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

Courts & crime, 1906

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. Belcher. DRUNKENNESS. An old offender pleaded guilty, and was fined 20/- or 14 days…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, January 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 2

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and C. H. Roberts. POSTPONED. In the Case against Henry B. Thomas, charged…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and C. H. Roberts. REMANDED. Henry Baron Thomas, on remand, on bail,…

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Young Police Court. TUESDAY. Before Mr. R. W. Collins, J.P. Riotous Behaviour

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 2

Jauies Miller, charged with riotous behaviour pleaded guilty and was fined £1 or seven days. Thomas Punt, to ar similar offence, also pleaded guilty and was fined £1 or seven days…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 4

[?]M., and Messrs. Belcher and [?]E OF FALSE PRETENCES. [?]sled was charged with having [?]n or about December 1 obtained…

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[?]Ensing Court. [?]Y, Jan. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

[?] Handcock, and Mr. Belcher [?] STPONED. [?] Mr. Betts the application of [?]mercial Hotel, 'Bungonia, was…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 2. BEFORE Mr. John Bourke, J.P. STEALING

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

Alexander Dallas was charged with stealing one pair of boots, valued at 116 the property of Mrs Keogh. The evidence in the case was most…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 3

The following persons were each fined 5/- and 4/6 costs for allowing stock to stray :— Owen Thomas Cambridge. Percy king, James Neale Morton, and Patrick O'Brien…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.--At the local Police Court yesterday, Charles Clark and Oscar Edwards, alias Clark were committed for trial on a charge…

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Charles of Horse Stealing

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

At the Liverpool Police Court on Tuesday, George Clarke, described as a dealer, residing at Bowral, was committed to stand his trial at the next…

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Goulburn Licensing Court the New Fees

Goulburn Herald · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

A SITTING of the above court was held yesterday before the P.M. and Mr. Belcher and Dr. Handcock. A renewal was granted to T. J. Frost,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 6

Before the Police-Magistrate. ALLEGED GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM. Henry B. Thomas was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Frederick Brooker…

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Young Police Court. FRIDAY. Before Mr. H. J. Byrne, J.P. Riotous Behaviour

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 2

John O’Brian was charged with riotous behaviour on the morning, of January 1st. Defendant did not appear and the case was heard experts. After the police evidence had been given,…

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Young Police Court. Friday, January 5Th, 1960. Before F. Meares, Esq., P.M. Riotious Behaviour

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 2

Police v. John O'Brien, riotious behaviour. No appearance of defendant. Constable Anderson, sworn, proved service of summons. While on duty in…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. Belcher. STEALING. William Pettit was charged with stealing two pairs of trousers, two shirts, pairs of…

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" the Magistrate."

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

What a prodigious number of Justices of the Peace there must be in the state now[?] Only the other day the Government appointed another batch, and there…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, January 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Mr. Belcher. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. William Smidt, who pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly, was…

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Some Famous Murder Cases

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 4

No light has ever been thrown upon the mysterious murder of Lieutenant Roper, R.E, in Brompton Barracks, Chatham, in 1881. His body was picked up at the foot of the…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 2

One defendant pleaded guilty to being drunk on the railway platform, and was fined 5/- or 24 hours…

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A Long-sentenced Criminal

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 4

Charles O'Donnell, a notorious buglar, went from Sydney to the United States about 18 years ago. After robbing a bank at Boston and killing the night watchman he…

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