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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

251 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 13

Another Police Assault

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 2

Constable Haigh was brutally assaulted in a cafe in King-street, Sydney, last night while attempting to arrest a man for allegedly using…

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Fined for Stealing Fruit

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 2

For stealing two dozen apricots, valued at 1/, on Saturday, Daniel Haughty was fined £2, in default four day's hard labor, at the Goulburn…

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Lash for Police Bashers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 3

The Commissioner of Police (Mr. Childs) said that he was forwarding to the Government immediately a recommendation that magistrates be…

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Bush Fire Outbreak Man Before Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 2

Braidwood's second bush fire occurred along the Clyde road on Tuesday, when a traveller allowed a fire he had made to boil his billy to get…

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The Park Murder Alleged Confession

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 6

At the Inquest on Friday concerning the death of May Miller, whose bedy was found at Waverley on December 9, Eric Rowland Craig, a…

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Liquor Cases Appeal Against Local Magistrate’s Decision After Hour Trading

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 1

Folowing a decision by Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M., in the Queanbeyan Police Court on November 21, wherein he ruled that State liquor laws did not…

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“Most Fiendish Murder” Craig Committed for Trial Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 1

Eric Roland Craig, salesman, present in custody on a charge of murder, was committed for trial at the conclusion of the Coroner’s inquest to-day into the…

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Indecent Exposure Bathing Incident in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 1

Following complaints about bathers and their behaviour on the banks of the Queanbeyan River in and near the town, a youth appeared in the…

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Mysterious Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 2

The Cairns police have received information that the body of a man has been found in un old mining shaff at Boonjie, where a mysterious…

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Police Court Tuesday (Before Mr. W. G. Pullen, C.P.S.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 2

John Healy was charged that at' Mullooo Creek, near Braidwood, on 21st January, he stole from the camp a book, a mirror, and a quantity of…

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National Park Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 7

The inquest was opened to-day concerning the death of Bessie O'Connor, aged 16, who was murdered in National Park on December 14. Eric…

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Police Court Monday (Before Messrs. W. G. Pullen and W. J. Osmond. J's.P.)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 2

John Healy, on remand, appeared before the Court charged with having on 23rd inst. stolen from the camp of Bert Lewis and Jack Simpson at…

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Murder Trial Second Hearing of Charge Agains’ Porter

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 1

At Canberra to-day the second trial of Bertram Edward Porter (25), unemployed, on a charge of murder was commenced…

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The Canberra Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 2

"Not guilty on the grounds of insanity at the time of the commission of the act charged." This was the verdict returned on…

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Police Work

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 1

A report of the work of the police in the metropolitan area during last year has been prepared by the Criminal Investigation Branch and presented to…

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Assault Charge “Injured Man May Die” SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 1

At the Central Police Court to-day Ernest Lavington Morrison (57) laborer, was charged with having assaulted Henry Victor Drury, thereby…

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Verdict of Murder Death of Bessie O’Connor

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 1

At the Coroner’s Inquest in Sydney yesterday into the death of Bessie O’-Connor, a girl of 16 years, whose body was found at National Park badly…

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Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. National Park Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 2

When the inquest concerning the death of Bessie O'Connor" was resumed to-day Detective-Sergt. Comans related a conversation in which Eric…

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Police Pocket Radio Aerial in Bad of Tunic

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 3

Brighton (England) was the first town to adopt police pocket radio sets, The force, over 200 strong m that centre. have all been equipped with sets…

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Universal Distributors Limited Application to High Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 2

In the High Court at Canberra on Wednesday afternoon an application was made to Mr. Justice Dixon to fix the remuneration of the official…

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