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

Courts & crime, 1909

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, 8th MARCH

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and P. McShane. SCHOOL CASE. Frederick Nicholls not having sort his son to…

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Murder of Miss Duffy

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 2

Townsville, Thursday.—The jury in the case of Billy Wilson, the aboriginal charged with the murder of Miss Duffy, after being locked up all night, came…

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Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

A sitting of this Court was held before the Mining Warden, Mr. F. H. Galbraith on Monday. STRUCK OUT. the adjourned application of the…

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Alleged "Two-up School." Police Use Their Revolvers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 2

Bulli, Monday.—Senior-constable M'Millan and Constable Dwyer made a successful raid on an alleged "two-up school" near Austinmer on Sunday afternoon. The…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday, March 9Th. (Before the P. M.) Two Charges

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 2

Louisa Vincent, was charged with being drunk in Lovell-Street, to which she pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s. or 3 days imprisonment…

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Young Police Court. Friday. (Before Mr. R. W. Collins, J. P.) Cab[?] Dismissed

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 2

Edward Henry Delaney, alias Henry Frazer, (on remand) was .charged that he did on or about the 23rd January, 1909, take away one Eulalie B[?]trice McCole, a…

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The Queensland Shooting. Accused Before the Court. Brisbane

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 4

At the Brisbane Police Court this morning, Michael Patrick Murphy was charged with attempting to shoot Russel Stevens, an officer of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, March 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and P. Mcshane. DISCHARGED. One defendant, alleged to be of unsound…

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Young Police Court. Friday. Before Messrs R. W. Collins and J. Forsythe, Js.P. [?]NE

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 2

Percy Barry (on bail) was charged with being drunk, to which he pleaded guilty and was fined 10s or three days. NO VISIBLE MEANS OF SUPPORT…

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Young Police Court. Friday, March 12, 1909. (Before Messrs. R. W. Collins, and J. Forsythe, J's.P.) Two Charges

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 7

Percy Barry (on bail) was charged with being drunk, to which he pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s or 3 days. Percy Barry was further charged with…

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Goulburn Police Court Monday, 15th MARCH

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher, C. H. Roberts, and Twynam. DRUNK. A female defendant pleaded guilty to a charge…

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Service at the Goulburn Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 2

The choir of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church attended the service at the Goulburn Gaol on Sunday afternoon. The address was given by the Rev. A. M. Gauld…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. Journalist Charged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 1

A journalist was charged at the Police Court to-day with conspiring with another to cheat and defraud Alphonse Drown, Fredk. Daniels, and divers others liege…

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Local &General. Police Court .Monday, March 15. Before Mr. Butler, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 2

A young man was charged by the police with using obscene language on the racecourse. Mr. O’Brien appeared for defendant…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the above was held on Monday before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. Belcher and Twynam. BOOTH LICENSE…

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Industrial Disputes Act. Re Henry Baxter. Interesting Full Court Judgment

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 4

The Full Court on Friday delivered its reserved judgment in the appeal of Henry Baxter, trading as Baxter and Coy., of Goulburn, boot manufacturer, in which the…

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The Broken Hill Trouble. Arbitration Court Award

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1909 · page 2

JUDGEMENT was delivered on Friday by Mr Justice Higgles as president of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, in connection with the dispute between the Broken-Hill…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 1

A telegram from Childers states that a shooting affray occurred about 1 o'clock to-day. A young mall named Percy Spencer shot a girl named Miss Swindall. It…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court on Tuesday the amount for which Alice Lawless was sued was 12/2, not £12 2s, as appeared through a typrographical error…

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Court Bailiff

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 4

The resignation of George David Parker, as bailiff of the Small Debts Court at Crookwell, was lodged with the P.M. yesterday, and consideration…

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