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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1874

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 7Th, 1874

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 11 April 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the police magistrate and Mr Byrne. MONTGOMERY V. JOBSON. The only case which came on for…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 14Th. Before the police magistrate STABBING

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 15 April 1874 · page 2

Charles Graham was brought up in custody charged with feloniously stabbing his wife and one Maurice Doyle, at Micalago, with intent to murder…

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Extraordinary Wife Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 18 April 1874 · page 4

PPYMOUTH has been shocked by news of a very distressing wife murder. The murderer is Sylvanus Sweet, a young man of independent means. His…

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Police Court. Thursday April 16Th

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 22 April 1874 · page 2

Michael Quinn was brought before the police magistrate, supposed to be a dangerous lunatic, and was remanded till next day…

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Police Court. Wednesday, April 22. BEFORE the police magistrate. Wounding with Intent

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 25 April 1874 · page 2

Francis Lawless and William Lawless were brought up in custody charged with having at Neill's Creek, near Bungendore, on Monday last, unlawfully…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 28Th. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Wright

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 April 1874 · page 2

PROVOKING LANGUAGE.—John Egglestone (alias Donnelly) was summoned for using language to john Lawless [?]leulated to lead to a breach of the…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Thursday, April 30Th. Before the Police Magistrate

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 2 May 1874 · page 2

John McPherson was fined 1l. for being drunk and disorderly, and 2l. 10s. for using obscene language to the constable after his apprehension…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 28Th

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 May 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. THE COLLECTOR MAIL ROBBERY. George Casey, charged with the Collector mail robbery, was brought up for…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, 5Th May, 1874

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 May 1874 · page 2

Before the police magistrate and Messrs Byrne and Macarthy. The following cases were disposed of:—…

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Deniliquin Circuit Court. Friday, April 24. Joachim V. O'shanassy. "Minors" Under the Land Act

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 May 1874 · page 3

(Before Chief Justice Sir James Martin, and a special jury of four.) IN this case the plaintiff, John Thomas Jachim, by his next friend, William…

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Murder at Armidale

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 4

ON Thursday, 30th April, says the Santhorpe Miner, an aboriginal was arrested in Warwick on suspicion of having murdered a chinaman at…

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Police Court. Tuesday, May 19Th

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 May 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magestrate and Mr Byrne Esq. J.P. McINTOSH V. FITZGERALD. Mr Parr appeared for Plaintiff…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, June 2

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 June 1874 · page 2

Before Messrs Hall, Wright, and Morton James McIntosh obtained verdicts against P. Flynn, C. Donnelly, and J. Allen, for goods sold and delivered. A…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, June 1

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 June 1874 · page 2

Michael Quinn, in default of paying a fine of one pound, was sent to jail for a week, for being drunk and disorderly. TUESDAY, JUNE 2…

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At the Police-office, Cooma, On Wednesday, 24th June. Country Lots

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 June 1874 · page 4

Lot A, 80 acres, county Wellesley, parish Nelson, on the right bank of Upper Dog Kennel Creek, opposite Messrs Ryrie's 115 acres, No 53,…

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Land Sales. Sale at the Police Office, Queanbeyan. On Wednesday, 24th June, 1874. Country Lots

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 June 1874 · page 4

LOT A, portion 66, area 57a., county of Murray, parish of Gininderra, adjoining part of the western and southern boundaries of E. Rolle's conditional purchase…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 1St June

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 6 June 1874 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate. THEFT. John Feeney was charged with stealing, at Queanbeyan, a gold looket the…

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Police Court. Monday, June 8Th. Before the Police Magistrate. Drunk.—destroying a Fence

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 10 June 1874 · page 2

James Murray, apprehended by senior constable McKeon, of Bungendore, was brought up in custody, charged with being drunk and…

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Tuesday, June 9. Before the Police Magistrate and J. J. Wright and T. Rutledge Esqs. Stealing From a Shop

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 10 June 1874 · page 2

John Feeney, remanded from Cooma, on bail, was charged with feloniously stealing, on the 8th May, from the shop of Richard Mehegan, Queanbeyan,…

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Bungendore. Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, 12Th June, 1874. BEFORE Lieut.—Col. Russell, P.M. and T. Rutledge, Esq

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 June 1874 · page 2

Martin O'Donnell v. John Donoghue claim of L2 6d for labour done. Complainant as a balcksmith had done repairs to defendant's dray. Defendant…

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