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

Courts & crime, 1913

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Police Court. Monday, 16th JUNE, 1913

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Williams, C. H. Roberts, and W. Wood. STOCK STRAYING. The following were fined for stock straying:…

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Poison in Tea. Two Women Charged. Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 4

Two young women, Clarice Maud Cowell, aged 26 years, a saleswoman at Cole's Book Arcade, and Elizabeth Louisa Barry, aged 28 years, employed at the Hopetoun Tea Rooms,…

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Unheeded Warning. Murder of Shefket Pasha. Real Assassins at Large

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 2

It is stated at Constantinople that Shelket Pash[?], the Grond Vizier, who was assassinated in his motor car, held received a warning the previous day,…

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A Mock Court-martial

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 June 1913 · page 4

The Attorney-General has decided not to file a bill in the case of Alfred Milton Eichler, who was committed for trial at the North Sydney Police Court, as a result of an incident…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, June 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 2

Before the P.M. and Mr. Belcher. DISCHARGED. One defendant under medical observation was discharged from custody…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, 20th JUNE, 1913

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

Before Messrs. Belcher and McDougall. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant, against whom there was a prohibition order, was fined 10/, in default 3…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. the Burglary Boom

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

The Police have arrested two men in connection with the robbery at the residence of Mrs. Cox at Bellevue Hill. Another daring burglary occurred at the…

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Young Police Court. Wednesday, June 18th.(Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M.)

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 2

Joseph Dowman(27)charged with being drunk in Main-street on the previous day, pleaded guilty and was fined 5s or 24 hours. Conslable Tame…

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Death of Sergeant Hickey. Charge of Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, before Mr. Justice Pring and a jury, Thomas Edwin Brown, the St. Ives orchardist, was placed upon his trial, charged with feloniously…

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Government House. High Court’s Finding

The Yass Courier · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 2

The High Court delivered judgment on Thursday in the appeal case, Williams v. the Attorney-General of New South Wales. Mr. Justice Barton,…

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QUEANBEYAN. Police Court.—Thursday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 4

Before Mr. Gale, J.P. Robert Oliphant pleaded guilty to behaving in an offensive manner to W. M. Martin, store-man at the Federal works depot, slapping him…

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Police Court. Tuesday, 24th JUNE, 1913

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 2

Before Mr. Williams. DRUNK. One defendant, on remand, pleaded not guilty to being drunk…

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Service at Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 4

On Sunday last the choir of the Goldsmith-street Methodist Church gave a service at the gaol, the Rev. A. Holliday conducting. The choir sang four anthems—"Holy, Holy, Holy,"…

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Crookwell Police Court. Thursday, June 19. Before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M.

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 2

An application for a prohibition order against Savory D. Leary was made by defendant's father, Thomas Leary…

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Shevket Pasha's Murder. Constantinople, June 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 3

The men condemned in connection with the murder of Shevket Pasha include Sherif Pasha and B[?]chid Bey, who are in Paris, and Prince Sabah Eddin and Nami Pasha, who are believed…

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Small Debts Court

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 2

Tamor Singh v. Skelly ; no appearance of defendant; postponed till next Court…

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Death of Mr. M'court. Ex-speaker of Assembly

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 4

A familiar figure disappears from Parliamentary life through Mr. Wm. M'Court's death, which took place at a private hospital on Sunday afternoon…

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Young Police Court. (Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.m.) Tuesday, June 24

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

Henry E. Bruce pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly at Marengo on June 14th, but asked that he he dealt with leniently and promised to take the…

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Death of Mr. W. McCOURT

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

Mr. William McCourt, ex-Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, died in a private hospital on Sunday afternoon at Darlinghurst. He had been suffering from an internal…

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Small Debts' Court. (Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M.) Tuesday 24th June

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

Joseph Crowe, Marengo Flats, sued George Frederick Walton, of "Home View," Marengo, claiming £11 18s 6d, balance alleged to be due for goods…

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