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

Courts & crime, 1897

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1897 · page 2

THE adjourned licensing matter in connection with the Salutation Hotel, Goulburn, came before Messrs. Caswell, P.M , and Finlay to-day. John McKenneth McKenzie, licensee, had been sumoned…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 3

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. Wombey. DRUNKENNESS. A defendant pleaded guilty to being drunk while in charge of a horse. Fined 10/-. Paid…

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The Binalong Assault

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 2

At the Yass Police Court, on Thursday, (before. Mr C. W. Weekes, P.M.), Michael Gannon (on remand) was charged with assaulting William Jones, at…

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Murder at Adelaide

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 2

A TERRIBLE MURDER took place at an early hour on Tuesday morning at the semaphore, the victim being John King, a clerk in the Railway Department, and…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. a Big Seizure

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 2

Cooma, Wednesday.-- Constable Hanna, who arrested a man named Chalker on Sunday night on a charge of sheep stealing, has arrested another man named Treanor in…

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Burrowa Police Court. Wednesday, January 27. (Before Mr. C. W. Weekes, P.m.) Wages

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 2

Mark Apps summoned Isaac Stevenson for the nor-payment of £4 6s., wages due for sheating, and also claimed £5, alleged damages sustained through the…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 3

AN adjourned sitting was held yesterday before Messrs Caswell (chairman) and Finlay, TRANSFER OF LICENSE. On the application of Mr. Betts the license…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Jan. 28. Before Mr. C. W. Weekes, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 2

INFLICTING GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM.-- Michael Gannon, on remand, was charged with assaulting William Jones, at Binalong, on January 17th, thereby occasioning actual…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 2

AT the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Hardy, J. P., a state boy named George Gibson, aged about 15 years, was brought up on a charge of having no place of abode. Constable Egar deposed that he…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 1 February 1897 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Hardy. ABSCONDING. George Gibson (16), a state boy, was charged with absconding from his master,…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1897 · page 4

Hawkers' licenses were granted to Nicholas Ferris, Norman Maguire, George W. Maguire, Charles W. Maguire, George Wheeldon, Mitthry Mauscur, and Saliem Callie…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1897 · page 2

THE usual sitting of the above court was held to-day before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Oliver E. B. Barber v. S. Mason, £6. rent due. Defendant did not appear. Plaintiff said that…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. How Stock Owners Are Robbed of Their Sheep. Two Men Arrested

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 February 1897 · page 3

The losses of sheep in this district are frequently reported to the police by sheepowners, and it is rather significant that there is generally a case of sheep-stealing or two at every…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday Afternoon

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Hardy. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Ann Hartley was charged with attempting to commit suicide. Mr. Bells for accused…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 2

BEFORE the P. M. and Mr. Oliver. The list contained six cases and [?] suit; three were struck out as settled. The following were undefendel and verdicts…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1897 · page 4

AT the Police Court yesterday, before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Wombey, Robert Church pleaded guilty to drunkenness and indecency. He was fined 5s and 20s, or 14 days in gaol…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1897 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. ALLEGED VAGRANCY. Lottie Nathan was charged with having insufficient visible means of support. Mr. Betts appeared…

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The Murder of Mrs. Lyfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1897 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Further horrible facts have come out regarding the murder of Mrs. Lyfield at Rosebrook, near Port Fairy. Mrs. Snell, daughter of Lyfield, to-night confessed that she had…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. VAGRANCY. Lottie Nathan was charged with having insufficient means of support. Mr. Betts for…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, February 2. Before the Police Magistrate

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 2

Police v. W. Hannam for keeping his licensed house open for the sale of liquor during prohibited hours. There was a second charge for not keeping…

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