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

Courts & crime, 1909

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Young Police Court. Friday. Before Mr. R. W. Collins, J.P. DRUNK

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 2

Duncan Clarke, charged with being drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty and was fined 20s or 7 days…

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Circuit Court. Thursday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 4

Before his Honor Mr. Justice Street. George Peisley was charged with falsely pretending to J. J. Roberts that his name was Moore, and by further saying to J. J…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 2

At the Goulburn Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. Coghlan, relieving C.P.S., Wm. Robb pleaded not guilty to a charge of vagrancy. Senior-constable Avery gave…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Police Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 2

Before Mr. C.F. Butler, P.M., yesterday morning Charles Nowling was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Bowning on May 1st, and pleaded guilty…

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Queanbeyan. Police Court.—wednesday, April 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 4

Before Messrs. A. Elliott, P.M., and J. Gale, J.P. Michael Maloney (through his solicitor, Mr. Woodward) pleaded guilty to a charge…

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Goulburn Police Court Monday, 3rd MAY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher, Knowlman and P. McShane. DISCHARGED. A female (who had been under medical…

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Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 4

Before Mr. Warden Elliott. John Wm. Casey applied for authority to enter on land owned by Wm. A. Cartwright. There was no appearance of applicant. The…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 2

A sitting of the above court was hold to-day (Tuesday), before the P.M. There were nine cases on tile list. Of these three were struck out and six were postponed…

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Small Debts’ Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 2

F. W. C. Roche v. Edward McDermott, Claim for damages through a horse breaking a fence, £5. Mr. Bucknell appeared for complainant and Mr. O’Brien for defendant…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 4

Before Messrs. Elliott, P.M., and Gale, J.P. Frederick Ernest Kirchner v. Francis James O'Connor.—Mr. Korff (of Messrs…

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The Police at Broken Hill

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 2

During the past four days in the trial of Tom Maun at Albury, witness after witness has entered the box and, in answer to a question as to who caused the…

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The Wide World. Solicitor Shot. After Leaving Court

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 5 May 1909 · page 5

An extraordinary shooting affair (writes the "Daily Mail" of April 5th) occurred at Grimsby yesterday evening, as the result…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday. Ex-Senior Sergeant of Police Sentenced

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 4

At the Sessions to-day Newtown Hammett an ex-senior sergeant of police pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzling the sum of £13 odd, the property of the Government…

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Goulburn Police Court Thursday, 6th MAY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 2

Before Messrs. Belcher and P. McShane. BREACH OF THE LIQUOR LAW. Edwin Rigley was charged with being in the bar of the Federal City Hotel on 19th April,…

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Land Appeal Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 4

At the Land Appeal Court W. T. Sites appealed against the appraised annual rent of his conditional lease No. 1907-50, Goulburn. The appellant appeared in person. The case was…

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Alleged Stealing

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 4

At the Crookwell Police Court on Monday last, before Messrs. J. J. Manion and J. Keith, Js.P,, Edwin Charles Whereatt was charged with…

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Was it Murder? a Mysterious Case

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 4

Melbourne, Tuesday.--Two constables were dragging the river below the South Yarra railway bridge to-day, while a detestive was seeking on land for some…

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Goulburn Police Court Friday, May 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 6

Before Messrs. Belcher and P. McShane. Herbert Williams was charged that he did on 1st May use for an immoral purpose portion of the licensed premises known as…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, May 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and C. H. Roberts. ONE DEFENDANT—FOUR CHANGES. William Smith was charged with being drunk on…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Solicitor Charged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 6

Arthur Lee, solicitor, charged with fraudulently converting £600 to his own use in the County of Cumberland, England, was to-day further remanded, bail being allowed…

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