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

Courts & crime, 1900

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. S. Meyer, L. H. F[?] and C H. Roberts DRUNK AND DISORDERLY Andrew Camby pleaded guilty to the above, and…

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Tuesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 2

Before the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. A stranger pleaded guilty to the above, and he was discharged with a caution…

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Goulburn Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 2

THE above court was held to-day before Mr. W. S. Caswell, P. M. UNDEFENDED CASES. Thomson and Gates v. J. Fielding, £4 5s, costs…

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The Transvaal War. Enemy Fight a Clever Rearguard Action. Flight of President Steyn. Free Staters Select a New Capital Mafeking Relief Column. Kruger Charged with Corruption. Occupation of Kroonstad. Zand River Battle. London, May 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 4

General Botha commanded 6000 Boers and had 12 guns during the fighting on the Zand River. There were eight commandants present, including Commandant De Wet and…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. A first offender who pleaded guilty was discharged with a caution…

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Young Police Court. MONDAY. Before Mr. Robertson, P.M. DRUNK

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 2

Alfreda En Chang was charged with being drunk, pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s or seven. days. Horace Watt charged with a similar offence…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. The list contained seven cases; one was withdrawn; and one was settled out of court, Following were undefended and verdicts were…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant, for a first offence, was discharged with a caution…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. A first offender pleaded guilty and was discharged with a caution…

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Crookwell Police Court. Wednesday, May 10. BEFORE Mr. W. S. Caswell P.M. aud W. Bensley

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 2

Richard Gover, through his solicitor (Mr. W. H. Parker), pleaded guilty to keeping two unregistered dogs, and was fined 20, with 410…

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Police Court. Wednesday, 16th May, 1900. (Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and W. Bensley, J.P.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 5

Richard Gover, through his solicitor, Mr. W. H. Parker, pleaded guilty to keeping two unregistered dogs, and was fined 20s and 4s 10d costs…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 21 May 1900 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Belcher. ALLEGED UNSOUND MIND. Jane Frances Gill was brought up as being of unsound mind…

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Yass Police Court. Monday, May 21st

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 21 May 1900 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. W. Barry, for being drunk was discharged. Isaac Sawyers was charged with stealing au overcoat, the property of…

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Court-house Fence

Goulburn Herald · Monday 21 May 1900 · page 2

MR. DAVID BATCHEN, architectural sculptor, returned to Sydney this morning after having finished the ornamental work in the pillars of the new fence round the court-house. The…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-magistrate. RELIEF OF MAFEKING. Two defendants for drunkenness were discharged in view of the general excitement on Saturday…

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Local & General News Yass Court of Petty Sessions Monday, May 21. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.--William Barry, pleaded guilty to being drunk in Cooma Street. Sub-Inspector Langworthy said defendent was troublesome and on that…

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Queanbeyan. Police COURT.—Wednesday, May 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 1

BEFORE Messrs. M'Kensey, P.M., J. Bull, J. Gale, T. Whitehead, G. G. Webb, E. C. Campbell, C. H. M'Keahnie and W. Beatty, Js P…

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An Afrikander Attorney Sentenced

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 2

The Cape Colony attorney Vermooten, who was arrested about the middle of January, has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment on a charge of treason. The act on which the charge was founded…

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Charge of Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 1

Melbourne, Friday.—Mrs. Margaret McCarthy to-day was acquitted on the charge of murdering her daughter Alice, aged 9 years, at Yarraville, in 1898, on the ground that she was insane at the…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Mitchell. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant pleaded guilty and was fined 5/- or twenty-four hours…

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