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

Courts & crime, 1917

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Small Debts Court

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 2

M. A. Grove v. Chas. Horton claim £1 0s 0d (10s for work done and 10s interest). Mr Darcy appeared for defendant…

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Police Court. Saturday, June 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 2

Before the P.M. A RAILWAY CASE. William Robinson was charged with travelling in a railway carriage on June 5 without having…

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Goulburn District Court. Thursday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 4

Before his Honor Judge Bevan. ROGERS v. McSHANE. The hearing of the claim of C. Rogers and Co. against Mary McShane for £165 for goods sold…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. Beer Versus Burgess

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 2

Martha Jane Beer brought an action against Samuel Burgess, of Sydney-road, to recover possession of one acre one rood 20 porches of land claimed by the plaintiff as her property…

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Police Court. (Before the P.M.)Found on Licensed Premises

The Yass Courier · Monday 11 June 1917 · page 2

James Warner pleaded guilty to being found on licensed premises of the Royal Hotel. He pleaded guilty…

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Small Debts Court, (Before the P.M.)Wages Claim

The Yass Courier · Monday 11 June 1917 · page 2

Reynard v Meares.—Claim for £4 5s 9d, wages due. Mr Howard for plaintiff. No appearance for defendant…

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Police Court. Tuesday, June 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

Before Mr. Williams and Mr. Badgery. REMANDED TO VICTORIA. William Naughton, or Turner, was charged by provisional warrant with larceny in a…

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Police Court. Monday. June 11, 1917

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 4

Before Mr. Arnott, P.M., and Mr. Belcher. DRUNKNNESS. A defendant against whom there were nine previous convictions pleaded for leniency, and…

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Mean Theft. a Soldier's Parcel. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

A youth named Keith Taylor, 18 years f age, pleaded guilty at the Sessions to-day to a charge of stealing postal articles. Judge Docker stated that the articles were for a…

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District Court

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

The last day for filing plaints in connection with the District Court is Friday, 15th June. The court will sit on Tuesday, 3rd July…

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A Mean Theft. Youth Gets Six Months. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions this morning, Judge Docker sentenced Keith Taylor, aged 18, to six months hard labor. Taylor pleaded guilty to…

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Goulburn Licensing Court. Monday, June 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 1

Before Mr. Arnott, chairman, and Mr. Belcher REDUCTION OF LICENSE FEE. Jeremiah Hurrell, for whom Mr. H. O'Brien appeared, applied for a reduction of his…

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Riot in Dublin. Police Officer Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 June 1917 · page 4

London, June II—As the outcome of a riot in Dublin a police inspector named Mills has been killed. Count Plunkett (the Sinn Feiner who was recently elected for the North Roscommon…

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Police Court

Young Witness · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 1

Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M., was engaged on the Bench on Wednesday morning, William Harold Withers was charged with driving an unregistered car,…

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Theft of Notes

Young Witness · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 1

Mr. Laurence Tognetti, who was formerly employed by Mr. R.C. Dix (Young) was recently relleved of £100 in notes at Paddington. The money…

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The Rockdale Murder

Young Witness · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 1

Christian William Benzine, who was to have been hanged at Long Bay on Thursday morning, was informed justbefore the hour fixed for his execution…

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Crookwell Police Court. Friday June 8Th Before Mr Saml. J. Cox J.P.

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 2

Wm James Nugent was charged with being drunk and using indecent language. He was fined 20 or seven days on…

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Iv'e Done for Bob." West Maitland Shooting. Woman Chaegbd with Murder

Young Witness · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 2

Margaret Ethel Andrews, a young woman, appeared before Mr. Justice Pring and a jury at the Central Criminal Court, Darlinghurst on Thursday…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 4

At the Goulburn Police Court yesterday William Naughton, charged with larceny in a dwelling, was remanded to Victoria to be dealt with…

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Bank Clerk Sentenced

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 2

At the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions on Friday Arthur John Neggo pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him that while a clerk to the Commissioners of the Government Savings…

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