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

Courts & crime, 1896

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 April 1896 · page 2

BEFORE, the P.M. and Messrs, I. Shepherd, C. Gillespie, Wombey, and Oliver. ASSAULT. Charles Gray, John Carpenter, and Henry…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. Gillespie, Shepherd, Oliver, and Wombey. ALLEGED ASSAULT. Charles Gray, John Carpenter, and Henry Keats,…

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Yass Circuit Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 4

YASS, Saturday.—The Circuit Court was opened to-day before his Honor Judge Simpson. There were only two cases. Two men named Diamond, father and son, were charged with sheep-stealing…

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Coonabarabran Poisoning Case. Mrs. Miller on Trial. Accused Sentenced to Death

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 2

Tamworth, Friday.--The circuit court opened hero this morning before Mr. Acting Justice Cohen. The first case taken was that of Elizabeth Miller, charged with having caused the…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Circuit Court. Saturday, April 11Th. Before his Honor Judge Simpson

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 2

Crown Prosecutor, Mr. Edgar. Judge's Associate, Mr. A. Gibson. Acting her ft, Mr. T. Colls: Mr. J. S. Sands was fined 40s for…

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Court of Assize

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 2

THE volume of evidence given in several of the cases tried before Mr. Justice Simpson, at the late sittings of the Assize Court, and which were reported in our last issue was so great that we were…

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Young Police Court. TUESDAY. Before Messrs. T. Foley, P.M., and M. Brown, J.P. Jaees Drisooll V. Henry Thompson

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 2

Claim for £20 5s 41, wages due. Mr. Hogan appeared for plaintiff. Mr. Moriarty, who appeared for defendant, asked for a postponement of the case until Friday next, 17th instant. There…

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Small Debts Court. MONDAY. Before Messrs. T. Foley, P.M., and P. Cram, J.P. DEBT

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 2

Borough Council v. Peter M. Grafton ; claim £5 14s 9d. rates from August, 1890, to February, 1896. Plea, not ind bled. W. M. Barber, sworn, stated that the rates had…

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Bungendore. Police COURT—Tuesday, 14th April

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. N. Powell, J.P. Michael Murphy, on bail from the previous day, appeared on remand from Stuart Town on a charge of leaving his illegitimate child without means of…

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Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 3

Before Mr. Maitland, P.M. E. E. Holo v. J. Bauer.—Mr. Millard for defendant. Mr. Hole applied for an adjournment for one month, as a settlement was being arranged,…

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Court Business

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 2

THE Goulburn Assizes are lasting much longer than was at first thought. The Crown-Prosecutor told his Honor on Wednesday morning that he did not expect to get through with the criminal cases…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 3

J. Bauer v. Thomas Matthews, £4 11s 7d. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for £4 9s 2d and costs 5s. Same v. Wm. Harris, £8 7s 6d. Verdict for…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 17 April 1896 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. [?] Michael O'Loughlin, an old man, was remanded pending order for his admission to…

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Murder and Suicide in Sydney

Goulburn Herald · Friday 17 April 1896 · page 3

THERE is now no doubt that Mrs. Down, the wife of the man who committed suicide by jumping off the cliff at South Head, has been murdered, for her body was found near…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, April 14. Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 April 1896 · page 2

VAGRANCY.--James Bradshaw, an old man, was charged with having no visible means of support. Remanded to Yass Gaol for 8 days, pending…

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Friday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 5

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. PROTECTION. An old man named Michael O'Loughlin was remanded till an order had been obtained for his…

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Taralga Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 6

AT the Taralga Police Court on the 11th instant, before Mr. C. Ross, J.P., a man named William Broadhurst (a stranger) was charged with riotous behaviour in…

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Licensing Magistrate Wanted at Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 5

QUEANBEYAN, Wednesday.—The Licensing Act is inoperative here, owing to the deterred appointment of a resident member of the Licensing Board. For the third time…

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A Court Incident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 4

HIS Honor Judge Simpson is an upholder of the solemn dignity of the Court. On Friday morning an amusing incident occurred. Shortly after the Court opened the associate, evidently acting under…

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Circuit Court.—civil Side

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 2

THE civil side of the above court was commenced this morning at 10 o'clock, before his Honor Mr. Justice Simpson and a jury. N. P. WILSON V. MARGARET JONSSON…

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