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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

169 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 9

Police Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 3

On Friday and Saturday last, before Mr. C. J. Carr-Boyd, J.P., the following cases were dealt with:—Wm. Duggan, drunk and disorderly,…

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Police Court (Before Mr. A. H. Nevell, J.p.)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 6

George Christ, a Greek, who was committed for medical observation last week, was brought before the Court. Dr. Harris stated that he had…

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Police Court Wednesday, February 17 Before Mr. Adams, P.M. DRUNKS

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 2

William Robertson and James Murphy pleaded guilty to being drunk the previous day, and as both had previous. convictions they were each…

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Theft of a Suit Case

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 6

At the local Police Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Adams, P.M., Matthew Kerwin was charged with stealing at the Brickyards, Canberra…

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Alleged Theft of £5 Note

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 5

Erland Haddon Thorne was charged with stealing £5 from the person of William Manns. The case was heard yesterday before Mr. Adams,…

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Queanbeyan Age Tuesday, February, 23, 1926. Police Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 2

On Saturday, before Mr. Adams, P.M., John Conway pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly. He was fined £1 or seven…

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Police Defy Constitutional Law (Published by Arrangement)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 5

The special representative of the New York "Times" at Pittsburg recently despatched the following extraordinary message to his paper:…

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Special Licensing Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

At the Special Licensing Court held at Queanbeyan yesterday, the Court refused to grant a spirit merchant's licence to John Willie…

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Police Court Monday, March 1. Before Mr. S. Taylor, J.P.

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 2

Walter Thomas pleaded guilty to using indecent language in Monaro Street on Saturday and was fined £2 or 14 days. On a further charge of…

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Police Court Tuesday (Before Mr. Adams, P.M.). Breach of Auctioneers' Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

William J. Hart was charged with two offences under this Act. viz., with failing as a licensed, auctioneer to keep books properly written up…

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(Published by arrangement.) the Murder Plague in "Dry" U.S.A.

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 3

In an article entitled "The Rising Tide of Crime" in "The World's Work" (New York) Mr. Lawrence ,Veiller points out that the United…

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Police Court. Before Mr. S. Taylor, J.P. Cases of Drunkenness

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 3

Each of the following defendants were fined 5/- or 24 hours for being drunk on Saturday last:—Patrick Murphy, Percy William Lawson,…

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Police Court Thursday, March 18. Before Mr. Adams, P.M.

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 3

Hugh Quilty, charged with behaving in a riotous manner, pleaded guilty, and was fined £2 or 14 days. John McDonald pleaded guilty to…

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Police Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

Before Mr. Adams, P.M., at the Queanbeyan Police Court this morning, William Hilly was fined £2 or 14 days on a charge of having been…

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Police Court Saturday, March 20. Before Mr. Adams, P.M.

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 3

Michael Patrick Maxwell was charged with behaving in a riotous manner on 19th March, also with using indecent language on the same…

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Police Court

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 2

On Saturday, before Mr. Adams. P.M., two defendants were fined 5/- each on charges of being drunk. For using indecent language,. Hugh…

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Alleged Theft of Watch

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 2

Francis David Jenkins was charged that at Molonglo Settlement, on or about 21st March he did steal one watch, valued at £2, the property of…

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Licensing Court

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 5

Mr. Adrian, Chairman of the Licenses Reduction Board, presided at the local Licensing Court on Friday last. An application by the executors of…

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Police Court Thursday, April 1. Before Mr. C. J. Carr-Boyd, J.P.

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 3

Thomas Watson for. using indecent language, was fined £2/10/- or 14 days. Hercules Eirth was fined 10/- or…

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Police Court Monday, 12th APRIL. Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, J.P.

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 2

William Saville was charged with being drunk in Crawford Street on Saturday night. He was fined 10/-or 48 hours…

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