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

Courts & crime, 1898

844 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 11 of 43

Crookwell Police Court. Monday, March, 21. Before Mr. S. L. Cox

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 2

Edward Bates was brought up on a charge of lunacy. Constable Buxton stated that from information received from…

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Burrowa Police Court. Monday, March 21. (Before Messrs. I. Stevenson and B. Morgan.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 2

ALLEGED STEALING. William Thomas and Thomas Greaves (young men), were charged with stealing four pairs of dungaree trousers from the store of H. M. Tiddy, on the previous…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday. Before Messrs. Ellis and L. H.Fitzgerald. Drunk and Disorderly

Goulburn Herald · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 3

Patrick Casey pleaded gulty ; fined 10/, or forty-eight hours. PROTECTION. Mary Ann Hill (about 60) was remanded for…

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Small Debts Court

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 2

Joseph Whitfield v. William Weekes.— £11 2s. 9d., goods sold and rent. Mr. O'Neill, for defendant, objected to the jurisdiction of the court. The debt was…

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Warden's Court. Wednesday, March 23. Suspension of Conditions. (Before Mr. Warden Weekes)

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 2

Henry Channon applied for suspension of conditions of labour on gold mining lease 210, parish Bala. Suspension granted for three months…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

AT the Police Court to-day Ada Hong, a little girl, was brought up on remand as being a girl under the age of 16 years, and living with a person having no visible means of support. She was…

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Friday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. S. Meyer and J. H. Fitzgerald, Js.P. CHARGE OF STEALING GRAPES. Oliver Funnell, a young man, was charged with…

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Captain's Flat. Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 6

John Dillon, charged with deserting from the Mounted Artillery, pleaded guilty, and was remanded to Sydney to be dealt with there by the military authorities…

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Young police Court. MONDAY Before Mr. P. Cram, J.P., DRUNK

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 4

[?]was charged with being drunk [?]and was fined 5s or to [?] impris[?] till[?]p.m…

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Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 6

Before Mr. Maitland, P.M. Ellen Cullen made application to be put in possession of a mining tenement claimed by Josephine Cooper on the ground that the latter had failed to…

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Police Court. [Before Messrs T. A. Barnes and J. Bourke, J. P.] Tuesday March 24

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

H. McGrory sued Simon Griffin for putting excessive damages on 4 head of horses alleged to be impounded from a hay stack on the Mount Dillon estate,…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 28 March 1898 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs, Meyer, Oliver, and L. H. Fitzgarald. STEALING CORN. Mary Taylor (middle aged) was charged…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 2

AT the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Helm, J P., Edward Bites, on remand from Crookwell for supposed insanity, was dealt with. Dr. McKillop deposed that Bates was subject to epileptic firs and…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. S. Meyer, J. Oliver, and L. H. Fitzgerald STEALING CORN Mary Taylor was charged with stealing on 25th…

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WARDEN'S COURT.—Wednesday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 4

(Before Mr. Warden Maitland). Suspension of labour conditions for three months was granted to George Sinclair, Joseph Crawford, and Joseph Hyans for their reef at Nerriga. Mr…

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Braidwood. District COURT.—Thursday, 24th March

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 4

BEFORE his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge Warren v. Dwyer; to recover £14, rent of horses and waggon and money lent. Mr. Ross for plaintiff and Mr. Montague, of Captain's Flat, for…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court Op Petty Sessions. Friday, March 25. (Before Messrs. A. Wood and E. Kiley, J's.P.)

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 2

STEALING WOOL.--Alfred Merritt, Frank Merritt, and Edward Waldon (aboriginals) were charged with stealing wool, the property of Mr. P. H. Osborne, of Douro…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Helm. UNSOUND MIND. Edward Bates (about 40); on remand from Crookwell; being of unsound mind…

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Young Police Court. MONDAY. Before Mr. T. Foley P.M. and P. Cram J.P. Indecent Language

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 2

Alfred Anderson (a Swede) was charged with having used indecent language in Burrowa-street on Saturday evening and pleaded not guilty. After, hearing the evidence of the police the…

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Marengo Police Court. Thursday. Before Messrs. T. Foley, P.M., and .J.T. Beaumont, J. P. Cruelty to Animals

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 3

Thomas Vaughan, junr. (on bail) charged by Senior-constable Colgan with cruelty to animals. Defendant pleaded guilty. Fined £2 or one month in Young gaol The fine was paid…

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