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

Courts & crime, 1895

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Telegrams. Crookwell, Friday. Crookwell Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 4

WILLIAM CLARK, Sapling Creek, has been sentenced to four months in Goulburn gaol for stealing a tarpaulin, the property of George Green, of Crookwell…

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Police Brass Band

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 2

A BRASS band has just been formed in connection with the metropolitan police, and it is now in full swing under Mr. Hutchinson. It will start with about 22 players. Constable Mankey, of Goulburn,…

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Young Police Court. THURSDAY. Before Meesrs. F. G. Bushell and J. Forsythe, Js. P. Unsound Mind

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 1

Alfred Bullock, who was remanded on the 21st February en the above charge, was again brought up. Dr. Healsy, Government Medical Officer, gave evidence that e[?]cused had, nearly recovered,…

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Goulburn Police Court. [?]Ay

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 March 1895 · page 2

[?] police [?] of Mr.[?] in the [?] was [?] of…

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Stealing From a Church

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 March 1895 · page 3

A young man named James Davidson was arrested yesterday. He was caught red-handed breaking open the collection-boxes in St. Andrew's Cathedral. The boxes had been…

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Brutal Assault by Larrikins

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 March 1895 · page 3

A young man named George Martin, residing at Ultimo, was brutally assaulted and well nigh kicked to death by a gang of larrikins whilst returning home early on…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Oliver. LEAVING A HORSE AND CART IN THE STREET. Ernest Williams pleaded guilty to having left his horse and cart in the streets without it being…

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Attempted Burglary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

LAST night an attempt was made to enter the promises of Mr. J. W. Macgraw, Union-street, North Goulburn. At about 11 o'clock a noise was heard at one of the front windows, which had been…

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Crookwell. Police Court—wednesday, 27Th Feb

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. Cox and Gunn. Frank Norris, state aid boy, was ordered to return to his master, John Kellcher. William Clark, of Sapling Creek, near Laggan,…

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Murder at Quondong

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

COONAM[?]LE, Monday.—A terrible murder is reported from Quondong, about 20 miles from Coon[?]able. The corpse of a man has been discovered with the head cut off, and otherwise mutilated…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

THE regular sitting of the above court was held this (Tuesday) morning, before Messrs. Caswell and Oliver. UNDEFENDED CASES…

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Gunning. Court Petty SESSIONS.—Friday, 1st March, 1895

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 3

Before Messrs. N. T. Collins (presiding), John Wheatley, and R. Dowling, Js.P. Insulting Language.—Elizabeth Wilmot v. Frank Lyell…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1895 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant (an old offender) pleaded guilty. Fined 5/. Mr. Davidson for…

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Reported Attempts at Burglary

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1895 · page 2

THERE have been one or two reports about the city to the effect that attempts at house breaking were made in Union and Wayo streets on Monday night; but on inquiry we…

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Crookwell Police Court. Wednesday, February 27

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 March 1895 · page 2

BEFORE MESSRS. Cox and Gunn. Frank Norris, a state school child, was charged with absconding from his employer, Mr. J. Keleher, and was ordered…

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The Cootamundra Murder

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1895 · page 2

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Cootamundra correspondent wired on Friday :—Detective Roche is still here investigating the mystery of the murder. As yet there is a poor prospect of a solution being…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1895 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Oliver. The list contained seventeen cases; two were struck out as settled; and four were postponed or continued till next court. The…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 March 1895 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. PROTECTION. Thomas Large, who had been remanded in connection with an application for protection, was…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 March 1895 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Wombey. DRUNK. An old offender, for whom Mr. Davidson appeared, pleaded guilty en drunkenness, and was…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 March 1895 · page 4

THE regular sitting Of the above court was held on Tuesday morning, before Messrs. Caswell and Oliver. L. LEONARD v. SPA HYDRAULIC SLUICING COMPANY,…

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