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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

127 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 7

Goulburn Circuit Court. Wednesday, April 7

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 10 April 1875 · page 3

BEFORE His Honor Judge Faucett. LARCENY AT QUEANBEYAN. James Browne was indicted for that, he, at Queanbeyan on the 16th day of…

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Bungendore Police Court. Friday, April 9. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Burke

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 14 April 1875 · page 2

Winter v. Lawless—Complainant sued for excessive damages under the Impounding Act, and defendant was ordered to refund £5 with 5s 6d costs,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, April 16. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Sheppard

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 April 1875 · page 2

William Bolton was charged with using obscene language in a public place. There was a second charge against…

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Dreadful Murder Near Mudgee

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 April 1875 · page 2

THE Mudgee Times reports the inquest on the body of Hannah Jane Rope, who died at Lawson's Creek on Tuesday, from the effects of a gunshot wound…

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Albury Circuit Court. Shooting with Intent

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 3

PHŒBE POST surrendered to her bail, and pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging her with having, in the 8th day of January last, at Cookendina,…

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Bathurst Circuit Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 28 April 1875 · page 2

AT the Circuit Court, Oakes' trial for a capital crime was concluded last night. A verdict of guilty was found. Thomas and Cocilia Croaker were…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday 3Rd May

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 May 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Roderick McKenzie was brought up on remand from the Bathurst Bench charged with robbery under arms. John Flanagan deposed that on…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, 4Th May. Befor the Police Magistrate, and Messrs Cunningham, Davis, Morton and Mckeahnic

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 May 1875 · page 2

Donnally v. Pooley.—This was an action to recover the value of some fish which plaintiff had sent from Bungendore, but no evidence was given to…

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Special Petty Sessions. Tuesday, May 4. Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs Cunningham, Davis Morton and McKeahnie

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 May 1875 · page 2

The publican's license for the Hibernian Hotel at Micalago, was transferred from Joseph O'rourko to Francis Davlin by a majority of four magistrates,…

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Murder at Sea

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 May 1875 · page 4

THE Indian papers state that four of the crew of the Natmoo, who mutinied and murdered their chief officer in September last, have been convicted…

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Charge of Assault Against a Policeman

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 May 1875 · page 3

THE bench of magistrates at the Central Police Court were occupied on Tuesday (says the Evening News) in hearing a case of assault preferred by…

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Serious Charge of Child Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 May 1875 · page 3

AN extraordinary case came before the Reading borough magistrates on February 23. A well-dressed young woman, seventeen years of age, of…

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The Murder Near Gympie

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 19 May 1875 · page 4

ABOUT the only local topic of conversation during the past three days (says the Gympie Times of the 5th instant) has been the…

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Murder and Cannibalism in Western Australia

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 19 May 1875 · page 4

NUNGDAMARRA, an aboriginal belonging to the Murchison district, was charged at Perth, in April last, with having on the 5th October 1865,…

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Supreme Court, Friday, May 4. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) Extraordinary Action for Slander, Damages £2500. WATSON V. WATSON

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 19 May 1875 · page 3

This was an action for slander brought by Mrs Jean Watson, the widow of the late Thomas Brereton Watson, an attorney, against Miss…

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Gundaroo Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 29 May 1875 · page 2

Before Colonel Russell, P.M, and Mr Affleck. MAY 26—John Styles summoned C. A. Massy for seven weeks' wages at…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, June 1. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Cunningham.)

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 2 June 1875 · page 2

W. G. O'Neill v. Oldfield—Mr Parr for defendant. Plaintiff sought to recover £5 1s 6d for fruit trees sold and delivered, subscription to a newspaper,…

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Local and District News. Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday, June 7. (Before the Police Magistrate.) CATTLE-STEALING

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 9 June 1875 · page 2

Mark Casey was brought before the court charged with having stolen a red bullock, branded TH with W under, the property of Thomas Hope…

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Tuesday, June 8. (Before the Police Magistrate, Dr. Morton, and Mr Byrne.) Cruelty to Animals

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 9 June 1875 · page 2

James Moore, of Jerrabiggery, appeared to answer an information charging him with inflicting cruelty on two sheep by detaining them in a…

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Local and District News. Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday, June 14. (Before the Police Magistrate.) CATTLE-STEALING

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 June 1875 · page 2

Mark Casey (on remand) was brought up for further examination on a charge of stealing a red bullock the property of T. W. Hope, of Canberra…

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