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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

109 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 6

THE Queanbeyan Age Friday, September 19, 1924. Small Debts Court WEDNESDAY, 17th SEPTEMBER

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 2

Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M. Ernest Ashby v. Mrs. Hawke. This was a claim for £8 for a counter made by Ashby, for whom Mr. Deane…

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Charge of Murder. Irene Tuckerman Inquest

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 5

A charge of murder against Thomas James Cheshire, 53, newsagent and stationer, of Balaclava Road, Caulfield (Vic.) was the dramatic end of…

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Assault on Modern Fashions

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1924 · page 2

Present-day fashions were condemned by Archbishop Kelly yesterday. "We have had too much patience with them," he said. The Archbishop…

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Murder by Motor

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 2

A Toronto (Canada) message states:—Frank Barnhard drank so much liquor that his wife decided on a…

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District Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 2

His Honor, Judge White presided over the District Court held on Tuesday last. The greater part of the day was taken up with a case in which…

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District Court Thursday. (Before Judge White)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 7

Joseph Louis sued Edmund P. Louis, his brother, claiming £169/3/, moneys alleged to be due to plaintiff arising out of partnership accounts…

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Cessnock Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 2

Andrew Jones, charged with the murder of Charles Murphy at Cessnock, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to seven years'…

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Amazing Story. Charge of Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 7

"This is the fourth time Sheldon has tried to do for me. Last night he got me to make a fire, and when I was kneeling down he hit me on…

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Another Burglary

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 7

Cracksmen got jewellery worth £1000 when they visited a jeweller's shop at Newtown on Sunday morning. The proprietor discovered his…

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Braidwood Police Court FRIDAY. (Before Mr. Cleeve, P.M.)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 3

Frederick John Seidel, of Mongarlowe, summoned Ernest Seidel for having, not being the owner, taken four sheep from his paddock without…

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Warden's Court

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1924 · page 2

At the Warden's Court on Saturday, before Mr. G. R. Williams, P.M., Warden, a complaint by Randolph Kiss, of Petersham, was heard against…

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Alleged Theft

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 2

Ernest Saunders, an ex-employee of Hordern and Sons, Ltd., was remanded at the police court this morning on a charge of stealing £161, the…

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Sensational Assault Case

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 4

A midnight ride in a motor car with three men ended in a girl of 18 being assaulted in most brutal circumstances at Maroubra on Friday…

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Braidwood Police Court FRIDAY. (Before Mr. Cleeve, P.M.)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 3

John Edward McCarron pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in the Recreation Ground pavilion at Major's Creek on 1st October last…

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Series of Tragedies. French Murder Mystery

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 7

A curious series of tragedies at Nice suggests all the elements of a first-rate detective story. An unidentified body was recovered…

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Queanbeyan Age Friday, November 21, 1924. Police Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 November 1924 · page 2

Business was light at the monthly Court of Petty Sessions, presided over by Mr. Cleeve, P.M., on Tuesday last…

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A Woman's Lie. Lover Commits Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 November 1924 · page 2

A woman's lie made Hector Cebe, accountant, murder M. Thibaut, a wealthy man, in Paris. Cebe's sweetheart confided to him…

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Murder Charge

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 November 1924 · page 2

Harry Keys, 37, was yesterday granted ball in 500 on a charge of having murdered Edward O'Neill, whose body was found outside…

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Loeb Case Copied in Sicily. Two Boys Murder Another

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 November 1924 · page 6

The Rome correspondent of the London "Daily Express" says:—A sensational murder in the town of Naro, Sicily, is due to the two sons of…

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Police Force

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1924 · page 6

The Inspector-General of Police will recommend all-round increases for the force…

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