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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 14 January 1908 · page 4

A sitting of this court was held on Monday, before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and Twynam RENEWALS. The application of Edw. Dodd for a renewal…

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Binalong News. Police Court. Tuesday, 7th inst. Before Mr. G. F. Butler, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

In the adjourned case, Farrell v. Barry, for abusive language, the plaint was struck out as neither party appeared…

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Small Debts Court

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

A sitting of this court was held on Monday, before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher, Twynam, and C.H. Roberts. THOMAS V. MORTON…

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Young Police Court. MONDAY. Before Mr. R. W. Collins, J.P. Assault and Ro[?]ery

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

Patrick Leo McCormack and Michael Brennan were charged that they did in company, at Burrangong Claim, near Young, assault and rob one, Emma Miller,…

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Young Police Court. Monday, January 13, 1908. Before R. W. Collins, Esq., J.P. Alleged Assault and Robbery

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 5

Michael Brennan and Patrick Leo M'Cormock were charged that they did, on Saturday night, 4th inst., assault and rob Emma Miller of £38. Mr. Hogan appeared for the…

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Small Debts Court. TUESDAY. Before Mr. C. F. Butler, P.M.

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

Leo Von Stuckard v. James McQuillen. Claim for £10 damages tor breach of contract and unlawful imprisonment. Mr. Garling of Gordon and Garling for…

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Local and General Police Court. Before Mr. Butler. P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 2

A long list of cases were set down for Monday last. The Court sat until 4 o’clock when several cases were postponed until Monday next. Want of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, January 17th

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 4

Before the P.M. MAINTENANCE. The adjourned case in which Edward Joseph Perry was called upon to show why an order…

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Murder by a Lover. Girl's Mother Tells the Story

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 6

A coroner's jury at Slough returned a verdict of wilful murder and felo-de-se on 13th November against Charles Ernest Squire, aged twenty- three,…

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Saved By The Police. Drunken Man with £1800

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 2

OCCASIONALLY, when men are arrested in Sydney streets for being drunk, they complain of the interference of the police, being under the impression—as many inebriated people are—that…

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Gouburn Police Court. Tuesday, 21st JANUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

Before the P.M. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. John McDonald was fined 20/ or 14 days hard labour for being drunk and disorderly…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, 20th JANUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Sir. Twynam. DRUNK One defendant was fined 5s or 24 hours in this lockup for being drunk…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 4

A sitting of this court was held in the courthouse on Monday morning, before the P.M. and Mr. Twynam. RENEWAL…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

A sitting of the above Court was held in the Courthouse this (Tuesday) morning before the P.M. There were four cases set down for hearing. OF these one was with…

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Prince Buelow's Libel Suit. Kaiser's Ex-favorite in Court. Accuser Sentenced

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 4

Prince Buelow was to-day, 6th November, splendidly vindicated of the charges preferred against hint by the self-confessed "degenerate" journalist Adolf…

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Gouburn Police Court. Thursday, 23rd JANUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 2

Before Mr. Boileau. DRUNK. One defendant was fined 5s or the rising of the court for being drunk, and another defendant…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 6

At this court on Tuesday, January 21, before the P.M. and Messrs. G. Gale and J J. McJannett, Js.P., Harry Osborne was summoned by the Inspector of the Queanbeyan Pastures Protection…

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Young Police Court Thursday, January 23, 1998. Before C. F. Butler, Esq., P.M. Alleged Assault and Robbery

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 2

Michael Bren[?]n and Patrick Leo M'Cormock were charged that they did, on Saturday night, 4th inst., [?]essuit and rob Emma Miller of £38. Mr. Hogan appeared for the…

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Murder by Perjury

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 6

The perjurer (under the Mosaic law) was to undergo the punishment which he sought to bring upon his innocent neighbor by his perjury. This is a much…

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Young Police Court. THURSDAY. Before C. F. Butler, P.M. Robbery From the Person

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 2

Michael Brennan and patrick McCorm [?] remand, were charged with that they did, in company at [?] Claim, near Young, [?] Miller, of the sum of £38 17s…

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