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

Courts & crime, 1911

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, July 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 4

Before Mr. Williams. REMANDED. John Power was charged that he did between 26th June and 8th July receive one set of harness,…

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Police Promotions

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 2

The Inspector-General of Police announces the following promotions :--Senior Constable John T. Briggs of Whitton, to be sergeant…

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Those Slops. Court Cases at Young

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 2

On Tuesday at the Young police court, before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M. James Fisher, Inspector of Nuisances for the Municipality of Young,…

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Those Slops. and the Police Court Cases. What Next?

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 2

THE decision of the police magistrate in the cases set before him for his [?] on Tuesday is one which cannot be accepted by the Municipal…

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A Remarkable Arrest. From Mourning Coach to Police Station. Case of Mistaken Identity

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 2

A Case involving hardship, and surrounded with some what painful circumstances, came before the Kilmore (Via) court on Tuesday, when a young man, William Leahy, was…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, July 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. C. H. Roberts and Badgory. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Eric Joseph Hearne pleaded not guilty to a…

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Desperadoes. Fight Police

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 4

After a fierce revolver duel with the police in circumstances (says "Lloyd's News" of April 16) vividly recalling tho Sidney street "siege," a murderer…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 2

A sitting of the above as held this (Tuesday) morning, before the P.M.—The list contained 12 cases. Of these four were postponed and five struck out…

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Polish Sidney' Street. Police and Desperadoes

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 4

The memorable siege of Sidney street has been reproduced in almost every detail at Lodz, Russian Poland, the one exception being (says "Lloyd's…

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Those Slops. Telegraph’s Opinion. Magistrate’s Decision Commonsense

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 3

In the “Local Government” column of the DAILY TELEGRAPH Monday, appears the following.— Some cases disposed of by the police…

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Police Court

The Yass Courier · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 2

The young man Misson was before the court, on Tuesday last, and was remanded until next Tuesday, bail being allowed…

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Police Court. Wednesday, July 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 4

Before the P.M. ALLEGED RECEIVING. John Power was charged with receiving, between 26th June and 8th July, a quantity of…

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Crookwell Police Court. Thursday, July 20

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 2

BEFORE the Messrs. F.H. Galbraith, P.M., aod S.L. Cox, J.P. James Bradbury pleaded guilty under provocation to disorderly…

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Child Shows Police. Thief's Hiding Place

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 4

Two ingenious female robbers were arrested in Paris and sent to the Central police station (wired the "Inter-Ocean correspondent on April 1). They…

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Warden's Court. Wednesday, July 19. Before Mr. G. R. Williams (Warden)

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 2

Cornelius Shelley sought to compel Tommy Wah Sue [?]o transfer a quarter interest [?]o him, in P.G.L. 2, parish…

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Princess Sentenced to Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 6

Great excitement among Indians has been caused, says the "Daily Mail" Calcutta correspondent, by the passing of sentence of death at Amritsar, Punjab, on the Suderani Bhagwan…

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Young Police Court. Friday. Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M. TRESPASSING

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 2

Robert Creech, charged with trespassing on Greenbank station, pleaded guilty and was fined 10s, £1 8s costs, and £2 11s three witnesses expenses…

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Burrinjuck Police Court

The Yass Courier · Monday 24 July 1911 · page 3

At the Burrinjuck Police Court on the 1[?]th instant, before Mr. F. A. Ridley, P.M., John Cox was charged with assaulting William Effield at…

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Police Court. Monday, July 24. (Before Mr. F. A. Ridley, P.M.)

The Yass Courier · Monday 24 July 1911 · page 2

FALSE PRETERM.—Harold Misson was charged with obtaining £5 from Richard Duddleston by means of false pretences…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

At the Police Court this (Tuesday) morning, before the P.M., one defendant for drunkenness was fined 2/6 or two hours'. Another defendant who was drunk on the Railway…

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