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

Courts & crime, 1896

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Wednesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 January 1896 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. A first offender was discharged with a caution. A STREET ROW…

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POLICE COURT.—Tuesday, 14th inst

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 January 1896 · page 4

Before Messrs. Maitland, P.M., W. F. Rutledge, and D. Leahy, Js.P. Police v. Callaghan (on bail), obscene language. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s…

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Murder at Coolgardie

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

Coolgardie, Wednesday.—Last Friday morning an Afghan shot Tagh Mahomet dead while at prayers at the Afghan camp. Tagh Mahomet was a member of the firm of Messrs. Faiz and Tagh Mahomet, the…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. UNSOUND MIND. Elizabeth Ellen Pooley (twenty-one) was brought up as being of unsound mind…

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Murder in a West Australian Mosque

Goulburn Herald · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 6

COOLGARDIE, Wednesday.—Tagh Mahomet, a well-known member of the firm of fain and Tagh Mahomet, merchants and camel-owners, was shot dead in a small mosque on Friday…

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A Father Charged With Assault

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

AT the Redfern Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. Johnson, S.M., a cabman named James Darwin (42) was charged with assaulting his son Robert Darwin, a boy of nine years. Dr. Paton,…

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Friday. Stealing From a Dwelling

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 2

Wallace Pratt and Mary Ami Pratt were charged with stealing a quantity of jewellery and money from the[?]onse of Mr. Woods, at Wallendbeen, the property of Mrs. Hales…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Messrs Meyer, Wombey, and Oliver. VAGEANOY. Frederick Godfrey was charged with having…

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Two Solicitors Charged with Stealing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 4

MESSRS. DAVIDSON AND JOHNSON BEFORE THE COURT. JOHN DAVINSON AND ERNEST ERNEST W. JOHNSON, partners in the bankrupt firm of Messrs. Davidson and…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. Mayer, Wombey, and Oliver. VAGRANCY. Frederick Godfrey pleaded not guilty to a charge…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 2

THE usual sitting of the above Court was held this (Tuesday) morning, before Messrs. Caswell, P.M., Wombey, and Oliver. RICHARD AMOR V. BRIDGES KOGAN…

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A Supreme Court Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 2

IN the Supreme Court on Friday, in Chambers, before Mr. Justice Cohen, the case of Ford v. Embery was heard. Mr. J. Stinson, agent for A. M. Betts, of Goulburn) appeared for defendant,…

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Important to District Court Suitors

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 2

WE have been requested to state that owing to the heavy criminal list for the Goulburn Quarter sessions to be held next week no District Court cases will be taken before 1st February and that suitors need not…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Messrs, Meyer, Wombey, and Oliver. CHARGE OF LARCENY AGAINST SOLICITORS. John Davidson and Ernest William…

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District Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 2

HIS Honor Judge Fitshardings has, in consequence of the number of committals to the quarter-seasons, postponed the district court from Wednesday next till Saturday, 1st…

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Quarter Sessions. FRIDAY. Before His Honor Judge Forbes. Sheep Stealing

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 2

Samuel Font was charged with sheep stealing. Mr. Russell appeared fur the accused and made an application to the judge fur a postponement of the trial till the next court of Quarter Sessions, us…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Messrs. Wombey and Oliver. The list contained eight cases and one interplender suit; of these five were struck out…

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District Court. FRIDAY. Before His Honor Judge Forbes

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 2

Henry Conrad Eckel v. James Tunney. Claim for £100 damages for (1) wrongful impounding, and (2) trespass. Mr. Moriarty instructed by Mr. Hogan for…

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Taralga. Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1896 · page 4

AT the Taralga Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. J. J. Lynch and C. Ross, Js.P., John Fleming, of Wiarborough, near Taralga, was charged with illegally using one horse belonging to…

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Crookwell. Police COURT—Monday, Jan. 20th

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1896 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. W. Kennedy and J. T. Naughton. J. Broderick v. J. K. Evans; claim for return of brake blocks. This was an adjourned ease. Mr. J.K. Maclcolm appeared for defendant. The Bench…

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