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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

242 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 13

Our New Serial Queen of the Court a Tale of Tennis Chapter Xx. Continued WIMBLEDON !

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 4

And then came Wimbledon and the great rush of enthusiasts to the gates long before the dawn broke on opening…

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Our New Serial Queen of the Court a Tale of Tennis Chapter Xxi Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 4

“I have never been afraid of any opponent on a tennis court,” Bellairs answered in a tone of irritation,…

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Police Court Tuesday (Before Mr. Forrest. P.M.) Stealing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 2

William Merritt and William Hughie Bennett, two strangers. Were arraigned on three charges of stealing at Nerriga on the 27th October…

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Queanbeyan Police Court (Before Mr. E. H. Kelly, J.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 1

This morning a first offender charged with being drunk in the Federal Territory, was fined 5/- in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court…

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Industrial Court Tuesday (Before Mr. Forrest, P.M.). Claim for Overtime

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 2

Catherine Boles, formerly cook at the Commercial Hotel, Nerriga, claimed £20 from R. Park, the licensee, for overtime work…

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Our New Serial Queen of the Court a Tale of Tennis Chapter Xxii. Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 4

The day following the doubles match between the redoubtable four, quite a crop of interesting tests were played,…

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Police Court Saturday, 8th NOVEMBER (Before Mr. E. H. Kelly, J.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 November 1930 · page 4

John Walter Butt was charged that he did wilfully and obscenely expose his person in the Show Ground, Queanbeyan, on 7th November. Defendant…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Monday, November 10th (Before Mr. E. H. Kelly, J.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 November 1930 · page 1

Peter Ellis pleaded guilty to being found drunk in Monaro Street on Saturday afternoon last, and was fined 5/-in default 24 hours’ hard labour. A…

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Our New Serial Queen of the Court a Tale of Tennis Chapter Xxiii. Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 November 1930 · page 4

Only once did Bellairs smile before the game began, when he approached Jack Valentine and held out a friendly hand,…

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Queanbeyan Police Court (Before Mr. E. H. Kelly, J.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 November 1930 · page 1

Yesterday James Wordingham pleaded guilty to being found drunk in Crawford Street on Tuesday, and was fined 5/- in default 24 hours’ hard…

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Our New Serial Queen of the Court a Tale of Tennis Chapter Xxiii. Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 November 1930 · page 4

On every hand one heard expressions of regret that so great a player as Bellairs had lost, though the general opinion…

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Violent Woman Hurls Glass in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 1

When Managet McAleenan, 45, was fined 40 - or one month’s imprisonment at the Central to-day for drunkenness, she grabbed a glass tumbler…

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Our New Serial Queen of the Court Tale of Tennis Chapter Xxiv Continued the Plea!

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 4

The words rang in hs brain. will see to that!“ “I will see that!” as if something other than sheer skill and speed upon…

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Queanbeyan Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 1

Before Mr. Forrest, P.M., yesterday, Albert Phillip Maxwell was fined 20/-in default seven days hard labour for misconducting himself under the…

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Gold Stealing Wiles of Illicit Buyers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 5

In the early days of quartz-reefing at Bendigo gold stealing was very prevalent. The Shamrock, on the New Chum line of reef, was a rich…

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Alleged Assault COSTS £18/8/6

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 2

A good ideal of the Court’s time was taken up yesterday with the hearing of an alleged assault by Sydney Brown upon John James Brander, on August…

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Our New Serial Queen of the Court a Tale of Tennis Chapter Xxiv Continued the Plea!

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 4

Then, as she uncovered her favourite racket, hesitating for a moment as she tried its balance, she wondered why it was…

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Man Charged Case Heard in Children’s Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 November 1930 · page 2

The conduct of a local court case held this week calls for more than passing notice. A defendant was charged with a certain offence the hearing of which…

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Alleged Unlawful Assault

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 November 1930 · page 1

Before Mr. Forrest, P.M., this afternoon at the Queanbeyan Police Court, Darcy Richard Swan was charged with unlawfully assaulting Joseph Newman…

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Court Crumbs

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 November 1930 · page 2

Male witness: “I was not doing all the talking to Mrs. P—;a woman can do a good bit of talking, too.” Solicitor (referring to photo…

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