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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1913

200 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 10

Gaol for Life. the Bowral Sensation. Wilson Sentenced

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 4

Peter Willis Wilson, a Swede, was charged at the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions on Friday with attempting to cause to be taken by…

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Big Turkish Theft. £40,000 a Year

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 4

A discovery typical of many branches of Turkish financial administration, has been recently made by the new Protect of Constantinople in connection with the tolls of Galsta…

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Police Court. Wednesday, April 23, 1913. (Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M.)

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 2

Two defendants, against whom nothing was known, pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and were each fined 2s 6d, the amounts being paid to avoid the…

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Police Court. Wednesday, April 23, 1913. (Before Mr. H. H[?]lmbe, P. M.) Drunk

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 2

Two first offenders pleaded guilty to being drunk in Monaro Street and each was f[?]d 6, in default 24 hours hard labour in the Queanbeyan lock-up…

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Police Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 2

On Thursday last, before Mr. Jas. Higgins, J.P., William H. Hill, motor cai driver, employed by Messrs. Pooley and Malone, was…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 29, 1913. (Before Mr. J. Keeffe, J.P.) Drunkenness and Language

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 2

John Blythe pleaded guilty to being drunk in Monaro Street yesterday. The facts of the case were stated by Constable McNeely, and defendant was fined 5s or…

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Police Court. Monday, April 29, 1913. (Before Mr. C. T. Campbell, J.p.) Drunk and Language

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 2

MARTIN HARGRAVES pleaded guilty to being drunk and with using indecent language. Constable McNeely stated the facts…

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To-Day's Police. Tuesday, April 29, 1913. (Before Mr. J. K[?] J.p.) Drunkenness and Language

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 3

John Blythe pleased guilty to brine drunk in Monara Street yesterday. The facts of the case were stated by Constable McNeely, and defendard was fined is or…

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Suffragettes' Plots. Police Kept on the Move. Designs on a Judge's Son. LONDON, Friday Evening

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 4

The vagaries of the suffragettes have bean keeping the police on the move, and they report the discovery of several daring plots…

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Police Sergeant Shot. Three Bullets in Abdomen. a Charge of Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 2

The residents of St. Ives, North Shore, were considerably startled shortly after 9.30 o'clock on Thursday morning, when, following upon…

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Warden's Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 2

At the Warden's Court Thursday, before the Mining Warden, Mr. G. B. Williams, an application by Hugh MoRae for a dredging lease at Jembaicum[?]ens came on for…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 2

AT the Police Court on Monday, before Mr. J. Gale, J.P., William Martin was fined 1s and Frank Findlay 2s 6d for…

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Ingenious Scheme. Anonymous Gift to Hospital What the Police Discovered

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 4

Some weeks ago it was announced by the Chief Secretary that he had received a communication from a person who stated that he wished…

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Police Court. Wednesday, April 7, 1913. (Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M.) [?] WINDOWS

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 2

John Alfred Wallace, on bail, was charged with [?] damaging 20 panes of glass and two window sashes the property of the Railway…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. H. Holcombo, P.M.) Damaging Property of the Railway Commissioners of N.S.W.

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 2

John Alfred Wallace, on remand, was charged with damaging 20 panes of glass and two window gashes at Royalla, the property of the N.S.W. Railway…

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To-day's Police. (Before Messrs. J. Gale and W. Pike, Js.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 2

A WELL-KNOWN identity of the district was presented to the court this morning on a charge of being of unsound mind, being discovered in…

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Braidwood Police Court. Friday, May 9. (Before Mr. Galbraith, P.M. ASSAULT

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 2

George Cole was summoned by Jehn H. Parnell for baring unlawfully assaulted him at Braidwood on April 19, and pleaded guilty under provocation…

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Small Debts Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 2

Municipal Council v. Kate Malone.—Claim for L39 10s, rates due. Verdict for amount claimed, with costs…

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Ashfield Shooting Affray. Suicide and Murder. Inquest on Mr. and Mrs. Albian

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 6

The shooting affray, which took place in Ashfield Park on April 29 last, in which a man and woman were killed, was inquired into on…

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Serious Affray in Goulburn Gaol. Walker Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 2

A serious affray is reported from Goulburn Gaol. [?] that city on Monday regarding an alleged sensational episode in which [?] and sudden death…

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