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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

227 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 12

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

Suspension of labour conditions for three months was granted to George Sinclair, Joseph Crawford, and Joseph Hyans for their reef at Nerriga. Mr. P. J. Galway, who made the application in this…

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Braidwood District Court. THURSDAY, 24th MARCH. (Before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.) WIGGINS v. DUNSHEA.—Continued

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

WARREN v. DWYER.—To recover £14, rent of horses and waggon and money lent. Mr. Ross for plaintiff and Mr. Montague, of Captain's Flat, for defendant, who pleaded not indebted and a set-off…

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Braidwood Licensing Court. FRIDAY. (Before Messrs. E. L. Maitland and R. Maddrell.) Breach of the Licensing Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

William Travers was summoned for having on the night of Thursday, the 17th instant, committed a breach of the Act by wilfully delaying the entrance of the police into his licensed house, the…

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Forage Contracts for Police

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 2

The following tenders have been accepted for police forage for 12 months from 1st April: -- Bungendore, John S. Welch; Captain's Flat, Owen Furner; Collector,…

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Small Debts Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 3

D. Ahe[?]n v. John Bocket. Verdict for amount with costs to be paid in monthly instalments of £1 W. Coffey v. H. Golding. Verdict for…

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Captain's Flat. Police Court. Wednesday 23Rd. (Before Mr Maitland, P.M., and Dr Watson, J.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 3

John Dillon, charged with deserting from the Mounted Artillery, pleaded guilty, and was remanded to Sydney to be dealt with there by the mililary authorities…

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Serious Assault on a Farmer. Four to One. the Assailants Arrested

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 4

To be set upon by roughs and almost killed after going through nearly 60 years of life without accident to health or limb is one of the hardest experience we know of. Such, though,…

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Braidwood Police Court WEDNESDAY. (Before Messrs. J. Kenny and J. McDonald.) LARCENY

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 2

Samuel Edwards was charged with having, at Tarago, on the 21st March, stolen a white shirt and a pair of drawers from the Lake Bathurst Hotel, Tarago. Mr. Ross appeared for the accused…

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Small Debts Court

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 2

D. Ahern v. John Backet. Verdict for amount with costs, to be paid in monthly instalments of £1. W. Coffey v. H. Golding. Verdict for…

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Police Court. Wednesday, 23rd March (Before Mr. Maitland, P.M., and Dr Watson, J P.)

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 2

John Dillon, charged with deserting from the Mounted Artillery, pleaded guilty, and was remanded to Sydney to be dealt with there by the military authorities…

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Municipal Friendly Appeal Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 2

The Friendly Appeal COurt was held in the Council Chamber on Wednesday morning, his Worship Alderman Ross, the Mayor, P[?]ing. There were several appeals, of which notices had…

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Queanbeyan Police Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Thursday 7 April 1898 · page 2

THE only matter set down for hearing at the police court on Tuesday was a summons for ejectment, which, on the application of complainant's "solicitor, was withdrawn…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 2

The only business at the Police Court on Wednesday, before Dr. Richardson and Mr. Gale Js.P., was a summons for ejectment which was withdrawn by the complainants…

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The Mudgee Murder

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 2

The authorities have at length determined to thoroughly investigate the remarkable and mysterious circumstances attaching to the death of James Reeves, who,…

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The Mudgee Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 2

The authorities have at length determined to thoroughly investigate the remarkable and mysterious circumstances attaching to the death of James Reeves, who, there is good…

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Police Court. Friday April 22Nd. (Before Messrs. Wright and Gale, Js'P.) Travelling Ticketless

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 2

John Ryan was charged with travelling on the railway without having paid his fare, with intent to defraud. Constable Pocock deposed to seeing a man,…

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The Murder of Mr. Woolf Joel

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 4

From the South African papers we extract the following particulars of the murder, at Johannesburg, of Mr. Woolf Joel, a nephew of the late Mr. Barney Barnato…

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Braidwood Police Court. WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr. John Kenny and Dr. Llewellyn.) Shooting a Dog

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 2

Thomas Cook was summoned by Thomas lee Martin for having shot a dog at Major's Creek, the property of the complainant, valued at £5. The defence was that complainant gave permission to…

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The Young Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday—At the inquest on the body of the body of the young man Frank Dillon, found at Young the jury returned a vardict of murder against Daniel Lehane and James…

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At the Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 2

It is not once, but often, that we have felt inclined to speak of the manner in which the work at the Queanbeyan Police Court in conducted. We are well aware that the…

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