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

Courts & crime, 1908

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Shire Revision Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 December 1908 · page 4

A sitting of a court to revise the supplementary list of electors for the Mulwaree Shire held in the court-house on Monday before the P.M…

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Small Debts Court. Monday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 December 1908 · page 4

Before the P.M. ADJOURNED CASE. Benjamin Matthews sued Thomas Jones for £10, in payment for damages alleged to…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday, 8Th December. (Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.m.) Assault

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 9 December 1908 · page 2

Thomas Short v. Thomas Montague, assault. Mr. Gordon for plaintiff, Mr. Hogan for defendant…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P. M. DRUNK

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 December 1908 · page 3

Albert Sydney Collins, on remand, charged with being drank, pleased guilty, and was fined 10s and 6s costs, or four days. INDECENT LANGUAGE…

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Poisoned by Arsenic a Murder Trial. Recalls the Maybrick Cabe

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 9 December 1908 · page 4

The little A[?] Court at Appleby Westmorland, was crowded on [?] June during the hearing of a murder trial which, in some respects, rea[?] the…

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My Cousin Joan. We Visit Earl's Court

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 9 December 1908 · page 3

"What's that part all fenced in?" asked Joan. "The welcome Club," I replied, impassively…

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Police

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 8

Senior-sergeant J. M. Scott, Constables J. W. Bradwell and C. Lord…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 4

Moss Vale, Thursday.—At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M., the police proceeded against William Pearce, of Pymble, and Alfred Jacob Bennett, of Kar[?]ela,…

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Young Police Court. Wednesday, December 9. (Before R. W. Collins, J.p.) Indecent Language

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 2

John Kelly was charged with using indecent language on the Kingsvale-road on 5th December, Pleaded guilty…

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Dreyfus Surprise. Acquittal of His Assailant. Scenes in Court. Revival of Militarist Feeling

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 6

From Paris on September 11 the correspondent of the "Daily News" wrote: "Grogori is acquitted!" was the stupefying news that flow through Paris…

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Goulburn Police Court Monday, Dec. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and C.H. Roberts. DRUNK. Two defendants were each fined 2/6 or one hour…

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Armidale Tragedy. Mysterious Crime. a Young Woman Charged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 2

Armidale, Monday.—Further investigations into the death of Johanna Kelly at the Central Hotel yesterday morning show that deceased in company with Agnes O'Leary, employed at the…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 2

A sitting of this court was held before the P.M. and Mr. Belcher this (Tuesday) morning. Three cases wore postponed. UNDEFENDED CASES…

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Braidwood. Small Debts Court.—thursday, December 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 4

Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian, P.M., and R. Kennedy, J.P. John Bilton sued Pooley and Malone, Ltd., coach proprietors, for £10, damages…

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Young Police Court. Monday. Before Mr. R. W. COLLINE, J.P.

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 2

Joseph Williams, charged with being drunk, pleaded guilty and was fined 10s or three days. PROFANE LANC[?] Williama was also charge with having used…

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Young Police Court. Monday, 14Th December. (Before Mr. R. W. Collins, J.p.) Drunk

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 2

Joseph Williams (an aboriginal) was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Burrowa-street. Pleaded guilty and was fined 10s or 3 days' imprisonment…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, 17th DECEMBER

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 2

Before Mr. Belcher and Captain McShane. INDECENT BEHAVIOUR. James Bee pleaded guilty to indecent behaviour in Sloane-street on 16th instant, and was fined 10/, in…

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Alleged Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 4

Melbourne, Tuesday.—The result of police investigations has led to the conclusion that Mrs. Robert Scott, whose body was found in the Spring Gully Creek at Fryerstown, near…

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A Mean Theft. Lagoon-street Methodist Sunday-school

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 4

On Sunday last it was discovered that during the preceding week a particularly mean theft had been perpetrated at the Lagoon-street Methodist School Hall, all the boxes used for…

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Police Court

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 2

On Tuesday last, before the Police Magistrate, Walter Warner was charged with stealing one shilling and a letter from Emily Goslett, at North Yass…

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