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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1872

72 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4

Local and District News. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, January 2. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Wright and Hardy.)

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 January 1872 · page 2

James Holden and William Welsh, on bail, were accused of disorderly conduct, in Monaro-street, on Saturday evening last. The accused had been arrested for the offence and…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday—january 2. (Before the [?] and Mr Hardy.)

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 January 1872 · page 2

Walker [?] claimed £1 9s 2d, balance [?] Defendant did not appear, and service of summons having been proved, a verdict was given for…

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Execution of Kelly in Darlinghurst Gaol — Terrible Scene

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 11 January 1872 · page 3

THE last dread sentence of the law was carried out yesterday on Thomas Kelly, a prisoner who, while serving a sentence of seven years in Parramatta gaol for robbery at…

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Dreadful Murder and Suicide at Camden Park

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 January 1872 · page 2

THE public here are horrified at the dreadful tragedy which has taken place at Camden Park, whereby the life of a highly respectable young man, named…

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Local and District News. Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 1 February 1872 · page 2

SATURDAY.—Before Mr J. J. Wright. John Lonergan and James Kelly were fined 5s each for drunkenness. John Blinkserr, for using obscene language…

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Police Court. Tuesday—february 13Th, 1872

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 15 February 1872 · page 2

J. J. Wright was charged with allowing sheep to depasture in the public streets, As the case was adjourned for further evidence, we withhold the report…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday—february 6Th, 1872

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 15 February 1872 · page 2

THE following cases, which possess features of more than ordinary interest, were only barely noticed in our last, in order to make room for more important matter:—…

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Local and District News. Police Court. Tuesday—february 20Th, 1872

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 22 February 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. ALLOWING SHEEP TO STRAY IN THE STREETS.—This was a case against J. J. Wright, and was partly heard on the previous week. Mr…

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Scene in a Queensland Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 29 February 1872 · page 4

AT the trial of the McKenzies, Forrester, and Soloman, at Dalby, for stealing cattle from the Bowen Downs Company, Mr More head (of Morehead and Young) was being…

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Small Debts Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 March 1872 · page 2

Bolton v. Robinson.—Claim for L3 6s, balance of wages; set-off was attempted to be proved, but the plaintiff recovered a verdict for L2 12s and costs, and damage. Mr Parr…

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Queanbeyan District Court. Tuesday, March 5Th, 1872

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 March 1872 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr District Judge M'Farland. There were several cases on the list, of which verdicts in some were taken by consent,…

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Extraordinary Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 March 1872 · page 3

A MOST extraordinary event occurred in the Treasury Gardens, Melbourne, on Tuesday. Two young men, named Charles Marks and Edward Feeny, both…

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Murder and Spiritualism

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 April 1872 · page 2

A CURIOUS case, in which a supposed murder committed in Melborne twenty years ago has been brought under the notice of the authorities again by a man…

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Local and District News. Police Court. Tuesday, April 16

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 April 1872 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate. John Kealman was charged with refusing to pay Patrick Ryan £18 2s 0d, balance of wages due to him as shepherd for defendant…

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The Cathcart Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 25 April 1872 · page 3

THE following is a resume of the evidence taken in the case of James Murphy, charged with the murder of his wife, Mary Murphy, at Cathcart, on 10th of…

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Local and District News. Police Court. Tuesday—april 23Rd, 1872

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 25 April 1872 · page 2

Before the police magistrate and Messrs Wright Morton, Byrne, and Macarthy. THE electoral roll for the district, for the year 1872—3, was revised, and several names added…

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Police Court. Tuesday. Before the same magistrates

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 9 May 1872 · page 2

Luke Culverwell appeared on summons charged with illegally driving animals not his property off the lands of E. O. Evans. The complainant occupies a…

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Local and District News. Small Debts Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 9 May 1872 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Byrne Evans v. Culverwell.—Plaintiff claimed for illegally impounding his horses. Verdict for defendant. For plaintiff, Mr Parr;…

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Police Court. Tuesday, May 14.—Before the P.M. LARENCY

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 16 May 1872 · page 2

Michael Jourdan, a prisoner under commital from the Bungendore beach, was charged with stealing at Cooma a saddle, valise, and trousers, the property of Edward Bettison and others,…

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The Murder of Sergeant Sutherland. Magisterial Inquiry on the Body

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 16 May 1872 · page 2

A MAGISTERIAL inquiry was held at the court-house here (Cowra), before G. Campbell, Esq., J.P., touching the death of Andrew Sutherland, who was shot…

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