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

Courts & crime, 1893

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Murder at Balmain. an Insane Mother Kills Her Baby

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1893 · page 2

A DOMSSTIC tragedy of a painful character occurred at Balmain on Monday morning, when a widow named Mary Johnston killed her three months' old son. The unfortunate woman, who is about 40…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Friday January 6th. Before A. C. Wood J.P.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 January 1893 · page 2

Margaret Lyons was charged by the police with having no lawful visible means of support and was sentenced to 14 days in Yass gaol. Donald McKay was on a charge of being…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 2

BEFORE the Acting Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS.—Carl Ludwig Denecke, who on the previous day had been discharged on a charge of being of unsound mind, was…

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Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 2

WILL, commence on Friday next, before His Honor Judge Murray. There is an unusually heavy. cause list, and the eases in several instances are existing a goad deal of interest…

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Gunning. Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 4

THE monthly sitting was held on Friday, January 8th, before Messrs. J. S. Sands, W. Grovenor, and John Whestley, Js P. William Dayer pleaded not guilty to a charge of…

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Wednesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. W. Ceswell, P.M., and Sir George Baillis. [?] ABOUT FIRM. William Pullen, employed at Barret's Boot…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 2

John Brown appeared to answer the above charges. He said his recollection failed him as to the whole affair, but Constable Egar had sufficient knowledge of it to warrant his Worship inflicting…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 4

BEORE the Acting Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—John Brown of drunkenness and using obscene language was fined £3, and in default…

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Yass District Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 5

AT the above court on Wednesday a number of cases were disposed of before his Honor Judge Murray. The one of chief interest, was the following. We quote from the…

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Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 4

As commenced this morning before his Honor Judge Murray. The legal gentlemen in attendance were Messrs. Betts, Gannon, Davidson, O'Brien, Howard, Johnson,…

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Yass Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, January 10. (Before his Honor Judge Murray). Breaking From Gaol

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 2

Felix McLaughlin, charged with escaping from Yans gaol, pleaded guilty, and later in the day was sentenced to one day's hard labor in Yass Gaol, to being at…

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Local & General News. Yass Court of Quarter Sessions

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 2

PUNCTUALLY at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning last the doors of our stately Yass Courthouse swung open for the business of the Quarter Sessions. Outside was the usual collection of jurymen who…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 2

ON Thursday afternoon before Mr. A. Ellis, Mary Murphy was brought up on suspicion of being of unsound mind. Constable Beezley deposed that he arrested Murphy that day at her residence, Clinton…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, January 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. W. Casewell, P.M., and Mr. E. J. Ball. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant was fined 5s. DRUNKENNESS AND DISORDERELINESS…

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Goulburn District Court. Friday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Judge Murray. MARY H. LYNCH v. JAMES AND BRIDGET BLANCHE CONNOLLY. This was a claim of 200, assault. Mr. Gannon…

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Yass Quarter Sessions and District Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 5

YASS, Wednesday.—At the Quarter Sessions last night the jury returned a verdict of guilty against Julia Riley, charged with the larceny of £15 at Binalong, and she was sentenced to 12 months'…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 January 1893 · page 3

BEFORE the Acting Police Magistrate and Messrs. E. J. Ball and Oliver. RECOGNISANCES.—James Raweliffe, charged with stealing carpenter's to[?]is, who had been…

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Goulburn District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Murray.) Friday Evening

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 January 1893 · page 2

MATT S. [?] Clsies [?] for [?] pleaded not [?]…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. W. Casewell, P M. UNSOUND MIND. Joseph Lambley (on remand) was brought before the court on suspicion of being of unsound mind…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 4

BEFORE W. Casewell, P.M., E.J. Ball and J. Oliver. LARCENY. James Rawcliffe, charged with stealing some carpenters' tools and bound over a month ago to be…

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