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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

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Captain's Flat Police Court. Wednesday, August 13. (Before Mr. W. H. Arnott, P.M.) Alleged Misapplying Public Funds

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 2

Ellen Hogan, postmistress at Captain's Flat, was charged with that being a public accountant within the meaning of the Audit…

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The Courts. Tuesday, October 12, 1919. (Before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M.) Police. Riotious Behaviour

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 2

Charles Coppin pleaded not guilty to behaving in a riotous manner in a public place on the 25th June. Sergeant Clarke stated that on the 25th…

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The Police Strike

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 7

The Liverpool Labor leaders have decided to demand the reinstatement of police strikers, otherwise they will declare a…

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Captain's Flat Police Court. Wednesday, August 13. (Before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M.) Alleged Misapplying Public Funds

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 3

Ellen Hogan, postmistress at Captain's Flat, was charged with that being a public accountant within the meaning of the Audit Acts, 1901-1917. She did between…

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Violent Patient. Attack on Police

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 4

A patient in the Gilgaudra Hospital, where he was being attended to for an injury to his hand, suddenly became violent. The…

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Police and Firemen's Art Union

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 2

The hospitals of New South Wales will receive upwards of 17,000 as a result of the Police and Firemen's Art Union recently held, so the Sydney…

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Plain Speaking. Oil Company Charged with Profiteering

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 2

During the hearing of an application by the Vacuum On Proprietary, Ltd., and the Texas On Co. for an increase of is per case in…

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Fremantle Riot. Crowd Attacks the Police

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 September 1919 · page 1

For months past the Fremantic police have had to contend with hos[?]e feeling on the part of a portion of the public. Since the…

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Dispute Over Two Bullocks. Banco Jury Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 September 1919 · page 2

An action was concluded in which John Brindley, grazier, of Walwa (Victoria), sued Alexander John McDonald; and Morton Norman McDonald, graziers, of…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 5

Rees Doherty, aged' 16, pleaded guilty to using indecent language in Wallace-street Braidwood, on 14th September last. The language…

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Police Pay

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 7

Increases in the pay of the police force, ranging from 2s 6d a day for married men and 1s 6d a day for single men, Shave been…

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Police Court. Wednesday, October 8, 1919. (Before Mr. Hade, J.P.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 5

Michael Maxwell, a returned soldier, was charged with having in a riotous manner in Monaro Street on the evening of Tuesday, 7th instant, and with using…

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Police Court. Tuesday, October 14, 1919. (Before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.m.) Case Withdrawn

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 October 1919 · page 2

One case, in which the summons had not been served, was withdrawn at the instance of Sergeant Clark. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY…

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Charged with Murder. Magistrate Refuses Bail. SYDNEY

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 2

Belinda Turnbull, or Bright, 54, described as a nurse, was charged at the Central Police Court this morning with having caused the…

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Alleged Assault

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 2

Reginald Hobby was charged with assaulting William John Witon and Henry Edward Wilton at Major's Creek. The parties are…

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Police Court. Tuesday, November 11, 1919. (Before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.m.) Withdrawn

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 2

The cases Agnes Blewitt v. Stan. Blewitt and Agnes Josephine Blewitt v. Stan. Blewitt, for using insulting words, were withdrawn, Mr. Mead intimating that a…

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Braidwood Police Court Thursday, Nov. 13. (Before Mr. Arnott, P.M., and Mr. J. Vider, J.P.). Indecent Behaviour

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 4

Gordon Torpy was charged with behaving in an indecent manner in Wallace-street on the 6th inst. He pleaded guilty, and was fined…

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Braidwood Police Court (Before Mr. Arnott, P.M., and Mr. J. Vider,-J.P.). Assault Cast at Major's Creek

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1919 · page 6

Our report of the proceedings in last issue left off at the conclusion of constable Griffiths's evidence in chief. The following…

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Assault and Language. (Before Mr. Arnott, P.M.)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1919 · page 6

Frank Griffin was charged with having unlawfully assaulted Ernest O'Connell at Krawarnee on 12th October last. He was further…

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Against Jury Foreman. Appeal to Full Court. Brindley V. McDONALD BROS

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 2

In the Full Court on Tuesday the hearing was opened of an appeal by the defendants in an action tried before the Chief Justice last term, in which John Brindley,…

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