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

Courts & crime, 1908

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, June 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and C. H. Roberts. DRUNK. One defendant was fined 10/, in default…

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Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 4

A sitting of this Court was held on Monday before the Mining Warden, Mr. Galbraith. SUSPENSION OF LABOUR CONDITIONS. Daniel Taunton applied for six months…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 4

The sitting of this Court was continued on Monday morning, before the President (Mr. Galbraith) and Messrs. Belcher and Twynan (members)…

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Tragedy in Gaol. Fatal Blows with an Axe

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 3

Cootamundra, Monday.—Warder Brown, who was assaulted by a Chinese prisoner with an axe on Saturday morning in the [?] died at noon, So hours after the…

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A Gaol Tragedy. Warder Killed by Chinese Prisoner

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 5

The life of a prison warder, especially those in guard over dangerous criminals, is constantly in jeopardy, and those officers have to exercise the…

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Lake Side Murder. Drama of Love and Crime

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 4

Chester Gillette, the young nephew of a wealthy manufacturer, was electrocuted to-day at Auburn for the murder of Miss Grace Brown, a beautiful…

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The New Protection. Important High Court Decision, (Editorial.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2

ON Friday last, a most important decision and one which might prove even more far reaching in its effect than as it applies to the subject upon which it was…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, 30th JUNE

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

Before the P.M. A RAILWAY CASE. Gerald Dudley Rowlett was charged with travelling on Monday, June 29th, on the railway…

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The Glenelg Murder. Execution in Adelaide Gaol

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

Adelaide, Thursday.—James Albert Coleman, the murderer of Constable Ring at Glenelg on March 29, paid the penalty for his crime this morning. The execution took…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 2

A Municipal Appeal Court, presided over by Mr. Treats, P.M., was held at the Court House Yesterday. It was gratifying to note that there were only eight appellants out of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, July 6

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

Before the P.M. and Mr. Belcher. ALLEGED STEALING. Wm. Bates, an old man, was charged with stealing on 4th instant an overcoat and…

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Licensing Court

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

The adjourned sitting of this Court was held on Monday morning, before the president (Mr. Galbraith) and Mr. Belcher (member of the Bench)…

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Young Police Court. TUESDAY. Before Mr. R. W. Collins, J.P., and Mr. G. S. Whiteman, J.P. ASSAULT

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 2

Alfred Richers v. Martha Madden Assault. Alfred Richers v. Margaret Madden Assault…

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Quarrelling Neighbours. Counter Charges of Assault

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 2

Considerable time was occupied at the Young Police Court yesterday when their Worships the Mayor (Ald. Whiteman, Esq., J.P.,) and R. W. Collins, Esq., J.P., sat to…

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Young Police Court. Monday, July 6Th, 1908. (Before R. W. Collins, Esq., J.P.)

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 2

David Anderton was charged with being drunk and using obscene language in a a public place. He pleaded guilty, and was represented by Mr. Hogan, who, appearing for…

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The High Court and Parliament

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 3

IN last Saturday’s DAILY TELEGRAPH, Mr. W. M. Huges, M. P., continuing with his series of articles, “The Case for Labor,” deals with the High Court’s decision…

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Taralga. Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 4

The following was the business at the monthly sittings of the Court held here on Wednesday lost, Messrs. C. Ross, R. Sullivan, P. Mooney, and J. J. Walsh being the presiding Justices…

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Alleged Theft of Deeds for Goulburn Land

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 4

At the Water Summons Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Macfarlane, S.M., Henry Murray, of Newtown, proceeded against A. Maddocks on an information alleging that he stole certain…

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A Murder Mystery. the Berlin Outrage

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 3

The most feverish activity on the part of the police has (according to the "Daily Mail" of 11th April) brought them no nearer to the unravelling of…

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Goulburn Police Court Monday, 13th JULY

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

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher, C. H. Roberts, and Twynam. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant was fined 20s, in default seven…

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