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

Courts & crime, 1908

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, 1st JANUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 4

Before Messrs. Boileau, Holland, and P. Me Shane. ALLEGED ASSAULT Alexander Larcombe was charged with…

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Police and Larrikins

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 2

The larrikins of Woolloomooloo were evidently not content with one night's festivities to usher out the old year and to welcome the new, for they continued causing…

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Burrowa Police Court. Monday, Dec. 30. ([?] Mr. C. S. Morriset, J. P.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 3

Patric, [?]aughten, arrested for drunkenness, and released on bail on recognisance of £1, did not appear. The amount was forfeited…

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Wardens Court. Friday, Dec. 27. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, P.M., Warden)

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 3

H. R. Lawson, application to fix compensation and rent on authority to enter parish Ware, county King. Compensation fixed at 20s; rent, 5s. per acre…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, 3rd JANUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 4

Before Captain C. McShane. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant was fined 58 or 24 hours in the lockup for being drunk…

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New Year's Eve Scandal. Astounding Reports by the Police

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 2

The disclosures made in the Sydney Herald regarding the conduct of larrikins in the city on New Year's Eve were laid before the…

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Gunning. Police Court.— Friday, 3rd JANUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

Before Mr. Butler, P.M. The shire roll was revised. Mr. J. C. Timme, council clerk, was in attendance, and produced the rolls. No claims or objections were lodged…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, 6th JANUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

Before the P.M and Messrs. Twynam and C. H. Roberts. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR. James Horan was charged with riotous…

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Murder of a Governor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

The trial of George A. Pettibone, a member of the executive of the Western Miners' Federation of America, on a charge of being concerned in the murder of Governor Steunenberg, of…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

A sitting of this court was held on Monday, 6th January, before the Licensing Bench—the P.M. and the Messrs. Twynam and C. H. Roberts RENEWAL…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, January 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

Before Messrs Twynam. C. H. Roberts, and C. J. McShane. There were seven cases set down for hearing. Of these two were struck out and two…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, January 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

Before Messrs. Huxtable, Holland, C. H. Roberts, and C. McShane. DISCHARGED. One person who was detained for medical…

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Police Court

The Yass Courier · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 2

Yesterday morning James McNally was brought up before A. C. Wood, J.P., charged with stealing a bay mare, the property of Albert Bush, of Cowra…

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Burrowa Police Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, P.m.). Wednesday, January 7. Bad Languages

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 2

Arthur Randall was charged that he did on the 28th Dec, 1907, in Little Street, make use of bad language. Accused pleaded not guilty, and was defended by…

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Braidwood. Police Court—monday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 6

Before Messrs. Williams and Campbell. James Brown pleaded guilty to using indecent language, and was fined 10s and 6s costs, in default seven days' gaol…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

Before Messrs. Huxtable, W. Wood, and A. A. Mitchell. The cross cases of Maud Tranter v.Sylvia Wiseman and Sylvia Wiseman v. Maud Tranter,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, 11th JANUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 2

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher, Twynam, and C. H. Roberts. DRUNKENNESS AND LANGUAGE. John Crawford alias Helleman was fined 5s…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

At a meeting of the above Count on Friday, the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Belcher and Twynam on the Bench, the following applications for renewals were adjourned till Monday:—William Charles…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 2

A sitting of this court was held this (Saturday) morning, before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and Twynam. A LAGGAN CASE…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, 13th JANUARY, 1907

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and Twynam. A CHARGE OF STEALING LEAD. John Lowe, jun., was charged with stealing…

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