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

Courts & crime, 1901

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Crookwell Police Court. Saturday, February 2

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. S. L. Cox and J. Toner. Hilda Morgan pleaded guilty to a a charge of drunkenness and was fined…

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Goulburn Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

THE above court was held to-day before Mr. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and Mr. S. Moyer. UNDEFENDED CASES. R. H. Tuttlebeo v. Thomas Brogan, £1 7s, meat…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DETENTION OF PROPERTY. John Jefferson Wood summoned James John Mitchell for detaining a quantity of…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. Meyer. The list contained sixteen cases; four were withdrawn, three were settled, and two were postponed…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1901 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. POSTPONED. A fresh summons was issued by Harriet Anne Pinn against Kenneth Stewart, charging him with…

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Police Court—Saturday, 2nd

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1901 · page 4

Before Messrs. S. L. Cox ant J. Tozer, Js.P. Three defendants pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and were fined 10s…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1901 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. CHARGE OF STONE-THROWING. Luke Shepherd and Ernest Graham, aged 9 and 12, were charged with throwing stones in…

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Warden’s Court

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 7 February 1901 · page 2

BEFORE the district Warden, Mr. Thomas P.M., a Court was held at the Court Houses on Tuesday to hear and adjudicate upon an application for suspension of…

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Police Proceedings. Friendly Society Money. Strong Criticism

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 7 February 1901 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Thomas P.M. at the local Court on Tuesday morning, JAMES KNOX appeared to answer the charge that as…

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Yass Court Petty Sessions. Tuesday, February 5. Before the Police Magistrate

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

EMBEZZLEMENT.-- James Knox appeared to answer the charge that as secretary of the Prince of Wales Friend Lodge, M.U., Yass, he did, on the 6th…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

Rosetta Tuclin summoned George Skinner, a letter-carrier at Wagga, for child desortion. Mr. Bette for defendent. Complainant's evidence was taken on…

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A " Hooligan " Sentenced

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 3

A " Hooligan," who was convicted for the mauslaughter of a policeman at Whitechapel, has been sentenced to 20 years' penal servitude…

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Horrible Murder of a Child. Strange Confession

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 3

A horrible murder was committed in Bailee-street, North Melbourne, on Saturday evening. As Constable Davey was walking along Victoria-street a man…

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A Double Murder. Suicide of the Murderer

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 3

A fearful tragedy was enacted no the 5th ult., at Mathiuna, Hobart James Whyte, a State school teacher, murdered him wife's sister, Rboda Jackson, and her…

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The Coningham Case. Police Court Proceedings

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 2

In the Summons Division of the Water Police Court, before Mr. Wilshire, S.M., on Friday morning, Percival Richard Waddy, barrister-at-law, proceded against Frank H…

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Young Police Court. WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. Robertson, P.M. [?]

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 4

Alexander Dolg. charged with being drunk, pleaded guilty, and was fined [?] 24 hours. OBSCENE LANGUAGE…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 February 1901 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Messrs. Foxall, Mather, and C. H. Roberts. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant, on bail, pleaded guilty and…

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Conningham Divorce Case. Strange Proceeding the Police Courts Reached

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 11 February 1901 · page 4

RECENTLY A sensation was caused in Sydney by the circulation of the following:— Dear Sir,— I respectfully beg to draw your attention to the fact the…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. Foxall, Roberts, and Mathers. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant, for drunkenness, was fined 5s…

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Tuesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 2

Before the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant for the above was fined 5s. TRAVELLING WITHOUT TICKETS…

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