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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

263 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 14

The Shepherd-street Murder

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 3

QUEANBEYAN. Saturday Morning.— The man Nicholls, who surrendered to the police after the shooting at Ginninderre, some time ago worked in Queanbeyan for a…

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Coroner's Court Resumed

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 2

The Coroner's Court then resumed, when the following additional evidence was taken: -- William Joseph Madden, having been…

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Police Court. Monday, July 21. [Before Messrs. A. Elliott, P.M., and John Kenny, J.P.]

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 2

The Inspector of Nuisances proceeded against Thomas Mclllennery, for allowing three cows to stray. Fined 5s, with 5s 6d costs…

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The Coroner's Court. Saturday, July 26

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 2

On resuming this morning the following evidence was taken: -- Andrew Campbell, having been sworn, stated -- I am a detective stationed at…

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Braidwood Police Court. MONDAY. (Before Messrs, Elliott, P. M., and J. Kenny.) Straying Cattle

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 July 1902 · page 2

Thomas McIllennery was summoned for allowing three cows to stray on the streets, on the information of the Inspector of N[?]ces. Fined 5s and 5s 6d costs…

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Police Court. Tuesday, July 29Th, 1902. Before Mr. John Gale, J.P. Stealing From the Person

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 2

John Coppin, junior, was presented before the court on a charge of having on the previous night, at Hungerford's Hotel, Queanbeyan, stolen from the person of…

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The Redfern Murder

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 2

In police circles the opinion that the Redfern murder suspects are still in Sydney is daily gaining ground. Their co[?]ing plant and two portmanteaux have been discovered…

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Police Court. (Tuesday, 29Th July.)

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 2

JOHN COPPIN, JUNR., appeared before Mr. Gale, J.P., charged with, on the 28th July, stealing a purse containing three £1 notes, being the property of Charles Bates…

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Death of Mr. Rankin -- Supposed Murder

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 August 1902 · page 2

THE result, of the autopsy of the remains of Mr. W. H. L. Ranken gives the indication that the case is one of murder. Dr M'Killop and Dr. Burkitt, who made the…

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Alleged Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 2

Two engineers on the China streamer Ching Su were arrested last night on an alleged charge of murdering one of the crew and throwing him overboard mid-ocean…

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Supposed Case of Murder

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 4

Goulburn, Thursday.—The result of yesterday’s autopsy of the remains of Mr. W. H. L Ranken gives the indication that instead of the case being one of suicide, as decided by…

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Supposed Murder. Captain's Flat Sensation

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 2

AS the greatest interest is taken in the Big Tinderry shooting affray which occurred some six weeks' ago, and which as latest developements indicate, point to…

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Alleged Murder on the Chingtu

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 2

At the Sydney Water Police Court on Saturday, Archibald Kerr, and Charles Pengelly, engineers, were committed for trial that they did, on or about July 1,…

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Police Court. Monday. August 11. [Before A. Elliott, Esq., P.M., and R. Kennedy, J.P.]

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 2

Felix Murphy summoned M. O’ Neil for assault After hearing the evidence of the complainant and his wife also that of the defendant, O’ Neil was fined £1, £1 1s…

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Braidwood Police Court. Monday, August 11. (Before Messrs Elliott. P.M., and R. Kennedy, J.p.) Assault

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 August 1902 · page 2

Michael O'Neil was summoned by Felix Murphy for assaulting him at Jembalcumbene on the 22nd July last. Mr. Ross appeared for complainant…

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Supposed murder at Captain's Flat

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 August 1902 · page 2

The body of Mr. William H. L. Ranker, aged 63, nephew of the late Mr. Arthur Ranken, of Lockyersleiuh who was found dead on his Tinderry Station, Captain's Flat, on June 30 last was…

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Terrible Murder in an Edinburgh College

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 August 1902 · page 4

A terrible double murder was reported from Edinburgh recently. Mr. W. Ivison M'Adam), Professor of Chemistry at the Royal College of Surgeons…

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Nelligen Police Court. Saturday, August 9. (Before Messrs. Roberts, P.M. Webber, Shosbridge and McCanley.) Insulting Language

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 August 1902 · page 2

Patrick Fitzgerald was summoned by Samuel Rogers for using insulting language to him in Braidwood street, Nelligen, on 19th July last. There was a cross cass in which Rogers was summoned for…

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Sketcher. Court Life in Germany

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 1

THE real home life of the German Imperial Family is arranged on a very simple scale, albeit no Court in Europe has a more formal…

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Was It Murder? a Fresh Inquest to Be Held

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 2

In the Full Court last Monday an application was made on behalf of the Attorney-General for a writ of certiorari directed to Frederick Hubert Galbraith, of Cooma, a…

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