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

Courts & crime, 1907

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, April 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Mr. Belcher. DRUNKENNESS One defendant pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was fined 2/6, or an hour's…

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The Escape From Berrima Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 4

In connection with the escape from Berrima gaol on Wednesday of Thomas Cant, the authorities have received information that the prisoner had been working in the yard behind…

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Young Police Court FRIDAY. Before Mr. H. J. Byrne, P.M. Drunk Etc

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 2

Rhenben Ryan charged with being drunk and disorderly pleaded guilty and was fined £2 and 6s costs. INDECENT LANGUAGE…

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Young Police Court. Friday, April 19, 1907. Before H. Byrne, Esq., P. M. Indecent Language

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 2

John Short, charged with using indecent, language in Burrowa-street on Tuesday last, pleaded guilty, and was fined £5, with 6s costs. The fine was paid…

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Criminal Court of Appeal. London, April 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 2

Sir Lawson Walton, the Attorney-General, has introduced into the House of Commons a bill to establish a Court of Criminal Appeal, consisting of seven High Court…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant (on bail) pleaded guilty, and was fined 2/6 or one hour in the lock-up…

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Escape from Gaol. a Prisoner at Large

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 2

Thomas Cant, alias Thomas Vanghan, a prisoner serving a sentence of seven years in Berr[?] gaol for suson, escaped on Wednesday from tho corner of the…

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Local and General Yass Police Court. Monday, April 22nd. Stealing a Horse and Sulky

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

Before Mr. C. F Butler, P.M. John Martin, an elderley man, was charged with stealing a more, sulky, harness and foal, the property of Michael Joseph…

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Crookwell Police Court. Thursday, April 18

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 4

BEFORE the P.M. Thomass Hodge v. Carmichael Thurlow for assault. This was a cross action,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, April 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Boileau and McShane. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant, against whom a prohibition…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, April 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 4

Before the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS One man, charged with drunkenness, pleaded guilty through another, and was fined 2s 6d or…

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A Murderous Assault. Melbourne

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

A murderous attack on a man was discovered this morning to have been made about two miles on the Macedon side of Woodend. Timothy…

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The Escape From Berrima Gaol

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 1

In connection with the escape from Berrima Gaol on Wednesday of Thomas Cant, the authorises has received information…

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Crookwell Police Court. Thursday, April 18. BEFORE E. L..Maitland, P.M.

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

Thomas Hogan and Louis Reynolds pleaded guilty to using indecent language, and were each fined 10, with 6- costs in each case. Fines…

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Goulburn Circuit Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 4

The Circuit Court commenced on Monday morning before his Honor Mr. Justice Cohen Mr. A. M. Cohen was associate, and Mr. Maitland P.M., represented the…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. Monday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

Before his Honor Mr. Justice Cohen. CHARGE OF ARSON AT ADAMINABY. Isaac Burgess was charged with maliciously setting fire to natural grass, the…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 4

BEFORE the P.M., and Messrs. Boileau, and McShane. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant for whom a warrant had…

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White Cliffs Murder

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 4

PETER SADEEK, an Afghan, was charged t the Broken Hill Circuit Court on Monday, before Mr. Acting Justice Gibson, with the murder of May Jowson, or Cooney, at White…

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Young Police Court. TUESDAY. Before Mr. H. J. Byrne, P.M. Indecent Language

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 2

Alfred Godbier, charged with using indecent anguage, pleaded guilty and was fined 10s and 6s costs…

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Police Commissioner Fired at a Narrow Escape

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 3

SHORTLY after noon yesterday there was a report of revolver shots in the room of the Commissioner of Police, Captain F. Hare, in the police court-building. There was a rush…

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