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

Courts & crime, 1902

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The District Court

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 2

Was held on Friday. Among the cases dealt with was one of G. K. C[?] v. Thomas Armstrong; claim for £9 13; amount of disho[?]oured promissory note…

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Goulburn Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 2

The usual sitting of the above court was held to-day before Messrs. Caswell, P.M., Kerr, and C. B. Roberts. There were only four cases on the list, and they were either settled or continued…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 2

BEFORE the P. M. and Messrs. Roberts and [?]ers. [?] [?]…

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Young Police Court. SATURDAY. Before Mr. C. Robertson, P.M. Illegally Using a Horse

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 2

William McDonnell, alias John Timmons was charged with illegally using a horse the property of Patrick Corcoran, of Burrowa. James Mackay sworn—I am a police constable,…

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Accommodation for Jurors at the Court House.—hardships of Being a Juror—the Old Law and the New —Coercion.—wrong Verdicts.—inconsistency.—suggested Remedies

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 2

THE inadequacy of the accomodation afforded at the Goulburn court house to jurors has been brought under the [?] of the government by His Honour Judge Fitzhardinge by…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 4

At the Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. Knowlman and Huxtable, Js.P., Duncan Caldwell was summoned by Mrs. T. W. Jacob under the Masters and Servants…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

Before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Mather. INSANITY. Thomas Coleman, who had been remanded…

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A Man Charged with Shooting his Father

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

Melbourne, Wednesday.—Lionel Buck was committed for trial at Bairnsdale yesterday on a charge of shooting his father, Charles H. Buck, 60, at Eagle Point Village Settlement on January 9, with…

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Court of Quarter Sessions. Court House, Yass, Thursday, 23rd Jany

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

The Quarter Sessions Court was opened to-day by his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, with Mr. Armstrong as Crown Prosecutor. The jury list was called over in…

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Husband Charged with Murder. the Body Exhumed

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 2

A sensation has been caused at Maryborough (Vic.), by the exhumation of the body of a woman named Martha Hawkins; who was supposed to have been…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 3

BEFORE the P.M., and Messrs. Mather and Knowlman. INSANITY. Thomas Coleman, who had been remanded…

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Boer Position Charged

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 1

Major R. E. Whitehead and a company of the Royal Monster F[?] stormed a Boer position near-Griquatown with the bayonet, Major Whitehead and four…

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The Murder of Lieutenant Neumeyer

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 1

A man named Leibenberg has been executed at Aliwal North on a charge of being concerned in the murder of Lieutenant, Neumeyer on November 23…

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Municipal Revision Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 2

PRIOR to the ordinary meeting of the council last night a revision court was held. Two applications had been received from persons desirous of having their names added to the…

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Death of Inspector Lawless a Veteran Police Officer

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 2

Inspector Lawless, how had been connected with the New South Wales police force for over 30 years, but retired two years aog owing to ill-health, died at his…

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Death of Inspector Lawless a Veteran Police Officer

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 1

Inspector Lawless, who had been connected with the New South Wales police force for over 30 yean, but retired two years ago owing to ill-health, died at…

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To-day's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 2

At the Police Court this morning, before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. Belcher and Dunsmure, George Higgs pleaded guilty to indecent language, but as the expression…

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Court Work

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 2

THE Police Magistrate (Mr Robertson) presided at our local Court on the 24th instant. Three boys pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing iron the property of M. Lawless, of…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 January 1902 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Bolchor and J. T. Dunsmure. INDECENT LANGUAGE. George Higgs pleaded guilty, but as the…

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Yass District Court

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 27 January 1902 · page 2

Before Mr. Justice Fitzhardinge on Friday morning a case of slander was tried, the parties to which came from the Jerrawa district. The plaintiff, for whom Mr…

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