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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1886

21 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Wednesday, January 20Th. (Before Messrs. Williams and Gale)

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 January 1886 · page 2

Slaughtering licences were granted to James Keefe, Guise's Flat; James Pike, Woden; F. Campbell, Duntroon; and F. Campbell, Yarralumla…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, January 19Th. (Before the Police Magistrate, Dr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Gale). WAGES

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 January 1886 · page 2

Patrick Ryan was summoned by W.J. Welstenholme for 12s 6d three days' wage due and 25s (one week's wages) as compensation for summary dismissal…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Police Court. Friday, March 5Th. (Before Mr. Willans, Dr. Richardson, and Mr. Gale.)

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 6 March 1886 · page 2

An auctioneer's district licence was granted to J.J. Kelly. A man named James Conway, who had been in custody since late the previous night, was…

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Flooding of the Ferndale Colliery. Newcastle

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1886 · page 2

NEWS was received in town that the Ferndale Colliery at Tighe's Hill was suddenly flooded out at 9 o'clock this morning. All the miners employed in the workings succeeded in…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday, April 13Th. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs Gale and Dulbunty.) Unlawful Occupation

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 15 April 1886 · page 2

J. S. Kelly appeared on summons to answer an information charging him with unlawfully occupying certain premises held under lease by J. C. Gooch, in Monaro-street, Queanbeyan…

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Local News and Notes, Queanbeyan Police Court. Molday, May 10Th. Before Messrs. O. Willans and J. Gale. Unsound Mind

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 May 1886 · page 2

James Barry, a young man of about 20, on remand from the 6th instant, was brought up on a charge of being of unsound mind. The evidence of defendant's father was taken,…

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Wednesday May 12Th. (Before Messrs. Willians and Gale.) Unsound Mind

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 May 1886 · page 2

James Barry, on remand from Monday, was again brought up for examination. The only additional evidence taken was that of Dr. Richardson and Dr. Fitzpatrick, who…

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Local Intelligence. Queanbeyan Small Debts Court. Tuesday, June 1St. Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Gale and Dulhunty, Mr. W. Davis (formerly of Gungahleen) J.P., also occupied a seat on the Bench

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 June 1886 · page 2

ANN BAILEY V. J. BULL.—This was a claim for professional services as nurse and midwife. Mr. Parr for plaintiff; Mr. Morgan for defendant. The plaintiff's…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Friday, July 2Nd. (Before Messrs. Willans and Gale) LARCENY

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 2

Albert Shannon, on remand from Yass, on a charge of stealing, on. the 27th instant, a pair of boots from Adam Patterson, was brought up for examination…

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Heavy Floods in the North

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 29 July 1886 · page 2

A telegram from Charleville (Q.) on Sunday states that the Warrego is rising rapidly in some parts, and is now nearly two miles wide. All the gullies, creeks,…

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Local Intelligence. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, August 3Rd. Before Messrs. Willans and Gale, and Dr. Richardson. Obscene Language

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 5 August 1886 · page 2

John Jones pleaded guilty to a charge of obscene language in a public place, explaining that he was intoxicated at the time, and had no knowledge of the…

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Severe Gale at Albury

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 August 1886 · page 2

A thunderstorm occurred at Albury at 8 o'clock on Saturday night, accompanied by a gale of unusual violence Considerable damage was done in various parts of…

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Heavy Floods in New Zealand. DUNEDIN

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 21 August 1886 · page 2

Disastrous floods have occurred here, and the whole of the low-lying portion of the city is inundated. Many of the warehouses and cellars are filled, and great…

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Local Intelligence. Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday. September 14Th. Before Messrs. Willans and Gale. Drunk and Disorderly

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 16 September 1886 · page 2

John Ryan who was brought up in cus-tody charged with being drunk and disorderly, pleaded; "guilty, I suppose, but I recollect noting. about it," was fined…

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Distaterous Flood at Foochow

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 September 1886 · page 1

BY the E. and A.S.S. Company's steamship Catterthun, which arrived on Wednesday, news comes to hand of disasterous floods having occurred…

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Local Intelligence. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, Sept. 21St. (Before Messrs. Gale and Tompsitt.) Indecent Language

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 23 September 1886 · page 2

George Banks pleaded guilty to a charge of using abominably filthy language (so gross as to be unfit to be read aloud even in court) at Callaghan's public house,…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Tuesday, Oct 12Th, 1886. BEFORE Messrs. Willans and Gale. School Defaulters

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 14 October 1886 · page 2

James Jones, J. J. Weatherstone, John Robertson, George Edwards, James Collett, Frank Penney, Samuel Austin, James Aldridge, and Thomas Sullivan…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Thursday, Oct. 14Th. (Before Messrs. Willans and Gale.) HORSE-STEALING

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 2

William Luton, on remand, was brought up for further examination, on two charges—(1) of stealing a brown horse the property of Rowland Campbell of…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Saturday, Oct. 16Th. (Before Messrs. Willans and Gale.) DRUNK

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1886 · page 2

John Brown, who pleaded guilty to being drunk in a public place, was cautioned and discharged. OBSCENE LANGUAGE…

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Heavy Storms in South Australia

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 6 November 1886 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Wednesday,— Floods are reported from most of the northern districts. At Quorn the storm unroofed houses and blew down buildings, and…

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