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

Courts & crime, 1908

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Licensing Court

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

A sitting of this Court was held on Monday morning, before a Bench consisting of the acting P.M. (Mr. Adrian) and Messrs. C. H. Roberts and Belcher…

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King Manoel's Firmness. Censures the Court Doctor

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 4

King Manoel and the Government continue with a firm hand to reestablish constitutional legality, wrote the "Daily Mail " correspondent…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 4

At the Goulburn Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Belcher, the charge against Edward David Broadhead and Michael Barrett for non-registration of a…

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Gaol Regulations

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 3

New regulations have been made in reference to the granting of good conduct remissions of prisoners' sentences. Under them the Comptroller-General may recommend that in lieu of any…

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Cable News. the Murder Syndicate. the Mystery of Mrs. Guiness. London, May 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 2

A gold-crowned tooth found among the debris of the farmhouse burned at Laporte is supposed to have belonged to Mrs. Guiness, who, it was believed, had escaped to Chicago. The…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, May 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 4

Before the Acting P.M. (Mr. Adrian) and Messrs. Belcher, C. H. Roberts, and Huxtable. ALLEGED DRUNKENNESS…

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District Court

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 2

A District Court was opened before hit Honor Acting Judge Scholes on Friday. DAMAGES. William Rowan v. Chief of the Railway…

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The Court was continued on Friday. ABDUCTION

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 2

Joseph Reeves was charged with that he did at Young, on March 4th, take Mary Anne Foster, a female under the age of 21 years to with 16 years, out of the possession…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, May 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 2

Before the Acting P.M. and Mr. Belcher. DISCHARGED. Francis Walsh was charged with obtaining £33 14s from A. M. Betts by means of wilfully…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, 18th MAY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

Before the Acting P.M. (Mr. Adrian) and Mr. Belcher. ADJOURNED. Two partly-heard charges of drunkenness…

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Court of Criminal Appeal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

The Court of Criminal Appeal hold its first sitting yesterday. The Lord Chief Justice (Lord Alverstone), in opening the Court, emphasised that the tribunal was not instituted for the…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, May 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 2

The fortnightly sitting of the Small Debts Court was hold to-day, before the Acting P.M. and Mr. Belcher. There were eight cases on the list. In one there was no appearance, one had…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, 21st MAY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 2

Before Mr. Belcher. DRUNK. One defendant was charged with being found drunk in Sloane-street, and fined 10s or three…

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Woman Charged with Murder

The Yass Courier · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

A new development took place to-day in connection with the death of Alexander Brown, when Jane Baikee, who had been in charge on suspicion of having caused…

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Bungendore. Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 5

Before Messrs. J. J. McJannett and J. S. Welch, Js.P. John Egglestone pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Gibraltar-street on…

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Crookwell. Police Court.—thursday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 4

Before Mr. Adrian, P.M. J. R. McDonald was fined 5/ and court costs, 6/, for failing to send a child to schol. Paid…

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Young Police Court. FRIDAY. Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M. Straying Stock

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

The following persons wore fined in the amounts named for allowing stock to stray: John Barry (one head) [?] s, and 6s costs; John Kennedy (four head) £1, and be costs; Charles Albert Kline…

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The Black Isle of Utter. Electioneering by Murder

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 6

It was under cover (writes a contributor to the London "Dally Mall") of the pretence of an earthquake which never happened that the last boatload of…

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An Amusing Scene. a Great Dane in Court. Makes Friends with the Judge He Wins the Day

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 3

According to "Lloyd's Weekly" of the 29th March, a Creat Dane sat beside Judge Selfe at the Marylebone County Court on tho previous Wednesday, and…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 4

One defendant for drunkenness was fined 10s or three days. INDECENT BEHAVIOUR. Patrick Hayes was charged with indecent…

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