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

Courts & crime, 1905

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Knowlman. CHARGE OF GREAKING AND ENTERING, William G. Buckman and Charles W. Smidt (on remand) were charged with…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, January 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

Before the P.M. ALLEGED UNSOUND MIND. Marion Salmon was before the court as being of unsound mind and found wandering…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Smal Debts Court to-day, before Mr. Belcher, the following case was heard:—Joseph Solomon v. Margaret Rudd: claim 11s, goods supplied. Vardict for…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Belcher. STRAYING STOCK. Thomas Hammond pleaded guilty to allowing two horses to stray, and was fined 5/- and…

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Honeymoons Spent in Gaol

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 4

GAOL is not a pleasant place under any conditions, and when, owing to unforeseen circumstances, it becomes the scene of one’s honeymoon it appears still move distasteful…

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Young Police Court. TUESDAY. Before Mr Robertson P.M.

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 2

William Aldridge charged with being drunk in Burrowa street, pleaded guilty and was fined 20s or seven days. Arthur Charles Jones charged with being drunk…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 4

Before Mr. S. H. Belcher. ILLEGALLY TAKING AND USING A NARK. James MuLelland was charged that at Bonnie Doon, near Terage, on January 2, 1905, he did…

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Crookwell Police Court. Friday December 30

Crookwell Gazette · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs Cox and Robertson. Savery James Leary (on remand) was charged with maliciously wounding William Frederick Stephenson with…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, January 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 2

James Millane, through Patrick Crossey, pleaded guilty to allowing a horse to stray, and was fined 5s, with 4s 10d costs of court; in default, two days…

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Charged with Attempting to Shoot

Crookwell Gazette · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

AT Burragozang on Friday last a young man named Ernest Rankin attempted to shoot Mr George Willis, who had recently employed him, Mr…

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Goulburn Quarterly Licensing Court. Thursday, January 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the above court was held to-day, Messrs. Maitland (P.M.), Belcher, and Dr. Handcock presiding. APPLICATION…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 4

A SITTING of the above was held yesterday before the P.M. and Mr. Belcher and Dr. Handcock. REFUSED…

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Crookwell Police Court. Friday, Dec. 30. (Before Messrs. S. L. Cox and Thros. Robinson, J.P's.)

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 4

Savory James Leary (on bail), was charged with that he did on the 25th instant, maliciously wound William Frederick Stephenson, with intent to…

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Death at the Goulburn Gaol. Magisterial Inquiry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 2

Mr. Boileau, C.P.S., held a magisterial inquiry at the Goulburn Gaol on Friday afternoon touching the death of Marion Salmon, a single woman, of Woodhouselee, under…

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Young Police Court. WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. Robertson, P.M. Careless Use of Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 2

James Smith was charged with igniting inflammable material within three yards of grass land at Sawpit Gully on the 1st instant, whereby certain property was destroyed…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 3, 1905. (Before C. Robertson, Esq., P.m.), Drunk, &c

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 5

Arthur Charles Jones pleaded guilty to being drank and disorderly in Dundas-street on Monday last and was fined 5s or 24 hours…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and Roberts. STRUCK OUT. The case of Mary Salmon, remanded for…

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Alleged Stealing

Goulburn Herald · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 3

A CASE arising out of the recent bush fires was heard before Mr. Maitland, P.M., at the Bowral police court on Saturday morning, when Samuel Green, an old-age pensioner,…

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Assault at Newtown

Goulburn Herald · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 2

SHORTLY after nine o'clock on Saturday evening George Dobbing (39), a resident of Newton, was proceeding to his home in Campbell-street, when he was act upon by two…

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