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

Courts & crime, 1901

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Crookwell Police Court. Thursday, December 27

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. S. L. Cox, T. Robertson, and A. J. Glennan. Michael McCarthy (on bail) pleaded guilty to being drunk and using…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 3

At the Goulburn Police Court on Monday Owen Edward Hughes, for being drunk and disorderly in a railway carriage, was fined- 40s or seven days. Mr. H. O'Brien was on the Bench…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Meyer and Foxall. DRUNKENNESS. A first offender pleaded guilty and was discharged…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 2

At the local police court on Wednesday morning, before C. B, Payne J. P., an old man named Kear was charged with stealing meat from Roches shop…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

At the Goulburn Police Court to-day, before the Police Magistrate, and Mr. S. H. Belcher, J P, Christian Jensen pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Auburn-street: He was further…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. Belcher. DRUNE AND DISORDERLY &C. Christian Jensen, a foreigner, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly. He…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 2

THE quarterly licensing court was held at the Goulburn police court this morning before Messrs. W. S Caswell, A. G. Finlay, and I. Shepherd…

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Police Proceedings. Alleged Serious Charge

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 2

A SENSATION, painful in places, but very general and startling, was experienced in town on Saturday afternoon when news spread to the effect that F. C. McIntosh…

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Double Murder and Suicide

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 3

HOBART, Sunday.—A double murder and suicide occurred at Kettering, Little Oyster Cove, on Saturday. James Whyte, a State school teacher, of Mathinna, who was…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 4

At a sitting of the Goulburn Licensing Court yesterday, before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., A. G. Finlay, and I. Shepherd, the renewal of a colonial wine license was granted…

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The Police. Jan. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 4

One thousand men are enrolling at Vancouver for the Transvaal and Orange River colonies police, to be commanded by Major-General Baden-Powell…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. A. Mitchell. PROTECTION. Mary Ann Hill (76) and David Hill (63) applied for protection…

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Police Court. MONDAY. Before C. Robertson. Esq., P.M. Illegal Detention of a Horse

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 2

AL[?]D MET[?] v. J. A. McCabe. Illegal detention of a filly. A cross action, J. A. McCabe v. Alfred Met[?]ar, £8 15s 8d was put in. Mr. Gordon for McCabe ; Mr…

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Return of Police Horses

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 2

THE police horses which were sent to Sydney from Cooma and Young districts for the Commonwealth celebrations returned via Goulburn yesterday. The horses sent from…

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TUESDAY. Before Mr. Robertson, P.M. Stealing From the Person

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 2

Robert Flanders and Patrick McMahon were charged with stealing 30s from the person of James Martin on January 7. Constable Justin deposed Last night…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 4

AT the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. Mitchell, J. P., Mary Ann Hill and David Bill, an old couple, but not related, applied for admission to an [?]ylum, and they wore remanded for seven days…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, DRUNKENNESS. One defendant for the above, being a first offender, was discharged with a caution…

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Police Court. The Court House, Tuesday. the Crown Versus Mcintosh

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 2

MR. THOMAS, P.M., took his seat on the Bench at the Yass Court House this morning at 10 o’clock. The Court was crowded in anticipation…

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Queanbeyan. Police COURT.—Monday, January 7th, 1901

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 4

Before Mr. M'Kensey, P. M., and Messrs. Brassey, Pike, and Beatty, Js. P. Edward O'Connor was charged, on remand, with breaking into and entering St…

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Police Business

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 2

Last year the local police brought 535 charges and 238 summonses were issued. There were eight committals for trial. The figures for the previous year wore—290 charges, 349 summonses, 19…

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