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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

82 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 5

Police Court FRIDAY (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M.)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 4

Edward James Torpy pleaded guilty to using indecent language in Braidwood. Fned £5, with 8/- court costs, or a months gaol…

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Licensing Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 2

A licensing court was held this morning when the follwing renewals were granted:— Louis Alexander, Commercial…

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Charged by Bullock

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1922 · page 4

A very painful accident happened to Mr. Curtis Masters, manager of Currand coley station, on Monday last It is reported that the…

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Paris Murder Trial

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1922 · page 3

The Paris Court has found Madame Bessarbo guilty of the murder of her second husband, in extenuating circumstances. Madame…

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Police Officiousness

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 2

Another remarkable instance of police officiousness took place on Sunday afternoon in connection with the Braidwood-Queanbeyan football…

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Mysterious Murder Bank Manager Done to Death

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 4

A brutal attack was made on Mr. Francis C. Kenimis, a bank manager, on Friday night. He was seated in a train bound…

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Telegraphic News. SYDNEY. Monday, 4 p.m. the Hornsby Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 7

The murder of Kemmis has so far batffled the police, the only clue to the murder being the blacksmith's hammer found near Wahroonga. The…

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The Hornsby Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 5

Mr. Carter, the young man who spoke to Porter McLachlan at Hornsby on Friday, called at the police station on Tuesday. Though in the…

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Warden's Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 2

Mr. Warden Williams held a court in Braidwood on Tuesday. There was only one application by George Green for authority to enter Mr. C…

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Police Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 2

At the police court this morning, before Messrs. H. E. Southwell and E. Angove, Js.P., two defendants were each fined £2 and 8/- costs…

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Another Assault

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 7

Francis Wm. Foster, a wharflaborer, was found yesterday morning in a Darlinghurst laneway with his skull fractured. He is believed…

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The Hornsby Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 5
Also in The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer

The Hornsby murder mystery is still a mystery. Although diligent inquiries were made by the detectives nothing was learned that would…

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Small Debts Court. FRIDAY (Before Messrs. J. Roberts and J. J. Donnelly, J.P.-

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 4

Charles Grigg sued Edward Hawkins for £5/19/10 meat supplied. Mr. Maddrell appeared for defendant The defence was that at the time…

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Police Force

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 2

The Chief Secretary says he is taking steps to have the police force brought up to the full strength…

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The Hornsby Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 4

The discovery of the keys of the Government Savings Bank at Hornsby, which were stolen from the murdered manager, has been reported…

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Burglary in Braidwood

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1922 · page 2

On Thursday night last, or some time between the closing hour that night and the opening hour next morning, Mr. E. N. Muttons store…

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Wanted Gaol Unusual Request

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1922 · page 5

When fined £2, in default seven days, at Goulburn Police Court, on a charge of stealing a whip, Henry James Dalton asked the magistrate…

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The Police

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 7

The Government has under consideration the question of compelling onlookers to assist policemen who are being assaulted. It is…

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Police Magistrates and Mining Wardens

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 1

The Minister for Justice is considering a proposal to combine the two offices of police magistrate and mining warder in various country…

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