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

Courts & crime, 1896

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. &C. One defendant was discharged, and another find 5/…

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Young Police Court. TUESDAY. Before Messrs. F. Bushell R. B. Armstrong. J.P. VAGRANCY

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 3

John MrLanughtan was charged with having an lawful visible means of support. Avensed pe[?] guilty and was sentenced to six months imprisonment in Young gaol with bard labour…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Caswell (chairman) and Finlay. RENEWALS. The following renewals were…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 January 1896 · page 4

AT the Police Court on New Year's Day, before the Police-Magistrate, one drunk was discharged and another was fined 5s or 48 hours'. William Evans for being drunk was fined 5s and for using…

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Crookwell. Police COURT.—Tuesday, December 31st

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 January 1896 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. S. L. Cox. Samuel Price, a young man, was charged with an unnatural offence on George Parker (8 years and 9 months), and was committed…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 3

BEFORE the P.M., and Mr. Hammond. HAWKERS' LICKNESS Were granted to the following Syrians:—Darwish Harway, Nahief Howley, Easen…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing at Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 4

QUEANBEYAN, Thursday—Yesterday the police lodged in the lock-up six prisoners, charged with sheep-stealing, after 15 hours' pursuit in the saddle. The prisoners, including a father and his three…

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Young Police Court. Friday. Before Messrs T. Foley, P.M., and J. Broughton, J.P. Orscene Language

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 2

John Blain was charged with housing obscene .language in Buri[?]sltct on the night of the 25th December, 1895. Accessed was fined 5s and 5s 6d costs, in default 24 hours imprisonment…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 January 1896 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. Oliver. EMBEZZLEMENT. Soloman Lewis Laurance was charged with embezzling £2 belonging to his employers,…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 January 1896 · page 2

AT Queanbeyan police court on Thursday Alfred Byrne and the three sons (Alfred, Edward, and James), Robert Tremain, and David Row were charged with stealing a…

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Telegrams. District, Sydney, and Colonial. Crookwell, Monday, 1.30 p.m. ASSAULT

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 January 1896 · page 3

AT the Crookwell police court George Copeland was charged indicating grievous bodily harm on John Breen. Accu[?]ed, employed at Broderick's farm, attempted to stop…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 4

A respectable-looking man named Solomon Lewis Lawrence was charged with having embezzled four sums of money, namely, £2, £1 5s, £1, and 10s, belonging to Beale and Co., his employers…

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Burglary at Picton

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 2

PICTON, Monday.—Yesterday morning about 3.30 Messrs. Samuel and Company's store was broken into, and the safe carried out in the back yard, where the thieves burst it open with dynamite. The…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 4

At the Police Court on Thursday, before Messrs. F. Campbell, J. Gale, and J. Bull, Alfred Byrne and his three sons—Alfred, Edward, and James—Robert Tremain and David Rowe were charged…

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Gunning. Police COURT.—Friday, Jan. 3rd, '96

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 4

Before Messrs. N. T. Collins, Saxby, and John Wheatley. Morris Robert Knott was brought up on suspicion of being of unsond mind, and remanded to…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 2

THE usual sitting of the above Court was held this (Tuesday) morning, before Messrs. Caswell, P.M., and Oliver. Several cases were struck out as settled…

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Death of a Police Magistrate

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 3

Mr. Bowling, for many years police-magistrate at Balranald, died this morning SYDNEY, Wednesday, 6.30 p.m. MARINE BOARD INQUIRY…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. SELLING LIQUOR ON SUNDAY. Michael O'Haltoran, licenses of the Cooma Hotel, Sloane and Mundy Streets, pleaded…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. Oliver. The list contained nine cases; of which six were settled out of court. The following were no defended and verdicts…

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Young PolI[?] court. TUESDAY. Before Messrs. J. T. Heeley and P. [?] Js.P PROTECTION

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 2

James Purcell was brought up for protection, Sen[?]C .Metallic Mackenzie deposed: The person [?] the court came to me this morning and [?]himself up for protection; he said he [?]…

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