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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1886

138 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 7

Murderous Assault on a Woman at Bourke

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1886 · page 3

BOURKE, Friday.—A frightful outrage on a woman named Mary Ann Carter was committed to-day about 1 o'clock. It seems that she had been quarreling with…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Saturday, Oct. 16Th. (Before Messrs. Willans and Gale.) DRUNK

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1886 · page 2

John Brown, who pleaded guilty to being drunk in a public place, was cautioned and discharged. OBSCENE LANGUAGE…

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Goulburn Circuit Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1886 · page 2

GOULBURN, Friday.—The Goulburn Circuit Court opened this morning before his Honour Sir William Manning. Mr. Armstrong prosecuted for the Crown, and…

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Wednesday, Oct. 20Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Charge of Horse-stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 October 1886 · page 2

Leonard Cooper. (on bail), remanded from Micalago on a charge of stealing two horses the property of — Goggin. No evidence was taken, though it…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Tuesday, Oct. 18Th, 1886. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. G. F. DeSalis. Drunk and Disorderly

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 October 1886 · page 2

Michael Fisher pleaded guilty to the above charge, and was fined 10/- or 48 hours' jail. Fine paid. CUTTING AND WOUNDING…

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Peculiar Assault Case

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 October 1886 · page 2

At the Central Police Court on Tuesday morning, before Mr. L. Yates, S.M., Thomas Evans, a painter, and a new arrival in the colony, was charged with…

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Stealing Money Near Micalago

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 October 1886 · page 2

AT the Goulburn Assizes on Saturday morning before his Honor Sir William Manning, John Goold and Austin O'Loghlin (on bail) were charged with stealing on…

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Licensing Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 October 1886 · page 2

THE quarterly licensing court (Messrs. J. G. Woore and G. F. DeSalis) sat on Tuesday, when renewals of licences were granted to W. Ryan (late Francis) Micalago;…

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Local Intelligence. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, Oct. 25. (BEFORE the Police Magistrate.) Prosecutions Under the Public Instrution Act

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 28 October 1886 · page 2

John Young for neglecting to send his son to school for the required period, failed to appear (through the case had been postponed to admit of his presence). A…

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Local Intelligence. Queanbeyan Police Court. Saturday, Oct. 30Th. Before Mr. O. Willians, J.P., HORSE-STEALING

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1886 · page 2

George Steel, alias Lagoon Billy, a half-cast, was brought up charged with having stolen horses in his possession. On the application of the police the accused was…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, November 2Nd. Before the Police Magistrate. Straying Pigs

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 November 1886 · page 2

Thomas Collins was summoned for permitting seven pigs, his property, to stray in Monaro-street on the 26th ultimo. Defendant's wife appeared to answer…

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Queanbeyan Small Debts Court. Tuesday, November 2Nd. Before the Police Magistrate

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 November 1886 · page 2

The following undefended cases were disposed of by verdicts for plaintiffs, as under:— Riley Bros. v. W. J. Cooper, goods…

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Brutal Assault

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 11 November 1886 · page 2

ON Sunday morning a very serious affray possible yet to be attended with fatal consequences, according to Dr. Taylor's opinion, took place at the main railway…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. WEDNESDAY Nov. 10TH, 1886

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 11 November 1886 · page 2

BEFORE taking the business of the day the Police Magistrate, on behalf of himself and the bench, expressed sorrow for…

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The Great Barrier Island Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 11 November 1886 · page 3

John Caffrey and Penn, charged with the Great Barrier Island murder, were brought up at the Auckland police court on Friday. The charge against the girl…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Wednesday, Nov. 10. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Stealing a Purse and Money

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 13 November 1886 · page 2

Charlotte Joyce was charged with stealing a purse and money the property of Anna Maria O'Grady. The accused was defended by Mr. Morgan…

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The Proposed New Court House

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 13 November 1886 · page 2

Mr. Barnet, the Colonial Architect, and Mr. Farr, of the same department, who are on an official visit to this district, yesterday (Friday) inspected and took the…

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Micalago. Police Court. Before A. Ryrie, Esq., J.P.

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 November 1886 · page 2

Robert Jobson, of Jingera, was charged with stealing a brindle bullock, the property of Patrick Kelly of Micalago, on the 11th instant…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 November 1886 · page 2

Business on Tuesday was confined to the hearing of a charge of riotous behaviour, and another of grossly obscene language, against a man named George Parkins, who…

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The late Assault Case

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 November 1886 · page 2

THOMAS HUMPHERY, who received such severe injuries last Tuesday week at O'Grady's boarding-house, Main Camp, still remains in a precarious state. His…

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