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

Courts & crime, 1893

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 February 1893 · page 4

Thomas Morgan alias Bourke pleaded guilty to stealing to reels of silk twist. value 8/, belonging to Victor Kipman, tailor of Auburn-street, and selling the same to John…

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Frogmore Police Court. Monday, February 6. (Before Mr. T. Foley, P.M. and Mr. W. Alston, J.p.) Breach of the Impounding Act

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 February 1893 · page 2

John James summoned John Fahey for a breach of the Impounding Act, viz., unlawfully causing animalsa to trespass. Mr. Brimacombe for Plaintiff, Mr…

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Small Debts Court. Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 10 February 1893 · page 2

C. D. Jones and Co. versus R. Bolger; goods sold and delivered, £12 17s 1½d. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for Jones and Co. for amount, with 7s costs of court…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Feb. 7th, 1892

The Yass Courier · Friday 10 February 1893 · page 2

Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M., and Mr. Colls, J. P. Tyndal Stubbs made application for an auctioneer's license which was granted. Joseph Turton was charged with threatening to…

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Taralga. Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 6

AT the monthly sittings of the Police Court, before Messrs. W. H. Whiting, J.J. Lynch, and L. Ross, Js.P., the following cases occupied the attention of the Bench:—…

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Bungendore. Police COURT.—Wednesday, February 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 6

BEFORE Mr. P. Deyle, P.M. John Marshall, on remand, was charged with stealing from a dwelling. The evidence of Senior-constable Kennedy was…

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Land Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 6

AT the Land Court on Wednesday William Fogg appealed against the finding of the Carcoar Land Board in respect of his conditional purchase, No. 89-30, Carcoar. The board recommended that the…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 6

E. Swan v. R. Corby, claim £13 17s 8½d, goods sold and delivered; verdict for amount, with costs. M. Connors v. W. Taylor, shoeing account, £2 9s 3d.—Plaintiff was non-suited owing to his not…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 February 1893 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. PROTECTION.—Walter Osborne, for whose admission to an asylum an order had been received, was ordered to be sent away that…

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Daring Burglary. the Night-watchman Captures the Thief

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 February 1893 · page 3

THE residents of Goulburn are rarely startled with the particulars of any serious crime committed in their midst. Fortunately we have for some time had immunity from…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 February 1893 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. Alexander, P. M., E. J. Ball, and J. Oliver. DRUNK AND DISORDE[?]LY. Thomas Callaghan pleaded guilty to the above…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Feb. 13. Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 February 1893 · page 2

ASSAULT.-- Ernest Davis v. Alfred D. Southwell, teacher of Yeumburrah West Public School. Mr. Wilkinson appeared for complainant aud Mr. Iceton for defendant, who pleaded not guilty…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1893 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. UNSOUND MIND.—John Hambleton was brought up as being of unsound mind. Constable Gandy deposed that the man…

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The Recent Burglary Case. a Series of Systematic Robberies

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1893 · page 3

SINCE our last issue, when particulars of the daring burglary committed at Mr. C. W. Furner's Premier Stores were published, further and sensational revelations have…

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A New Zealand Murder

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 February 1893 · page 3

AT the Melbourne City Court on Saturday a young man named William Smith was charged with stealing camp equipment, and with the murder of Jacob Jacobson, at Tambrook (New…

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Assault at the Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 February 1893 · page 2

ANOTHER assault of a serious nature occurred at the Goulburn Gaol yesterday, the principal offender being the prisoner Jackson, who received a severe flogging not many weeks ago for a similar offence…

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Wednesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 February 1893 · page 4

Before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Ball. TRAVELLING WITHOUT A TICKET. Thomas Vickery, a stranger, pleaded guilty to having travelled without a ticket in a railway…

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Burglary at Captain's Flat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 February 1893 · page 2

CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Wednesday.—The premises of A. Gibson, a resident storekeeper, were recently broken into and £62 in gold and notes stolen. A number of cheques were rejected by the thieves…

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Eight Aboriginals sentenced to Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 February 1893 · page 2

PORT DARWIN, Tuesday.—The Circuit Court was opened hers to-day, Mr. Justice Dash wood presiding. Wandy Wandy and seven other aboriginals, all natives of the Port Essington district,…

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The Assault Case at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 February 1893 · page 4

Braidwood, Monday.—William Ah Hie, who assaulted an old woman at Jembaicumbene on Saturday, was committed for trial to the local sessions on the 6th March. He also received one…

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