Swanson had been arrested that day at Southern Cross, a…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. E. J. Ball and Oliver. WAGES. William Wagner summened Patrick Neville for…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 3

Before the Police-Magistrate. BOOTH LICENSE. A booth license was granted to George Sykes, of the Salutation Hotel, for the Goulburn Agricultural…

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A Police Constable Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—An affray occurred at Bendigo shortly before 1 o'clock this morning, resulting in the death of a constable named Arthur William Brown, aged 33 years. Brown arrived…

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The Windsor Murder. Reported Arrest of Williams

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 2

A telegram to the Echo from Melbourne on Friday says.—The following telegram was received by the Commissioner of police to-day…

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Queanbeyan. District Court. Tuesday, March 8Th

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 4

BEFORE His Honor Judge Murray. E. E. Morgan v. A. M. Dulhunty; £20. Mr. Gannon for plaintiff and Mr. J. Davidson for defendant. Verdict for plaintiff…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, March 11. Before A. C. Wood., J.P.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 2

SUSPICION OF MURDER.—Richard Pickles was brought up charged on suspicion of being Williams the Windsor (Victoria), murderer. Thomas William Smith deposed : I am a police…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1892 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. BOOTH LICENSE.—On the application of Mr. Shepherd (Mr. Betts' office) a booth license was granted to George Sykes of the…

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