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

Courts & crime, 1897

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A Police Magistrate's Action

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 2

IN the Full Court (before Mr. Justice Stephen, Mr. Justice Simpson, and Mr. Justice Cohen), the matter of Troughton v. Mclntosh came forward. The action,…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. H. B. Hardy. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR. Alfred Weare (17), on bail, and Autonio Karkoo (15) pleaded guilty to throwing stones…

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The Yass Gaol

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Drury retired from the Government service yesterday and will leave Yass on Tuesday next for Hay where they intend to permanently…

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Charge of Sheep Stealing

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 2

Patrick Murphy was charged at Goulburn On Tuesday with having stolen three sheep belonging to Daniel Leahy, of Bungendore. Constable Beazley deposed that he arrested…

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Charge of Murder

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 2

Two boys named Phillips were before the Cassillis court on Wednesday, charged with the murder of their father. Senior-constable Crawley gave rather damaging evidence against the…

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Examination for Police Magistrates

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 2

The Public Service Board recently held an examination for police magistrates in Sydney, Young, Orange, Queanbeyan, and Tamworth. In all there were seventeen candidates, and…

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Suicide by a Sub-inspector of Police

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 5

NARRABRI, Thursday.—This morning Subinspector James Smith, the officer in charge of the Narrabri police district, was found dead A report of a shot was heard; and decessed's…

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Suicide by a Sub-Inspector of Police

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 4

NARRABRI, Thursday.—This morning Sub-inspector James Smith, the officer in charge of the Narrabri police district, was found dead. A report of a shot was heard;…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Messrs. Meyer, Wombey, and Oliver. STRAY ANIMALS. For allowing cattle to stray in the streets…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 2

A QUARTERLY meeting was held this morning before Messrs. Caswell (chairman) and Finlay, when the following business was transacted:—…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs, Meyer, Wombey, and Oliver. POSTPONED. A case against Harriett Brennan was postponed…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 2

THE usual sitting of the above court was held to-day (Tuesday) before Mr. Gaswall, P.M., and Mr. Oliver. There were six cases and a garnishee, and the latter and four cases were struck out as…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 4

A quarterly meeting of the above Court was held yesterday before Messrs. Caswell, P.M., AND A. G. Finlay. ALLEGED INSUFFICIENT ACCOMMODATION…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Wombey and Hardy. OBSCENE LANGNUGE. Michael Coady (on bail) was charged with using obscene language in the parlor of the…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. Oliver. The list contained six cases and a garnishee application. Four cases and the garnishee application were struck out as settled, and one…

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Wednesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. Wombey and Hardy, Js.P. CHARGE OF OBSCENE LANGUAGE AT TARAGO. Michael Coady was charged with having used obscene language in the parlour of the Lake Bathurst…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. INSULTING LANGUAGE. Richard Wilcox was summoned for having used insulting language to William Arthur Hunt on…

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Peculiar Assault Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—At the Police Court to-day, Thomas William Whitaker and Thomas Schofield were charged with assaulting an elderly man named William Matthews, in Mary-street…

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Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 2

MR. CASWELL, District Warden, held a Warden's Court to-day. An ejectment matter, Adam Robson v. Robert Finley, Richard Leaver, and James Pitt, was struck out. The defendants did not appear,…

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The Stambouloff Murder. London, Jan. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 4

A telegram from Sofia states that Dr. Nishkoff has offered to reveal the names of the murderers of M. Stambouloff, the ex-premier, in July, 1895, on condition that he shall be protected. He implicates…

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