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

Courts & crime, 1902

1,034 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 52

Charge of Stealing a Letter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 2

Yass, Wednesday.—To-day, at the local police court, the charge against Walter Joseph Lalchere of stealing a letter containing a sum of money was brought on for trial. Detective Gowen…

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The Towitta Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 2

Adelaide, Wednesday.—The trial of Mary Augusta Schippan on a charge of murdering her sister, Bertha Elizabeth, at Towitta on New Year's Night, was proceeded with before the Chief Justice…

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Police Proceedings. the Post Office Case

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 2

Before Mr. Thomas, P.M., at the local court on Wednesday morning Walter Lalchere, letter earned, attached to the Yass post office, was present on a charge…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and Roberts. BRANCH OF THE RAILWAY ACT John Carroll, alias O'Brien, on remand,…

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Charge of Stealing a Letter

Goulburn Herald · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 3

YASS, Wednesday.—To-day, at the local police court, the charge against Walter Joseph Lalchero of stealing a letter containing a sum of money was brought on for trail…

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The Tonbridge Murder

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 3

At the Central Criminal Court, London, Harold Apted, 20 years of age, a carter, was tried on a charge of murder of a little girl named Francis Eliza…

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The Towitta Murder

Goulburn Herald · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 3

THE trial of Mary Augusta Schippan on a charge of murdering her sister, Bertha Elizabeth, at Towitta on New Year's Night, was proceeded with in Adelaido on…

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ALLEGED ATTEMPhED MURDER

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 4

Cun[?]edab, Friday. Thomas Smith was brought before the Bench here late yesterday afternoon, charged with attempting to murder Kate…

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Local and General News. the Post Office Robbery, Polios Court. Before the P.M., Wednesday, March 5

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 2

WALTER JOSEPH LALCB[?]was charged stealing a letter the property of t he with Postmaster General on or about the11th February…

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Charge of Murder. a Young Woman's Throat Cut

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 2

Melbourne, Thursday.—At a late hour to-night Michael Lynch, aged 26, a stonemason, was arrested on a charge of murdering Mary Maher, aged 25, a domestic servant. The…

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Port Adelaide Highway Robbery Lawson Sentenced. He Claims Sparks As His Accomplice. Twenty Years' Imprisonment. Adelaide

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 4

Alfred Lawson and Myles Flynn, who were convicted on Saturday of highway robbery at Port Adelaide on January 23, were brought up for…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 3

Thomas Sullivan, alias Ryan, was charged with being a suspected person, frequenting Sloane-street with intent to steal. Constable Gandy gave evidence to the charged…

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Our Circuit Court

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 2

The information is conveyed in the “Government Gazette,” and so by official proclamation and authority, that the Yass Circuit has been incorporated…

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Tuesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 2

Before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. Huxtable and Jones. CHARGE OF ASSAULT. Frederick Church was charged by Derwent…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 1

Before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. Jones and Huxtable. CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCES. John Harvey, on bail, was further remanded for…

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The Schippan Murder. the Medical Evidence

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 2

The trial of Mary Sohippan for the murder of her sister Bertha[?] on January I was continued by the Chief Justice on Saturday…

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Yass Circuit Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 2

By Saturday's Gazette we note that the Government has, decided .to remove the Yass Circuit Court to Goulburn and la quite natural that such. a decision…

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Goulburn Police Court Monday Afternoon. Maintenance

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 2

THE case in which Florence Smith, formerly a school-teacher, summoned Patrick Joseph Hennessey, a police trooper, for the support of his illegitimate child, was continued on…

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Small Debts Court. Monday. Before Mr. Robterson P. M., Goods Gold

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 2

C. Wright & Coy v. John Hargraves. Claim for £1 6s 9d goods sold and delivered. Mr. Hogan for defendant. Mr. Hogon submitted that his Worship had…

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Small Debts' Court. Monday, March 11, 1902. Before Mr Robertson, P.M. Goods Sold

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 2

C. Wright & Coy v. John Hargraves. Claim, £1 6s 9d, goods sold and delivered. Mr Hogan for defendant. Mr. Hogan submitted that his Worship…

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