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

Courts & crime, 1908

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 1

Joseph Rouffeil v. Thomas Hopkins; a claim for 11/9, goods sold. Verdict for plaintiff. J. Rouffeil v. Edwin Evans; £4 5s,…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. Tuesday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 4

Before his Honor Mr. Justice Simpson. RE-HEARING. The hearing of the case against Matthew Caldwell Price, charged with maliciously…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. Wednesday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

Before his Honor Mr. Justice Simpson. ALLEGED SHOOTING. Mr. Betts addressing the jury in Francis's case contended there was no proof of the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, May 1

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

Before the Acting P.M. and Mr. Belcher GUILTY OF STEALING. Herbert Hemsley was charged with stealing one silver-mounted purse containing 6s 3d, the…

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Alleged Murder

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

Melbourne, Wednesday.—Amud Sehrinder, chief officer of the Norwegian steamer Opland, appeared to-day at the City Court charged with the wilful murder of a Chinese named Yen Ah…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Charge of Murder

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

Detectives last night arrested a married woman named Smith, who had been sought for some weeks in connection with the death of the woman, Mary Spiers, which…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2

At the Goulburn Police Court this morning (Tuesday), before the acting P.M (M. Adrian.) and Mr. Belcher, Henry Stolway Verne Reade was charged with deserting his wife, Stella, on and from…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, 4th MAY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 4

Before the Acting P.M. (Mr. Adrian) and Mr. Belcher AN EIECTMENT MATTER An application was made Wm. E. Dwyer…

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Local and General Police Court. Monday, May 4. (B[?] Mr. Butler, P.M.)

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2

Allowing a Drunken Man on Licensed [?] — Ma[?] M‘Alister was charged with allowing a drunken man on his licensed p[?]…

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Small Debts Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2

Several cases were [?] out of court. Davis v J. Smith 13 [?] verdict for amount. Davis v J. Rogan balance of account. £2 5. Verdict for…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, 5th MAY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2

Before the Acting P.M. and Mr. Belcher A. G. DE LAURET v. w. DAWSON William Dawson was sued by A. G. deLauret for £8, money lent and interest…

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The Ballarat Mystery. the Police View. Ballarat

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 6

As a kind of aftermath, the trial and acquittal of William [?]es on the charge of murdering Mary Graham was again a leading topic of…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 2

At the Goulburn Police Court this (Thursday) morning, before the Acting P.M. (Mr. Adrian) and Mr. Belcher, two charges for maintenance of a wife were postponed for a fortnight. The…

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Alleged Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 3

The adjourned inquest was continued on Wednesday morning, before Mr. Stephen Murphy, concerning the death of Mary Spears, aged 32 years, a married woman,…

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Allandale Tragedy. Finding of Wilful Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 4

West Maitland, Tuesday.—The adjourned inquest concerning the murder of Lillian Bridge at Allandale on the night of the 14th ultimo was resumed before the coroner, Mr. T. H…

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Mile End Frauds. a Contractor Sentenced. London, May 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 2

At the Old Bailey yesterday James Calcutt, a builder, formerly a contractor to the Mile End Board of Guardians, pleaded guilty to committing fraud in his…

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Indian Murder Gang. Eight Crimes at Bangalore

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 5

A terrible series of murders in the town of Bangalore to the south-east of Mysore have been traced (according to a cable dated 29th Febraury) to a…

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[Reuter's Telegrams.] the Indiana Horror. a Murder Syndicate. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 2

Mrs. Guinness, who is suspected as being implicated in the Indiana series of murders, is aged 48. She is handsome and possessed of extraordinary strength. Thirteen bodies…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, 12th MAY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 2

Before Mr. Belcher. ALLEGED FRAUDULENT APPROPRIATION. Christopher Wm. Fishburn was charged with fraudulently appropriating the sum of £1 9s on…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

Before the Acting P.M. (Mr. Adrian) and Messrs. Belcher and C. H. Roberts. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Patrick Hayes was charged with using…

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