Gundagai Murder
The jury were locked up all night, in the case in which Florence Elliott was charged with murdering her husband at Gundagai…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1920
90 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 5
Warden's Court. FRIDAY. (Before Mr. Warden Williams)
Robert Keyte applied for suspension of labor upon his private lands lease in the parish of Jinglemoney to enable him to secure…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blayney Murder
An old man named William E. Jones, aged 60, a rabbit er, ha?: been murdered at Barry, near Blarney. His body was found…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →45 Years in Gaol. Aged Prisoner
"I am nearly 60 years of age, and have spent half my life in gaol." This remark was made by James Watson at the Darlinghurst Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Murder Cup." Father O'reilly Backs Sydney
Speaking at the Irish Ireland concert in the Town Hall last night Father O'Reilly said he was sufficiently patriotic to be against…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Pensions. Taxpayers Meet £77,000 Deficiency
The Chief Secretary has made reference to an idea prevalent that the contributions to the Police Superannuation Fund provide…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charge of Murder
Alfred Syrjalainen, who was acquitted at the Dubbo Circuit Court on a charge of murdering Frank Carragher, was arraigned on a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. FRIDAY. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.) Language
John Owens pleaded guilty to having, on the 6th March last, in the saddling paddock at the Braidwood racecourse, used indecent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Court
At the District Court this morning, before his Honor, Mr. Acting Judge Mocatta, in the case of Wallace and another versus Arthur Blewitt, arising out of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Licensing Court. FRIDAY. (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M., and Mr. J. Roberts, J.P.)
The licensing inspector's quarterly report was read. This stated that the whole of the hotels in the district were either well or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Court. (Before Judge Mocatta). THURSDAY. Claim for Timber
Wilder and Daniel v Rowland George Hassall. Claim, £36 3s 5d, timber supplied. Mr. Betts for plaintiff, Mr. E. F…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Court. Tuesday, April 20, 1920. Dispute over Sale of Rabbit Skins Before His Honor, Acting Judge Mocatta
William Morris Wallace and another v. Arthur Blewitt, for goods sold and delivered to the value of £50/11. Defendant paid £32 and costs into court as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government's Policy. Reply to Sir George Fuller. Will Gaol Profiteer
The Premier has replied to Sir George Fuller's criticisms of the Government's policy of "go-slow." "I would like to remind him that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegraphic News. Sydney, Tuesday. High Court Decides that the Tote is not a Lottery
The High Court to day ruled that the totalizator is no lottery. and upheld the application for an injunction to restrain the Federal Commissioner collecting a tax…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sentenced to Death
Scenes so sorrowful that even the eyes of the Judge filled with tears occurred in the Goulburn Circuit Court on Wednesday evening when Alston Paul Broome was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kenmore Murder
At the Goulburn Sessions Alston Broome was found guilty on a charge of murdering his wife by poison at Kenmore Hospital. He…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Licensing Court
The licensing Magistrate, Dr. Blackall, to-day granted the transfer of the licence of the Royal Hotel, Bungendore, from H. D. Chinnery to P. J. Dignam…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cargo Stealing
New Zealand Merchants are gravely concerned at the large dimensions of cargo stealing on wharves and also on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prison Honeymoon. Sentenced to Twelve Months
A few days ago at Melbourne a young man, while awaiting trial at the Supreme Court, proposed marriage to…
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