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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1894

13 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Police Court. WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr. J. Gale and Dr. Blackall, Js.P.) LARCENY

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 2

William Park was charged with the larceny of a valise and its contents, the property of William Brown, of Captain's Flat. Accused pleaded guilty…

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Bungendore Police Court. Wednesday, February 21, 1894. (Before Messrs. D. Leahy and G. Gale, J.'P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 2

Alick Bain and Henry Agnew, in custody, were charged with stealing a number of apples from an orchard at Felled Timber, the property of Thomas S. Hyles. Bain pleaded…

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TUESDAY. (Before Messrs. Wright, Gale, and James McCarthy, Js.P.) Timber Reserves Case

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 2

James Watson was charged with having out and drawn 40 posts of timber from a forest reserve without a license. The defendant pleaded guilty, but said he…

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Tremendous Storm. Monaro Street Under Water. Serious Damage Done

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 2

Thursday, March 1st will long be remembered by the townspeople who did not go to the races by reason of the tremendous violent hailstorm that occurred on that…

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Disastrous Floods at Kimberley

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 3

Sydney, Friday.—Disastrous floods are reported from Kimberley, W.A., and 15 natives drowned…

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A Second Flood

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 2

In our last issue we had to report the ravages of a tremendous hail storm that fell on Thursday, and laid the streets under water. The very next day, Friday, about…

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Police Court. Thursday, March 15Th. (Before Messrs. J. Gale and C. J. B. Helm, Js.P.) False Pretences

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 2

Edward Edmonds was charged with having obtained a certain sum of money under false pretences. Sergeant Nelson deposed: Yesterday…

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(Before Messrs. Wright, Gale, and McDonald, J.'sP.) False Pretences

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 March 1894 · page 2

Edward Edmonds, on remand, was charged with having obtained a certain sum of money under false pretences. Mr. Lindley watched the case on behalf of…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 16Th. (Before Mr. John Gale, J.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 April 1894 · page 2

Michael Quinn was charged with rioutous behaviour in Crawford-street on Sunday night, 15th inst. Mick pleaded not guilty…

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Floods in North Queensland

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 April 1894 · page 3

The Brisbane Telegraph Department has received a telegram from Urandangie confirming the reports of the disastrous floods at Georgina. The river rose to an alarming…

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Police Court. Tuesday, June 26Th. (Before Messrs. J. J. Wright and John Gale, Js.P.) Obscene Language

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 2

Ellen Mahr was charged with having used obscene language in Monaro-street on Tuesday, 29th inst. She pleaded guilty, and expressed regret…

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Cable Intelligence. Gales and Floods in Europe. London, Nov. 16

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 November 1894 · page 3

CONTINUOUS rains have fallen in England and Northern Europe, causing disastrous floods. Heavy gales have swept over the English Channel and the southern coast of…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, November 20. BEFORE Messrs. J. J. Wright, J. Bull, J. Gale, and N. M. Lazarus. Disobeying a Maintenance Order

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 November 1894 · page 2

Edward Oldfield, was summoned for the above offence. He failed to appear, and a warrant was ordered to issue for his arrest, in order that he might he further dealt…

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