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

Courts & crime, 1913

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, July 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 2

Before Mr. Belcher. DRUNKENNESS, ETC. A defendant pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was fined £1; in default seven days in…

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Police Court. Monday, August 4. Before M[?] Fletcher, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 5

FORGERY. — Joshua Edward Burgess was charged with uttering a forged cheque at Bowning on July 5, 1912…

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Sydney Tragedy. Wife Charged with Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 4

Declaring that she had not meant to shoot her husband, but only to frighten him, Olive Jane Donne was on Thursday taken into custody for killing William Joseph…

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Police Court. Friday, August 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 4

Before Mr. Leak. DRUNKENNESS. Two defendants pleaded guilty and were fined 2/6 each, or 24 hours…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, August 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 2

Before Mr. Williams. DRUNKENNESS. A defendant pleaded guilty to drunkenness on Friday, and was fined 2/6 or 1 hour…

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Goulburn Gaol. Alleged Smuggling

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 2

The Minister for Justice (Mr. Hall) stated on Wednesday that inquiry was being made into allegations that an officer of the Goulburn Gaol had been concerned in the smuggling of…

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A Charge of Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 2

Newcastle, Friday.—Walter Henry Merrifield, 38, a market gardener, was charged at the police court this morning, before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., with the murder of Clarence…

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Police Court Monday, August 10th. BEFORE Messrs John Bourne and A. H. Cale, J'sP

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 11 August 1913 · page 2

H. Sunderland pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness and indecent behaviour, and was ordered to pay fines amounting to £2 5s…

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Police Court. Monday, August Ii

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 4

Before Mr. Gates, Acting P.M. INDECENT BEHAVIOUR. Richard Dittman, a first offender, pleaded guilty to drunkenness and behaving in an…

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A Cold-blooded Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 2

Melbourne, Monday.—After examining the circumstances connected with the shooting of an elderly woodcutter, Richard Knight, who was found on Saturday evening lying dead in…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 4

A sitting of the above Court was held on Monday morning, before the chairman (Mr. Gates) and Mr. S. H. Belcher. HOTEL ADDITIONS…

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Paris Murder Trial. Paris, August 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 4

The trial of Alice Crespy on a charge of having murdered the Rev. Father Chassaing was concluded to-day, accused being acquitted. Accused's counsel made a bitter attack on the…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 4

A sitting of the above was held on Monday morning before Mr. Gates, Acting P.M. Only one case was set down for hearing. R. H. Tuttlebee sued S. Pooley for £4 6/6,…

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Doctor and Police Man

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 2

In the Gundagal Small Debts Court last week Dr. McKim Wilkin sued Constable W. T. Bradley, claiming £4 is, being £1 is for work and…

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Police Court Before Mr. John Bourke, J.P. Sheep Stealing

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1913 · page 2

On Tuesday Robert Elliott was charged with stealing eight sheep, the property of William McRae, at Redbtidge between June and…

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Alleged Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 August 1913 · page 2

When the case of Olive Donne, charged with the murder of her husband, was mentioned in the Police Court to-day, the police asked for a…

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Service at the Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 August 1913 · page 2

The choir of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church assisted in a service at the Gaol on Sunday. Three anthems were given—" Praise the Lord, Oh Jerusalem" (Maunder), "Ye that Stand in…

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Triple Murder. at a Farm House

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 4

Wellington (N.Z.), Thursday.—An awful tragedy is reported from Kaimata, Taranaki. Though details are somewhat vague, it appears that a man named Julian bought out a…

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Police Court. Friday, August 15Th. Before Mr. H. G. Shaw, P.M. Municipal Cases

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 2

Municipality v. J. Hardey. Claim 7s 7d for Sanitary rates. Defendant failed to put in an appearance…

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Police Court. Monday, August 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 4

Before Mr. Gates, Acting P.M. DRUNKENNESS. One defendant pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was fined 2/6 or the rising. A second…

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