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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

271 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 10 of 14

Queanbeyan Police Court Wednesday, July 24 Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. Drove Car Without Lights

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 25 July 1929 · page 1

Wililam Gray of Canberra was fined 10/- with 8/- court costs, in default seven days’ hard labour, for driving a motor car without lighted headlights…

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Children’s Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 2

During this week three charges have been preferred against men for alleged serious offences against girls under the age of 16 years in the Federal…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. MONDAY, . JULY 29, 1929

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 2

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, failed to appear and forfeited their recognisances of 10/- each. Henry Merton, for being drunk on…

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Verdict of Murder Inquest on Exhumed Bodies LONDON

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 1

A verdict of murder by some person unknown was returned at the inquest concerning the death at Croydon of Miss Vera…

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Alleged Shooting Intent with Woman Charged Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 1

When Florence Rosina Heath, aged 36, single, was charged at the Liverpool Police Court to-day with having shot at John Maskill at Fairfield with…

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Telegraphic News (Australian Press Association Message) Alleged Contempt of Court Articles in “Labor Daily” Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 1

The Full Court to-day granted a Rule Nisi, returnable on Thursday next, calling upon Labour “Daily Limited” and the Editor, S. Spedding, to show cause…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Well-known Resident Charged

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 1

James Kerr McInnes was charged at the Braidwood Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Forrest, P.M., with having, on or about 23rd March…

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Case Breaks Down Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 3

George Sharpe was charged at the police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Forrest, P.M., with having, on 2nd June last, at Braidwood, stolen one…

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Police Court Tuesday, (Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M.). Traffic Breaches

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 1

Patricia Royds pleaded guilty to having failed to renew her expired motor driver's license. Fined 10/-, with 5/6 costs…

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Alleged Stealing Motorist Charged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 August 1929 · page 2

Albert Norman Young was charged that on or about April 1st, 1929, at Queanbeyan, he did steal one Bosch magneto valued at £10, the property of…

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Resisting the Police Jockey Charged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 August 1929 · page 1

Before. Messrs. E. H. Kelly and T. J. Murray, Js.P., on Monday, Joseph Thompson pleaded guilty to being drunk in Civic Centre on Saturday…

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Stealing Charge Fails

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 August 1929 · page 2

John Edward Goodwin pleaded not guilty to stealing a cheque to the value of 10/-, the property of Frederick Lockyer…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Before Mr. E. H. Kelly, J.P. Monday, August 12th

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 August 1929 · page 2

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness on Saturday were each fined 5/- in default 24 hours’ imprisonment…

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Alleged Contempt of Court Articles in “S.m. Herald” Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 15 August 1929 · page 1

On the application of Dr. Evatt, who appeared for five union leaders who were arrested recently on charges of conspiracy in connection with the…

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Trades Hall Black Book Names of Police Entered Force Will Be Kept Free From Political Interference Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 15 August 1929 · page 1

The Chief Secretary states that the announcement that the names of additional police have been entered in a “black” book kept at the Trades Hall…

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Burglary

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 2

The epidemic of burglary which has extended of late throughout the State, and in the city particularly, has reached Braidwood. Some time between…

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Murder Charge Maroubra Shooting Case

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 1

The inquest concerning the death of George Gaffney, who was shot at Maroubra on July 17th, was resumed today…

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In Holts with Police

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 3

Before Messrs. E. H. Kelly and T. J. Murray, Js.P., on Monday, Joseph Thompson, jockey, pleaded guilty at the Queanbeyan Police Court to being…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Friday, August 16, 1929. Before Messrs. E. H. Kelly and T. J. Murray, J’s.P

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 1

In connection with the case in which Joseph Thompson, remanded from Monday, was charged with resisting Sergeant Shepherd in the…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1929 · page 3

James Joseph Brown, alias McGrath, was charged with having at Canberra, near Wollongong, on the 21st March last, stolen a bay horse…

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