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

Courts & crime, 1896

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Telegrams. Crookwell, Wednesday, 2.56 p.m. Crookwell Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 4

AT the Police Court to-day John O'Shannessy, John Charles, Edward Walter, and Arthur Douglas, miners, were charged on two counts with obtaining goods under false pretences, and partly by…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 4

Robert Howland v. J. B. S. Henderson; claim £3 12s 6d, for advertising. Verdict for plaintiff for amount claimed. John Maloney v. H. J. Frost; £9 16s 7d, work…

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The New Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 4

THE sittings in Banco for the first term of the present year were opened on Monday in the new building which faces Hyde Park. The Chief Justice upon taking his seat with other members of the…

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Latest Intelligence. Sydney, Thursday. 2.39 p.m. the Criminal Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 2

THE jury in the case of Henry Adley, tried on a charge of aiding Kate Henderson to Marry George Anderson, a minor, after being locked up all night were unable to agree, and were discharged…

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Frogmore Police Court. Monday, February 17. (Before Mr. J. F. Makinson, P.m.). Wages

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 2

Richard Dare Anthony was complained against by James Gates that he owed him £14 8s. 6d., wages as hired servant Mr. L. J. O'Neill for complainant…

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The Collarendabbi Murder. Another Arrest Made

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 2

Collarendabri Tuesday,--Some Light, it is said, is about to be thrown on the mysterious Collarendabri murder. A man named O'Connor was arrested at Mungindi yesterday on…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting was held yesterday before Messrs cavewell (chairman) and Famisy. A [?] of [?] was [?] to Lavinia Fryer of Man[?] h[?] Since and…

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Land Appeal Court

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 3

SITTINGS of the Land Appeal Court were held at Young on the 12th and 13th inst. Mr. G. H. C. Simpson appeared to watch the interests of the Crown. The Chairman…

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Burrowa Small Debts Court, Wednesday, FEBRUARY 19. (Before Mr. J. F. Makinson, P.m.) Perks V. RUSSELL

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 2

Eliza Perks, administratrix of the estate of Josiah William Perks, deceased, sued Daniel Russell for £10, trespass of sheep on growing crop…

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Friday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant for a first offence was discharged with a caution…

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The Theft from a Grave

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 2

AFTER making enquiries into the recent theft of a box off a grave in the Wesleyan Cemetery, the police state that they have traced the possession of the box to a prisoner now deceased, he having been…

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The Christian Police Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 2

MISS RAYMOND, secretary of the Christian Police Association of Sydney, was in Goulburn this week, and was present at the weekly meeting of the local branch on Thursday evening. While here she was…

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Land Appeal Court. Tuesday, February 18. (Before Mr. A. Oliver (president), and Messrs. Freeman and Brandis, Commissioners.) RE. J. CORCORAN

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 4

The Court eat in Sydney and delivered reserved judgments, the first being that in the case of J. Corerran, In this case it appeared that on the hearing of this and other appraisement appeals at…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 2

Thomas Grubb Harriss, about twetnly-five, was brought up as being of unsound mind. Constable Egar deposed that Harrisn was condiucting himself that morning in an…

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Charge of Cattle Stealing

Goulburn Herald · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 3

A tenaut farmer at Galong named Daniel Mc Guigan was before the murrumburrah police court yesterday on a charge of stealing night head of fat…

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Mondays Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 4

John Wright was charged with the above, and was fined 10s, in default 48 hours. The lock-up keeper stated that defendant when brought to the lock-up said he would call upon witness to say…

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Cattle Stealing at Bendenine

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 2

SOME short time ago, Mr. Davison, one of the overseers on Bendenine, when riding round the fattening paddocks noticed some strange bullocks out of another paddock among the…

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Young Police Court. FRIDAY. Before Mr. T. Foley, P.M. Stealing Wearing Apparel

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 2

John Benjamin Henderson was brought, up on [?] change of having stolen a quantity of wearing apparel the property of Perey Higg[?]s. Senior-constable Maude, sworn, stated : I am…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. UNSOUND MIND. John James Pelton (an Englishman aged sixty) was brought up on remand…

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