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

Courts & crime, 1907

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 2

Before the P.M. and Mr. Belcher. ALLEGED DETENTION OF BRICKS. Alfred Cady was summoned by James Goodwin for detaining between 500 and…

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Alleged Attempted Murder

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 3

ON the Esplanade, Perth, on Saturday night, a sensational shooting incident occurred. Just at the approach from Barrack-street half a dozen shots were fired in quick…

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Robbery and Murder

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 3

Revolutionaries, while robbing a bank at at Warsaw, killed seven clerks, soldiers, and customers, and wounded five others…

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The Mullaley Tragedy. Verdict of Murder

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 4

THE Coroner, on Friday, at the inquest on John Herbert McCormack, at Mullaley, returned a verdict of wilful murder against Frances Ann Burns, and committed her to…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Maitland, Mining Warden. CANCELLATION OF AUTHORITY. Edwin Quinn, was called upon to show cause why his authority to enter portion 263…

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Local and General Police Court. Monday Feb. 25. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 2

Drunkenness.—Sydney Carroll was charged with being drunk in Cooma-street on Saturday night. Pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s…

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Jugiong Police Court

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 1

At the Jugiong police court on Thursday, Mr. Butler, P. M.,presiding, James Toner was fined 10s for cruelty, to a horse. Mary Goodwin, wife of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, Feb. 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 4

Before the P.M. BREACH OF THE EARLY CLOSING ACT Henry Sims, fruiterer, was charged with keeping. his shop open after the hours fixed for such shops,…

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Murder in a Jungle

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 2

Mr. Hobbay, extra assistant conservator of forests for [?]handara, in the Central Provinces at India, has been…

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Devon Love Tragedy. Murder and Suicide

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 4

A terrible crime was committed on the 12th December at Barnstaple, where a single young woman, named Lydia Brown, under 30 years of age, was…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Belcher. DRUNKENNESS AND LANGUAGE. George Bell was charged with being drunk and disorderly and using indecent language…

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A Murderous Assault

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 4

BATSMAN'S BAY, Monday.—Last Friday night an old man named George Wray, while temporarily insane, made a murderous attack on his wife with an axe; inflicting a severe wound…

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Small Debts' Court

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 2

Dr. J. E. Maclennan v. Ja[?]ed; claim, £5, £[?] 1s paid into Court. Plea not indebted [?] Mr. H[?]gan[?] plaintiff; Mr. Gordon for…

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"The Universal Provider." Murder of Mr. William Whiteley

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 4

Mr. William Whiteley, the world-famous "Universal Provider," of Westbourne Grove (LONDON), was not dead on the threshold of his private office a few minutes after 1…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, February 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 2

Before Messrs. S. H. Belcher and C. H. Roberts. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. George Bell, alias McGregor, alias Campbell,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, February 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 4

Before Mr. Belcher. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY, ETC. George Bell, or McGregor, was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the 27th. To the…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Belcher and Roberts. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. George Bell, alias McGregor, alias Campbell, pleaded guilty to using obscene language…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 2

A SPECIAL sitting of the above was held to-day before Messrs. Belcher and Twynam. TRANSFER OF LICENSE. On the application of Mr. Sendall the…

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Burrowa Police Court. Wednesday, February 27. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, P.M ). Prohibition Order

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 2

An order prohibiting sales and supply of liquor to Ellen Buros, for a period of twelve months, was granted on complaint of Senior-sergeant Scott…

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Local and General Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 26. (Before Messrs. A. C. Wood and J. [?])

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 2

DETENTION OF PROPERTY.—Mrs. A. Humphries sued John McAlister, of Weejasper, for detention of a grey mare and bay filly…

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