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

Courts & crime, 1899

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 29 May 1899 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. INDECENT AND PROFANE LANGUAGE. Richard Heath (21) was charged with being indecent language in Glenelg-street…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Megistrate. INDECENT AND PROFANE LANGUAGE. Richard Heath, aged 21, was charged with using indecent language in Glenelg-street, Eastgrove, and…

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Police Holidays

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 2

Inspector-General Fosbery has beeb informed by the colonial secretary that the government having farther considered the annual leave to members of the police force…

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District Court Rules

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 2

WE have received the new rules which have been framed for the conduct of business in the District Court. All the old rules have been repealed, except those under the Mining…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

An old man named William Horan, who appeared to be very much in want, was brought before the Goulburn Police Court to-day and charged with having no lawful visible means of support. Horan…

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Court Work

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

At the Murrumburrah Court last Saturday, before. Police Magistrate Clarke, several persons were fined. For storing 145lbs of gunpowder in…

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District Court, Before His Honor, Judge Coffey. Dishonoured Cheque

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

George W. Reynolds v. Hugo Wain, claim for £8. dishonoured cheque. No .appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount claimed and costs. ASSAULT AND TRESPASS…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 2

William Horan (about 70) in very dilapidaled condition was brought up for protection, and was remanded for a week for medical treatment…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 2

AT the Police Court to-day, before the Police-Magistrate, one defendant (on bail) pleaded guilty to drunkenness and he was fined 5s or 24 hours. Charles Shields pleaded guilty to drunkenness,…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant for the above was fined 5s; in default, three days…

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Goulburn Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 2

THE above court was held to-day before Mr. W. S. Caswell, P.M. F. P. Kelly v. D. Kirk, £1 2s, balance of account for boots sold. Verdict for amount claimed with 7s…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS &c. One defendant (on ball) pleaded guilty; fined 5/- or twenty-four hours…

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Political & Governmental. Police Changes

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 2

Mr. Sub-Inspector McKeague has arrived in Braidwood. Mr. Sub-Inspector Langworthy has gone to Nelligan where he will stay a few days prior to his departure to Cooma, to…

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Goulburn Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. The list contained five cases; of which two were struck out as settled; one was continued till next court; one was undefended, and a…

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Decision of the Court of Cass[?]tion. Dreyfus’s Conviction Quashed. a New Trial Ordered. London, June 4

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 2

The Court of Cassation, which has been sitting at the Pal[?]is de Justice to revise the Dreyfus process, has quashed the first judgment in connection with the conviction of Dreyfus, and has…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 June 1899 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate ALLEGED DETENTION OF PROPERTY Mark Watson was summoned by Charles Shurmer, of the firm of Shurmer and Day, for the detention…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. ALLEGED DETENTION OF ACCOUNT-BOOKS. Charles Sharmer v. Mark Watson.—Detaining a ledger and two note-books alleged…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 3

At the Police Court on Friday, before Mr. L. H. Fitzgerald, J.P., a defendant for drunkenness whilst in charge of a cab was fined 10s or three days. Henry Harrison, charged with being drunk…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 June 1899 · page 3

William Moran (about 70). on remand and now in jail hospital, was too ill to appear. Farther remanded for a week…

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Theft of Tools

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 June 1899 · page 3

BETWEEN one and two o'clock to-day Mr. J. Erby's bag of tools was stolen from belmore Park. Mr. Erby is engaged in oarpenerlrg work at the park. He left his bag of tools…

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