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

Courts & crime, 1898

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Police Court. Thursday February 10. [Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Bourke J.P.]

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 3

James Messenger who charged with having obtained goods and money to the total amount of £1 from Richard M[?]sh, hotelkeeper, Murrumburrah, by means of a…

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Goulburn District Court. Thursday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 4

BEFORE his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. W. J. MCLENNAN V. A. DEAN. This was a claim of £200, wrongful seizure under distraint for rent…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. For allowing animals to stray in the streets, Edward Jobson, Samoel Gillett, and Jano Jennor were each fined 1/, 5/6 costs,…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate CATTLE STRAYING Edward Jobson, Samuel Gillett, and Jane Jenner were each fined 1s with 7s 6d costs for allowing…

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An Anarchist Sentenced. London, Feb. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 2

Vladimir Bourtzeff, editor of the Russian anarchist paper "Narodovolotz" (the will of the people). published in London, has been found guilty of having incited in that paper divers persons to…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 2

THE above court was held to-day, before Messrs. Caswell, P.M., Oliver, and Fitzgerald. J. C. O'BRIEN V. F. TOPHAM This was a claim of £1, two weeks' rent of a…

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Braidwood. (Local Papers.) Warden's COURT—Wednesday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Warden Maitland. Wages.—R. N. Coghlan sued W. M. Davis and U. T. Coghlan for £160 14s, balance of wages due in working a claim at Nerriga. The case came…

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Local & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, February 8

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 2

ILLEGALLY RESCUING HORSES.--John Couch was charged with illegally rescuing horses from the Yass pound. Senior-constable Willis conducted the…

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Goulburn Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M and Messes. Oliver and L. H. Fitzgerald The list contained eleven cases and two garnishes applications. Seven cases were…

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Goulburn District Court. Mc Lennan v. Dean. Bogg v. SAME

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 2

AT the sittings last weeek big honor Judge Fitzbardings reserved his decisions in the two case above named, brought for wrongful distraint for rent. He has now forwarded them…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant for the above was fined 5s or 48 hours…

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Theft of a Wedding Present

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 2

A valuable diamond present, brooch, one of Mrs. Anderson's wedding presents, was stolen from Springfield on Wednesday evening, and a man has been arrested on suspicion. The brooch has not…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant was fined 5/- or forty-eight hours in the lookup…

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Crookwell Police Court Wednesday, February, 16

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 2

BEFORE' Messrs. W. S. Casell, P.M. Shepherd, T. Robertson. J. Broderick, N[?]ug[?]ton Kennedy and Nixon. J. Paton and Pagett pleaded guilty…

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Police for Fullerton

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 2

Some months ago, representations were made to the authorities on behalf of the resident of Fullerton and district for the purpose of having a police constable…

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Revision Court

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 2

A REVISION court for the electoral district of Argyle was held at the Crookwell court house on Wednesday before the P. M. Three names were…

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Small Debts Court

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 2

Verdicts for plaintiffs in the amounts claimed, with coats, were awarded the following cases, defendants not appearing:--…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, February 15. Before Mr. C. W. Weekes, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 2

SELLING AFTER HOURS.--Police v R. S. Duddleston. Mr. Brennan appeared for defendant. Senior-constable Willis deposed; I laid the…

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Crookwell. Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 5

BEFORE the P.M., Messrs. I. Shepherd, John Broderick, W. Kennedy, John Naughton, T. Robertson, and A. Nixon, Js.P. On the application of Mr. Royle, an…

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Bungendore. Police Court, Tuesday, 15th Feb

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 6

BEFORE Mr. Maitland, P.M., and Mr. W. F. Rutledge, J.P. J.P. Police v. Crowley, alleged cruelty to animals. No appearance of defendant. Postponed until next…

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