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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

224 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 12

Queanbeyan Police Court This Day

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. One first offender was fined 5/- or 24 hours on a charge of drunkenness. Thomas Hannan pleaded guilty to…

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On Trial for Murder

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

The trial commenced at Rabaul, New Guinea, of sixteen natives for the alleged .murder of gold prospectors named…

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Police Court Tuesday, June 7, 1927. Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M. DRUNKS

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 1

Five first offenders forfeited their 10/- recognisances by failing to appear. Thomas A. G. Pettit, Alexander Mc-Donald, and William Gardiner were…

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Police Court Tuesday. (Before Mr. Forrest, P.M.). Drunk, &c. zAc

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 1

Thomas Hickey pleaded guilty to being drunk in Wallace-street on 22nd May. He was further charged with riotous behaviour on the same date,…

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Warden's Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 2

At this Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Forrest, P.M., 17 old mining tenements, dating from 1901 back were declared abandoned, and forfeiture…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 1

The following renewals of licenses were granted:—C. L. Turnbull, Araluen Arms Hotel. J. G. Dunn, Commercial Hotel,…

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Petersham Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 3

Miss Martha Quinn was shot to death at Petersham on Friday night. She was returning to her home in Station-street, Petersham, after…

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Petersham Murder Arrest of Suspect

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 3

Revealed by the beam of light from a police torch, lying asleep on a bundle Of hay in a shed at Dunkeld, four miles from Bathurst, Norman Clyde…

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Licensing Court

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 5

Before the Licensing Court yesterday, the following hotelkeepers were granted renewals of their licences: — Elizabeth Walsh, C. A. Tantau, H. T…

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Queanbeyan Police Court MONDAY, 20th JUNE Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M.

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 1

Two first offenders failed to appear thus forfeiting their recognisances of 10/- each. One first offender was fined 5/- or…

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Human Garbage Destructor Three Months’ Gaol

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1927 · page 1

Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M., on Tuesday last Samuel Francis Hills pleaded not guilty to being a person having insufficient lawful means of…

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Queanbeyan Police Court WEDNESDAY, 22nd JUNE Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M.

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1927 · page 1

Walter Brown and John Brown were each fined 20/-, in default 14 days, for being drunk on Tuesday, and in addition the latter had to pay 4/- car fare…

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Police Court MONDAY, 27th JUNE, 1927 Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. DRUNKS

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 1

One first offender forfeited his 10/-[?]ecognisance by fa[?]ling to appear. John McNally, Richard Amor, and Thomas Blay were each fined 20/- or…

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Police Court TO-DAY Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. DRUNKS

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 1

Patrick Miller, Thomas Jones, and George Hutchison were each fined 10/-or three days for being drunk yesterday in Monaro Street…

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To-day’s Police Court. Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M.

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

One first, offender was fined 5/- or the rising for being drunk yesterday. William Gabriel was charged with being drunk in Monaro Street…

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Police Court WEDNESDAY, 6th JULY, 1927 Before Mr. C. G, Carr-Boyd, P.m

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1927 · page 3

On a charge of being drunk in Monaro Street on Tuesday, Archibald McIntyre was fined 10/- in default 48 hours imprisonment…

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Police Court Tuesday. (Before Mr. Forrest. P.M.). Alleged Stealing

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

Albert Keyte was charged with having on or about the 31st May last, at Sapling Hill, stolen 12 rabbit traps, the property of charles Molyneaux…

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Police Court To-day, Friday. Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M.

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 7

John Prendergast, alias Albert Hain, was charged with being drunk and disorderly and using indecent language in Monaro Street on July…

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Extra Pay for Police

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

The Government intends to grant two days' extra pay to police who were on duty between March 26th and April 5th in recognition of the…

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Breeze in Court Solicitor and Sergeant

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

There was some cross-firing between Mr. E. F. Thomas, solicitor, and Sergeant Genner at the hearing of the rabbit trap case at the police…

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