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

Courts & crime, 1903

1,029 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 52

Theft of Gas

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

At the Water Summons Court on Friday, before Mr. Isaacs, S.M., proceedings were taken by the Australian Gaslight Company against Louis Biesmann for stealing 100ft. of gas,…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

Thomas Brown, an aboriginal, charged with rescuing a horse from the public pound, pleaded guilty, and was ordered to pay £1 16s 9d poundage fees and a fine of 20s, or, in default, one…

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Police Court. Friday, January 30. (Before C. Robertson, Esq., P.m.) Illegal Release

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 3

Thomas Ramage an aboriginal was charged with illegally rescuing a horse from the custody of the poundkeeper. He pleaded guilty…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Messrs. C. H. Roberts and Mitchell. DRUNKENNESS. One first offender, on bail, pleaded guilty,…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 4

Before the Police-Magistrate and Mr. Mitchell. DRUNKENNESS. One defendants on bail, was fined 5s for…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. Burglary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 4

A burglary was committed at Potts' Point recently, and jewellery valued at £100 stolen, A Graduate in Trouble. A graduate of Queen's College, Galway, was…

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Police Promotion

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 4

At the close of the Goulburn Police Court yesterday the Police-Magistrate and Mr. C. H. Roberts complimented Constable Farr on his promotion to First-class Constable. They said…

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Goulburn Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

The above court was held to-day (Tuesday) before the Police-Magistrate and Dr. Handcock B. F. Thomas v. D. Aliearn.—This was a claim of £8 13s 11d, balance of a professional bill of…

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Police Court. Tuesday, February 3, 1903. Before C. Robertson, Esq., P.M. Alleged Burglarious Breaking and Stealing

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 3

Arthur Ritchie was brought up charged on suspicion with burglariously breaking a valuable plate glass window and stealing therefrom coins to the value of £2 1s 6d,…

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Young Police Court. SATURDAY. Before Mr. Robertson, P.M. DRUNK

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 2

Walter Woodbridge, charged with being drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty and was fined £2 or 21 days…

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A paring Deed. Burglary at Messrs. Price & CO’S

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 2

ON Monday night, a burglary was committed at the premises of Messrs. A. D. Price & Coy which, considering the circumstances, was of a most daring character. The premises, as is known, are…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Dr. Handcock. The list contained fourteen cases, most of which were settled. The remainder were as follow:—…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 2

Before the Police-Magistrate. HORSE STRAYING. Denis Ryan pleaded guilty to allowing a horse to stray, and he was fined 1s with 4s 6d…

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Bungendore. Police Court, Friday, 30th Jan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 4

Before Messrs. McJannett, Gale, and Flanagan, Js.P. A young man named Nicholson was brought up on a charge of stealing a pair of jockey boots,…

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Police Rules

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 2

New rules for tile general government and discipline of the members of the police force of the State, in lieu of those published in a Supplementary Government Gazette of January…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 2

BEFOE the Police Magistrate. STRAY HORSE. Denis Ryan was tined 1/- and 4/6 costs for allowing a horse to stray…

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Sheep Stealing

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 5

FOR some time past the stockowners all over the state have suffered a constant loss from thieving. More recently owing to tile high prices ruling for meat the depredations have…

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Transference of Warders From Goulburn Gaol. Trouble with the Public Service Association

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE consternation exists among public servants at the transfer of Warders Harper and O'Conor from Goulburn gaol, for, it is alleged having made representations…

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Young Police Court. FRIDAY. Before Mr. Robertson, P.M. BURGLARY

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 3

Arthur Ritchie was charged with on February 2nd burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Alfred D. Price, at Young, and stealing therefrom the…

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Police Court

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 3

AT the Murrumburrah Police Court 1st Thursday, before Mr J. Bourke, [?] P., two young mean named Timothy West and Dennis Bermingham were…

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