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

Courts & crime, 1895

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 5

MR. F. R. WILSHIRE, mining warden, dealt with the following case at the Wardens Court on Thursday afternoon : BUNGONIA HYRRAULIC SLUICING COMPANY…

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FRIDAY. Before Dr. Heely and Mr. P. Cram J's P. Alleged House Stealing

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

Anthony Hall, a youth, was brought up on mand on a charge of stealing a horse, the property of Sydney Beswick. Further evidence v. :is taken as follows :…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. UNSOUND MIND. Eliza Higgins, a middle-aged married woman, was brought up on remand as being…

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Monday's Police Court. Beore the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. Oliver, Wombey, and Burcher. DRUNKENNESS

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 4

An old offender for the above was fined 10s or seven days. LODGING WITH ABORIGINES. Albert Edward Payne, 19 years of age, was…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, Jan. 11. Before the Police Magistrate

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 2

ASSAULT.-- Joseph Buckley was charged with assaulting Samuel Palmer within sight of the police. Prisoner pleaded guilty with great provocation…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 2

THE fortnightly sitting of the above court was held this (Tuesday) morning before the Police-Magistrate. There were only seven cases on the list; three wore settled and two postponed. P…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant was fined 5/- or forty-eight hours…

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Crookwell Police Court. Friday, January 11

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. W. S. Gunn. Frederick Robinson was charged with stealing a gold breast-pin the property of Thomas Dixon…

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Young Police Court. MONDAY. Before Mr. T. Foley, P.M. Alleged Lunacy

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 2

Darby Cragg was charged on suspiiion of being of unsound mind. Constable Eckford, stationed at Young, said he arrested on a piece of vacant ground;…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. The list contained seven cases; of which two were postponed till neat court; three were struck out as settled; one, P. Leyne v. Joseph…

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Warden’s Court. MONDAY. Before Mr. Warden Foley. SAYERS V. C. PUNT

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 2

The complaint was that the defendant had made a race across a surveyed bridge road, without making a The defendant said lie could find no trace of the…

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Small Debts Court. MONDAY. Before Mr. T. Foley, P.M. James Mayor V. Sames Hooper

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 2

Mr. Campbell appeared for the defendant. This was a claim for £7 19s 9d—balance of account for work and labour done—wool scouring, r It: was usual to do this work at 1[?]d per pound. The…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 3

AT the Police Court yesterday morning, before the Police-Magistrate, one defendant for drunkenness fined 5s or 48 hours. Sydney Thomas Edmunds, a runaway apprentice, was remanded to…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. A LITTLE WANDERER. Rose King, aged 15 years, was brought up for protection under the Industrial Schools Act…

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Police Buildings at Tarago

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 3

TENDERS have been called for the erection of police buildings at Tarago, to close on 30th instant…

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Quarter Sessions and District Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 3

THE Goulburn Quarter Sessions will commence on Tuesday next before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. There are nine cases for trial, as follows:—John Jobson and Morrice Jeffrey, cattle-stealing…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Finlay. BREACH OF INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS ACT. Rose King, fifteen, was brought up as…

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Burglary in Sydney

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 4

A [?] burglary was [?] Wednesday night in [?] at the [?]…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

ON Thursday, before Messrs. Caswell (chairman) and Finlay, Joseph J. Richardson of the Emu Hotel obtained permission to have music in his licensed house in connection…

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Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

WILL open on Wednesday before his Honor, Judge Fitzhardings. The list contains fifty-six cases, of which eight were postponed or continued from last court, and forty-eight…

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