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

Courts & crime, 1895

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Burrowa Police Court. Wednesday, January 16. (Before Mr. J. F. Makinson, P.m.) Illegal Possession of Property

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

Lawrence Hoy, James Russell, John M'Cann William Canty, and Patrick Ryan jun, were charged with being illegally in possession of a buggy, in…

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Friday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, Captain Rossi, and Mr. Oliver. STRAYING ANIMALS. Patrick Hammond was fined 2s 6d and 6s 4d costs…

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To-day's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. SUSPICION OF INSANITY. Alexander Little was charged on suspicion with being of unsound mind…

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Crookwell. Police COURT.—January 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. W. S. Gunn. Frederick Robinson was charged with stealing a gold breast-pin the property of Thomas Dixon. Accused had been arrested by Constable Clarke at…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 21 January 1895 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, The [?] of the Criterion Hotel, Crockwell, was on Friday last, on the application of Mr. A. H. Batte, transferred from Francis…

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Police Returns

Goulburn Herald · Monday 21 January 1895 · page 3

The total number of persons brought before the central police court daring last year was 14,069, of whom 3797 were females…

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Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 21 January 1895 · page 3

A JURY has been applied for in one of the fifty-six cases set down for the district court on Wednesday…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS, &c. Josephine Scott, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s or 48 hours, and for using obscene…

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To-day's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs Oliver and Gillespie. ALLEGED HORSE-STEALING. Michael Charles Trainor and John Ralph were…

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Yass District Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 2

THE Yass District Court was opened on Friday last, before Judge Fitzbardinge. The legal gentlemen present were: --Messrs. Wilkinson, Iceton, and Johnson (of Goulburn)…

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The Child Murder Stories. Confessions by the Girls. Their Stories Fabrications

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 2

A [?] have been expected the [?] a few weeks ago by a couple of industrial school girls, have been shows to have been [?]. Since the…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. J. Oliver and C. Gillespie. HORSE-STEALING. Michael Charles Treanor and John Ralph…

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Crookwell Police Court. Thursday, January 17

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. W. S. Gunn. James McGee was summoned by Ada Gibson for neglecting to support his illegitimate child…

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Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 2

THIS court was fixed to commence at ten this morning; but as the quarter-sessions were then sitting, the court was not proceeded with. The undefended cases are being taken…

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Thursday, 24Th January. Alleged Stealing Near Marulan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 January 1895 · page 2

Shortly after the court commenced, the jury which had been locked up all night in the ease against Anlezark were brought in and asked whether they had agreed. The foreman, Mr. W. Wilkie, replied…

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Goulburn Quarter Sessions. Tuesday Afternoon. Before his Honor Mr. Justice Fitzhardinge. CATTLE-STEALING

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 January 1895 · page 4

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice Fitzhardinge. CATTLE-STEALILNG. After a retirement of over two hours the jury ill the case of John Jobson and Maurice…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Louche. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Charles Benson was fined 10/- or…

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Charge of Sheep Stealing. Drover and Farmers Arrested

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 4

A telegram from Orange on Saturday says:-- Wm. Bell, a well known drover residing here was charged at the police court to-day with stealing 650 sheep from Todhunter's Wambiana Station,…

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Land Appeal Court

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. appealed against the disallowance of their [?] conditional purchase [?] Bombala. It appeared that the [?]…

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Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 2

OPENED on Wednesday at eight p.m., before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. The members of the legal profession present were—Messrs. Betts, Gannon, Howard, Johnson,…

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