Queanbeyan District Court
THIS court was opened on Monday before his Honour Judge McFarland. The following undefended cases were first disposed of:—…
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Courts & crime, 1874
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Police Court. Tuesday, July 7Th. Before the Police Magistrate and J. J. Wright, Esq. Stealing Wire
STEALING WIRE. Robert Roese was charged with intent to steal part of the same. Defendant was detected in the act of breaking off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court. Tuesday, July 7. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and J. J. Wright, Esq
Joseph Wooderoft sued John Moran for he unlawful detention and convertion to his own use four carriage lamps valued at £5…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday—july 14Th. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. J. Wright. WAGES
Robert Whittaker sued John Macnamara for the sum of £3 17s wages due for shepherding. Mr Parr appeared for the complainant, and there was no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, July 21. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Byrne.) Wages Case
Owen Daley v. J. B. Thompson.—Claim for £2 for wages as farm labourer. Defendant admitted the claim, saying complainant never asked…
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A murder was committed on Monday, 2nd June, in a private club-house at Glasgow. The victim was Mrs Jessie Edwards, or Miller, and it is…
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THE man Charles Dyer, who was arrested on a charge of having murdered a woman named Eliza Battersen, at Pakiri, by pouring kerosene upon…
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Before the Police Magistrate. Michael Walsh, charged with being of unsound mind, was remanded for a week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Police Court. Thursday, August 13. Before J. J. Wright, and M. Byrne, Esqs
THE prisoner, — Coleman, remanded to Queanbeyan by the Goulburn bench, on a charge of obtaining goods under false pretences, was further remanded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cooma Police Court. Monday, August 10. (Before the Police Magistrate.) False Pretences
Alexander Nicholls, brought up on remand, was charged with unlawfully obtaining from Edmond Hewison the sum of £3 by means of false pretences,…
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TUESDAY.—Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Rutledge. The application of George Hunt to have the name of his licensed public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Police Court Wednesday, August 19Th. Before the police magistrate and Mr Byrne. Forgery and Uttering
Charles Colman, on remand from Goulburn, was brought up charged with forging the name of Joseph Dickenson to a certain order for goods and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Wright.)
Samuel Walker appeared to answer an information charging him for that he on the 19th day of August instant, was the owner of a dog that attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Land Sales. at the Police Office, Yass, On Monday, 28th September, 1874. Country Lots
Lots A B C, portions 7 8 9, area 40a, county Cowley, parish Narrangullen, adjoining the northern, western, and southern boundaries of F. J. Lovat's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tuesday, Sept. 1. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Wright ASSAULT
Margaret Lee appeared on summons to answer a charge of assaulting Mary Martin. The Senior-sergeant rose to observe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday August 31St. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. M. Byrne
Thomas Large was charged with the perpetration of an offence against nature. The evidence, which was taken with closed doors, was of course unfit…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr Wright. P. H. Osborne v. P. J. McDonough, claim of £10 for damage sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, September 8. BEFIRE the Police Magistrate and Messrs Wright and Mckeahine. Mary Martin V. Margaret Lee.—assault
This case was resumed and occupied the court some hours, owing to a diversity of opinion on the part of the magistrates present. We purpose, rather…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, September 8. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs Wright and McKeahnie. Mary Martin v. Margaret Lee.—assault
Upon this case being resumed, Senior-sergeant Brennan called upon the defendant to appear, and proposed before calling upon the complainant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FRIDAY—SEPT. 12 (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Byrne.)
John McNamara, of Landon Bridge, was summoned by Stephen Johnson, his hired shepherd, who complained that defendant had supplied him with…
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