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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

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Queanbeyan Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. P. Roper, J.P., Harry Ryan pleaded guilty to two charges of using indecent language in a public…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M. WEDNESDAY, 4th JANUARY

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 1

One first offender, charged with being drunk in Monaro Street, forfeited his recognisance of 10/-. Charles Muir pleaded guilty to a…

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Police Court Tuesday (Before Mr. Nott. P.M.). Motor Smash

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

Thomas Allen Nolan, on remand, was charged with (1) manslaughter, (2) driving a motor vehicle at a pace dangerous to the public, (3) driving…

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Canberra Vagrant Sent to Gaol

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

At the local Police Court to-day, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., Dennis Barrett was charged with at Acton, F.C.T., he was a person…

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Queanbeyan Police Court MONDAY, 9th JANUARY Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M.

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

Two first offenders, charged with being drunk, forfeited their 10/- recognisances by failing to appear. A STOLEN GLASS…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 1

At the Police Court this morning before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., Henry John Turner pleaded guilty to being drunk in Monaro Street…

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To-day’s Police Court Before Mr. M. C. Nott, P.M.

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 1

Neill Campbell pleaded guilty to being drunk in Monaro Street yesterday and was fined 5/- in default 24 hours imprisonment…

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Queanbeyan Police Court MONDAY, 16th JANUARY, 1928 Before Mr. M. C. Nott, P.M. LANGUAGE

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 1

Joseph Weeks pleaded guilty to being drunk in Uriarra Road and to using indecent language. Constable Beck stated: About 6 p.m…

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Allan Before the Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 1

Francis Leslie Allan was brought before the Queanbeyan Police Court yesterday, charged with feloniously slaying Madden. He was remanded…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Before Mr. M. C. Nott, P.M. SATURDAY, 21st January Drunk

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 3

One first offender was fined 5/- or the rising of the court on a charge of being drunk in Monaro Street. CHARGE WITHDRAWN…

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Small Debts Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 1

In the above Court yesterday, Chas. Morrison sought to recover £1 from Emanuel Whittle being money lent. A verdict was given for plaintiff for…

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Threats After Court Case

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 1

Yesterday, in the local Police Court, Arthur J. Bray charged John Godfrey with violently and maliciously threatening to kill him…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M.

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 2

One first offender forfeited his 10/- recognisance and another was fined 5/- or the rising of the court. Drunkenness was the charge in…

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Queanbeyan Police Court SATURDAY, 28th JANUARY, 1928 Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M. Riotous Behaviour

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

were charged with behaving in a riot-w[?]recharged with behaving in a riotous manner in Crawford Street. Both pleaded guilty…

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Sheep Stealing Increases

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

A country report states that stock-stealing in an important district has greatly increased since the rain, and that graziers are perturbed…

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Daring Car Theft

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

Something new in the way of a sensation was caused in Bega on Friday morning, when a Pontiac car, owned by two Sydney ladies, Misses…

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Police Court MONDAY, 6th FEBRUARY. Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M.

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 3

One first offender did not appear to answer a charge of being drunk in Monaro Street, thus forfeiting his 10/-bail…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 2

This morning a first offender charged with being drunk in Crawford Street yesterday was fined 5/-or the rising…

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Police Court Tuesday. (Before Mr. W. B. Geddes, P.M.). Breaches of Motor Traffic Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 1

Michael John Coffey was charged with not having given notice of the sale of a motor car within seven days thereof as required by the Motor…

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Escapee Sentenced

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

At the Cooma Quarter Sessions week Roland Kimber, aged 19, was sent to Goulburn Gaol for 12 months for having attempted to break and…

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