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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

215 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 11

Local & General News Capital Assault Charge

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 3

Charged at the Central Criminal Court, Darlinghurst, on Tuesday with a capital assault on a girl of 17 years at Jerangle, near Cooma, Robert…

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Court Shots

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 3

Solicitor (menacingly): "How did you make up these figures?" Witness (quite calmly): "With a pencil!"…

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Shire Valuations Appeal Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 1

Mr. Forrest, M.P., on Tuesday dealt with the appeals lodged against the valuations of the. Tallaganda Shire Council. Mr. Marsden Manfred…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 2

An application was made by Mary Ann O'Brien for the transfer of the license of the Commercial Hotel, Braidwood, to ber son, Murtle…

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Queanbeyan Police Court MONDAY, 11th June Drunk

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 1

Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M. Matthew Starke pleaded giulty to being drunk in Monaro Street last Saturday and was fined 15/-, in default…

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Children’s Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 5

A lad was charged before the Children’s Court with driving a motor car without being the holder of a Iicense Constable Greig said…

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Police Court MONDAY, 18th JUNE, 1928. Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. DRUNKS

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 5

Thomas Heyland pleaded guilty to being drunk on Saturday last and was fined 20/- in default 7 days hard labour…

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Licensing Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 3

In the above court yesterday renewals of licenses were granted to the following:— Elizabeth Walsh Harrison’s Hotel. Wm. Charles…

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Queanbeyan Police Court MONDAY, 25th JULY Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M.

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 3

Michael Glennon was fined 10/- in default 3 days imprisonment on a charge of being drunk on Saturday. For the first offenders, charged…

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Small Debts Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 1

In the above Court yesterday Hayes and Russell Ltd. sought to recover £ 34/2/9 from R. Tetley and his wife R. E. Tetley for goods alleged to have…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 1

At Milton Police Court on Tuesday last, before Mr. Champman, P.M., John Simpson was charged with alleged stealing of three head of cattle…

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"Theh Midnight Murder"

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

The mystery play in four acts will be performed in the Braidwood Literary Institute on Tuesday. 3rd July. by Miss Jean Veinon's dramatic…

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Queanbeyan Burglary Spiers Gets Three Years

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 1

Walter Spiers and John Joseph Fletcher stood their trial before Judge Edwards and a jury in Sydney yesterday on charges of breaking, entering…

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Fraudulent Misappropriation Postal Assistant Charged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 2

At the Police Court on Friday afternoon last before Mr. J. W. Forrest, P.M., Alexander Bede Powell, a postal assistant at Ainslie was charged…

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Queanbeyan Police Court MONDAY, 2nd JULY Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P. M

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 1

James D. Johnson charged with being drunk in Crawford Street, and Andrew McIntosh, being drunk in Monaro St. were each fined £2 in…

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Telegraphic News Sydney Monday, 4 p.m. Dulwich Hill Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 2

There is no clue so far to-day of the murderer of Mrs. Falvey and Miss Vaughan at Dulwich Hill on Saturday night. The Government has offered…

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Alleged Dog Stealing

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

Joseph Richard Oakes was charged with having stolen a sheep bitch, the property of Aubrey Hollands, of Nerriga. He pleaded not guilty…

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Dulwich Hill Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 3

In their hunt for the man who killed Miss Vaughan and Mrs. Falvey, in their sweets shop in Marrickville-road, Dulwich Hill, on Saturday night,…

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Fraudulent Misappropriation Postal Assistant Charged

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 3

At the Queanbeyan Police Court on Friday afternoon last, before Mr. J. W. Forrest, P.M., Alexander Bede Powell, a postal assistant at Ainslie,…

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

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

Francis Fensom pleaded guilty to furious riding in Wallace-street. Fined £2, with 8/- costs. Charles Fensom was also fined in…

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