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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

280 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 14

Police Court Proceedings

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

AT 10 a.m. yesterday, the police court was opened, and Francis Herbert Cottam was presented and formally charged before Mr. J. Gale, J.P., with having caused the death…

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Prisoner Escapes From Gaol

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 3

GOULBURN, Saturday— A young man named Roy Wood escaped from Goulburn Gaol yesterday afternoon, and has not yet been recaptured. While…

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Municipal Revision Court

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

ON Thursday evening last the Municipal Council sat as a Revision Court to deal with the Municipal Roll for the year 1905-6. The…

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Braidwood Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Elliotr,. P.m.)gaming for Stakes

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

John AlLen, license of the White Swan Inn, was summoned on the information of Sub-Inspector Brayne for suffering gaming for stakes to be carried on in his house on the 21st instant. Defendant…

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Escape from Goulburn Gaol

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 4

While the prisoners at Goulburn gaol were at work in the gardens near the Mulwarree River on Friday afternoon one of the number evaded the supervision of the warder in…

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The Murder at the White Farm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 1

The White Farm was a low stone building, with numerous gables, each surmounted by a kind of spire. The windows were large, with mullions filled with diamond-shaped…

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Police Court. Monday, February 6. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

A hawker’s license was granted, to a Syrian. A booth license for the Krawarree races was granted to John Allen, White…

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Police Changes

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

SENIOR-CONSTABLE CLEMESHA, who has been transferred to Temora, (for which place he left by last night's train) is being succeeded by…

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Small Debts Court. Geo. S. Mcrae V. Jas. Turnbull

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

Claim for £10 for the sale of a cow, which had been diseased. Mr. Moriarty appeared for plaintiff, Mr. Fell for defendant…

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Tuesday, February 7. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Rabbit Destruction

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

James Day was summoned by H. L. Mater, Inspector under the Pastures Protection Act for the district of Braidwood, for not having fully and continuously performed the duty as such owner or…

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Braidwood Police Court. Monday, February 6

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

The only business was the granting of a hawker's and pack license to George Johns and one Mansua, and a booth license for the Krawarree races to John Allen, of the White Swan Hotel, Braidwood…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, February 6. G. S. McRAE v. Jas. Turnbull

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

Claim for £10, the price of a cow sold by defendant to plaintiff, which was alleged to be diseased, and losses incurred in connection therewith. Mr. Moriarty appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Fell…

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Police Court. Tuesday February V.(Before the Police Magistrate.) Destruction of Rabbits

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 2

The complaints. laid against James Day (Warn), Austin Scott (Mulloon), A. G. Bssinghtwaighte (Bombay) by Mr. H. L. Mater, Stock Inspector, for…

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Local News. Police Court

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 2

ON Saturday night, John McGraw was locked up on a charge of drunk and disorderly and indecent exposure, and on Monday morning,…

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Attempt to Break Into a Gaol

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 2

Gundagai, Wednesday.—A - daring attempt was made at an Nearly hour this morning to break into the Gundagai gaol yard, with the object of rescuing 13…

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Police Court. Monday, February 13. (Before the Police Magistrate).TRESPASS

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

Thomas Higgs v. Samuel A. -Goldspink. Mr.- D. A. Gee appeared, for complainant. Dendant was charged with entering…

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The Federal Arbitration Court

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

Mr. Justice O’Connor, of the High Court has been appointed first President of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration. It is rumored that Mr…

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Braidwood Police Court. MONDAY. (Before A. Elliott, Esq., P.m.) Ill[?]gal Entry

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 2

Samuel A. Goldspink was summoned by Thomas Higgs for having entered upon his land and taken up his abode in a house thereon in Monkittee-street, without his permission and refusing to leave the…

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A Horrible Murder

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 2

THE Pilbarra which arrived in Sydney on Wednesday from Fiji brought news of a brutal murder at-Labussa, the victim being Mr. Alex. Coutts,…

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Burglary

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, burglars entered the premises of Patrick Teague, situated at the back of George street West. They forced open the sale…

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