Mary swore at her husband - it landed her in a Bendigo court

Tom O'Callaghan
Updated October 6 2021 - 9:00pm, first published February 13 2021 - 4:00am
SHUT YA TRAP: Swear words were criminal in the 19th century, including in Bendigo's courts. Picture: COURIER FILE PHOTO
SHUT YA TRAP: Swear words were criminal in the 19th century, including in Bendigo's courts. Picture: COURIER FILE PHOTO

A JUDGE warned a woman she faced 12 months in jail if she was again caught using profane and abusive language after giving her husband a spray in Barnard Street.

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Tom O'Callaghan

Tom O'Callaghan

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