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

Courts & crime, 1904

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. Murphy P.M. and Belcher. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Alexander Humphrey Owen pleaded guilty and was fined 10/- or three days…

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Court Work

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

MESSRS J. Bourke and G. J. Shea, Js.P., presided at the Police Court this (Friday) morning. Pierce Maher sued Frederick…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Murphy, P.M., Belcher, and Huxtable. CHARGE OF SELLING INTOXICANTS. Ralph Carpenter and John Holloway were…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

AT the Gonlburn Police Court on Friday, Thomas Bean, on remand, was charged with stealing, on or about November 22 last, a mare, the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, January 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Roberts and Belcher. ALLEGED SLY-GROG SELLING. Ralph Carpenter and John Holloway were…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, January 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

Before the P.M. and Mr. Belcher. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Thomas Shurmer pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly and was fined…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, January 7

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

THOMAS Bear, on remand, was charged with stealing, on or about November 22nd last. a mure, the property of Spencer Smith of Bovandal[?]…

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Alleged Assault on a Girl

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 4

Wagga, Sunday.—An alleged brutal assault on a young girl employed as a domestic servant at North Wagga occurred early this morning. It appears that the girl was given permission by her employer…

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Murder Up to Date

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

A barkeeper named Garfield, at Minneapolis, U.S. called upon a friend on the telephone, and asked him to listen to something particular. A woman's shrieks and…

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Fatal Result of an Assault. a Strange Coincidence

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

Wellington, Monday.—A serious affair, resulting in the death of Edward Carson, aged 24, took place at Winter's Hotel between 6 and 7 o'clock on Saturday evening. It appears that Carson was…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Murphy P.M. and Belcher. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Thomas Shurmer pleaded guilty. and was fined 10/- or forty-eight hours light labour in…

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Fatal Result of an Assault

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 3

WELLINGTON, Monday.—A serious affair, resulting in the death of Edward Carson, aged 24, took place at Winter's Hotel between six and seven o'clock, on…

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Young Police Court, TUESDAY. Before Mr. Robertson P.M. Drunk and Disorderly

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 2

James Wells was charged with being drunk and disorderly. Accused said that he would plead guilty to being drunk but that he was not disorderly…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 12, 1904. (Before C. Robertson, Esq., P.m.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 2

James Wells, on bail, was charged with being drunk and disorderly on 11th inst. Acoused pleaded guilty to being drunk, but not disorderly…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 4

Before Messrs. Boileau and Kerr. ALLEGED UNSOUND MIND. Richard Bailey was before the court as being of unsound mind and being discovered under…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday. Burglary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 4

Burglars attempted to dynamite a safe at a pawnbroker's establishment in Sussex-street last night, but were evidently disturbed. They took property worth between…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, January 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 2

Before the P.M. and Mr. Belcher. DRUNKENNESS. A defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 10s; in default,…

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Defying the Arbitration Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 2

The strike at the Northern Extended colliery through dissatisfaction with an arbitration award has spread to the Rhondda and Northumberland collieries. In each ease the miners…

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Tragedy at Newtown. Murder and Suicide. a Goulburn Woman a Victim

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 4

A terrible domestic tragedy occurred at Newtown on Tuesday. The dead body of a women named Sly, with her throat out, was discovered in a house at the corner of Wilson and Watkin streets,…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Murphy P.M. and Belcher. DRUNKENNESS. An old-age pensioner, who had previously been convicted for drunkenness pleaded…

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