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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1870

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Local and District news. Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 22 September 1870 · page 5

Henry Wisby (on bail), whose case was mentioned in our last issue, was again brought up on Thursday 15th inst., and discharged, the evidence being of an unimportant nature…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 October 1870 · page 2

THE following business was disposed of on Tuesday, Messrs Morton, Hall and Byrne sitting in the first matter, and the two latter gentlemen in the assault case:—…

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Small Debts Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 October 1870 · page 2

THE monthly sittings of the court of requests took place on Tuesday, the presiding magistrates being Messrs Hall and Byrne In the continued case of Dyball v Culverwell, for recovery of excessive…

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Local and District News. Police Court. TUESDAY—Before Messrs Hall, Davis. Morton and Byrne. Shooting Pigs

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 October 1870 · page 2

John Leyland, on summons, was charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding and killing two pigs the property of Charles Towser Smith, of Lobb's hole…

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Local and District News. Police Court. MONDAY—Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs Wright and Byrne. Committal for Larceny

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 October 1870 · page 2

Edwin Tandy, on remand from Goulburn, appeared to answer an information charging him with stealing a deal box, a tin billy, and 16 fowls, the property of John Henry Watson…

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TUESDAY—Before the same magistrates. ASSAULT

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 October 1870 · page 2

Charles Towzer Smith appeared on summons to answer the complaint of Emma Blewitt, for having at Lobb's hole, on the 30th ultimo, committed an assault on complainant,…

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Local and District News. Police Court. Friday, Oct. 28Th, 1870

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 November 1870 · page 2

John Wilson was brought before the Police Magistrate and Messrs Rutledge and Morton, charged with stealing from the person. Case dismissed…

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Assault

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 17 November 1870 · page 2

James Delaney (undefended) pleaded not guilty to a charge of having on the 27th June last unlawfully assaulted Edwin Tandy. The offence was proved by the evidence of…

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Queanbeyan District Court. Monday—november 14

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 17 November 1870 · page 2

Before his Honour Judge McFarland. WRIGHT V. CASE. Verdict for plaintiff for £16 10s, with cost. LEE V. SHARP…

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General Bourbaki Charged with Having Left His Post

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 19 November 1870 · page 1

TOURS. October 11. Bourbaki has been summoned to account for his recent conduct. He is charged with having left his post to visit England…

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General Bourbaki Charged with Having Left His Post

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 24 November 1870 · page 4

TOURS. October 11. Bourbaki has been summoned to account for his recent conduct. He is charged with having left his post to visit England…

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Arrival of the Mail Via Suez. Capitulation of Metz. Bazaine charged with treason. Bombardment of Paris imminent. Provisions scarce in Paris Further Prussian Successes. Insurrection in Algeria. Ecumenical Council dissolved. Paris in Ruins from Bombardment! Palace of St. Cloud Shelled by the French. Eighty millions sterling, and Alsace and Lorraine demanded as terms of Peace. Blockade of the Baltic resumed. (The following was issued as an Extraordinary on Monday.) [Per Greville's Telegram Company] Sydney. Monday, 5. 10. p.m

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 24 November 1870 · page 3

THE branch steamer has arrived at Adelaide with the English mail via Suez. Latest dates, London, October 31. The report of the surrender of Metz is…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 29 December 1870 · page 2

TUESDAY—December 27th: Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs Rotiedge. Day's, and Wright. DRUNK.—John Dunoboe, for being drunk and incapable on the previous day, was fined 5s…

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