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

Courts & crime, 1900

1,033 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 52

Moss Vale Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 4

AT the Moss Vale Police Court on Wednesday last, before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., G. Tate, and A. D. Badgery, Js.P., Herman Richard Pappleton was charged with criminally assaulting a…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT. Edward Young pleaded guilty; being first offences he was discharged with a caution…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 2

UNDER new rules recently issued when a debt for which a verdict has been obtained is more than twelve months old application has to be made to the bench by affidavit for the issue…

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Yass Police Court

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 1 February 1900 · page 2

On Tuesday, before F. P. Meares, P.M., and E. Kiley, J.P., Julius Smith, alias Henry Braun, for travelling on the railway without a ticket, was fined 10/, or 24 hours…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 February 1900 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. CHARGE OF STEALING A SADDLE. Leonard Henry Papprill was charged with stealing a saddle belonging to G. Crundwell…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 February 1900 · page 4

AN application under the new rules came before Messrs. Caswell and Oliver yesterday morning. Mr. Howard, attorney for the plaintiff, applied for a writ of execution in satisfaction of the balance of a…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 3

Leonerd Henry Papperill wes obarged with stealing at Eatsgrove Goulburn on 20th Jannary a Gaddle belonging to George Grandwell Accused was arrested by Constable Madden…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, January 30. (Before tho Police Magistrate and Mr. E. Kiley, J.P.)

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 2

Alice Rooney was summoned by the license inspector for not keeping her hotel, the Builders' Arms, up to the requirements of the Act…

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Local & General News. Yass Court Petty Sessions. Tuesday, January 30

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. E. Kiely, J.P. Greig v. England, assault and abusive language. Mr. Wilkinson for plaintiff,…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 2

JOHN CRAIG, on remand for supposed insanity, came before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. S. H. Belcher this morning. Dr. McKillop said that Craig had been under his observation and treatment…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 4

AT the Police Court yesterday, before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. Kerr and Fitzgerald, Leslie Matthews, aged 11 years, was charged with stealing two school books belonging to Ernest Bruce…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 2

William Mark Hughes charged with being drunk pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s or 24 hours…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. Belcher. ALLEGED UNSOUND MIND. John Craig on remand, was brought up as being of unsound mind, and upon the…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. C. H. Roberts. KEEPING TOO MUCH DYNAMITS W. H. Goodwin was charged with keeping…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 2

AT the Police Court to-day, before the Police-Magistrate, a female defendant for drunkenness vas discharged with a caution. Two defendants, George Kuifer and Joshua Taylor, were summoned…

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Death in the Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 4

A PRISONER named Wilfred Joseph Smallhorn, aged 15 years, sentenced to two months at the Goulburn Quarter Sessions on 16th January last for an alleged indecent assault at Queanbeyan, died in the gaol…

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Yass Police Court. on Tuesday, before the P.M.

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 2

John O’Leary, on a charge of vagrancy, was given 7 days’ gaol. Edward Batty was summoned, but failed to appear, and a warrant was ordered for…

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Goulburn Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 2

AT the Goulburn Warden's Court on Thursday, before Mr. W. S Caswell, Warden, Charles Carrick applied for an injunction to restrain William Neain from trespassing on his river claim at Little Horse…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 9 February 1900 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. A female defeandant, a stranger, pleaded guilty and was discharged with a caution…

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Death in the Gaol

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 February 1900 · page 2

A PRISONER named Wilfred Joseph Smallhorn, aged 15 years, sentenced to two months at the Goulburn Quarter Sessions on 16th January last for an…

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