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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1864

145 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 8

Braidwood Police Court. Thursday, October 27, 1864.(Before J.W. Bunn, Robert Maddell, and Thomas Steward, Esqrs., J.P.’s)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1864 · page 2

HORSE-STEALING.— A Chinaman named Ah Ling was brought up charged with having stolen a horse, at Adclong, the property of a…

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Small Debts Court. Braidwood, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 1864. Before Robert Maddrell, James Larmer, and Joseph Taylor, Esqrs., J.P.’s

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 November 1864 · page 2

SCOTT v. MACKAY. — To recover £3 3s. for goods sold and delivered. The defendant did not show, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff for…

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Queanbeyan District Court

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 November 1864 · page 2

THE next sittings of the above Court will commence on Friday, November 4th, before his Honour Judge Meymott. The cause list, comprising only twenty-three cases, is…

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Local Notes and Events. Police Proceedings

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 November 1864 · page 2

ON Monday a shepherd, named John Loydal, who had been contined for drunkenness, was brought up and fined 25s for using obscene language within hearing of a public…

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Braidwood Police Court. Thursday, November [?] (Before J. W. [?] Esq. J.P.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1864 · page 2

MAINTENANCE.—Mr Germa[?] carpenter and architect, who had been apprehended by senior constable Thompson, at Warrambucca, on the…

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Police Court, Araluen. Wednesday, and November, 18[?] (Before T. [?] Esq., P.M.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1864 · page 2

Patrick Hussey alias Faddy the Soldier, was fitted £1 or in default [?] days in the [?] abusive language…

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Horse-stealing

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1864 · page 2

John Farrell, Edward Finlay, and Brian Murphy were then put upon their trial for horse-stealing at Bywong. The case was identical with the last, as…

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Suspicion of Murder

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1864 · page 3

IN our last issue was reported the initiation of the proceedings at the police office against John Hall, a shepherd at Gundary, in the employ of Mr Bradley, who was suspected of…

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Police Proceedings

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1864 · page 2

THE only case occupying the attention of the Bench this week was heard on Tuesday, when Mrs Levy, appeared by her attorney, Mr Freestone, to answer a charge of assault…

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Queanbeyan District Court

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1864 · page 2

THE sitting of the District court which opened pro form[?] on Friday, and was then adjourned till the following day, commenced at ten o'clock on Saturday morning. For the…

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General Intelligence. Murder of Mr George Whitfield

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1864 · page 3

LAST evening, about half-past six o'clock, the city was thrown into a state of excitement by the circulation of a report that Mr Whitefield, gun-maker, of King-street, had been…

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Supreme Court of Public Opinion

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1864 · page 3

NEW SOUTH WALES TO WIT—NOVEMBER SITTINGS, 1864. Before the full Court. IN THE MATTER OF JAMES MARTIN, WILLIAM FORSTER, JOHN BOWIE WILSON, GEOFFREY…

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Braidwood Police Court. Thursday, November 10, 1864. (Before Robert Maddrell, Thomas, Steward, and James Larmer, Esqrs., J.P.’s)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1864 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Margaret Macdonald, a notorious character, who resides in Coghill street, in the neighbourhood of the classical…

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Apprehension on a Charge of Horse-stealing

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1864 · page 4

ON Wednesday night last a respectable looking lad arrived in Yass on horseback, and put up at Mr Martin's Hibernian Hotel. He circulated a report that…

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Local Notes and Events. Police Proceedings

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1864 · page 2

LAST Monday, a native black, named John Wayman, was convicted of using obscene language in the public streets, and for the offence was fined 20s, in default, 7 days'…

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Braidwood Police Court . Thursday, NOVEMBER 19, 18641.( Before Hugh Wallace,, and Thomas Steward. Esq., J.P.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1864 · page 2

ALLEGED GROG STEALING.—Wilham Cinnamon and Edward Cregan, on bail and remand, were charged with having on the 5th instant…

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Local Notes and Events. Police Proceedings

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 24 November 1864 · page 2

LAST Tuesday Peter M'Intyre junior, and his brother Archibald, were fined 10/ each, with 7/2 costs, with the alternative of 14 days' imprisonment, for furious riding in Monaro-st.,…

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Braidwood Police Court. Thursday, November 24, 1864 (Before J. W. Bunn, Esq., J.P.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1864 · page 2

In consequence of the sitting of the District Court the police business was held in a private room…

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Braidwood District Court Wednesday, November 23, 1864.(Before F. W. Meymott, Esq., Judge.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1864 · page 2

The Court opened at ten o’clock, and the undefended cases were taken first. In the following cases verdicts…

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Local Notes and Events. Police Proceedings

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1864 · page 2

ON Saturday last Senior-constable Moran appeared voluntarily at the Court-house, before the Police Magistrate, and W. F. Hayley and J. J. Wright, Esqs., Js.P., to answer a…

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