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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

227 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 12 of 12

Sentenced for Imposition

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 14 December 1898 · page 2

"A man may have respectable connections but what of that? Are we to deal out justice in that way? He has come down here, and has been imposing and cheating and…

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Licensing Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 December 1898 · page 2

THE annual [?] court eat on Wednesday when the following business was trausacted.--Renewals: Mrs. M. A. Pooloy, hotel licence and billiard licence; M…

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Special Licensing Court

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 17 December 1898 · page 2

A special licensing court was held in the Courthouse, Queanbeyan, on Wednesday lash, before Dr Richardson, L.M., and Mr W. Beatty; J P. Renewals of publicans license…

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Stealing to Sea

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 December 1898 · page 4

COME away, come away; 'tis the close of the day. Turn thy face, O my love, to the West--Turn tby back to the night; down the…

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Bungendore. Small Debts Court. Tuesday, December 20

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 December 1898 · page 2

THE following cases were disposed of by Mr. Maitland P.M., on Tuesday last.-- P. Hansen v. Jas, Higgins, wages due, £6 7s 6d. Mr. Millard for complainant…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, Dec. 21

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 December 1898 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate and J.J. Wright, J. McCarthy, J. Bull, and J. Gale, IN the Small Debts jurisdiction, the…

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The Petersham Tragedy. Briggs Found Guilty of Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 24 December 1898 · page 2

The inquest on the death of Margaret Millar and Margaret Dutt, shot dead last week, was continued on Tuesday. Mr Crick appeared for Briggs…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, December 24. (Before Dr. Blackall.)

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 30 December 1898 · page 2

JOHN SHEEDY pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in a public place.--Fined 2s 6d, or imprisonment till the rising of the court…

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