The Gaol Escapees
GRAFTON, This Day.--In the Police Court yesterday, Thomas Stapleton and William Chartre, who a day or two ago, to signify their contempt for gaol life…
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Police
Mr Clarke, S. M., presided at the CENTRAL POLICE Court yesterday Ellen M'Evoy, alias Collins, 31, and Margaret Finnerty, 22, were sentenced to a month's hard labour under the Vagrant Act. Bertha…
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Sir,—Would you permit me to draw attention'in your columns to the griut inconventience and loss of time suitors, witnesses, and others are put to and suffer by reason of the present state of affairs at the above court through the…
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ALBURY, This Day.--A young fellow named Kay, who, it will be remembered, was connected some years ago with the Hatfield bushranging gang, has died here…
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BRISBANE, This Day.--The police have received information from St. Lawrence that the body of a blackboy has been found, apparently murdered, in a creek…
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During the last month about 1500 dogs have been destroyed by the "authorities"—police and municipal—the police, however, having much the larger portion of this destruction placed to their credit. Complaints are made…
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HOBART, Wednesday.--At the inquest on the body of Mary M'Mee, the evidence went to show that deceased and her husband occupied two rooms in the Eaglebawk Hotel. They…
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Chamber List: At 10 o'clock, Huenerbein and another v: Balmer, Balmer claimant; in re Thomas Logan; Tidswell and others v. Corse, Burke garnishee; in re William Hamilton and others…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Extraordinary Contrast. Goulburn Gaol. I.--as It Appears to a Visitor. Ii.--as It Appears to an Inmate. I.
THE goal at Goulburn is one of the largest in the colony. It stands at the northern end of the town--the site of old Goulburn--and is surrounded by a fenced…
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BELBOURNE Thursday.--[?] Maroney hawker, and James Franks, both young men, have been arrested and charged with breaking into Turner's fancy leather store, Queen-street,…
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At the Central Police Court yesterday, in the Summons branch, before Mr. Johnson, S.M., Sub-Inspector John Bell, of the metropolitan police, was charged by John Evans, the licens[?] of the Clarence and Richmond Hotel,…
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At the "Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Addison, S.M., Horatio Hopkins was fined £4. or a month, for indecency. For having refused to pay his passage-money from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charge of Assault Against a Sub-inspector of Police. the Case Dismissed. Beautiful Justice
IN the summons division of the Central Police Court to-day, before Mr. W. Johnson, S.M., Sub-inspector John Bell was charged with having assaulted John Evans,…
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GIOCONO SCILINI, an Italian fishmonger, was charged on remand, at Redfern Police Court to-day, with inflicting grievous bodily harm upon Edward Gilbert, and…
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GOODOOGA, This Day.--At the policecourt here on Saturday last an aboriginal named Tatala Bobby was charged with having murdered another aboriginal,…
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The weekly meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the Water Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. Marsh, Addison and Fisher, L.M.s. Tho publican's license of William…
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BRISBANE, This Day.--The Thornborough police have arrested James Coomiss, on a charge of shooting an aboriginal woman with intent to murder her, at…
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In the Summons Court at the Central yesterday, before Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., John Evans, licensee of the Clarence and Richmond Hotel, Kent-street, summoned John Bell,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Extraordinary Contrast. Goulburn Gaol. Ii.--as It Appears to an Inmate. Ii
How wise are our legislators; how beneficent our executive authorities; how magnanimous is the Comptroller-General's Department in providing for our surplus…
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