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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1874

109 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 6

Small Debts Court. Tuesday, February 3

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 February 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr Wright. T. WILSON V. A. MCDONALD (COHEN). Plaintiff claimed £1 13s 6d, goods…

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Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass. On Monday, 9th March. Country Lots

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 February 1874 · page 4

Lot A, 40a., county of King, parish of Biala, on the left bank of Grabben Gullen Creek, opposite M. Abby's conditional purchase of 40a., portion 3-1…

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Monday, February 9. New Magistrate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 February 1874 · page 2

Mr. A. A. McKeanhie, of Gudgenby, took the necessary outh as a magistrate of the terri[?] ory. SHEEP-STEALING…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Thursday, February 12

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 February 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the police magistrate. STEALING CART WHEELS. George Forrester was brought up charged with stealing, on the 6th July,…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions Wednesday, February 11. BEFORE Mr Bean and Mr Yates. Horse Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 February 1874 · page 2

John Mackintosh was charged with having scolen a horse, suddle, and bridle, from Mr Massy, of Gundaroo. Mr sub-inspector Brennan gave the…

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Murder of Three Children in Victoria

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 February 1874 · page 2

WITH reference to the shocking tragedy at Bung Bong the Maryborough Standard says:—One of the most terrible crimes, or rather series of crimes,…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, February 17Th

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 February 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. INCITING TO A BREACH OF THE PEACE. John Sheridan was charged with using language to constable Eglinton…

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Daring Burglary

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 21 February 1874 · page 4

Yesterday morning a daring robbery was committed at the residence of the Rev. W. Kendall, vicar of St. Thomas's, Castletown, Stafford…

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Police Court. Monday, March 2Nd

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 4 March 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. STEALING JEWELLREY, ETC. John Donnelly was brought up on warrant charged withstealing jewellery…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, March 10Th

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 11 March 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. UNLAWFULLY ENTERING ON ENCLOSED LANDS. Robert Pollock pleaded not guilty to…

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Court of Petty Sessions

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 March 1874 · page 2

LAST Friday John Reddan was fined 5s, by the magistrate in attendance, Mr Wright, for drunkenness. Yesterday, before Colonel Russell…

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Police Court. Wednesday March 18, 1874. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr Byrne. Masters and Servants Act

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 21 March 1874 · page 2

George Sanders was brought up in custody, having been apprehended by warrant on the previous day for disobeying a summons, charging him with…

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Police Court. Saturday, March 21St, 1874

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 25 March 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and J. J. Wright and A. Morton, Esqs. James Murray, convicted of using abscene language, paid a fine of 20s…

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Police Court. Friday, March 27

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. MURDEROUS ASSAULT AT BUNGENDORE. Richard Boyd, Patrick Foley, and Charles Thomas, remanded on a…

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Attempted Murder and Robbery in Gipsland.—escape of the Robber

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 4

THE Molbourne Age of Saturday gives the following account of an extraordinary attempt at murder:—The coach from Gippsland this…

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Thepatrick Coady Buckly Will Case. Judgment of the Court

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 3

MR JUSTICE MOLESWORTH delivered judgment on Friday at the Equity Court in the case of the Crown v. Thomas Maher, in which the…

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Police Court. Monday, March 30Th. Before the Police Magistrate. Cruelty to Animals

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 April 1874 · page 2

F. Pooley, driver of Mr P. Malone's coach, was brought up charged with a breach of the Act for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, by driving on…

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Mr. District Court Judge M'farland. to the Editor of the Herald

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 April 1874 · page 3

SIR,—I perceive by this morning's Herald that Mr Parkes was pleased last night in the Assembly to charge me with falsehood…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 7Th

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 11 April 1874 · page 2

Before the police magistrate and J. J. Wright. STABBING. Charles Graham was brought up in…

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Thursday, April 9. Stealing From a Dwelling

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 11 April 1874 · page 2

William Cooper was charged with having, on the 23rd April, 1874, at Goulburn, stolen from the dwelling house of Thomas Charles, one gold…

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