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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1879

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 7

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 January 1879 · page 2

BEFORE for Police Magistrate, and Messrs Wright, Cartwright, W. Affleck, and Dr. Morton. Constable Lesmond charged Charles…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 15 January 1879 · page 2

There was no business transacted at the police court yesterday…

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Police Court. Tuesday, Jan., 28Th

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 January 1879 · page 1

JohnRyan was brought up under warrant charged with stealing a black filly, the property of Robert Ward. Senior Sergeant Brennan stated the…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday Feb 4. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr M. Byrne

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 February 1879 · page 2

C. Scott v. N. Irwin.—The defendant in this case did not appear, and a verdict for the amount claimed (£9 odd) with 14s cost of court, and 5s expenses…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, February, 11

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 February 1879 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs M. Byrne and W. Affleck. John Fitzgibbons summoned Edward Hincksman for illegally detaining a cow…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. TUESDAY.—FEB. 18

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 19 February 1879 · page 2

AFFILIATION.—Arthur Cregan appeared before the court at the instance of Esther Hines, charged with unlawfully deserting his illegitimate child…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Wednesday 19Th Feb

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 February 1879 · page 2

Forgery and Uttering.—John Long, alias Cunningham, was brought up on remand from the previous day, charged by Senior sergeant Brennan with having, on the 15th…

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Queanbeyan Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 February 1879 · page 1

MOFDAY, FEB. 24.— Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Wright. P.C. Palmer was charged on the information of senior-sergeant Brennan with…

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Queanbeyan Land Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 February 1879 · page 1

Before Mr Commissioner King. Mr Inspector Cropper [?]ucted the business for and on behalf of the Lands Department…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Wednesday February 26

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 March 1879 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. John Long, on remand, was charged with forgery. The depositions taken at the remand were…

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Small Debts Court. TUESDAY—March 4. Before the Police Magistrate and Dr Morton and Mr George Osborne

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 March 1879 · page 2

Lee v. W. Morton.—Plaintiff sought to recover 4s as excessive damages under the Impounding Act. Plaintiff's case was that defendant had twice imounded two of his…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday, March 10

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Joseph Denning alias Denny, for whose apprehension a warrant had been issued by the Queanbeyan Bench, charging him with…

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An Atrocious Assault

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 3

A cabman named Timothy Brennan was charged at the Water Police Court, on Saturday morning, with having unlawfully and maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm…

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Wednesday, March 12. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Stealing From the Person

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 March 1879 · page 2

John Breen and Frederick McGee were brought up on remand, charged with. stealing a sum of money amounting to £50, more or less, from one John Doyle, on the…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, March 10, 1879. (Before the Police Magistrate, and J. E. Body, J.p.) Stealing From the Person

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 March 1879 · page 2

John Breen and Frederick McGee were charged with stealing the sum of about £56, from one John Doyle, on Saturday, 8th instant, at Cooma…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Wednesday, March 12Th

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 March 1879 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Joseph Donning alias Dillon, was on remand brought before the court charged with forgery…

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Yass Police Court. Monday, March 10

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 March 1879 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. John Blundell was charged with an attempt to commit an abominable offence at Gundaroo on the 20th February last; also with stealing…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday March, 18

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 19 March 1879 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr Burke. The lad Blundell, charged with beastiality was fully committed to take his trial at the…

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Cooma News. Cooma Police Court. Friday, March 14Th

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 March 1879 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Frederick Bonne was charged with disobeying a summons of the above court. He was discharged…

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Mutiny and Murder on the Kate Waters

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 March 1879 · page 3

Hongkong papers received by the R.M.S. Brisbane gives particulars of the murder of the officers and crew f the Kate Waters, barque, of…

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