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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1885

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Goulburn Policr Court. Monday, May 4. Before Messrs, Davies and Ball

Southern Argus · Tuesday 5 May 1885 · page 2

Four men were dealt with for drunkenness, and in each a case a fine of 5s or 24 hours was imposed. H. Miller was summoned for not having his name and place of abode painted on his dray, He pleaded…

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Concert at Marulan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 May 1885 · page 4

THE Goulburn Minstrel Company gave an entertainment in the Oddfellows' Hall on Friday night. The troupe consisted of five "artists," disguised in the orthodox style by means of two bottles of…

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The Young Town Band

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 May 1885 · page 2

A FINANCIAL crisis has occurred in the affairs of the Young Town Band, the committee which met on Wednesday evening to discos the situation. It. appears that during the pas…

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Friday, May 8. Before the P.M. and Mr. Ball

Southern Argus · Saturday 9 May 1885 · page 2

One man, for drunkenness, was fined 5s or 24 hours; and another (on bail), on a like charge, not appearing, his bail was forfeited. Thomas Moran, jun., was summoned for driving…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 11. Before Messrs. Meyer and Ball

Southern Argus · Tuesday 12 May 1885 · page 2

John Brown (on bail), for having been drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s or 3 days to gaol. One man brought up for a first offence of drunkenness was discharged…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 11Th. Before Messrs. Meyer and Ball. Drunk and Disorderly

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 May 1885 · page 4

JOHN BROWN, on bail, was convicted of having been drunk and disorderly, and fined 10s or 3 days in gaol. DRUNK…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 18. Before the P.M. and Mr. Ball

Southern Argus · Tuesday 19 May 1885 · page 2

There were five cases of drunkenness on the charge sheet. In three the parties were discharged; in the fourth, the defendant not appearing, the bail was forfeited; and in the last a fine of 20s was…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 18. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Ball. DRUNKS

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1885 · page 4

FOUR cases of drunkenness were dealt with. The accused, having been in custody since Saturday, were discharged. A woman (on bail) for the same offence did not…

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Friday, May 22. Before the P.M. and Mr. Ball

Southern Argus · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 2

H. Finch, for allowing a cow to stray, was fined 5s and 2s 6d costs. T. Horan, for permitting seven cows to stray, was fined 10s and 2s 6d costs…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, May 22. Before Messrs. Alexander and Ball. Animals Straying

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 6

Henry Finch for allowing one cow to stray was fined 5s and 2s 6d costs; Thomas Horan, seven cows straying, was fined 10s and 2s 6d costs, and William Page, for one horse,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, 26Th May. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Ball. DRUNK

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 2

Six cases of drunkenness were disposed of, defendants being fined 5s or 24 hours' incarceration. DRUNK AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Annie King, for being drunk and making use of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Tuesday, May 26. Before the P.M. and Mr. Ball

Southern Argus · Thursday 28 May 1885 · page 2

There were in all seven cases of drunkenness. Six of the defendants were fined 5s each or 24 hours in the lock-up. Annie King was found guilty of drunkenness,…

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Friday, May 29. Before the P.M. and Mr. Ball

Southern Argus · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 2

John Spillane pleaded guilty to having left his horse and cart in Auburn-street without anybody being in charge. He was fined 1s and 2s 6d costs…

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The First Mayor's Ball at Cootamundra

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 4

THE honour of giving the first Mayor's Ball in this town belongs to Mr. Thomas McBeath, a resident of Cootamundra of some nine or ton vears' standing, Mr. McBeath was for the first…

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Monday, June 1. Before the P.M., and Mr. Ball

Southern Argus · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 2

Patrick Riordan was fined 10s or 3 days to goal for having been drunk and disorderly. One man on a charge of drunkenness was let off with a caution…

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Grand Concert

Southern Argus · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 2

A complimentary concert and benefit performance tendered to Miss Steele and Mr. Charles Moye comes oil in the Oddfellows' Hall on Friday night. Those who take part are well and…

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Concert and Benefit Performance

Southern Argus · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 2

We must again remind our renders that to-morrow (Friday) evening, the concert tendered to Miss Nita Steele and Mr. Charles Moye takes place in the Oddfellows' Hall. The programme set down…

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Friday, June 5. Before the P.M. and Mr. Ball

Southern Argus · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 2

Samuel Hammond was fined 5s and 6s 10d costs for allowing a cow to stray. Charles Jobson, for allowing a horse to stray, was fined 5s and 2s 6d costs…

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The Concert Last Night

Southern Argus · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 7

It was to be regretted in one sense that the weather last night should have been such as was calculated to keep many who would otherwise have been present from patronising the concert which…

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Complimentary Concert and Benefit Performance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 4

TAKING into consideration the threatening appearance of the weather last night, a very fair audience collected at the Oddfellows' Hall on the occasion of the concert and performance as above. As was…

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