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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

334 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 15 of 17

The Jersey Murder. in a Cornfield. Widow and Brother Charged

The Age · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 3

A remarkable development has taken place in the Jersey cornfield murder mystery. As stated in the "Daily Mail," the discovery of a broken watch-chain led to…

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Curate’s Baronetcy. a County Court Judgement

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 6

The curate, of St. Clement Danes, Strand, described as the Rev. Sir William Erie, Baronet, was sued at Southwark county Court on December…

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Another Mystery. Murder or Suicide?

The Age · Friday 16 November 1906 · page 3

From Paris on 24th August the correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" wrote:— There is now a mystery surrounding…

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Police Raid at Lithgow

The Age · Friday 16 November 1906 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE excitement was occasioned in the main street of Lithgow at 10 o'clock on Saturday night by the news that the police had raided Forbes's…

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Society Raeeces. Ro[?]es in Merr[?] Homes. Police Watching a Large Party

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 16 November 1906 · page 3

From New York as [?] Se[?] [?] “Daily Mail” correspondent [?]— R[?] cases of [?] [?] place [?] ex [?] [?]…

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A Horrible Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 6

Aram Tasbjian, a young Armenian was arrested at New York on September 28, on suspicion of murder, and next day made a full confession to Inspector M'Loughlin, and…

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Micalago Police Court. Wednesday, November 14, 1906

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 November 1906 · page 2

AT the Children's Court at Micalago, before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, Special Magistrate, four children were charged With being neglected, without reasons…

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Michelago Police Court. Wednesday, 14Th November, 1906

The Age · Tuesday 20 November 1906 · page 4

AT the Children's Court at Michelago, before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, Special Magistrate, four children were charged with being neglected without…

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Sketching in Court. the Artist's View

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 4

It would be idle to deny that Sir Gorell Barnes's determination benceforward to forbid sketching in the Divorce Court has caused a certain amount of disquietude among those whose livellhood is…

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Mansion Outrage. Assault and Robbery. Hunt for the Robber

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 23 November 1906 · page 4

The London “Express” of 8th September, reports that a daring daylight robbery, accompanied by a murderous assault, was perpetrated at Coombe Home,…

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District Court. Wednesday, November, 21.(Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge)

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 23 November 1906 · page 2

The only case before the Court was one for detenue by the executor for the estate of the late Robert Geelan, who claimed £147 Is against Maria Pringle…

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Stealing

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 2

James Hobbs was charged with stealing a horse rug, value 30s, property of Thomas Pooley, on October 29th…

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Braidwood Police Court. MONDAY. (Before the P.M. and Mr. J. H. Byrne.) TRESPASS

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 2

Mrs. Appleby was charged by the Inspector of Stook with allowing stock to trespass on travelling (took reserve at Back Creek, and pleaded guilty. Mr. Mater said that of the 14th October he found…

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Crime In a Police Station

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 6

FREMANTLE, Friday.-Advices from Lucknow, received by the R.M.S. Omrah, record an extraordinary story from Etah district, India. A traveller by the grand trunk road…

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Attempt to Murder a Guest. London, 21st November

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 6

A murderous outrage, under remarkable circumstances is reported from Paris. Dr. Herbert, an English medical practitioner, at the invitation of a French friend…

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Police Court

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 2

On wednesday before the P.M. and John Gale J.P. Alex McHardy was fined [?]6 for being drunk and 10/- for using…

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Police Court. Wednesday, Nov. 28Th, 1906. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. John Gale, J.p.) Police V. McHARDY

The Age · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 2

Alexander McHardy was charged with drunkenness and using obscene language. Constable McCarron proved the charge and defendant was fined…

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A Children's Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 3

WAS held at Captain's Flat on Friday last before Mr. A. Elliott P. M., Special Magistrate, when three children appeared to answer a charge of…

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Police Court Wednesday, November 28. BEFORE Mr. Alfred Elliott, P.M., and John Gale, J.P. Drunk and Obscene Language

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 2

An elderly man, a stranger, named Alexander McHardy, pleaded guilty to being drunk in Monaro street the previous day, also to using obscene…

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Braidwood Police Court. FRIDAY. (Before Messrs. Elliot, P.M., and Williams, J.P. Alleged Larceny

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 2

Edward Charles Willis, on remand was again brought up on the charge of being of unsound mind. Defendant had been remanded to gaol for…

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