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

Courts & crime, 1904

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Murphy, P.M. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 5/- or five minutes' imprisonment…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, Jan. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

Before Mr. Murphy, P.M., and Mr. Belcher TRANSFER OF LICENSE. Cecil F. J. Stevenson, through Mr. O'Brien, made application for the transfer of the license of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, January 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 4

Before the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. A defendant pleaded guilty [?] drunkenness, and was fined 5s, or imprisonment for five minutes…

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Police Court. Monday, 28Th December, 1903. Before C. Robertson, Esq., P.M, Careless Use of Fire

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

James Kelly, on remand, was charged that he did ignite inflammable material within grass-land whereby the property of Thomas Quinn, to wit, wheat of the value…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 January 1904 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Murphy, P.M., and Belcher. TRANSFER OF LICENSE. The license of the Railway Hotel was transferred from C. F. J. Stevenson to James…

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Crookwell Police Court

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 2

Before Mr. J. Tozer at the local Police Coast on Wednesday, This Bean was charged with stealing a mire from Spencer Smith, of Bevandae. After…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 2

Before the P.M., Mr. Belcher, and Dr. Handcock. DRUNKENNESS. Carl Ossian Kaminski pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly in Auburn-street,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, January 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 4

Before Mr. Murphy, P.M., and Messrs. Belcher and Roberts. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. John Hughes pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 2

At the fortnightly meeting of the above to-day, before the Police Magistrate, Mr. Belcher, and Dr. Handcock, the following case was dealt with:—S. L. Furner v. William Payne, claim £5 18s 8d…

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Murder of British Officers LONDON, Jan. 1

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 2

THE Okpoto tribe have killed Captain O'Riordan, the Resident at Bassa, southward of the Benue, in Southern Nigeria,…

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Tragedy at Waterloo. a Man Kills His Wife. Terrible Assault with an Axe

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 2

Early on Monday morning a dreadful tragedy was enacted at No. 77 Botany-street, Waterloo. The house is a four-roomed cottage and has for about eight months been occupied by James…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Murphy P.M. and Mr. Belcher. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Carl Ossian Kaminski pleaded guilty, and was fined 5/- or five minutes imprisonment…

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Young Police Court. TUESDAY. Before Mr. Robertson P.M. Cruelty to Animals

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 2

Alfred Greaves was charged on the information of Constable Anderson, of Wombat, with cruelly illt[?]ting a chest[?] nars. Mr. Gordon appeared for the defendant…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 2

A SITTING of the above was held at the court house, yesterday before Messrs. Murphy and Belcher and Dr. Handcock. RENEWALS…

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Police Court. Tuesday, 5TH January, 1904. Before C. Robertson, Esq., P.M. Cruelty to a Horse

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 2

Alfred Geoves was charged that he did on 25th December last cruelly beat a chestnut mare. Accused pleaded not guilty and was defended by Mr. Gordon…

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Terrible Tragedy In Sydney. Murder of a Wife

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 3

A HORRIFYING tragedy, occurred at a house in Botany-street, Waterloo, just as day was breaking on Monday morning. A dealer named James Minehan, apparently while in…

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The Times on Our Political Parties.—corruption.—the Socialist-laborites.—their Stupendous Somersault.—stealing Carruthers' Clothes, and Kicking See Down Stairs.—a Remedy in Coalition

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 2

RECENTLY The Times expressed the opinion that political parties in Australia has not been ready enough to allow to opponents that degree of honesty and patriotism which…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, Jan. 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 2

Before the P.M. and Mr. Boiliau. ALLEGED UNSOUND MIND. Eliza West (18) and Karl West (7) were before the court as being of unsound mind…

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Murder at Waterloo

Crookwell Gazette · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 3

JAMES MINEHAN, a carter, living at Botany-street, Waterloo, Sydney; attacked and killed his wife with an axe about 4 o'clock on Monday…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday. Theft of £285

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 4

The theft of £285 is reported from a house in North Sydney.. LONDON, Tuesday. The Far East…

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