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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1876

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 January 1876 · page 2

John Welch v. Edward Ryan.—This was an assault case, in which the defendant was charged with assaulting complainant on the 23rd December…

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Small Debts Court. TUESDAY. Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs Cunningham and Morton

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 January 1876 · page 2

James O'Neil v. Francis Penny.— Claim for goods sold and delivered. No appearance for defendant. Verdict for plaintiff for full amount…

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Guntawang Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 January 1876 · page 3

[?] M. Herald's Gulgong cor[?] [?]dent says:— [?]ly this morning a vast crowd [?]bled to catch a glimpse of the…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 11th.—Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs Cunningham and Davis. John James Wrigh v. Alberto Dias Soares

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 January 1876 · page 2

Mr Parr appeared for the defendant; complainant conductted his own case. The interest felt in this case was manifested by the presence of a large…

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Police Court. TUESDAY—JAN. 18. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr Cunningham. Assault

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 19 January 1876 · page 2

James Slatterie, was brought up (having been arrested on a warrant at Majura) charged with having on the previous Sunday night unlawfully…

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Verdict of Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 19 January 1876 · page 2

LAST Wednesday the Coroner held an inquest at his office, Hyde Park touching the death of one Jacob Matson, lying dead at the Sydney…

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Police Court. FRIDAY.—Before the Police Magistrate. Altempting to Commit a Felony

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 January 1876 · page 2

Richard Hepburn was brought up charged with having on the previous evening attempted to commit a felony. The particulars of the case, as…

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The Whitechapel Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 January 1876 · page 2

By way of San Francisco we learn that the trial of the brothers Wainwright for the murder of Harriet L[?]uisa Lane, concluded December 1,…

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Fatal Stabbing Case in Parramatta Gaol

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 26 January 1876 · page 3

AN inquest was held at the Parramatta gaol on Tuesday, touching the death of a Chinaman named Po Tie, when the following evidence…

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Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 29 January 1876 · page 4

AT the Wagga Wagga Police-court on Friday, January 21, before Messrs F. A. Tompson, G. Forsyth, and G. Mair, J.P.s…

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Attempt to Murder in Victoria

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 29 January 1876 · page 4

WE learn from the Argus that a most deliberate attempt to murder a fellow-servant was made on the 18th instant at Hawthorn, by John…

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The Late Assault at Tattersall's

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 2 February 1876 · page 2

At the Goulburn police court on last Saturday, before the Police Magistrate, Thomas Clune was charged with assaulting Patrick Malone,…

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Goulburn District Court. Monday, January 31. (Before his Honor Judge McFarland.)

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 2 February 1876 · page 2

Francis Davlin v. W. Stewart.—In this case the plaintiff claimed £25 for breach of contract Plaintiff, who was a butcher residing…

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Police Court. THURSDAY—Before A. J. Cunningham VAGRANCY

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 5 February 1876 · page 2

Thomas Meehan, charged with this offence, was remanded till Tuesday. FRIDAY—Before the Police Magistrate DRUNKENNESS…

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Police Court—Assault

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 9 February 1876 · page 2

The defendant Clune, charged with assaulting Mr P. Malone at Tattersall's lately was dealt with on Saturday by the police magistrate. He was…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 February 1876 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Wright, M.P. John Ryan was charged with lighting a fire on Mr Davis's run, and not…

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The Whitechapel Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 February 1876 · page 4

AT the London Central Criminal Court, on Wednesday, December 1st, the trial of Henry Wainwright for the wilful murder of Harriet Louisa…

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Police Court. MONDAY, February 14

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 February 1876 · page 2

Before his worship the Police Magistrate Drunk and Disorderly. Thomas Reeves, convicted of being drunk and disorderly, was fined ten…

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Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 29. Before the Police Magistrate. Keeping Unregistered Dogs

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 March 1876 · page 2

Mary O'Rourke of Reedy Creek, pleaded guilty to the above offence, having in her possession three unregistered dogs…

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An Eccentric Magistrate

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 March 1876 · page 4

A CURIOUS illustration has been given at Port Glasgow of the amenities of magisterial life, when a person named Fyfe for the first…

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