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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

224 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 12

Tragic Ending to Police Case

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 3

The hearing of a charge of sheep stealing in the Crock well police court last week came to au end suddenly. It was announced to the court by the…

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Police Court Tuesday, April 5th Before Mr. Carr-Boyd, P.M.

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 1

Thomas Walsh, charged with having been drunk in Monaro Street, was fined 10/- or 48 hours. Two first offenders. who were…

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Police Court Tuesday. (Before Mr. Forrest, P.M.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 2

Charles Tetley pleaded not guilty to a charge that, on 3rd March, being the driver a motor vehicle, he drove his car in Wallace-street to the…

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Police Superintendent’s Protest (Published by arrangement.)

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 5

The Superintendent of Police, Boston, Michael H. Crowley thus gave his opinion to- the New . York “Herald-Tribune” on the seventh anniversary…

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Small Debts Court Tuesday. (Before Mr. Forrest, P.M.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 2

James Lawrence McMinn v. James Bond.—This was a claim for £20 10 wages. Plaintiff's brother, William, gave evidence that he was…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M. Saturday, April 9. Language and Resistance

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 1

Leslie Lockwood pleaded guilty to the following charges:— (1), Being drunk and disorderly in Crawford Street; (2), using indecent language,…

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Police Court Wednesday, 13th APRIL

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 1

Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd ,P.M. One first offender forfeited his 10/-recognisances by failing to appear to answer a charge of drunkenness…

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Commonwealth Arbitration Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 2

Mr. E. A. Drake Brockman has been appointed a judge of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court. The new Judge is a member of the Bar…

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Queanbeyan Police Court TUESDAY, 19th APRIL Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest,. P.M. DRUNKS

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 1

Three first offenders failed to appear and forfeited their recognisances of 10/- each. Charles McDonald forfeited his £2…

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Police Court Wednesday (Before Messrs, W.G. Pullen and W. Hart, Js.P.) Lareenv

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 2

Joseph Thompson was charged with having, on MOnday last, stolen £9 in notes and a ball ticket, the property of William Goodfellow, a carpenter…

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Police Court Thursday, March 21, 1927. Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. Offensive Behaviour

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 2

John Lucas pleaded guilty to a charge of behaving in an offensive manner in Monaro Street. Constable Imrie said the offensive…

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Police Court

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 4

Before Mr. Forrest, P.M., on Friday last. Robert Fox was fined 10/- in default three days, for being drunk in Monaro Street…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

On Tuesday last Horance Lyons was before the local Police Court on a charge of attempting to commit an indecent assault upon Mary Sturgeon…

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Appeal Court

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

There were 32 appeals, from 15 appel-Hants, against the Municipal valuations, but all cases were settled amicably without going before the…

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Warden’s Court

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

Mr. Forrest, P.M., sitting in the Warden’s Court on Saturday last held an inquiry into an application by the Newbold Brick and Tile Company for…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Tuesday, April 26. Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. DRUNKS

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 1

One first offender lost his 10/- bail money for failing to appear. Douglas Richard Russell was fined 20/- or 14 days for being drunk in…

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Queanbeyan Police Court WEDNESDAY, 27th APRIL

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 1

Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. Frederick William Dare pleaded guilty to behaving in an indecent manner in Monaro Street on Tuesday…

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Ex-lord Mayor Equity Court Application

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 2

[?]An application was made on Tuesday, on behalf of Patrick Vincent Stokes, M.L.A., ex-Lord Mayor of Sydney, to Mr. Justice Long-Innes, in the…

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A Broken Arm Causes Court Work

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 1

Before His Honor, Judge White and a jury of four in the District Court on Wednesday, Verlie Daniels, a minor, through her father, Samuel…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Before Mr. Forrest, P.M.

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 4

On Tuesday two first offenders were each fined 5/- for drunkenness. On Thursday a similar fine was imposed on another first offender for a…

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