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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Latest Cables. Terrible German Court Scandals. London

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1907 · page 2

An action for libel, brought by Lieut.-General Count Kano vob Moltke, Commanding the forces to Berlin, against Herr Harden, editor of the “Zukunft,”…

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Police Court

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 3

On Wednesday last before the P.M. and John Cale, J.P., Thomas Buttle was charged with using indecent language in Monaro-street…

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Supposed Murder

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 2

The body of an Italian youth was found in Brooklyne, a suburb of New York, pierced with nine dagger wounds. A bomb with .fuse; a revolver, and a…

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Parliamentary. Police Promotion

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 2

In the Assembly on Tuesday Mr. E. M. Clarke moved for a select committee being appointed to inquire into the system of police promotions. He said that under present conditons, promotions in…

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Police Court. Monday, November 4. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, P.m.) Trespass on Stock Reserve

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 2

John J. Feehan was charged on the information of Stock-Inspector Mater, with allowing 120 sheep to trespass on a stock reserve, and pleaded guilty…

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Riot in Calcutta. Indian Agitator Sentenced. Students Attack Police

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 3

Another riot (writes the "Dally Mail" of 13th September) has occurred in Calcutta following the sentence of six months' rigorous imprisonment on the…

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Murder by a Burglar. Negro Suspected

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 4

The wife of Lieutenant Prank Rorschach, of the cruiser Tennessee, was (wired the New York correspondent of the "Dally Mall." on 10th September,)…

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Braidwood Police Court. Monday, Nov. 4. (Before A. Elliott Esq., P.M. Trespass on Stock Reserve

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 2

John J. Feehan, on the information of Stock Inspector Mater, was charged with allowing 120 sheep to trespass on a stook reserve, and pleaded guilty. Mr. Mater stated that defendant had been…

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“A Gentleman at Large.” Wife Charges Husband with Theft

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 5

Mr Plowden had the noyel experience on Saturday, 24th August of hearing a case in which a married woman prosecuted her husband for stealing her…

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District Court. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge)

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 2

O’Dwyer v. Abdeen Forris.—Claim £50. for promissory note everdue and dishonored. Mr. Thomas appeared for defendant,…

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District Court. (Before Judge Filzhardinge.) DWYER v. FERRIS

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 2

This was a claim on a dishonored promissery note for £50 drawn by defendant Abdeen Ferris in favor of James Macguire, and passed on to plaintiff W. E. Dwyer. Mr. Thomas for defendant. Plaintiff…

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Murder by a Burglar. Negro Suspected

The Age · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 3

The wife of Lieutenant Frank Rorschach, of the cruiser Tennessee, was (wired the New York correspondent of the “Daily Mall,” on 10th September,)…

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Police Cohrt. To-day Tuesday. (Before Messrs. F. Korff, A. H. Nevill, and Wm. Pike, J's. P. Alleged Theft of a Dog

The Age · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 7

JOHN STANLEY, on remand from Jindabyne, was charged with stealing one black kelpie pup, the property of Robert Thomson, of Queanbeyan, on the 29th of October last…

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District Court. Thursday, November 7. (Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge). JOHN McGRATH v. H. F. MADDRELL

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 2

In this case plaintiff claimed £100 for damage to dray, harness, and himself from a collision by defendant's motor car…

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Braidwood Police Court. Tuesday. (Before Messrs. G. R. Williams and D. M. CAMPBELL, J's P.) the Stage Carriage Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 November 1907 · page 2

George A. Trevanion (Nerriga) was summoned by the police for carrying one passenger more than the number authorised by the Act. The summons was not received, and the case was…

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Remarkable Murder

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1907 · page 2

Thomas Keer, caretaker of the golf links at Garston (Eng.), has been tried on a charge of murdering Ellen Pinock, a girl ten years of age…

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The Hampton Court Vine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 November 1907 · page 4

The Vine at Hampton Court Palace, which is some 140 years old, writes the English "Journal of Horticulture," under date 12th September, is this year…

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Police Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 November 1907 · page 2

AT the local Police Court on Wednesday morning, before Mr. Korff, J. P., a man named G. R. Cotterill was charged with stealing from a…

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Riot in Calcutta. Indian Agitator Sentenced Students Attack Police

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 22 November 1907 · page 5

Another [?] (writes the “Daily Mail,” of 13th September) has e[?] cutta following the sentence of six months rigorous imprisonment on the…

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Murder by a Burglar. Negro Suspected

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 22 November 1907 · page 3

The wife of [?]tenant Frank [?] schach, of the crul[?] (wired the New York correspondent, of the “Daily Mail” on 19th Spetember.)…

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