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

Courts & crime, 1909

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Goulburn Police Court Friday, 15th JANUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

Before the Acting P.M. (Mr. Adrian) and Mr. Belcher. ALLEGED STEALING. Joseph Mathew McLean, on bail, was…

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Our Police Magistrate

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

The report that Mr. C. F. Butler, local Police Magistrate, will not return to Yass is unfounded. We have received a letter from Mr…

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Murrumburrah Police Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

On Friday last before Mr. John Bourke, J.P., George Williams and William Francis McGrath, were charged with [?]ling…

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Local & General. Police Court

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

At the police court yesterday, John Thomas Best sued [?] Best, manager of Taunton, for f[?]ng to give notice that he was [?]ing s[?]p…

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Goulburn Police Court Tuesday, 19th JANUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

Before the Acting P.M. (Mr. Adrian) ALLEGED PERIURY. Sophia May Lawless was charged with wilful perjury at Captain's Flat Police Court on 20th…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, 18th JANUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 4

Before the Acting P.M. (Mr. Adrian) and Messrs. C. H. Roberts and Twynam. ALLEGED BLACKMAIL. Mary Rich was charges that, on or about 24th…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 4

A sitting of this Court was held on Monday before the Licensing Bench, consisting of Mr. Adrian (P.M.) and Messrs. Belcher and Twynam…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

A sitting of the above was held in the court house this (Tuesday) morning, before the Acting P.M. (Mr. Adrian) and Mr. Belcher. Three cases were struck out. One case was…

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Bimbi Stealing Case

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 2

IN our last issue, we published a brief p[?]relative to a case of stealing beard at the Grenfell Police Court, and in which the articles stolen were the property of Canon H[?]well of Young. The…

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Young Court House Returns. Large Volume of Business

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 2

The statistical returns just prepared of the amount of business transacted at the Young Court House during 1908 go to show that Mr. R. W. Collins, Clerk of Petty Sessions…

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Bankruptcy Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

A public examination of David Doherty, Springfield-street, Chatswood, bankrupt, was held in the court-house this (Thursday) morning before Mr. Boileau, District Registrar…

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Crookwell Police Court. Thursday, January 21

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Adrian, Acting P.M. and Mr. G. D. Hay, J.P. Thomas Bourke pleaded guilty to a charge of riotous behaviour in…

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Mrs Drumond Released. From Gaol Punishment for Mrs. Pankhurst

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 3

Mrs Drummond, the fighting "General" of the Suffragettes, was unexpectedly released from Holloway Gaol yesterday afternoon (November 3) by…

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Crookwell. Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 6

Before Messrs. Adrian (Acting P.M.) and G. D. Hay, J.P. Police V. Thos. Bourke, riotous behaviour Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 40s,…

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Mrs Drummond Released. From Gaol. Punishment for Mrs. Pankhurst

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 3

Mrs Drummond, the fighting "General" of the Suffragettes, was unexpectedly released from Holloway Gaol yesterday afternoon (November 3) by…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 2

Before the Acting P.M. (Mr. Adrian). Alleged Attempt to Defraud. The case in which George Peisley was charged with obtaining partly by false…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, 25th JANUARY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 4

Before the Acting P.M. (Mr. Adrian) and Messrs. Belcher, Twynam, C. H. Roberts, and P. McShane. ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD…

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Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 4

A sitting of this Court was held before the Acting Mining Warden (Mr. Adrian) on Monday. APPLICATION FOR SUSPENSION OF…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 4

A sitting of this Court was held before the Bench, consisting of the Acting P.M. (Mr. Adrian) and Messrs. Belcher and Twynam, on Monday…

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Sweeps Continue. Probable Police Action

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 2

The Police Offences Act in so far as it is designed to suppress swoops. has proved a failure. Sweeps are still openly conducted in the city of Sydney in defiance of what appeared to be very…

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