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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

151 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 8

Stealing Horse Rugs

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 19 August 1915 · page 4

The accused was further charged with stealing two horse rugs. George Thomas Wilson, groom, at Canberra, employed by the Federal…

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Naval Police

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 3

A battleship's police maintain discipline in general, constantly patrolling the ship to see that everything is in order. Having investigated an…

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Braidwood Police Court. WEDNESDAY. (Before Messrs. F. E. Grenenger and F. McGrath, Js.P.) Language

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 7

Charles Weatherall pleaded guilty to having used obscene language on the hotel premises at Major's Creek on the 10th…

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Police Court

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 9 September 1915 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate, the following cases were heard :—…

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The Courts. Wednesday, September, 8. POLICE (Before Mr. S. B. Gunn, P.m.) Licence Granted

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 2

A collectors and second-hand dealers' licence was granted to Messrs. Thos. E. and Jesse Woodger. SLANDER…

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The Courts. Wednesday, September, 8. POLICE. (Before Mr S. B. Gunn, P.m.) Licence Granted

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 13 September 1915 · page 4

A collectors and second-hand dealers' licence was granted to Messrs. Thos. E. and Jesse Woodger. SLANDER…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday, September 13, '15. (Before Mr. C. T. Campbell, J.p.) Drunk

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 September 1915 · page 2

A first offender for being drunk in Monaro Street on Saturday morning was fined 1/- with an alternative of I2 hours' in the Queanbeyan lockup…

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Police Court. Monday, September 13, 15. (Before Mr. C. T. Campbell, J.p.) Drunk

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 16 September 1915 · page 4

A first offender for being drunk in Monaro Street on Saturday morning was fined 1/- with an alternative of 12 hours' in the Queanbeyan lockup…

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Wanted to Go to France. How Gunner Who Said He Has Drilled Enough Excused Theft

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 4

John Rowan alias Patrick Kinealla, a gunner of the R.G.A., Tayport, appeared at Cupar Sheriff Court charged with breaking into the cottar house at Scotseraig Mains, stealing a…

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Braidwood Police Court WEDNESDAY. (Before Messrs. F. E. Grenenger and M. McGrath, Js.P.) Indecent Behaviour

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 6

Charles Gowen was charged with behaving in an indecent manner in Wallace-street on the night of 2nd September. He…

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A Lady Magistrate

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

A lady justice of the peace occupied a seat on the Bench at the Adelaide Police Court last week for the first time in the history of the State. The…

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Police Court. 13th AND 14th OCTOBER

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 18 October 1915 · page 2

John Stanley Wells, stealing 8 sheets of galvanized iron, fined £5, in default 1 mouth, hard labor in Goulburn gaol…

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Queanbeyan Police Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 October 1915 · page 2

Wednesday last was a regular field day at the Queanbeyan Police Court when the Police Magistrate, Mr. S. B. Gunn, was occupied the whole…

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The Police Reserve

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 1

A short while back the Municipal Council agreed to offer no objection to the inclusion of 33ft of Mackellar-street in this…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday. (Before Messrs. Kemp and Grenenger, Js.P.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 6

James Kelly v. Edward Bunn—Claim, £7 2s 6d for poles supplied on Larbert telephone line. There was no appearance of…

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Small Debts Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 2

At Wednesday's sittings of the Small: Debts Court, before Mr. S. B. Gunn, P.M., Hill and Son, through Mr. F. P. Woodward, examined a…

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Warden's Court. Thursday. (Before Mr. G. R. Williams, Warden)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 2

The following applications to enter on Messrs. Batt and Shiell's private land, parish Barnett, near Boro for tin mining were…

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To-day's Police Court. Before Mr. S. B. Gunn, P.M. LARCENY

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 2

W. E. Smith, who was arrested in Sydney on warrant, was this morning, in company with Edwin Cahill, charged with the larceny, on 13th…

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Police Court. Before Mr. S. B. Gunn, P.M. LARCENY

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 25 November 1915 · page 3

W. E. Smith, who was arrested in Sydney, was on Tuesday morning, in company with Edwin Cahill, charged with the larceny, on 13th…

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Brother Charged with Manslaughter

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 2

An inquest was held on Wednesday by the City, Coroner, concerning the-death of James O'Brien,. 40, a member of the Expeditionary Forces…

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