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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

227 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 12

Local News. Police Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 2

ON Wednesday, John Richards, better known as Brummy, a horse-trainer, pleaded guilty before Mr. Gale to a charge of using indecent language in Monaro-street on Sunday…

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Starving Woman's Theft

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 3

SOME weeks ago the magistrates of the Correctional Police Court of Chateau Thierry acquitted a woman who had stolen a loaf of bread Their…

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The Police v. Otto Martin

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 August 1898 · page 2

Mr. Otto Martin, late of the Albion Hotel, Braidwood, and now keeping an hotel at Berry, the transfer of the license of which was objected to by the police when it was first applied for has been in…

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Murder in Sydney

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 2

A TERRIBLE tragedy was enacted in the city about 10.30 o'clock on Tuesday morning. Mr. H. M. Mordant, a commerical…

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Braidwood Police Court FRIDAY. (Before Mr. Maitland, P.m.) Larceny

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 2

James Burke was charged with stealing a pair of boots, a dish and three coat straps, the properly of Andrew Cullen, of Jembsicumbene. Constable Landers deposed that he went to…

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Warden's Court Friday, Sep. 2. (Before E. L. Maitland, Esq., Warden) Trespass on a Race

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 2

Edward Rolfe was summoned by Charles Edward Roberts for the trespass of his cattle and cattle in his care upon his (plaintiff's) dam and water-races at Timberlight, near Netriga, in which he claimed…

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Braidwood Police Court. Friday, Sept. 9. (Before Messrs. E. L. Maitland, P.M. and J. McDonald.) LARCENY

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 2

Patrick Burke, on remand, was charged with stealing a prospecting dish at Jembaicumbene, the property of Andrew Cullen. Mr. Fell appeared for the accused. The accused was arrested at…

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Licensing Court. WEDNESDAY. (Before E. L. Maitland, Esq.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 2

Application was made for the transfer of the license of the Willow Tree Inn from James Turnbull to Hugh Allen McIntosh. The application was granted…

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Local News. Police Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 2

AT the Police Court on Wednesday, before Dr. Blackall and Messrs. E. Campbell and Messrs. F. Campbell and A. Brassey, J's.P., two juveniles, named Waters and Gifford, aged respectively 8…

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District Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 2

AT the Queanbeyan District Court on Tuesday last the business was of a very light character. Judge Fitzhardinge was to attendance and the business was quickly…

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Police Court. Wednesday, Sept. 14. (Before Messrs Campbell, Brassey, and Dr Blackall, Js.P.) Boys and Oranges

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

Two tiny boys, Arthur Waters, aged eight , years, and Edward Giffard, nine years of age were charged with the larceny on September 8th of a parcel of oranges to the value of 1s,…

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Braidwood Police Court. WEDNESDAY, 14tg AUG. (Before Messrs. Maitland, P.M., and John Kenny.) Drunk and Obscene Language

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

George Benson was charged with having been drunk and using obscene language. Constable McKenzie deposed that at half-past 8 last night defendant was in front of the Commercial…

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Local News. Police Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 2

AT the Police Court on Wednesday an Assyrian who rejoices in the name of Garbattah Singh, was brought before Mr. Maitland, and Mr. E.C. Campbell and…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 2

At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. Maitland, P.M., and E. C. Campbell, J.P., a Sikh hawker, Hindra Singh by name (no relation to Ranji Singhi) was charged…

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Murder of a Priest

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 2

THE Roman Catholic curate of the little settlement of Alexandravka, situated about 23 miles from Odessa, was cruelly murdered. The good priest was celebrating his…

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Committal on a Charge of Horse-stealing

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 2

At the Nowra police court, last Tuesday, before the local police magistrate, Thomas Mooney and his son Arthur James Mooney were charged with having stolen a…

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Revision Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 2

A court for the revision of the genera list, under the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act of 1893 will be held at Queanbeyan on October 19…

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The Mudgee Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 2

Fuller particulars in connection with the above horrible crime show that the cause of the tragedy is just as mysterious as before. When arrested the man McCoy showed the…

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Terrible Murder at Mudgee

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 2

A terrible tragedy occurred at Mudgee on Monday morning, when Bernard M'Coy, a retired policeman and a pensioner, killed his wife and his baby, 3 weeks old. He used an…

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Fearful Murder iu Victoria

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 4

The Strathmerton police have just been made acquainted with circumstances which at present seem to clearly know that a fearful murder has been committed in this vicinity…

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