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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1863

63 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 4

The Golden Age. Thursday, May 7th, 1863. Public Meeting at the Court House

The Golden Age · Thursday 7 May 1863 · page 2

LAST Monday afternoon, pursuant to advertisement, a public meeting was held in the Court House, Queanbeyan, to take into…

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Local and General Intelligence. Court of Requests. Thursday, May 7th 1863: Before the Police Magistrate and W. F. Hayley, Esq

The Golden Age · Thursday 14 May 1863 · page 2

The bi-monthly sitting of the Queanbeyan Court of Requests for the recovery of small debts, was held on Thursday last. Out of 21 cases entered on the list, only six were heard,…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, May 12th: Before Messrs. Newcombe, and M'Carthy. Summons List

The Golden Age · Thursday 14 May 1863 · page 2

Freestone v. Torpy.—This was a summons case for detaining a parcel which arrived by mail for plaintiff, containing a hat and other articles, valued at 25/., on account of some…

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Local and General Intelligence. Police Court. May 14th, 15th, and 16th, 1863. Before the Police Magistrate and W. F. Hayley, Esq. Unlawfully Obtaining a Colt

The Golden Age · Thursday 21 May 1863 · page 2

William Swan was charged with unlawfully obtaining a colt by false pretences, supposed to be the property of Mr. P. C. Palmer. From the statements of the various witnesses,…

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The Golden Age. Thursday, May 28th, 1863. Local Intelligence. Police Court. Saturday, May 23: Before the Police Magistrate. Petty Larceny

The Golden Age · Thursday 28 May 1863 · page 2

Ann Sullivan was brought up in custody to answer the charge of stealing an axe, the property of J. J. Wright, Esq., and electing to be dealt with summarily, was sentenced to one…

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Queanbeyan District Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 25 June 1863 · page 2

THE following plaints have been entered for trial in the District Court to be held at Queanbeyan on Wednesday, 1st July, 1863. The first three cases on the list are continued…

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Horse Stealing

The Golden Age · Thursday 2 July 1863 · page 2

William Swan (on bail) was arraigned for that he did on the 30th April last feloniously steal from the Queanbeyan pound, a colt, the property of P. C. Palmer…

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Queanbeyan District Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 2 July 1863 · page 2

THE business of this court was commenced yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock, and brought to a close at 6.30 p.m. According to his usual practice his Honour, Judge Callaghan,…

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Court of Requests

The Golden Age · Thursday 9 July 1863 · page 2

THE Beach of Magistrates sat in Petty Sessions on Thursday last for the recovery of small debts. The magistrates present were C. E. Newcombe, Esq., P.M., and P. C…

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The Sawpit Gully Murder

The Golden Age · Thursday 13 August 1863 · page 2

The Empire of the 5th instant contains the papers moved for in the Assembly respecting the execution of Cassim. From them we extract the following:—…

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Latest Telegrams. Bathurst, Thursday From Superintendant Morrisset to the Inspector-general of Police, Sydney

The Golden Age · Thursday 13 August 1863 · page 3

I have just returned to Bathurst per coach with three prisoners, whom I arrested, for being accessories to all the robberies that have lately taken place about Carcoar. About…

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Uncle Joe in Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 3 September 1863 · page 4

JOE BASSETT was a queer genius—"Uncle Joe," as everybody called him—and though possessing few of the goods of this…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 10 September 1863 · page 2

THURSDAY, Septem. 3rd; Before the Police Magistrate and W. F. Hayley, Esq. CHARGE OF LARCENY.—A Mrs. Flynn, of Canberra, surrendered her bail and appeared…

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Small Debts Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 10 September 1863 · page 2

THE September sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions for the Recovery of Small Debts were held on Thursday last before the Police Magistrate, W. F. Hayley, and J. J…

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Local Intelligence. Queanbeyan Police Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 24 September 1863 · page 2

HORSE-STEALING.—James Gallaghar, better known as "Jemmy the Jockey," or "Blind Jemmy," was arrested at Micalago last week by the police on a…

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Sticking Up the Police Again

The Golden Age · Thursday 1 October 1863 · page 3

ON Tuesday afternoon three troopers left the Long Swamp on route for Carcoar, and called at George Marsh's farm, distant about 8 miles, where they had some refreshment, and were…

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The Burning Down of O'meally's House by the Police

The Golden Age · Thursday 8 October 1863 · page 3

IN the contest between the police and the bushrangers, as to which shall commit the blackest atrocities, victory rests for the present on the banners of the…

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How the Police Go After the Bushrangers

The Golden Age · Thursday 15 October 1863 · page 3

DURING the whole of Thursday and yesterday, some very ugly rumours, reflecting upon the conduct of the police, who went in pursuit of the bushrangers on Tuesday night,…

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Local Intelligence. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, Oct. 20Th. (Before Messrs. Newcombe, Hall, Hayley, Rutledge, Powell, and Wright, J.P.)

The Golden Age · Thursday 22 October 1863 · page 2

CHARGES AGAINST A POUNDKEEPER.—Michael Joseph Byrne, poundkeeper at Bungendore, appeared before the Bench in obedience to summonses…

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Local Intelligence. Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday, October 26Th. Before the Police Magistrate

The Golden Age · Thursday 29 October 1863 · page 2

UNNATURAL OFFENCE—George White was apprehended on Sunday last by Sergeant Latimer, at the Burra, on an information charging him with the…

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