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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

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Police Court FRIDAY. (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M., and Mr. J. Vider, J.P.). Indecent Behaviour

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 3

Harold Gowan was charged with indecent behaviour in the yard of the Criterion Hotel on the 19th June last. Defendant did not…

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Police Court. Tuesday, July 20, 1920. (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.m.) Unlawfully Entering Enclosed Lands

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 2

The postponed case, A. G. McKeahnie v. Frank McCann, for unlawfully entering enclosed lands at Oakey Hill paddock, the property of plaintiff, was the first case…

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Stealing of Glasses

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 2

At the Ventral Police Court yesterday a man named Smedley was fined £5, or one month's hard labor, on a charge of having stolen a tumbler, valued at 1/-…

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Police and Prince

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr. James Dooley) has written to Constable Fortesque (secretary of the Police Association) stating that he will receive a deputation to-day (Friday)…

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Local and General News Fair Rents Court for Braidwood

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 2

The Government has decided to extend the operation of this court to the country districts, including Braidwood. The P.M. has been…

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Police Court. Friday (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M) Riding on Footpath

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 3

W. Lupton pleaded guilty to riding on one of the footpaths in Braidwood. He pleated guilty, and was fined £1, with 6s court…

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Small Debts Court. FRIDAY(Before Mr. shropshire.p.m) claim for wages

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 4

Rees A! Doherty, of Braidwood, sued John D. McKenzie. of Young, for £7, wages due to him for droving stock from Tarago to Araluen…

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District Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 2

The District Court, which was to have been held yesterday, did not take plane. The Judge wired the C.P.S. on Tuesday that he…

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Appeal Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 2

On Tuesday last before Mr. Shropshire, P.M., a Court of Appeal was held at the local Court House. Mr. J. H. Hincksman, town…

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The Police Paddock

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 2

When some little time ago the Police Department insisted upon fencing in that portion of land between the then existing fence and…

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Drink Easy to Procure [Published by Arrangement]. Supreme Court Ruling Ignored All You Want in Cash

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 1

The New York correspondent of the Montreal "Stay" writing on June 12th last, said:—In the middle of the week we…

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Presentation to Police Inspector

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

Mr. Inspector Donnelly, who has for the past four years been in charge of the Police Sub-district of Cooma, will retire on 3rd instant, after a service extending…

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The Police

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 2

In connection with the appointment of Inspector Barnes, of Braidwood, to the charge of the Cooma station, we understand it is the,…

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Presenation to Police Officer

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 2

The other day Sergeant George Jeffrey, from of Mr. J. Jeffrey; of this town who was stationed at Yass for some time, and who was…

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Police Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 2

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Shropshire, P.M., four defends ants appeared to answer charges of failing to send in income tax returns. One…

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Braidwood Police Court FRIDAY, (Before Mr. Shropshire' P.M.). Income Tux Returns

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 4

Patrick Allen, of Braidwood, pleaded guilty to failure to furnish income tax retuns for the State for the years 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918;…

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Small Debts Court. FRIDAY . (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M.). Droving Cotract

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 5

George Robert Rennett, of Braidwood, sued Luke John Hickey, of Reidsdale, for £12 for six days" droving of sheep at £2 per day…

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Licensing Court. FRIDAY (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M., J.Roberts and J. Vider, Js.P.)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 4

The Inspectors quarterly report was read. This stated that the hotels in the town and district were either in good or fairly good…

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Cooma Police Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 November 1920 · page 2

On Wednesday, 27th October, before Messrs. Z. Moriarty and G. C. P. Circuitt, Js.P., Patrick Reardon and Aleck Lambe were charged with travelling between…

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Queanbeyan's Latest Tragedy. Attempted Murder and Suicide

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 2

Late on Saturday evening last a series of terrible happpenings were reported in Queanbeyan: the victims being well-known and much respected natives of the…

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