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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1883

60 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 3

Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday, April 23Rd.before Mr. O. Willans, J.P. Abusive Language

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1883 · page 2

Michael O'Loughlin (on bail) appeared to an information charging him with having on the 21st instant, in a public place, to wit, Monaro-street, Queanbeyan, used certain language to…

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Cruel Assault on a Child

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1883 · page 2

ON Monday at the Water Police Court, before Mr Marsh, S.M., Joseph Lippman, on remand, was brought up on a warrant, charged with assaulting Reuben Lippman, his son, aged six…

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Bungendore. Police Court.—april 27

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1883 · page 2

BEFORE J. B. Burke, Esq., J.P. Michael Quinn, in custody, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly on the previous day. Prisoner was very penitent and asked his…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday, April 30th. BEFORE Mr. O. WILLIANS, J.P. Obscene Language

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1883 · page 2

Charles Evans (on bail, having been arrested on the previous Saturday night for this offence) appeared before the court and pleaded guilty under great provocation. The offence was…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Police Court. Before Messrs E. H. Crace, J. Bull and O. Willians. Ye Keoni V. R. SOUTHWELL—ASSAULT

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1883 · page 2

This case was withdrawn on defendant paying 6/6 costs and £3 to the hospital. Before Mr. O. Williams. ARSON…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, May 8

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1883 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs O. Willians, J. J. M. Wright, and G. Harcourt. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Henry Daniel pleaded guilty to the above…

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District Intelligence. Gundaroo. Gundaroo Police Court. Wednesday, May 6

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1883 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs W. Afleck and Donnelly. Nathaniel Lucas of Jerrawa Creek, was brought up on remand from Gunning, charged with stealing a pair of boots, the property of…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, May 15

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 May 1883 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. O. Willans and J. J. M. Wright. LARCENY FROM A DWELLING. Cornelius Goyzer was brought up in custody (on remand) charged with larceny of goods from…

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Tichborne Partisans in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 May 1883 · page 3

THE case of Smith v. Eckford, arising out of the "Tichborne Commission," was heard last Thursday at the District Court, before his Honour Judge Dowling. The plaintiff in this…

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A Scene in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 May 1883 · page 1

A SKIRMISH took place the other day in Justice Ryan's Court at St. Louis, Missouri, between two lawyers, and appears to have been while…

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Murder in Paris

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 May 1883 · page 4

THE Times correspondent writes on April 5:—"All who read the reports of the Monasterio case will remember the part taken in it by Madame Cha[?]nton, who denounced the…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, May 15. BEFORE Messrs. O. Willans and J: J.M. Wright: Larceny From a Dwelling

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 May 1883 · page 2

Cornelius Goyzer was again brought up on remand from last Tuesday, charged with stealing one concertina and an accordeon, from the dwelling-house of John Marks of Long Gully…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, June 5.Before Messrs. M. Byrne, E. K. Orace, and O. Willans

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 June 1883 · page 2

Coll McDonald. (who did not appear, and whose absence was satisfactorily accounted for)was fined in the nominal sunt of 1s. and 5s. 6d. costs for failing to send his son William to…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Small Debts Court. Tuesday, June 5. BEFORE Messrs. M. Byrne, E. K. Crace and O. Willans. D. M'INNIS v. [?]

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 June 1883 · page 2

Plaintiff sued for [?] 10s. value due on agistment. The agreement was for £8 10s. of which defendant had paid £6. Four head of cattle and two horses had died through want of…

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Gundaroo. Police COURT.—To-day.—Before Messrs. Massey, Dyce, and W. Afflack. Unlawful Possession

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 June 1883 · page 2

William and Thomas Carnell were brought up in custody charged with having certain beef in their possession for which they could not satisfactorily account…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, June 12Th. Before Mr. O. Willans. Stealing Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 June 1883 · page 2

Isaac Burgess, a hawker, from Cooma, was charged with stealing a large quantity of washed wool, the property of Messrs. Thorn and Co., near Goulburn…

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Goulburn District Court. Thursday, June 14Th, 1883

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 June 1883 · page 2

THE sittings of this Court were opened this morning before his Honour Mr. District Court Judge McFarland. MORAN v. POOLEY.—ASSAULT, DAMAGES £200…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Thursday, June 14Th and Friday June 15Th. Jury Court. BEFORE his Honour Mr. Justice WYNDEYER, and a jury of four. CRACE V. SOUTHWELL

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 June 1883 · page 2

Mr. Pilcher and Mr. Pring, instructed by Messrs. Norton, Smith, Westgarth and Saunders, for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. Barton, instructed by Mr. E. Jones, for the defendant…

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Letters to the Editor. Police Tyranny

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 June 1883 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—Allow me space in your valuable journal (which upholds at all times fair play and justice) to bring under the notice of the public the conduct of Constable Agassiz, of Gundaroo,…

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Scene in the Brighton Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 1

THE hearing of the charge of forgery preferred against the girl Catherine Griffin, who is accused of writing begging letters in the name…

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