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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

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Queen of the Court a Tale of Tennis Chapter Xxv Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 November 1930 · page 4

As she captured point after point the crowd went mad. Cheer after cheer rewarded her. Yvonne could feel the…

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The Melbourne Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 2

One of the men detained by the police in connection with the murder of Mena Griffiths has been cleared of suspicion in regard to the crime, and…

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Alleged Unlawful Assault Defendant Convicted

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 2

At Queanbeyan Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M., Darcy’ Richard Swan was charged with unlawfully assaulting Joseph Newman…

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Another Dreadful Murder Young Woman Battered to Death Melbourne

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 1

The body of a woman found in a lane ar St. Kilda early this morning, was later identified as Miss Molly Dean, aged 25, of Milton Street, Elwood,…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Wednesday, November 26, 1930

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 27 November 1930 · page 1

(Before Mr: J.W. T. Forrest, P.M.) Peter Richmond pleaded guilty to being found drunk in Monaro Street on Tuesday, and was fined 20/- in default…

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Father on Trial for Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 27 November 1930 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court to-day the trial was commenced of William Schubert, aged 50, labourer, for the alleged murder of his daughter, Mary,…

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The Melbourne Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 2

Police have now swung back strongly to the original theory that Mary Dean was murdered and mutilated by a maniac…

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Nurse Cavell Murder Truth Leaks Out

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 3

Had the Kaiser known of the pending execution of Nurse Cavell, the gallant Englishwoman would never have been shot, according to new…

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Alleged Indecent Assault Queanbeyan Case Thompson and Underhill Found Guity

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 December 1930 · page 1

At Sydney Quarter Sessions yesterday, before Judge White, Edward Arthur Thompson, 22, a car assembler, was charged that at Queanbeyan. The…

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Murderous Assault

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 2

William Thompson (30), a resident of Campsie, was found lying in a lane off Hill-street on Saturday night. He had been battered into insensibility…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Saturday, December 6 (Before Mr. E. H. Kelly, J.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 2

Alfred Knight was charged with being found drunk in Monaro Street on Friday. Defendant had many previous convictions for the same offence, and…

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Hard Court Association

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 1

A meeting much importance and interest to tennis players of Queanbeyan district, was convened by Mr. F. Lawler, on Wednesday, December 2,for…

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Alleged Theft of Bricks Local Carrier Charged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Forrest, P.M., William John Rogers, of Atkinson Street, Queanbeyan, was charged with…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Monday, December 15(Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.m) Alleged Insulting Words

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 1

William Kay Brindley pleaded not guilty to having used insulting words to Mrs. Ruby Ethel Tetley on December 4, in Crawford Street, near a public…

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Police Methods Objected to by Dole Recipients

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 1

There was a gathering of over fifty men, held in the Park yesterday afternoon, to voice their protest against the treatment meted out to applicants…

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Police Court

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 December 1930 · page 7

At the conclusion of the Coroner's inquest yesterday afternoon John Day was brought up, on remand, before Messrs. Donnelly and Pulten,…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Alleged Attempt to Defraud

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 December 1930 · page 2

Before Mr. Forrest, P.M., on Friday last, John Petre was charged that at Queanbeyan on 19th December, he did falsely pretend to First-class Constable…

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Two New Judges for High Court

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 December 1930 · page 3

At a meeting of the Federal Cabinet on Friday afternoon it was decided to fill two of the vacancies on the High Court Bench by the…

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Police Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Thursday 25 December 1930 · page 1

After the inquest on Tuesday, Day, the driver of the lorry, who had been charged with manslaughter, was brought before Messrs. Pullen and…

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Local and General Police Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Thursday 25 December 1930 · page 2

At the Braidwood Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. G. Puilen, J.P., James Harley (52), laborer, or Queensland, a stranger in these…

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