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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1913

200 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 10

The Police

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 2

Among the police who have been withdrawn from the country districts to maintain order in Sydney during the visit of the Australian fleet to Sydney are constables Brown…

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A Brutal Assault. 15-Year-old Boy Robbed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 4

A brutal assault took place in Belmore-road, Randwick, on Thursday night, when a 15-year-old boy. John Parkes, of Luke-street, was…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. O. A. Edwards, P.M.) Breach of the P.P. Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 2

Henry Grigg was charged on the information ol senior-constable Corcoran with having travelled cattle without a travelling statement Mr. Thomas for defendant…

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Police Court. Wednesday. October 8. Before Mr. [?] P.M. Water d Milk

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 1

Char[?] under the Pure [?] Margaret [?]adulterated Milk…

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[?] Police Court. Wednesday, October 8. Before Mr. J H. Holcombe, P. M. [?] Watered Milk

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 1

Charles' V. Francis, inspector under[?] "Pure Food Act," proceeded against Margaret Mathews for selling adulteration milk…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday. October 8. Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M. Damage to a Garden

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 1

John [?] Solomon for recovery of £10 damages done to garden by dependant's horses on 8th [?] Mr. Woodward appeared for pla[?]…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, October 8. Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M. Damage to a Garden

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 1

John Gale suel Henry Solomon for the a recovery of £10 damages done to his garden by defendant's horses on 8th Sept. Mr. Woodward appeared for plaintiff…

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Police Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 October 1913 · page 2

At the local police court on Monday, before Mr. Jas. Higgins, J.P., Robert Heazlett pleaded guilty to using profane language at…

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[?]Quarterly Licensing Court. [?]Ursday, October 16, 1913. (Before Dr. Blackall (Chairman) and Messrs. G. F. D[?]Salis and R. Moore J's.P.) Application for Alterations

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 3

CAPTAIN EVAN DAVIES applied to make material alterations to his premises known as the Commercial Hotel by [?]rtioning one room into two…

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Queanbeyan Age, with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror and Captain's Flat Miner Friday, October 17, 1913. Quarterly Licensing Court Thursday, October 16, 1913. (Before Dr. Blackall (Chairman) and Messrs. G. F. DeSalis and R. Moore J's.P.) Application for Alterations

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 2

CAPTAIN EVEN DAVIES applied to make material alterations to his premises known as the Commercial Hotel by partioning one room into two…

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Police Promotion

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 2

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. C. Day, has approved of the following police promotions--Senior-sergeant T. Dixon, of Junee, to rank as sub-inspector,…

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Licensing Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 2

At the adjourned hearing of the application for a conditional publican's license, before the local licensing bench yesterday, by Mr. J. Keeffe, J.P.,…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Thursday, October 23, 1913. (Before Dr. Blackall (Chairman) and Mr. R. Moore, J's.P.) New Hotel License Granted. Application for a Conditional Publican's License

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 2

Jeremiah Keefle applied for a certificate authorising the issues of a Conditional Publican's License for premises to be erected in Monaro Street. Queanbeyan, as a tourist…

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Wolrd Murder Etiquette In Papua. to Be Fashionable You Must Kill—man, Woman, or Child

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 4

Murder is very common in Papua, where European civilisation has never penetrated (though life in the settler) districts is probably safer…

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Mining Warden's Court. This Day. (Before Mr. Warden Williams.) Frederick Johnston v. William Reid and Mrs. Reid

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 November 1913 · page 2

Mr. Braund appeared for Frederick Johnson and Mr. Frazer, Gundagai, for William Reid. Frederick Johnston produced a…

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Assault

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 2

Sydney Griffin pleaded guilty under provocation to assaulting Lester Berry at Krawarree on September 28th last. Mr. Thomas appeared for defendant, and…

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Alleged Stealing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 2

Sydney Joseph Griffin and George Bladen were charged with having stolen at Gundillion one horse collar of the value of 15s, the property of Richard Rowe…

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A Licensed Hawker Charged

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 2

Mary Aueb was charged with not having on October 7 last her name, number of license and the words "licensed hawker" printed on her vehicle, she being the holder of a…

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Police Court. Friday. (Before Mr. O. A. Edward., P.M., and Jas, Higgins, J.P) Lunacy. Lun&cf

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 2

James Smith, on remand, was brought up on a charge of lunacy. Dr. Quaife, Government Medical Officer, in the course of his evidence, deposed that…

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Warden's Court. Thursday. (Before Mr. G.R. Williams, Mining Warden)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 2

Stephen Huggett sued E.J. Silverberg for wages due to him as a miner at Mongerlowe. Mr. Thomas appeared for plaintiff, and…

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