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

Courts & crime, 1916

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 25th, 1916. (Before Mr. F. B, Treatt, P.M.)

Young Witness · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

John Smith (20) a stranger charged with being drunk, and using indecent language in Lynch street about 2 o'clock yesterday, pleaded guilty to…

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Goulburn Industrial Court. Monday, January 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 4

Before Mr. Williams, P.M. Gillespie and Co., Ltd., were charged on the information of Inspector W. Armitage with failing to have certain machinery fenced in…

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Police Court. Thursday, January 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 2

Before Messrs. Egar and McKeon, Js.P. DRUNKENNESS. One offender who pleaded guilty to having been drunk was fined 2/6, in default one hour…

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Finding of Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 6

An inquest was conducted by the Sydney Coroner, Mr. H. S., Hawkins on Thursday into the death of Michael M'Nally, 30 years of age a ship's fireman. M'Nally died at St. Vincent's…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 2

In the Police Court to-day (Tuesday), before Messrs. L. A. McDougall and Gray, Js.P., one offender who pleaded guilty to having been drunk was fined 20/, in default seven days'…

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Police Court. Monday, January 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 4

Before Mr. Williams, P.M. DRUNKENNESS, ETC. An elderly man who pleaded guilty to having been drunk in the bar of the Post Office Hotel…

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Police Court Monday, January 31st, 1916. (Before Mr. R. W. Collins, J.P.

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 1

David Anderton (27) on a charge of being found drunk in Burrowa street on Saturday pleaded' guilty, and was. lined 10/ or three days. The fine was…

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Police Court. Thursday, February 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 2

Before Mr. Williams, P.M., Messrs. E. P. Sheckey and Sullivan, Js.P. DRUNKENNESS. Two offenders wore fined 10/, in default three…

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Fair Rents Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 4

The officials of the recently-created Fair Rents Court are busy making preparations for the first sittings. Mr. Jamieson, P.M., will be the presiding magistrate. Regulations…

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Police Court

Young Witness · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

At the Young Police Court on Wednesday before Mr. F.B. Treatt P.M. William Watson (47) was fined 5/ or 48 hours for being drunk. Watson…

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Rebuked From the Denou. Citizens Who Refused to Help the Police

Young Witness · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

At the Young Police Court this morning, before Mr. R. W. Collins, J.P. Thomas Byrne (30) appeared to answer Uiree charges proferred…

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Soldiers Sentenced

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 4

At the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions on Thursday Hilton Neal, 17, and William Cravins, 19, who had been found guilty the previous day of having, in company, assaulted Cecil…

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Police Court. Saturday, February 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 2

Before Messrs. L. A. McDougall and L. C. Egar, Js.P. DRUNKENNESS. Five offenders who pleaded guilty were…

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Police Court. Friday, February 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 4

Before Mr. Williams, P.M. DRUNKENNESS Two offenders who pleaded guilty to having been drunk, were fined 2/6 and 5/ respectively…

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Wounded Soldier Charged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 2

Junco, Friday.—A wounded returned soldier, named Oswald, while proceeding from Sydney to Melbourne, wan ordered off the train for travelling without a ticket. It appears that…

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Another Burglary

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

Crookwell is certainly making a name for itself in the matter of burglaries, and another has to be added to the many etty ones committed in ourmidst during…

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Current News Police Court

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

At the Police Court, this morning Patrick Slavin was fined 15/ in default 24 hours hard labor in Young gaol, for being drunk in Lynch street…

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Police Court. Tuesday, February 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

Before Messrs. Beegling and McKeon. DRUNKENNESS. One offender who pleaded guilty to having been drunk was fined £1, in default seven days'…

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Police Court. Monday, February 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 1

Before Mr. Williams, P.M. DRUNKENNESS. Two offenders who pleaded guilty to having been drunk were fined 2/6, in default one…

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Candadian Lieutenant Sentenced to Death. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 4

A Canadian lieutenant named Georges Codere has been sentenced to death for murdering Sergeant Ozanne, near Aldershot. The latter was secretary of the canteen and entrusted Codere…

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