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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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Braidwood Police Court. Monday, April 5. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, P.m.) Breaches of the Minks Inspection Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 2

F. Clowry, G. Clearer, senr., G. Clearer, junr., and C. Cleaver were charged under the Mines Inspection Act of 1901, on the information of Mr. Milne, Mines Inspector…

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Humor in Court. Another George Washington

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 3

"How do you live?" [?] asked at the Lambeth County Court. "On my merits," he replied. He did not add that he had been paid…

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Araluen. Police Court. Wednesday, April 7. (Before Messrs. A. Elliott, P.M., and T.U. Alley, J.p.) Breach of the Mi[?] Inspection Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 2

M. N. Bluck was charged under the Mines Inspection Act of 1901, on the information of Mr. Milne, Mines Inspector, for not having a boller of the Araluen Gold Dredging Co. tested once in twelve months. Mr. Hayes, of the Crown Lay Office…

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The Marengo Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 2

The inquiry into the death of Henry Clarence Salom was resound at Young on Thursday morning. Esther May Salom was present in custody. Mr. Jas. Gordon…

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Braidwood Police Court. Monday, April 12. (Before Mr. A. Elliott; P.m.) Riotous Conduct

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 2

W. A Chuchin was charged with riotous behaviour in Wallace-street, Braid wood, on Saturday afternoon. There were similar charges against F. A. Feeney and Thomas…

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Monkey Shoplifter. Acrobat and His Trained Pet Arrested for Theft

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 6

One of the most singular captures ever effected by the Paris police was made the other day when they took into custody an individual named Miguel Androval, an…

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Elopement With a Black Gin. White Man Sent to Gaol

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 2

A white man named Sidney Cunnigham, 26 years of age, was charged at the Wollongong Police Court on Thursday before the Police Magistrate with not being an…

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The Rebut Murder. Was Renard Guilty? a Juryman's Impressions

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 6

There ts still a good deal of discussion in the press about the result of the Remy murder trial, according to a Paris correspondent. He says:—The…

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Proprietary Co's Appeal. High Court Judgment

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 1

By the judgement delivered on Friday as as the dispute award of Mr. Justice Higgins in relation to the Broken-hill mining dispute, the Proprietary Company, in the words of…

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Bribing a Gaol Warder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 May 1909 · page 2

Harold Howarth, ex-warder in Goulbnrn Gaol was charged at the Goulburn Circuit Court on Wednesday last for that he did fa[?]dently misappropriate certain money…

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Braidwood Police Court. Monday, May 3. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, P.m.) Language Cases

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 May 1909 · page 2

F. Morgan was fined £1 und 6s costs for indecent language; G. Townsend, £1 and 6s costs; Robert Fletcher, £2 and 6s costs; Michael Sherd, £1 and 6s costs…

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Small Debts Court. Monday May 3 (Before Mr. A. Elliott, P.M.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 May 1909 · page 2

Tallaganda Shire Council v George Herbert.—Claim for 5s rates. Verdict for amount and [?] 9[?] cost. Defendant had paid 13s 6d into court. Same v Alf Telley.—Summons not served…

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An Audacious Burglary

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 2

A national discovery was made at Marrickville railway station on Wednesday morning—the night officer, wounded, bleeding, gagged, bound hand and foot, the office…

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Heavy Fine for Assault

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 5

A young man named James Henry Walford summoned E. Anderson at the Balmain Police Court for assault. The defendant pleaded quilty. The evidence was that…

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The Reefton Assault. an Arrest Made

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 5

BARMEDMAN, Thursday.—Later details have been received regarding the murderous attack at Reefton on a teamster named Finegan. It appears that Finegan was struck on…

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Braidwood Police Court. Monday, May 31. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, P.M.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 June 1909 · page 2

John Munro pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Wallace-rtreet, and was fined 10s and 6s costs. On the application of Michael Torpy a…

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Warden's Court. Monday, May 31. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, Warden.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 June 1909 · page 2

Frank Hull (for whom Mr. Poole appeared) made application for the suspension of labor conditions on his stream water right, race and dam site in the parish of Corang, county St…

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Tragedy at Brisbane. Murder and Suicide

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 2

A terrible tage[?]ly took place in Lower Albert-street, Bisb[?]ne, at a late hour on Monday night, Charles Ebberhart, a sailor, killing Lily Juet, a young woman, and then…

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Death Mystery. Society Woman Charged. the Sampson Case

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 3

Nothing since the Thaw affair has so stirred American society as the trial which began at Lyons, New York State, on Monday, April 5, of Mrs Georgia…

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(From Another Correspondent.) Police Court. Saturday, June 12. (Before Mr. Elliott, P.M., and Messrs E. J. Collier, W. U. Alley, and J. Hyland). Riotous Conduct

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 2

John Fulton, summoned by constable Fagan, on the charge of riotous behaviour on June 3, pleaded guilty. Fined 5s and costs…

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