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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

91 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 5

Shire Clerk Sentenced

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 4

At the Maitland Quarter Sessions on Thursday before Acting Judge White, John Edward Bernard Wynn, late clerk of the Bulwarra…

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Police Pay

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 4

The policeman's lot at any time is not an enviable one ; they are at the beck and call of all and sundry, and have to perform all manner of…

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Sinn Feiners Break Gaol

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 7

Twenty Sinn Feiners, including two members of the House of Commons, escaped from prison after overpowering the warders. Byrne…

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The Spencer Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 2

The murder of Albert Spencer is still a mystery. So far the police have failed to obtain a clue to the murderer…

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Police Court. Friday April 11, 1918. (Before Mr. C. J. Hade and C. T. Campbell, J's.P.) False Pretences

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 2

John Martin was charged on the information of John Henry Fitzgibbon that between the end of April and the 15th day of June, in the district of Queanbeyan, for…

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The Police and the I.w.w. Cases

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 3

The State Cabinet has decided upon certain steps to be taken with, respect to the detectives whose conduct was commented…

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Braidwood Police Court THURSDAY. (Before Mr. Arnott, P.M.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 2

Patrick McGrath pleaded guilty to using indecent language in Nerriga on the 24th March. He was fined £2, with 6s court costs…

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Bungendore. Police Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 2

On Wednesday, 16th April, before Mr. Arnott, P.M., the following cases were dealt with:— Charles Day, summoned for using…

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The Sydney Murder. Youth Arrested

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 5

Late on Saturday evening plain-clothes-constables Quinn and Hooper, of the Darlinghurst station, arrested William, Doyle, a youth…

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Small Debts Court. THURSDAY (Before Mr. Arnott, P.M.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 5

Joseph Walters sued J. J. McIntyre, a merry-go-round proprietor, for £15 4s, balance of wages due to him as a painter…

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Poet Pirie Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 1

Percival William Budd was executed at Adelaide Gaol on Thursday morning for the murder of Harold Sydney Jacques at Port…

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Liquor Stealing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 7

William Creighton and Richard Dodd were charged with breaking, entering, and stealing from the Harp Hotel at Goulburn, on…

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Riot at Fremantle. Police Use Bayonets and Batons. Many Casualties

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 1

Consequent upon the decision of the W.A. Government to re-open wharves and afford protection to national workers, following the…

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The Sydney Murder. Doyle Committed

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 3

The coroner's inquiry into the death of Hugo Tuck was held on Thursday. Doyle was before the court in…

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Police Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 2

At the Police Court on Wednesday, May 14, before Mr. Arnott, P.M., W. H. Day appeared on three different charges, viz., drunk and…

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Police Court. Tuesday, May 13, 1919. (Before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.m.) Indecent Language—threatening Words

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 2

Henry Bryce was charged with using indecent language on the 21st April, and Charles Frederick Coppin with using threatening words…

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To-Day's Police. Stealing in Company

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 2

Two unkempt young men were at the Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. M. Hade, J.P., charged with stealing in company on May…

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Police Court. Wednesday, May 28, 1919. (Before Messrs C. M. Hade and C. T. Campbell, J's.P.) Stealing in Company

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

William Henry Braemer and Edward King (on remand were charged with stealing in company on May 16 at Carwoola one gun-metal watch, rolled gold chain,…

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Armed Thief in the Bush. Fires at Police Officer. Works Isolated Areas

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 3

On Friday last the Co[?] Police were communicated with [?] Mr. Nie! Cochran, a selector of Yaouk, who reported the loss of quantities of stores, blankets and other…

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Tuck Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 2

The trial of William Doyle, charged with the murder of Albert Spencer, better known as Hugo Tuck, was commenced at the…

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