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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

215 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 11

District Court Before His Honor, Judge White

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 2

A fairly long list of cases were set down for hearing by the District Court which opened yesterday, but after the cases which had been settled…

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District Court Gems

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 1

Witness, to cross-examining solicitor with-reference to land transfers: “You ought to know air about them; you put them through for me and I…

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Impudent Theft

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 3

Investigating a noise in the workshop, employees at Millingen's service station, Goulburn, found a man calmly removing the spare tyre and…

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Constable Charged With Theft

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 4

A case which aroused much interest at Bombala came before the Court of Petty Sessions at Bombala, when a married man, Alfred Bowtell, was…

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Police Court MONDAY, 17th SEPTEMBER Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. DRUNK

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 1

Frederick Aldrdge, a youth with several previous convictions for various offences, pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in monaro…

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Police Court Monday. (Before Messrs. W. G. Pullen and A. G. Chaseling. Js.P.)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 2

Richard. Dodd, who was only discharged from teb lock-up on Saturday last at 10 a.m., having taken the alternative of five days for…

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This Day Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. Vagrant Sentenced

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 1

George Alexander Lawless pleaded not guilty to a charge of having insufficient lawful means of support. Sergeant Hargrave said that he…

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Constable Charged Theft of £10 Alleged

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 September 1928 · page 4

A case which aroused much interest locally came before the Court of Petty Sessions at Bombala, when a married man, Alfred Bow tell, was…

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Wolumla Murder Still Unsolved

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 September 1928 · page 2

Detective-Sergeant Keogh and the local police are evidently finding difficulty in solving the mysterious murder of John Mulholland, the State…

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The Wolumla Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 3

Special attention has been paid by the police to the possible relations between the dead man and several women or girls in the district. It was…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 1

Two first offenders each forfeited their 10/- recognisance on charges of being drunk in Monaro Street on Saturday…

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Queanbeyan Police Court This Day Before Mr. J. W. Forrest, P.M.

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 27 September 1928 · page 1

Robert Creasey was fined 10/- with 5/6 costs on a charge of failing to renew an expired certificate of registration…

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Mean Theft

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 1

The whole of the eggs laid by the fowls exhibited at yesterday’s poultry Show, together with the settings of eggs on exhibit were to have been…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 2

Three first offenders for being drunk during the week-end failed to appear and each had his 10/- recognisance forfeited…

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Wolumla Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 1

The inquest touching the death of John Multaolland, the school teacher, who was shot down on Friday, Sep­tember 14, was opened on Monday…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 2

Reuben William Burke summoned Pames Parker Smith for being in unlawful occupation of land in the vil­lage of Mongarlowe which he had…

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Petty Theft

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 2

Recently a resident on the outskirts of the town purchased a new pair of hobbles for his draught horse and turned the animal out near his house…

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Police Transfers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 October 1928 · page 2

First-class Constable R. Shaw, who has been stationed at Queanbeyan for several years, has been notified of his transfer to Hamilton where he…

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Police Court MONDAY, 15th OCTOBER Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M.

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 October 1928 · page 1

Leonard John Lucas pleaded guilty to behaving in a riotous manner on Saturday last. Sergt. Willson said defendant was…

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Queanbeyan Police Court This Day Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M.

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 October 1928 · page 1

Alfred Knight pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Monaro St. yesterday and was fined 10/- in default 3 days imprisonment…

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