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

Courts & crime, 1901

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Crookwell Police Court. Monday January 21. BEFORE Mr. S. L. Cox J. P.

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 2

Sydney Bailey on a charge of using obscene language pleaded guilty and was fined 20s in default even days imprisonment…

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Murder in a Train. London, Jan. 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 4

The ex-soldier Hill, who, it is alleged, murdered a farmer named Pearson in a train between Surbiton and Vauxhall, was brought up at the Police Court and remanded. He confessed his guilt. His real…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Mitchell and Huxtable. CHARGES OF STEALING LETTERS. Albert Vincent Ryan, letter carrier, was charged with stealing a letter, on the 13…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. Messrs. R. B. Armstrong and John Forsayth, Js.P

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 3

Police v. John Nicholls. Indecent language. Mr. Russell appeared on behalf of defendant, pleaded guilty, and urged that…

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Wednesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. A. Mitchell and T. Huxtable. CHARGE OF STEALING A LETTER. Albert Vincent Ryan, a letter-carrier, was charged with stealing a letter, the property of the…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 2

Austin Joseph Cook was charged with obtaining at Cowra three sides of been from Charles Barnes, of Sydney, and four cheeses from the Farmers' Co-operative Co. by means of false pretences…

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Police Proceedings. the Crown V. Mackintosh. Accused Discharged. The Court House

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 2

ALTHOUGH this was about the fourth remand in the case, public interest in the proceedings in Court to-day was not only sustained, but apparently intensified, and…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 2

BEFORE the P. M. FALSE PRETENCES. Austin Joseph Cook was charged with obtaining three sides of bacon from Charles…

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Murder Will Out

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 1

The arrest of a maa in New Zealand for the Colchester murder of seven years ago recalls some curious incidents of a Kindred sort. In the same…

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A Bank Teller's Theft. Over £4000 Stolen

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 3

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of William Herron Woodfall, a young man, of aobut 25, who has been the [?] at the Grenfell branch of the…

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News by Carle. Murder in a Train

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 3

A terrible tragedy has occured in a train on the London and South Western line. [?] as the train had left Surbiton one of the passengers, an ex-soldier,…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, January 22

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate. ATTEMPT AT RAPE -- Frederick Mackintosh was charged with attempting to commit a rape upon Ada Webber, on…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. A. Kerr, n young woman named Annie Glennan pleaded guilty to vagrancy and she was sentenced to six months' hard labour in…

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Young Police Court THURSDAY Before Mr. Robertson, -P. M. DRUNK

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 2

George Punt, charged with being drunk, pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s or 24 hours…

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Police Court. Court House

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Thomas, P.M. R. Elliott was charged with the larceny of two fowls, the property of William Eager, early on the morning of Sunday,…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 2

One defendant on bail did not appear, and his bail was estreated. STEALING. William James Smythe (12) and George…

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Alleged Attempted Robbery. Capture by Police

Goulburn Herald · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 4

ABOUT 1 a.m. on Saturday a watchman named Yates saw two men loitering about the residence of Dr.Frederick Manning in Sydney. Thinking a robbery was intended he hastened…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 4

Before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. S. Meyer. DRUNKENNESS One defendant for drunknness did not appear, and his bail was estreated…

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Stealing Fowls

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 2

Robert Elliott was brought up on Monday, charged with stealing one fowl the property of W. Eager. After heating the evidence of Constable Harding…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, 29Th January

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DISCHARGED. Horace James Pooley, a young man, was charged with stealing 3d worth of apples on the 28th instant…

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