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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

173 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 9

The Amazons of [?]uggranong. Their Assault, and What Came of It

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 November 1895 · page 3

JUST lend me your car, and I'll sing you a song. Of the belligerent matrons of Tuggeranong…

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Seawall Sentenced

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 November 1895 · page 2

John Seawall, who was convicted of com[?] in the murder of Jessie Nicholls, the vic[?] the maloractice horror, was brought [?] sentence at the Central Criminal Co[?]…

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Assault in a Train

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 3

ALBERT KATZ, the prisoner who is charged with assaulting a constable in a train Some time ago, was brought before Mr. C. S. Badham, P. M., at the Carcoar…

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Police Court. Wednesday, December 4. BEFORE Messrs. J. J. Wright and J. Gale a Mutual Assault

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 2

Michael Quinn and Daniel White, two offenders well-known to the police and against each of whom there are numerous records of convictions for miner offences…

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Police Court. Tuesday, December 10

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 December 1895 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Wright, Bull, and Gale. PROFANE LANGUAGE. John Ryan pleaded guilty to this charge,…

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Small Debts Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 December 1895 · page 2

Dr. Foord-Hughes v. T. W. Smith. -- £1 14s. -- Adjourned until next court. J. Zurrich v. T. S. Hyles. -- Work done, £1 17s 6d. Mr. O'Brien for plaintiff; Mr…

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Warden's Court. (Before Mr. Warden Maitland.)

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 December 1895 · page 2

John M. Brady v. W. Brook. -- Objecting to certain land at Mac's Reef being sold to defendant by him. -- Sir. Aspinall (Sydney) appeared for the defen[?]. After hearing…

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District News. Bungendore. Police Coult. Monday, 9Th December. (Before Messrs. Maitland, P.M., and D. Leahy, J.P.)

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 December 1895 · page 2

A MAN for drunkenness -- first offence -- pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s, and 4s 10d posts. H. J. Colo v. Trustees Bungendore…

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Police Court. Tuesday, December 9Th. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Wright, Bull, and Gale J's.P.) WAGES

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 2

THE wages case of Joseph Cooper and E. George v. W. and E. Abbey, which was proceeding when we last went to press, occupied the greater part of the day. Mr…

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Chinese Petition to a London Magistrate

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 4

Two Chinamen, in native costume, one having a pigtail trailing on the floor, presented a native petition to the magistrate at the Thamos…

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Police Court. Wednesday, Dec 18Th. Before Messrs Gale and Heln, J.sp LUNACY

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 2

George Steen, on remand for the purpose of observation and treatment was brought up for further hearing. Drs. Blackull and Richardson who had…

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Police Court. Tuesday, December 24Th. Before Messrs. Wright, McCarthy, Bull, and Gale J.'s P. WAGES

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 December 1895 · page 2

C. H. Beale v. G. H. Nicholas. -- This was a wages case. The amount was balance of £16 14s 10d. The case was protracted to a tedious length, and was not…

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The Dean Case. Meagher and Dean Convicted. the Scene in Court. Daniel Green and Mrs. Reynolds, Acquitted -- the Prisoners Remanded -- Points Reserved for Full Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 December 1895 · page 2

THE declaration of the verdicts of guilty against Richard Dents Meagher and George Dean at the Central Criminal Court last Thursday night was marked with a…

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Police Court. Tuesday, December 24Th. Magistrates presiding; Messrs. Wright M'Carthy, Bull and Gale WAGES

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 December 1895 · page 4

THE case of Beale v. Nicholas, part reported in our last issue, was still proceeding when we went to press. Complainant, having given evidence…

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