Murder in Queensland
A TELEGRAM has been received from Ayr, fifty miles from Townsville, that a foreigner named Alfred Burnstead had been found brutally murdered in his humpy,…
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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime
180 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 9
A TELEGRAM has been received from Ayr, fifty miles from Townsville, that a foreigner named Alfred Burnstead had been found brutally murdered in his humpy,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Saturday, before Mr. A. T. Cochrane, J.P. ALLEGED LARCENY. James Earle, a lad, on remand, was charged with the alleged larceny of one silver English…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE inquest on the body of Alice Nosh, who was alleged to have been shot dead by her husband, John Edmund Nash, at Burnley, was concluded at Melbourne on Friday,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. J. M'Kinnon, J.P. Daniel Land, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 5s or 24 hours imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On Wednesday, before the P.M (F. G. Adrian, Esq.) ASSAULT. John Bell [?]. James Sullivan.—Assault. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A DOUBLE murder and suicide occurred at Kettering, near Hobart, on Saturday. James Whyte, a State school teacher, of Mathinna, who was spending his holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WHAT appears to have been a daring attempt at murder was committed on Monday night in Martin Place, just in front of the General Post Office, when Detective Toomey,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE most arduous work during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Wednesday, before the P.M. (F. G. Adrian, Esq.) and J. M'Lean, Esq., J.P. RESISTING THE POLICE. Charles Hansen was charged with inciting a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Wednesday, before the Chairman (F. G. Adrian, Esq., P.M.) and Mr. barrie, member of the Licensing Bench. Renewals of publican's licenses were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Monday, before F. G. Adrian, Esq., P M. John M[?]Donnell, 70 years of age, was charged with being drunk at the Police-station, and pleaded not guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE steamer Himalaya, which sailed from Tilbury on December 2nd last, carried among her passengers Detective-Sergeant Frost and Police Constable Marsh, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ON Wednesday, before the P.M. (F. G. Adrian, Esq.), and Mr. R. E. Walker, J.P. ASSAULT AND MALICIOUSLY INJURING PROPERTY. Patrick Moran was charged with maliciously…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The regrettable incident which occurred in the metropolitan area recently, in which an unfortunate individual lost his life, while attempting to evade arrest, by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Wednesday, before the P.M. (F. G. Adrian, Esq.) ALLEGED UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COIN. Wright Beaumont, on remand, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ON Wednesday, before the P.M. and Messrs. T. Exton, W. Lockett, and K. K. Jack, Js.P. Amelia Hayward v. Chartes Smith.—Claim of 15s, professional services. Verdict for amount…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ON Monday before the P.M. (F. G. Adrian Esq.) ALLEGED FRAUDULENTLY APPROPRIATING MONEY…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On Wednesday, before F. G. Adrian, Esq., P.M. George H. Chapman v. James M'Fadden —Assault. Mr. Simmons for plaintiff. After…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ON Monday, bofore the P.M. (F. Gr. Adrian, Esq.), John Allen, alias M[?]Ginty, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Keen-street on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Wednesday, before the P.M. (F. Gr. Adrian, Esq) and Messrs. J. M'Lean, Morton, and Jamieson J's.P: Michael Como[?]ay pleaded guilty to being…
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