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

Courts & crime, 1903

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Tuesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

Before Mr. S. H. Belcher. CHARGES OF CATTLE-STEALING. Sylvester Lynham, on remand, was charged with stealing at Woodhouselee, on 18th inst,…

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Queanbeyan. Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 4

Before Mr. Alfred Elliott, P.M., and Messrs J. J. Wright, J. Gale, T. Whitehead, W. Pike, and J. M. McIntosh, Js. P. Ruth Moore Elliott, whose appearance was that…

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Sentenced to Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

Kalgoorlie, Monday.—At the Circuit Court to-day a Japanese, Thomatsu Yabu, was arraigned on a charge of the wilful murder of a countrywoman, Osana, at Kanowna, on December 10 last. The…

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Gunning. Police Court, Friday, March 20th

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 4

Before Mr. C. W. Thomas, P.M. Patrick Maguire v. Thomas Dowling, threatening language on Blakney Creek road, a public thoroughfare…

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Murder near Ballarat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 4

Melbourne, Sunday.—An Indian hawker, whose name is supposed to be Sultan Allen, was found dead in a shed at the rear of the Junction Hotel, about four miles from Ballarat, under circumstances…

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Crookwell Police Court. Thursday, March 19. BEFORE Mr. S. L. Cox

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

One defendant pleaded guilty, to being drunk and was fine[?] 10- Fine paid. FRIDAY, MARCH 20…

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Supposed Murder. London, March 20

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 3

AN army pensioner named Samuel Herbert Dougal, aged 45 years, has been charged at Saffron Walden with having…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Belcher. CHARGE OF CATTLE STEALING. Sylvester Lynham, a middle aged man, on remand, was charged with stealing at…

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Small Debts Court

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 2

Florence Pilon v. Patrick Connelly. Claim for £10 damages for slander. Mr. Hogan for plaintiff, Mr. Gordon for defendant. Mary Ann Lovett deposed : I am a married…

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Police Court. Monday, March 23, 1903. Before C. Robertson, Esq., P.M. Slander, Damages £10

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 3

Florence Maud Pilon v. Patrick Conolly; damages £10, slander, Mr. Hogan for plaintiff. Mr. Gordon, for defendant, pleaded not guilty…

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Small Debts Court Procedure

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 3

ACCORDING to Mr. Donaldson, S.M., there is a great lack of uniformity in the system of procedure in vogue at the various small debts court offices. This fact was dwelt upon by…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 2

Before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. T. Huxtable. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Joseph Foley, who was before the court on…

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Wednesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 4

Before Mr. S. H. Belcher. DRUNKENNESS One defendant pleaded guilty to the above, and he was discharged with a caution…

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The Yalgoo Outrage. Police Court Proceedings

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 2

Perth, Wednesday.—The preliminary hearing of the charge against Richard John Carlyon of having sent an explosive bomb to Solomon W. Lownes was commenced at the Yalgoo…

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CROOKWELL. Police Court—Thursday, March 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 3

Before Mr. S. L. Cox. One defendant pleaded guilty to being drunk and was fined 10s. Fine paid. Friday, 20th March…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday. Auburn Murder Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 4

An enlarged panel of jurors has been summoned for the Auburn murder case. Heavy Weather. The Orizaba on her way to Fremantle encountered…

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The Court Bible

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 2

For the purpose of administering the [?] to witnesses about to give [?]ence in our Courts, what is known as the Court Bible is kept on…

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The Murder of a Minister. London, March 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 4

A man named Gotz, aged 25 years, supposed to be a Jewish millionaire, has been arrested at Naples on a charge of having acted in complicity with the man Balnatscheff who murdered M. Sipiaguine, the…

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Serious Rioting at Trinidad.—police Fire on the Mob. London, March 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 4

Serious rioting has occurred at Port of Spain, Trinidad, owing to the passing of an unpopular bill. A crowd of people gathered before the Legislative Council Chamber sand attempted to enter and offer a…

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Sir Hector Macdonald. to Be Tried by Court-martial. London, March 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 2

Sir West Ridgeway, the Governor of Ceylon, has been authorised to convene a court-martial to try Brigadier-General Sir Hector Macdonald on charges of committing serious offences,…

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