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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1884

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

Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Quarter Sessions. Friday, July 18Th, 1884. BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge McFarland

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 2

The court was opened at 11 a.m., his Honour the Judge having been unable to arrive in town at an earlier hour. Mr. J. Dillon, Crown Prosecutor, conducted…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Trespass on Enclosed Land

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 July 1884 · page 2

Luke Col[?]woll Patrick Boyle.—Defendant was charged with trespassing on the land of the complainant on the 9th instant without lawful excuse…

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Local News and Dates. Queanbeyan District Court. Saturday, July 19Th. Before his Honour, Mr District Judge McFarland. Cory Chung v. Thos. Sullivan

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 July 1884 · page 2

This was all action for £10 for damages sustained by plaintiff by the wrongful seizure of this horse by the plaintiff under the impression that the horse was his, whereby the plaintiff…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, July 29. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. RYAN V. LAWLISS

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 2

This was a case of absenting from hired service postponed from the previous Tuesday. The complainant, Patrick Ryan, stated that he was a butcher, and on or about the 1st July…

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Attempted Murder in Victoria

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 2

A DELIBERATE and premeditated attempt to murder a wife was made yesterday at Collingwood, by a young plasterer named Alfred Henry Dicker. About 12 months ago Dicker,…

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Local News and Notes. The Police Magistrate of Queanbeyan: Important Public Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 August 1884 · page 2

A MEETING of residents of Queanbeyan was held on Wednesday afternoon, at the Oddfellows' Hall, as the outcome of a notification duly advertised in the local press by Mr. J. J…

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Queanbeyan Small Debts Court. Tuesday, August 5. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. CAMPBELL V. WALKER

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 2

This was an action for damage done to plaintiff's sheep by defendant 's dog in company with another whose owner is unknown Plaintiff claimed £10 damages…

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Local News [?]ates. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, A[?]

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate. [?] Tw[?] were charged with this offence [?] the informations being somewhat…

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Local News and Tales. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, August 12

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 August 1884 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate. Two or three cases on the summons sheet were withdrawn. DESTROYING FENCES…

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The Prussian Secret Police

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 August 1884 · page 4

A NEW WORK BY M. TISSOT.—M. Tissot, whose "Voyage dans le Paye de Milliards," and other works on life in Germany, have obtained a world-wide circulation, has…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, August 26. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Stabbing Case at Felled Timber

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 August 1884 · page 2

Hugh O'Connor was brought up in custody charged with unlawfully and feloniously stabbing one Maurice O'Connor. The prisoner's case was not watched by any…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, August 26. BEFORE Messrs. Woore, (P.M.), J. J. Wright, and J. Bull, (J. 'sP.). Application for Licence

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 August 1884 · page 2

An application for an auctioneer's district licence to Mr. M. Grady, after some lengthy discussion between their worships was postponed for applicant to show cause…

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The Prospect Shooting Case. Adams Sentenced to Death

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 September 1884 · page 2

AT the Central Criminal Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Windeyer, the Attorney-General and Mr. W. J. Foster prosecuting, John Adams was charged with having, on…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, Sept. 26. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. J. Wright. Feloniously Wounding

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 10 September 1884 · page 2

Joseph Hibberson appeared on summons to summons to answer the information of Constable O'Leary, which charged him with having on the 20th August last, at Glenwood, feloniously and…

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District Intelligence. Bungendore. Police COURT.—Wednesday, Sept. 10. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 September 1884 · page 2

Frederick Davis and George Davis appeared in custody charged with wilfully breaking a door on Sunday, the 7th instant, the property of John Sparrow, the 7th instant, the property of John Sparrow, innkeeper, at Fell Timber,…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Licensing Court. Tuesday, September 16Th. Before Messrs. J. C. Woore, P.M., and G. F. De Salis, M.P.

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 September 1884 · page 2

John Lyons (through Mr Parr) applied for a conditional licence for premises to be called the Terminus Hotel, to be built on an allotment of land near the Railway Station at…

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Local News and Notes, Queanbeyan Police Court. Wednesday, September 17Th. Before Mr. J. J. Wright, J.P. Drunk.—obscene Language

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 September 1884 · page 2

A man named Charles Brown was brought up in custody charged, first, and convicted of drunkenness, for which, in default of paying a Ss., he was sentenced to 24 hours' jail. A…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 October 1884 · page 2

AT the Queanbeyan police-court on Saturday, before O. Willans, Esq., J.P., John Mahony was mulcted in the sum of 10s. for using obscene language in a public place. The fine was…

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District Intelligence. Bungendore. Bungendore Police Court. Wednesday, 24Th September, 1884

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 October 1884 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Henry Francotte, charged with being drunk in a public place, pleaded guilty, and being his first offence was discharged with a caution…

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Queanbeyan Small Debts Court. Tuesday, Oct. 7Th 1884. BEFORE the Police Magistrate LEWIS V. DONOGHUE

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 October 1884 · page 2

This was a claim for goods sold and delivered. Mr. Parr, for defendant, pleaded not indebted, also that the bench had no jurisdiction, the defendant's residence being at Bathurst,…

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