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

Courts & crime, 1897

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Complaint Against the Police

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

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—A short time ago an Auckland sharebroker, who went to the police station to make a complaint against a policeman, was roughly handled and arrested on a charge of being…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate INSULTING LANGUAGE. Richard Wilcox was summoned by William Arthur Hunt for using insulting language…

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Warden's Court

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 2

A Warden's Court was held before Mr. Warden Weekes, on Wednesday, I. A. Mobbs applied for the suspension of labor conditions for three months,…

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A Warden's Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 2

WAS held yesterday before Mr. Caswell, warden. An ejectment case, A. Robson v. R. Finlay, R. Lever, and J. Pitt, respecting an extended claim at Robson's Point, Shoalhaven…

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Burrowa Police Court. Wednesday, January 6. (Before Mr. C. W. Weekes, P.m.) Inflcting Grievous Bodily Harm

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 2

Joseph Nott, on remand, was charged with inflicting grierous bodily harm on William Canty on the morning of the 1st January, in Market-street, Barrows…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, January 5. Before C. W. Weekes, Esq., P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.-- Daniel McInerney, charged with using obscene language in the bar of the Farmers' Home Hotel, on Monday night last, pleaded guilty. The same…

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Friday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. Meyer, L. H. Fitzgerald, and C. H. Roberts, Js.P. RINGING THE CHANGES. John Ryan, a stranger, was charged with the…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. C. H. Roberts and Oliver. A SECOND CHARGE OF RINGING THE CHANGES. Charles Wilson, alias Gooley, and Henry Lucas, two strangers, were charged with the larceny of…

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Crookwell Police COURT—Wednesday, Jan. 6th

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Caswell, P.M., and Mr. W. Kennedy, J.P. HORSES WITH SORE SHOULDERS. The police proceeded against the undermentioned…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 4

G. McDonald v. J. H. Sligar ; £11 9s 9d, goods supplied. Complainant deposed that defendant had paid £6, and promised to pay the rest, which he had failed to do. Verdict for plaintiff for £6 12s 9d…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. C. H. Roberts and Oliver. RYNGINGE YR CHANGES. Charles Wilson alias Gooloy, and Henry Lucas wore charged with stealing in company…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. Oliver, Gillespie, McShane, and Roberts, Js.P. BEGGING ALMS. James Stewart pleaded guilty to having begged…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Jan. 11, Before Mr. C. W Week's, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 2

J. J. Sheekey, charged with keeping his licensed house open after 12 o'clock on New Year's Eve, pleaded not guilty. Mr. Wilkinson for the defence…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 2

Harriett Brennan pleaded guilty to indecent language and she was fined 20s or 14 days to gaol. INSUFFICIENT LAWFUL MEANS. Charles Johnson, aged 19 years, was charged with…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 2

THE adjourned sitting of the above court was held to-day before Messrs. Caswell, P.M., and Finlay. The adjourned application of A. Butler, storekeeper, of Taralga, for a colonial wine license, was dealt…

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A Scene in Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 4

It frequently happens that many of the most humorous incidents which occur in our police courts are unrecorded—and here is one that will bear telling. In a certain out-back…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. VAGRANCY. Charles Johnson, nineteen, was charged with having no lawful visible means of…

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District Court

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 2

ON Tuesday afternoon the District Court was opened before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, when the following eases were disposed of :-- Edward Carroll, v William Kelly, trespass,…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 3

AN adjourned sitting of the quarterly licensing court was held yesterday before Messrs. Caswell (chairman) and Finlay. THE BREADALBANE HOTEL…

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Local & General News. Yass Court of Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, Jan. 12

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 2

Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. The court opened at 10 o'clock. The legal gentlemen present were Mr. Armstrong, Crown Prosecutor, Messrs. W. F. Wilkinson…

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