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

Courts & crime, 1912

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Police Court. Monday, May 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and C. H. Roberts. DRUNKENNESS AND ASSAULT. Ernest MePherson was charged with being…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 4

A sitting of the above was held on Monday, before the P.M. TRANSFER OF LICENSE Patrick P. Ryan applied for a transfer of his…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 4

A sitting of the above was held on Monday morning, before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and C. H. Roberts. The list contained three cases, two being struck out…

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Open Letter From Police Magistrate

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 2

It is with deep feelings of gratitude that I publicly thank Mr. J. O'Riordan, for his marvellously successful treatment, of my son Edward, who…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, May 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Mr. Belcher. DRUNK. One defendant for drunkenness on the railway platform was fined £1, or seven days…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 1

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Belcher and C. H. Roberts. DRUNK. One defendant for drunkenness was fined 2/6…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 1

A sitting of this Court was hold before the P.M. on Monday. The list contained four cases. UNDEFENDED CASES. John Davis v. Alex. McKenzie.—Claim £6 14/7…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. F. B. Treatt P. M. Straying Stock

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 2

Frederick Login charged with allowing three animals to stary in Burrowa Street pleaded guilty and was fined 30s and 6s costs…

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Brutal Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 4

At the Lautoka Circuit Court, Fiji, three Indians were sentenced to death for the murder of the lighthouse-keeper at Momi. The accused, who were discharged employees, tied their…

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Police Court. Monday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

Before the P.M. Robert Crawford, for drunkenness and indecent language, was fined 2/6 or 2 hours in the lock-up for the former, and £2 or 21 days for…

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Queanbeyan. Police Court.—wednesday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 1

Before Mr. Harcourt Holcombe, P.M. Ernest Follett pleaded not guilty to a charge of having used indecent language on the platform of the Queanbeyan railway station on…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, June 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Williams and C. H. Roberts. DRUNK. For drunkenness one defendant was fined 2/6…

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King's Birthday at Goulburn Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

A very pleasant and interesting afternoon was spent at the Gaol on the King's Birthday, when an entertainment was given to all the men by a party from St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 1

A sitting of the above was held on Monday, before the P.M. and Messrs. Williams and C. H. Roberts. The list contained three cases; two were postponed and one was struck out…

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Charge of Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 4

At the Central Criminal Court on Wednesday William Joseph Jones pleaded not guilty to a charge of having on April 16,1912, at Windsor, feloniously and maliciously murdered Amelia…

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District Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 2

The above was held this (Thursday) morning before his Honour, Judge Rogers. Mr. A. James was the only barrister present. The other legal gentlemen present were Messrs…

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The Strike. Police Stoned. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 4

Strike disturbances at Tilbury lasted from midnight till six o'clock this morning. The police were stoned, and two were severely injured. Two thousand colliers have struck at South…

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Police Court. Saturday, June 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 2

Before the P.M. DRUNKENNESS, ETC. William Lewis Love pleaded guilty -to being drunk and disorderly in Union-street on Friday…

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District Court. Thursday Afternoon. Claim for Commission

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 4

Richard Sullivan, of Crookwell, was sued by Charles S. Bradbury for the sum of £61 5/, being 2½ per cent. commission on £2450, the proceeds of the sale of defendant's property at…

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Murder in Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 1

A dramatic murder and suicide occurred in the district court at Nagy-Tapolesany, in Hungary. Philip Labo, a local landowner, brought an action for the recovery of some land from…

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