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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

271 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 14

Alleged Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 1

The case in which Richard Shaw appeared at the local Police Court last Friday on a charge, under warrant, of stealing on or about 13th of…

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Police Court Statistics Big Decrease in Queanbeyan Cases

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 2

The following are the records of police court cases at Queanbeyan during 1928: Total cases 757, including 248 charges for drunkenness…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 2

On Monday morning two defendants charged with being drunk on Saturday, were fined 5/- each or the rising. Another defendant on a…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 1

Before Mr. Carr-Boyd, P.M., this morning, George Brunell was charged with using insulting words to the Police yesterday. The arresting…

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Stealing Charge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 1

Edward Andrew Wallace was charged with stealing at Canberra, between 21st and 22nd December last, one coat, a gold watch and chain,…

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Police Court Monday, January 7, 1929 Before Messrs. A. K. Johnston and W. P. Roper, Js.P. DRUNKS

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 1

Selby Johnson was charged with having been found drunk in Monaro Street on Saturday afternoon, and was fined 10/-, in default three days; while…

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Counterfeit Coins Secured in Melbourne Police Raid

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 2

The Melbourne police raided a house at midnight and took possession of a number of counterfeit coins and plaster…

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Alleged False Pretences Solicitor Before the Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 2

William T. Tucker, aged 34, solicitor, appeared before Mr. Laidlaw, S.M., at the Sydney Central Court yesterday afternoon on a charge of false…

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Licensing Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

The Inspector's report upon the hotels in the district for the quarter ended December 31 was read at the Quarterly Licensing Court on…

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Police Court Before Messrs. A. K. Johnston and G. O‘Hanlon, Js.P. DRUNKS

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 1

Albert Bradley was charged with having been found drunk in Monaro Street on Saturday last, and, being an old offender, was fined £2, in default…

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Young Man Charged with Being an Idle and Disorderly Person

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 1

John Beckett, alias Leslie Salmon, aged 20, was before Messrs. Johnston and O’Hanlon Js. P., on the above charge and with having insufficient…

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Friends Fall Out Charges of Assault, Malicious Damage and Language Follow

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 3

“We have bee friends together, shall a light word part us now,” the poet wrote, but when John Whelan and his friend Allan Jacobs had a…

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Death of High Court Judge

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. Justice Higgins. of the High Court of Australia, died suddenly af his home at Dromana (Vic.) on Sunday night. He had been on holidays…

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Put Business Before Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

A man in the dock at Central Court, Sydney, on Thursday, explained that he had not attended on Wednesday, because he had important business…

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Unlawful Assault

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 1

Edna Breda Jean Clarke was charged that on 28th December, at Canberra, she did unlawfully assault Isabel Southwell…

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Licensee Charged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

C. A. Tantau was charged with having the men on his premises. Sergeant Willson said at 11.45 p.m. he found the four defendants in the…

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Police Court Monday. (Before Mr. Pullen, J.P.). Alleged False Pretenoes

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 7

Herbert Rose (69), geologist and mine manager, was charged with having at Araluen, on 22nd August last, obtained a sum of £10 from James…

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Police Court Monday, January 21, 1929 Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M. DRUNKS

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 1

James Southwell was charged with being drunk in Monaro Street last Saturday. Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined 10/-, in default 48 hours…

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Youthful Delinquent Charge Cf Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 4

Alfred George Cannell, a youth of sixteen years, appeared before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd on Tuesday afternoon, charged with stealing at…

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Michelago Police Court FRIDAY, 18th JANUARY Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M. Illicit Sale of Liquor

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 4

Kenneth Harrington, who was represented by Mr. F. Mitchell (Cooma), pleaded guilty to a charge of selling liquor without a license at Michelago…

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