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

Courts & crime, 1899

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Friday Morning. The Court resumed at 9.30. W. H. BYE V. Lucy Lamplough

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 5

The Court resumed at 9.30 W. H. BYE V. LUCY LAMPLOUGH In this case plaintiff claimed £10, damages for trespass…

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Goulburn District Court. Thursday Afternoon. Before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. Robert Reynolds V. Norman Lentz

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 5

BEFORE his Honour Judge Fitzhardinge ROBERT REYNOLDS v. NORMAN LENTZ This was an notion for slander, damages being fixed at £200. Mr. Betts appeared for plaintiff and…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Belcher. DRUNKENNESS. one defendant was discharged with a caution…

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Tuesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Oliver and Foxall. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant for the above was fined £1 or seven days…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 4

BEFORE the police-Magistrate and Messrs. S. Meyer and J. Oliver. PROTECTION. William Downes, on remand for protection, was…

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Murder near Claremont

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 4

PERTH, Saturday.—A murder, the circumstances of which are surrounded with some mystery, occurred near Claremont, a suburb a few miles from Perth, on Saturday night. It appears that Mrs…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 3

BEFORE Mesers. Oilver and Foxell. DRUNKENESS. One defendant pleased guilty; fined 10/- or seven days…

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Young Police Court. THURSDAY. Before Mr. T. Foley P.M, and Mr. Brown, J.P. Attempted Murder

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 2

John McGill De Brett v. George Mahomet. Attempted murder. Mr. Gordon appeared for defendant. At 10.30 a.m the prosecutor had not…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. J. Oliver and L. H. Fitzgerald, Js.P. PROTECTION Charles Curtis, aged 18, was brought up for…

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The Claremont Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 4

PERTH (W.A.), Tuesday.—There are no further developments in the Claremont murder case. It was rumoured that the police had arrested a Chinaman on a charge…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

Charles Cario (18) was brought up for protection Constable Boozley deposed that he saw the youth at Goulburn railway station last night;…

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A Strange Murder

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 3

Bertha Paterson, an accentric daughter of the rector of Biddenden, was talking to a man named Whibly. When she suddenly produced a revolver and shot him. The…

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Burrowa Police Court. Wednesday, February 8. (Before Mr. C. W. Weekes, P.m.) Pleaded Guilty

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

Seymour Bell Gibbons pleaded guilty to having part of a carcase of a sheep in his possession, reasonably suspected to be stolen…

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Metropolitan District Court. Yass People Concerned

The Yass Courier · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

AT the Metropolitan District Court on Thursday Minnie Colls, widow of the late Thomas Cods proceeded against Charles R. Colls, for detention of a watch. This case arose out of…

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Warden's Court. Wednesday, February 8. (Before Mr. Warden Weekes)

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

Isaac Mobbs applied for suspension of labor conditions on his gold-mining lease at Frogmore. Three months, suspension granted…

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To-day's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Belcher and E. Gillespie. Patrick Spillane was charged with assaulting Constable Evans whilst the officer was in the execution of his duty, and pleaded not guilty…

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Police Court. Thursday, February 9, 1899. [Before Mr Foley, P. M.]

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

In the matter of R. Macansh v J. Glennon the summons was not served. Mr Peate, who appeared for the plaintiff, asked that the summons be continued for one month, and…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Belcher and E. Gillespie. ASSAULTING A CONSTABLE. Patrick Spillane was charged with assaulting Constable Evans when in execution of…

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Yass Police Court. Saturday, February 11. BEFORE the P.M.

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 2

William Murray, a lad about 16 years old, was charged with stealing a good blanket from the Boys’ Home, Newington, Auburn. He was remanded for 8 days, to…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 4

BEFORE he Police-Magistrate and Mr. Oliver. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant for the above was fined 5s or 24 hours…

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