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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1862

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Thursday. Before the Police Magistrate and Andrew Cunningham, Esq., J.P., Threatening Language

The Golden Age · Thursday 2 January 1862 · page 2

George White for making use of threatening language to his employer, H. Hall Esq., was ordered to find sureties to keep the peace, for six months in…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Assault

The Golden Age · Thursday 9 January 1862 · page 2

Francis Rowe was convicted of the above offence, on Saturday, the 28th ultimo, and fined 20/., in default three days' imprisonment…

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Dreadful Murder on Board the Ship Shah Jehan

The Golden Age · Thursday 9 January 1862 · page 3

IT will be recollected that on the arrival of this ship in Port Jackson, about six weeks since, most serious charges were made against Captain Adams, of the murder of more than…

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Police Office, Braid Wood. Thursday, January 9,1862. (Before W. J. Benmson and J. Larmer, Esquires J.P.’s)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1862 · page 2

NEGELCT OF DUTY——Robert Geelan was charged, at the complaint of the Chief Constable, with drunkenness and neglect of duty as a constable at Braidwood, on Tuesday,…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate and J. J. Wright, Esq., J.P.) Assault

The Golden Age · Thursday 16 January 1862 · page 2

Prtrick M'Laughlin, appeared on summons to answer the complaint of his wife, for an assault ; but the prosecutrix failing to appear, the case was of course dismissed…

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Police Court. Before C.E. Newcombe, Esq. Police Magistrate Drunkenness

The Golden Age · Thursday 23 January 1862 · page 2

Warren Kerr, an unfortunate individual, who has lately been several times before the court, and who recently made professions of repentance and reformation in the public paper,…

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The Police Regulation Act

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1862 · page 2

A CIRCULAR, of which the following is a copy, has been issued, by direction of the Colonial Secretary, to the Braidwood Bench and all the Benches of…

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TUESDAY. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Obscene Language

The Golden Age · Thursday 30 January 1862 · page 2

Richard Brinksell, apprehended by the police, and Adam Millar, who voluntarily appeared, were convicted of using obsene language, and fined, Blinksell in the sum of 20/…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate and J. J. Wright, Esq.) Obscene language

The Golden Age · Thursday 30 January 1862 · page 2

John Chambers, appeared on summons charging him with having in a public place, and within hearing of the highroad, at Gundaroo used obscene language to wit,—" You…

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Police Circular

The Golden Age · Thursday 30 January 1862 · page 2

COPY of circular issued by direction of the Colonial Secretary to all the Benches of Magistrates throughout the colony, preliminary to bringing the Police Act…

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MONDAY. (Before the Police Magistrate and J. J. Wright, Esq., J.P.) Breaches of the Pedce

The Golden Age · Thursday 30 January 1862 · page 2

W. A. Beatty and Thomas Casey, were charged by the Chief Constable with having committed a breach of the peace. The defendants had attended the races at which place…

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(Before the Police Magistrate, J. J. Wright and D. R. M'Leod, Esqs. J.P.) Charges against a District Constable

The Golden Age · Thursday 30 January 1862 · page 2

Thomas Moran, district constable at Micalago, appeared on summons to answer a series of charges preferred against him by the chief-constable, wherein he had neglected his duty…

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Police Office, Braidwood. Thursday,. February 6,1862

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1862 · page 2

CLAIM FOR WAGES.- Ah Lin, a Chinese youth, claimed £9 10s. as balance of wages from the firm of Dunn Brothers, of Bell Vue, alleged to be due for twelve months and a…

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Police Office, Braidwood. Thursday, February 13,1862.(Before J. W. Bunn, J. Larmer, and W. J. Bennison, Esquires, J. P. s)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1862 · page 2

TRANSFER.—Mr. Searvell made the first application under the new Publican’s Act for the transfer of license from James Coleman to Joseph Booth for the Currency Lass…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Obscene language

The Golden Age · Thursday 20 February 1862 · page 2

On Thursday John Stewart and Jeremiah Crawley were convicted of using obscene language and sentenced each to pay a fine of 40/., in default, to be…

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Police Court—nelligen

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1862 · page 2

THE LATE ROBBERY AT THE I.S.N.Co. STORES.—Charles Woodhead appeared on bail charged with being accessory to a robbery committed at the Company's Stores…

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Police Office, Braid Wood. Thubsday, February 20Th, 1862.(Before J. W. Baan, and James Larmer, Esqrs., J.P.s)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1862 · page 2

' One drunkard was on the sheet, who had deposited £1 on bail, but did not appear and it was ordered to be forfeited. FRUIT STEALING.——Edward McCole was…

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District Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 27 February 1862 · page 2

IMMEDIATELY on the rising of the Court of Quarter Sessions the District Court business commenced. There were present, His Honor Thomas Callaghan, Esq. Judge, and Messrs…

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Small Debts Court. Braidwood Tuesday, March 4, 18882. (Before W. Bennison, and J. Larmer, Esquires, J. P.’s)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1862 · page 2

FARMER V. RUDD.—This was an application. for a new trial, arising, from a verdict given in favour of the plaintiff at the last sittings of the Cour, no defence having been filed by the…

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Local Intelligence. Court of Requests. Thursday: Before the Police Magistrate, W.F. Hayley, A. Cunningham, and J. J. Wright, Esqrs., J.P.

The Golden Age · Saturday 8 March 1862 · page 2

There were twenty-four plaints entered on the list, but most of them were settled or arranged for without being brought into court. The following were adjudicated:—…

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