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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

271 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 14

Stealing from the Person

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 2

At Cooma Quarter Sessions last week His Honour, Judge White passed a sentence of six months hard labour in Goulburn Reformatory on Allan Angus…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Monday, May 13th, 1929 Before Mr. E. H. Kelly, J.P.

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 2

Two first offenders, who had imbibed too freely on Saturday last, pleaded guilty, through their solicitor, to charges of drunkenness, and were fined…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Wednesday, May 15th Before Mr. E. H. Kelly, J.P. DRUNKS

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 2

One first offender, who had imbibed too freely, was fined 5/- or 24 hours. David Ernest Dalton pleaded guilty to being drunk in Crawford Street on…

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Local & General News Police Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 2

At this Court yesterday a man named Joseph Gallagher, who hails from Krawarree, was charged with being of unsound mind. He was…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 1

The mystery surrounding recent disappearances of sheep is expected to be cleared up by an arrest made last week following inquiries made…

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Postal Official Sentenced STOLEN £5 NOTE

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 2

At the local Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Forrest, P.M., Francis James McNaughton Gifford was charged with stealing £5 the property of James Field…

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Police Court Monday, May 20 Before Mr.J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. DRUNKS

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 2

Four first offenders failed to appear to answer charges of being drunk thus forfeiting their recognisances of 10/-each…

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Appeal Succeeds Church Tennis Court

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 6

At Orange Court.Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M., held that the tennis court at the Presbyterian Church was not ratable…

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Stealing Charge Knife, Fork, Soap and Coal

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 2

At the local-Police Court to-day, before Mr. Forrest, P.M., Herbert Tattersal was charged that at Canberra on or about May 14th he did steal one…

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

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 1

Two first offenders charged with being drunk on Saturday last did not appear and their recognisances of 10/-each were forfeited…

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Industrial Court Wages Claim for £38/8/6

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 2

Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M., on Monday, William Wark, motor lorry driver, sought to recover the above sum from Thomas R. O’Neill…

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“The Canary Murder Case”

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 4

The Paramount all-talking picture, “The Canary .Murder Case,” received its Australian premiere at the Winter Garden Theatre, Brisbane, on May 18,…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 3

Two charges of sheep stealing were preferred against Amas Wheatley, 69, a well-known grazier, residing at Curraweela, in the Taralga district,…

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Queanbeyan Police Court MONDAY, 3rd JUNE Before Mr. E. H. Kelly, J.P.

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1929 · page 1

Hugh Clarke, charged with being drunk on Saturday in Monaro Street, was fined 10/- or three days. John Hurley, was fined 5/- or 24…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Wednesday, June 5th Before Messrs. C. T. Campbell and G. O’Hanlon, Js.P. Stole Wood and Soap

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 June 1929 · page 2

Stanley Thomas was charged that on or about May 31 he did steal a quantity of firewood and six cakes of soap of the total value of 2/9, the…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Friday, June 7. Alleged Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 2

Austin McGinn was charged with stealing one gold watch the properly of Joseph Richmond. Sergeant Hargrave gave evidence…

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Police Court Tuesday. (Before Mr. J. W. Forrest, P.M.

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 2

Ronald Macdonald pleaded guilty to-failing to renew his motor driver's license within the required time. Fined 10/-, with 6/- Court costs…

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Valuation Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 1

THE Council may consider itself unlucky in regard to its valuations, or it may be that a wrong valuation has been placed upon the…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 1

This was held on Tuesday, before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. The town clerk, Mr. C. Green, conducted the cases for the Council…

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Telegraphic News (Australian Press Association Message). Rene Linton Murder Coroner’s Inquest Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 1

That Rene Linton was murdered by Strachan Knight, and that the later subsequently took his own life, was the finding of the City Coroner t[?]-day…

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