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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

172 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 9

Police Court Wednesday. (Before Mr. O. A. Edwards, P.M.) Alleged Starting

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 6

Clarence Henry Phillips was charged with stealing a bridle, of the value of 10s, the property of Thomas Honrigan. Mr. W, L. Fell appeared for defendant…

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Local and General News Warden's Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2

A Warden's Court was held at Braidwood on Thursday, Mr. G R Williams, Mining Warden, presiding. An application by Charles…

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Baby Farming. Woman Sent to Gaol. "Dealt with Them Like Goods and Chattels." Newcastle

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

In sentencing Sarah Naylor, or Williams, to nine months imprisonment, on a charge of treating infants in a manner likely to injure their health, Mr. Adrian, the…

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Alleged Indecent Assault on a Male Person

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 6

Albert Edward Price wm charged with that he did at Braidwood, on December 23 but, indecently assualt one Thomas Godfrey a male person…

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Police Court Tuesday Night. (Before Mr. P. B. Kemp, J.p.) Alleged [?]

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 6

Charles Grigg was charged with having committed perjury at Sydney on December 16 last. Adam Jordan, detective of police, deposed…

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To-day's Police. (Before Mr. Laidlaw, P.m.) Drunk

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 2

Edward Riley pleaded guilty to being drunk in Monaro Street last night Constable Culshaw stated the circumstances. He told Riley, whom he had…

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Police Court. Tuesday, February 17, 1914. (Before Mr. Laidlaw, P.M.) Drunk

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 3

Edward Riley pleaded guilty to being drunk in Monaro Street on Monday night and was fined 5s, in default three days' hard labor…

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Braidwood Police Court. Wednesday. (Before Messrs O. A. Edwards, P.M., and R. Kennedy. J.p.) Alleged Perjury

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 2

Charles Grigg (on bail) was charged with having committed perjury in the Equity Court in Sydney during his evidence in the Louis-Grigg; Equity suit on the 16th…

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Bungendore. Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 3

AT the Police Court on Saturday, 14th February, before Mr. J. J. McJannett, J.P., John Pratt appeared in custody on a warrant issued against…

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Items of Interest White Slaver Sentenced

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 3

The men Lubelski, who was charged with the wholesale bribery of Prussian and Russian frontier officials in connection with the white slave traffic, has been…

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Grim Murder. Man Clubbed to Death. Discovery at Rose Bay

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 4

One of the most brutal murders committed in recent years in Sydney was brought to light at Rose Bay at half-part 8 on Satur-morning when the almost naked body of a…

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Murder and Suicide

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 2

Mr. Oswald Coutts, son of Councillor Robert Coutts, J. P. a well-known grazier of Longview Station, Victoria was shot by the cook, whose name is…

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Rose Bay Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 2

A man at West Maitland has been arrested on suspicion in connection with the Rose Bay murder…

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Police Court. Wednesday, March 4, 1914. (Before Mr. J. Keeffe, J.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 2

Dougland Rankin was charged with wife maintenance. Constable Wilson stated that he knew the defendant. From information received on…

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Police Court. (Before Messrs P. B Kemp, and Jas. Higgins, J's.P.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 2

Foster Flack was fined 10s and 6s cost for using indecent language at Major's Creek. Edward Hamilton for not sanding his child to school the requisite number of days…

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Gaol Inspection

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 2

Mr. D. B. Hall, Minister for Justice and Attorney General, arrived in Goolburn on Friday night, and on Saturday paid an official visit to the gaol, accompanied by the Deputy…

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To-day's Police. (Before Messrs. J. Gale and Chas. T. Campbell, J's.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 2

Frederick Fleming was charged with being deemed to be insane and not under proper control. Constable McNeeley stated: About…

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Police Court. Wednesday March 11. (Before Mr. A. O. Edwards, P.M., and Mr. R. Kenaedy, J.P.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 2

Charles Grigg (on remand) was charged with having committed perjury in the Equity Court in Sydney daring his evidence in the Louis v Grigg Equity suit on the 16th…

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Police Court. Monday, March 16, 1914. (Before Nesets. J[?]. Gale and Chas. T. Campbell, J's. P) D[?]

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 2

Frederick Fleming, remanded from Friday, 13th instant. in a charge of doing deemed to be instate and not under proper control, again appeared…

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Police Court. Monday, March 16, 1914. "Before Messrs. John Dale and C. T. Campbell. J's.P Discharged

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 2

Frederick Fleming, remanded from the 13th inst., on a charge of being deemed to be insane and not under proper control, again appeared before the court…

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