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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1876

84 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 5

Police Court. TUESDAY—Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs Wright and Cartwright. Malicious Injury

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 2

Francis Young was summoned by Donald McDonald for unlawfully and [?] cutting down a tree of the value of one shilling, on the land of…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 25. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Dr. Morton. Cruelty to Animals

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 26 April 1876 · page 2

Patrick Malone and Arthur Pooley were summoned under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act for cruelly illusing a grey horse on the 20th…

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Land Court

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 2

A court of inquiry into alleged cases of non fulfilment of conditions by free selectors will be held at the court-house Queanbeyan, before Mr Commissioner…

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Police Court. Tuesday.—Before the P M. and Dr. Morton. Alleged Cruelty to Animals

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 May 1876 · page 2

ON the adjourned case of the Police against Malone and Pooley for driving a lame horse in a coach, coming on, the maro in question having been…

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An Aboriginal Murdered by a Police Inspector

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 May 1876 · page 3

IN reference to a telegram in a recent issue respecting a deed of great cruelty practised by an officer in charge of a detachment of the…

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Extraordinary Case of Mutiny and Murder on the High Seas

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 May 1876 · page 3

THE mutineers charged with the murders of the captain and four mates of the ship Lennie were given up at Calais to the English…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, May 2.—Before the P.M. and Dr. Morton. P. Malone v. T. Hincksman

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 May 1876 · page 2

This was a claim of £2 4s for excessive charges on 24 head of cattle impounded (19 on one occasion, and 5 on another) defendant being poundkeeper…

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Police Court. Tuesday May 9

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 10 May 1876 · page 2

Before Dr Morton and Messrs McArthy, Byrne, Cartwright, and A. J. Cunningham. Illegally Rescuing a Flock of Sheep…

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Land Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 10 May 1876 · page 2

A COURT of inquiry into cases of alleged non-fulfilment of conditions of purchase under the land alienation act was held at the court house,…

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Police Court. TUESDAY—Before Mr J.J.Wright, M.P. and Dr Morton. Riotous Behaviour

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 20 May 1876 · page 2

John Sheridan, John Breen, William Bennett, Alfred Creagan, Jas Bates, Edward Rolfe, William Horrocks, and Christopher Flanagan, appeared on…

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Police Court. Tuesday—23rd May. Before J. J. Wright, M.P., Doctor Morton, J.P. Riotous Behaviour

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 24 May 1876 · page 2

John Sheridan, John Breen, Arthur Cregan, Edward Rolfe, James Bates, William Bennett, William Horrocks, and Cristopher Flanagan, surrendered…

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Attempted Double Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 27 May 1876 · page 3

AT the Hertford Assizes, on 23rd March, George Hill, twenty, groom, was tried before Lord Coleridge, for the wilful murder of George…

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Police Court. MONDAY—Before the Police Magistrate Stealing a Dog

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 31 May 1876 · page 2

Patrick Redding was convicted of stealing a dog the property of constable Connors of Micalago. The evidence showed that the dog, which was…

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TUESDAY—Before the Police Magistrate Riotous Behaviour

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 31 May 1876 · page 2

John Sims, one of the young men concerned in the late street disturbances, appeared on summons and pleaded guilty to a charge of riotous…

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A Puzzled Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 31 May 1876 · page 4

'EVA SUTTON,' cried Sergeant Quinn, at the tombs yesterday, in a voice from which all emotion had vanished ; and in response to the…

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Alleged Case of Child Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 3

THE Coroner's inquest at Yeoman's Hampshire Hotel, at Camperdown, concerning the death of a child named Margaret Drurey, was…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 7 June 1876 · page 2

Yesterday the bench were occupied till late in the afternoon in hearing two cases, in each of which the evidence was very voluminous, and must…

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Small Debts Court. TUESDAY.—Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Cunningham

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 7 June 1876 · page 2

J. Gale v. F. Penny.—Claim for a newspaper account, £4 odd. Verdict for plaintiff with costs. T. Buttle v. W. Roohan.—Plaintiff…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 10 June 1876 · page 2

TUESDAY.—Before the Police Magistrate and Mr A. Cunningham. Illegal Possession of Stolen Property. Michael Grady appeared to answer…

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WEDNESDAY—Before the Police Magistrate. Illegally Cutting Timber

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 10 June 1876 · page 2

Samuel Shumack and John Shumack were convicted of illegally cutting timber an Crown lands, and fined £1 each with 8s costs of court…

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