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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

208 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 10 of 11

A Cockatoo in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 November 1901 · page 3

The quiet and dignity allegedly (at least so far as the first noun is concerned) associated with a court-room was rudely disturbed by a Cockatoo at the Water Police…

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Police Court. Tuesday, November 26Th

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 2

THERE was an unusually large attendance of magistrates on Tuesday, it being the annual summoned meeting for dealing with applications for auctioneers' licenses. The…

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Annual Licensing Court for Auctioneers

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 2

The following magistrates sat to hear applications, viz., the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. J. J. Wright, F. Campbell, A. J. Cunningham, J. Gale, W. Pike, P…

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Staggered the Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 2

A man who applied the other day for a certificate exempting his child from vaccination staggered the magistrate with the Christian name of his offspring. He…

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Queanbeyan District Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 December 1901 · page 2

This court was fixed, Recording to calendar, for to-day, at 10 a.m., as however there was but one case on the list, and in that a judgment was entered by confession,…

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Police Court. Monday. [Before Messrs. J. McKensey, P.M., and J. H. Byrne, J.P.]

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1901 · page 2

Obscene language Michael Bartley appeared before the Court charged with using obscene language Fined £2 and costs. The P.M. stated that this was…

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Braidwood Police Court. MONDAY. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 December 1901 · page 2

The Inspector of Nuisances, on behalf of the Braid wood Municipal Council, for whom Mr. Payne appeared, sued John C. Shea for 19s 7d for removal of night soil from his cesspit. After formal…

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Love and Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 4 December 1901 · page 3

On Friday morning the Adelaide Coroner held an inquest concerning the the tragedy which occurred at Nor- wood during Wednesday night, and ended in the death of a young…

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The Police and Campbell

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 4 December 1901 · page 2

The following letter appeared in the "Star."—Sir, I would like to point out, in connection with the recent cases known as the Queanbeyan and Ramsay's Bush…

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The Higher Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 4 December 1901 · page 2

His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge visited Queanbeyan on Monday for the purpose of holding Quarter Sessions and District court. There were no cases for Quarter Sessions,…

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Araluen Police Court

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 2

On Wednesday last before Messrs. James McKensey, P.M., and R. Kennedy and R. Quinn, J.sP., Bertram White sued William Lane for the detention of bay mare and…

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Alleged Extensive Theft of Horses and Cattle

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 2

Henry Schofield, manager of Retford Park has been remanded by the Bowral Bench on charges of stealing a colt, valued at 30 guineas a gelding valued at £20, and two horses,…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 3

A TRAGEDY was enacted in Elizabeth- street, Sydney, about 11 o'clock on Friday. A man named Arthur Henry Moore, tennis- racquet maker, entered the office of Mr. Ernest R…

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Police Court. Saturday, December 7Th, 1901. (Before Mr. John Gale. J. P.)

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 2

ALLEGED LARCENY OF A MACINTOSH. George Ledger was brought up in custody charged with larceny of a macintosh coat the property of T. K. Clark…

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Police Court Monday December 9 [Before Messrs J. McKensey P.M., J. H. Byrne and R. G. Hassal, Js.P.]

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 2

Affiliation.—Michael John Murphy was ordered to pay 4s 6d a week for 12 months for support of his illegitimate child and £1 6s 10d costs…

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Braidwood Police Court. MONDAY. (Before J. McKenzie, P.M., R. G. Hassall and J. H. Byrne, E.q.) MAINTENANCE

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 December 1901 · page 2

Michael John Murphy, laborer, of Bungendore, was summoned by Mrs. Ware for the maintenance of his illegitimate child which she is looking after for its grandfather Mr. Riley, its mother being dead…

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Police Court. Wednesday,11th December

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 2

SITTING MAGISTRATES: Mr. McKensey, P.M., and Messrs. J. J. Wright, J. Gale, Q. Graham, Webb, Whitehead, and P. McNamara, J's.P…

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Whisky As a Burglary Preventive

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 2

Wellington Tuesday.—A daring burglary was committed at Gobolion Station, Wellington on-Saturday night. A man effected an entrance to the dining room of the house by…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 2

George Curran was charged with assaulting Owen Williams by striking him with a stone in Butmaroo Street. Mr Millard prosecuted. After hearing evidence the bench…

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Police Court Wednesday December 14th

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 2

(Before the P. M. Messrs Wright, Gale, Whitehead, and P. McNamara J. P.) A DISEASED BULLOCK. Martin Pola was charged that he did on…

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