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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

194 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 10

Lord Kylsant Sentenced to Year’s Imprisonment Will Lodge Appeal LONDON

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 1

Lord Kylsant was found guilty of circulating a prospectus knowing it to be false in material particular. He was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment…

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Cooper Murder Third Man Charged Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 August 1931 · page 1

Alphonsus Clune, aged 35 ,who surrendered to the police yesterday, was remanded at the Central Court to-day, on a charge of having murdered George…

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“Combined” Court Champion Tilden’s Ideal Player About Training

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 4

William T. Tilden, who has just made a tennis film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, was asked to choose a “composite” champion, and said that the…

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£2,000 Robbery Salesman Charged and Remanded to Brisbane SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day, Philip Alan Wilson, salesman, was remanded to Brisbane, on a charge of stealing £2,000 from Ida Lange at…

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Local and General Warden's Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 2

At this Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Forrest, P.M., Warden, H. J. Denholm and party applied for suspension of labor conditions upon…

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Small Debts Court Tuesday (Before Mr. Forrest, P.M.). Claim for Rent

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 1

Murtie O'Brien sued Harry Faros for 20 weeks' rent of a shop in Braidwood at £1/15/- a week. Mr. Garvey for plaintiff, Mr. Hanly, of Crookwell,…

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The Surrey Hills Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 7

The Sydney Coroner opened an inquiry to-day concerning the death of Mrs. Emma Philbrook, 51, who was found in her house at Surry Hills on…

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Murder Charge Two Men Remanded Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day, Kenneth Aubrey Farlow, aged 27, wicker worker, and Robert Henry Chrystal, aged 23, laborer, were remanded on a charge of…

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Police Protest

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1931 · page 2

A letter has been sent from a suburban police station to all met-ropolitan branches of the N.S.W. Police Association urging the men to…

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Alleged False Pretences Dole Applicant Charged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 August 1931 · page 1

Before Mr. Forrest, F.M., yesterday, at Queanbeyan Police Court, Edward A. Clark was charged that on May 26th he did obtain a food order valued at…

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Police Court Monday. August 24 Before Mr. Forrest, P.M. Indecent Language And Resisting the Police

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 1

Clarence Miller was charged with using indecent language in Monaro Street on 9th August, also with resisting Constable Imrie in the execution…

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Art Union Tickets Jockey Charged With Fraud SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 27 August 1931 · page 1

At the Central Court, Leo James Cook aged 26, jockey, was remanded to August 31, on a charge of having fraudulently converted twelve books of art…

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Clue to Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1931 · page 3

A Berlin message says that a dying man, by scrawling his assailant's name on a sheet of newspaper with Ills finger dipped in his own blood,…

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New Device to Prevent Car Theft

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1931 · page 3

Car stealing has become so prevalent in Australian capitals that any invention that promises relief towards prevention of interference with cars is of…

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Warden’s Court Lake George Leases Ltd. Labour Conditions Suspended

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1931 · page 1

At the Mining Warden’s Court held at Queanbeyan yesterday and presided over by Mr. Forrest, P.M., application was made by Lake George Leases Ltd…

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P.P. Bank Liquidation Sought in Equity Court SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 September 1931 · page 1

Application was made in the Equity Court this morning by Cecilia Nicholls, a depositor, for the appointment of Alexander Johnson and Alexander…

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Police Court Tuesday (Before Mr. Forrest, P.M.). Assault

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 1

Richard Cornelius Webb summoned. Ronald Clarence Seidel for assault at Mongarlowe on August 23rd last. There was a cross case against Webb…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 2

Re the public examination of Ethel Maud Blackburn, of Araluen, Mr. J. L. Garvey presented a doctor's certificate declaring that she was…

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Revision Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 2

The revision of the Municipal and Shire lists was held before Mr. Forrest, P.M., on Tuesday. In connection with the former there was only…

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Small Debts Court Tuesday (Before Mr. Forrest, P.M.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 2

Percy N. Byrne v. Henry Grigg.—Claim for £33, balance of account alleged to be due to him. Mr. Garvey appeared for defendant. There was…

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