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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

253 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 13

Queanbeyan Police Court. Wednesday, 22Nd July. Before Mr. Elliott, P.M., and Mr. John Gale, J.P. Peter Plummer V. T. R. O'NEILL

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 2

Defendant was summoned for occupying premises owned by plaintiff, after having been given notice to quit…

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Bungendore Small Debts Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 July 1908 · page 2

AT the Small debts Court last week Lavina Pollock sued Oscar Curtis for £10 for alleged damage to a flour dresser owing to its careless removal…

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Mute Wife's Talk. Husband Makes Cmplaint in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 July 1908 · page 5

Chester Godman, 516 'West Van Buren street, Chicago, a mute, contested his wife's suit for separate maintenance because she, also a mute, talked…

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Braidwood Police Court. Monday. (Before Messrs. A. Elliott, P.M., and Jas. McDonald, J.p.) Disorderly Conduct

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 2

Robert J. Heazlett, on the information of Constable Marsh, was charged with behaving in a riotous manner at Major's Creek, and was sentenced, without the option of a fine…

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Furious Motorists. Police on Motocycles. the Anti-speed Squad

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 3

Motocycles will be used by the police department to run down speeding chauffeurs (says the Chicago "Inter-Ocean" of 3rd May). Chief Snippy…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. John Gale, J.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 August 1908 · page 2

AT the Police Court, yesterday, Martin McMahon (on bail) appeared further to answer a charge of child desertion in virtue of a warrant issued by the Carrathool Bench…

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Evils of Horse Racing. Insolvent Sent to Gaol. Melbourne

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 5

In the Insolvency Court to-day Judge Moule delivered his reserved judgement on compulsory certificate application on behalf of Timothy O'Hanlon, formerly of Lilydale…

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The Squaring of Assault Cases

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 2

At the Redfern Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Donaldson, S.M., Thomas Anderson, aged 21, a prominent footballer, who was before the Court on Saturday, was…

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Araluen Police Court. WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr. Elliott, P.M., and Messrs. Alley and Kennedy, Js.P.) Breach of the Slaughtering Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 2

John Byrne was charged with keeping certain premises at Araluen as a slaughter house for the purposes of trade without being registered or holding a license…

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Alleged Murder on American Warship

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 2

A MURDER is said to have been committed aboard one of the American battleships during the stay of the fleet in Auckland. The story is that…

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The High Court and the Constitution

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 2

THE work of defining the exact meaning of the provisions of a Constitution under which the government of a country is…

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In Troubled India. Conspirators' Arsenal. How the Police Unearthed a Store of Bombs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 4

The correspondent of the "Daily Mail" of 21st May wrote the following, which appeared in the same paper of 8th June:-…

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Queanbeyan Police Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

AT the Police Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. A. Elliott, P.M., three first offenders appeared to answer charges of using indecent…

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The Courts. Wednesday, August 19, 1908. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, P.m.) Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

Thomas McCauley was charged with using indecent language in Monaro-street. He pleaded guilty and was tined 10s and 6s court costs, or 7 days…

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Aralven. Police Court. Monday. (Before T. U. Alley J.P.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 2

Mick Devereaux, who was locked up on Saturday night by Senior-constable Stinson for drunk and disorderly, appeared before the bench on Monday, and was fined 10s or…

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Mysterious Murder. a Tragedy Op the Woods. London, Aug. 25

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 2

Mrs. Luard, wife of Major General Charles Edward Luard, of Ightham Knoll, Sevenoaks, Kent, was murdered on Tuesday. Mrs Luard and her husband were about…

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Red Barn Murder. Tragedy of Eighty Years Ago

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 4

The chance reference in the Law Courts to the "Murder in the Red Barn" has elicited many interesting statements concerning that tragedy of eighty years…

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District Court. This Day. (Before Acting Judge Dawson.)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 2

THE only case set down for hearing was that of W. F. Rutledge who appealed against the assessment of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council of £16,491…

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Braidwood Police Court. Monday. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, P.m.) Assault

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 2

George Aueb was summoned by Mary Aueb with having unlawfully assaulted her on the 24th August last. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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Beautiful Fiend. Handsome Young Girl. Confesses to Cruel Murder. Poisoned Her Lover

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 5

A young woman of remarkable beauty named Grete Beier, the twenty- two-year-old daughter of the former Burgomaster of Brand, in Saxony, was…

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