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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

215 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 11

Johnson in Gaol

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1928 · page 2

Clad in regulation prison clothes, Jacob Johnson, former secretary of the Seamen's Union, was sent to gaol for intimidating the seamen. He…

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Small Debts Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 October 1928 · page 1

In the Small Debts Court, yesterday Adam Ingram succeeded in recovering £19/6/9 from H. L. Dawson for work and labour done and material…

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Trouble Over Motor Car Alleged Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 25 October 1928 · page 1

Harry Green for whom Mr. H. W. Y. Deane appeared, was charged before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M., in the Police Court yesterday with…

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Motor Notes Safeguarding a Gar from Theft

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1928 · page 4

Quite a serious problem for motorists to decide is, which is the best and most convenient way of ensuring the safety of their cars from…

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Telegraphic News Alleged Criminal Assault Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1928 · page 1

Jack Simpson, 23, bootmaker, and Charley Thomas Webb, 22, farrier, were again before the Central Court to-day in connection with a charge…

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Police Court MONDAY Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P,m, Drunks

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 October 1928 · page 2

Walter Glann, charged with being drunk in Uriarra Road on Saturday, was fined 10/-, in default three day’s imprisonment…

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“The Canary Murder Case”

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 1 November 1928 · page 3

Lawrence Grant and E. H. Calvert, well-known character actors at the Paramount studios, have important featured parts in the Paramount…

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Telegraphic News Alleged Attempted Murder Bail Refused Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 1

In Chambers to-day an application for bail was made by Alfred Boness, who is under committal for trial charged with having attempted to…

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Disturbance at Williamstown Revolvers Used by Police

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 1

Another disturbance occurred near Williamstown. Revolvers were drawn, but it is not thought that anyone was injured. During the early…

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Unionists Attack Police Three Men Wounded. One Seriously Melbourne

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 1

About 2,000 Unionists attacked the police at Port Melbourne this morning. The police fired a number of shots over the men’s heads, but as…

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Police Court MONDAY, 5th NOVEMBER Before Messrs. C. Howie and T. J. Murray, J’s.P

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 November 1928 · page 1

Two first offenders were each fined 1/-, in default detention, until the rising of the Court for being drunk on Saturday last…

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“The Canary Murder Case”

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 8 November 1928 · page 3

A recent addition to the cast of the Paramount picture, “The Canary Murder Case,” is Oscar Smith, the studio boot black. E. H. Calvert will…

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Licensing Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 November 1928 · page 1

At this Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Forrest, P.M., S. L. Turnbull applied for the transfer of the license of the Elrington Hotel, Major's Creek,…

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Local & General News Warden's Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 November 1928 · page 2

The application of Earl Eyre, of Sydney for suspension of labor conditions on M.L. 200, parishes of Boro and Mulwarree, for six months, to…

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Police Court. MONDAY, 12th NOVEMBER Before [?] C. Howie. J.P. DRUNKS

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 November 1928 · page 4

One first offender pleaded guilty to being drunk on Saturday and was fined 2/6, in default detention until the rising of the Court…

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Police Court Monday. (Before Messrs. J. J. Donnelly and J. Grigg, Js.P.). Careless Use of Fire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1928 · page 2

Toni Mekec and Toni Kustec, two Jugo-Slavs, were charged with having used a fire in the open air and left same without being thoroughly…

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Queanbeyan Police Court WEDNESDAY Before Mr. C. Howie, J.P.

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 15 November 1928 · page 1

Walter Edwards, an old offender. who has not been convicted recently was fined .5/-, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment on a charge of being…

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Movie News Special Service from Paramount Studios “The Queanbeyan Age”. “The Canary Murder Case”

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 15 November 1928 · page 5

Lawreence Grant is the last player to be added to the cast of “The Canary Murder Case,” the S: S. van Dine mystery story now in production at…

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Surry Hills Assailant Sentenced to Five Years’ Penal Servitude

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 1

William Smithy, aged 26, who was stated to be a dangerous criminal, was at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day…

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Magistrate and Polite Commissioner

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 November 1928 · page 2

The Commissioner . of Police has been strongly criticised by a country Police Magistrate for intervening in a country traffic prosecution on the…

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