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

Courts & crime, 1908

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Shall Debts Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Buller, P.M.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 2

Hunter and White v. Patrick White, claim for £3 for labor done, splitting 170 posts, Mr. L. L. Hogan of Young appeared…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, Feb. 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 2

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and C. H. Roberts. RAILWAY AUTHORITIES V. GREEN. Leonard Green, jun., was proceeded against by…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, 14Th February

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher, Twynam, and C. H. Roberts. APPLICATION TO VARY MAINTENANCE ORDER. John Hurley applied to vary an order to maintain…

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Our New Police Magistrate. Farewell at Cobar. (Abridged from Cobar Leader of February 7.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 2

A VERY representative body of citizens, to the number bf about 40, assembled at Tattersall’s last evening lo do honor and say farewell to Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M., prior to his departure from…

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Gaol Before Peace. London, Feb. 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

The women who were arrested when attempting to storm Parliament House on Tuesday to enforce the question of woman suffrage on the attention of members of Parliament were before…

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Dangerous Scoundrel's Career. Sentenced to 20 YEARS. London, Feb. 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

The trial of Franz von Veltheim on a charging of demanding £16,000 from Mr. Solly Joel with threats was concluded at the Old Bailey yesterday. The jury after a…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, 13Th February

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher, Twynam, and C. H. Roberts. A GARNISHEE MATTER. Enoch Ashley v. E. H. Ayling, £7 13s 8d;…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, 17th FEBRUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 4

Before Messrs. Belcher, C. H. Roberts, Twynam, and P. McShane. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant was fined 20s for being drunk,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, 18th FEBRUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

Before Messrs. Belcher, Twynam, and C. H. Roberts. A CHARGE OF STEALING John William Smith was charged with…

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Alleged Assault with Intent

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

Cooma, Monday. At the Police court to day, before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M., Abdeen Ferris was charged with assaulting John Jacob with intent to murder him. Pree-enter is a storekeeper of…

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Local and General Yass Police Court. Monday, February 17th

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

Before Mr. C. V. Builer, P.M., on the local Bench, Frank Thomas was charged with using indecent language in Couch’s boarding house at…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 4

A sitting of this court was held on Monday, before the Licensing Bench, Messrs. Belcher (deputy-chairman), Roberts, and Twynan. RENEWALS…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, February 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

Before Messrs. Belcher and Tywnam, There were four cases set down for hearing. Two of these were struck out. A Norman v. E. Stuckey.—Elam Stuckey…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday, February 18, 1907. (Before C. F. Butler, Esq., P.m.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

Alexander McEachern was charged with being drunk and disorderly on Monday, 17th inst., and was fined 20s, or 7 days. ASSAULT…

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An Exhibit. Lady's Knee in Court

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 4

Mrs Sarah Lowe, aged thirty, a petite brunette, of Charlton, Massachusetts sued the manufacturer of a bath-tub for 1,5000, says the New York…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, February 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 2

Before Messrs. Belcher and Twynam. DRUNK. One woman pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was fined 2s 6d or one hour in the lockup…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, February 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 2

Before Messrs. Belcher and Twynam. The adjourned case of Alfred Norman v. Mrs. Stuckey, a claim of £14 18s 5d, for meat sold, was heard…

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Local and General Yass Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 18. Before Messrs. Wood and South, J’s.P

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 2

Vere Oscar Joseph Feltham was charged with deserting his illegitimate child, the mother of which resided in Goulbrun…

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Small Debts Court. Before Messrs. Wood and South, J’s.P

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 2

The Goodradigbee Shire Council had thirteen ratepayers before the court, all of whom had to pay the amount claimed, with costs…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, Feb. 21. Drunk and Disorderly

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 2

Morgan John Joseph Jagers (on bail) pleaded not guilty to being drunk and disorderly on the railway platform. Senior constable Griffiths deposed that between 12…

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