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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

218 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 11

Local and General Police Magistrate's District Altered

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 2

Commencing from September 7, as stated last week, new boundaries will operate for the Goulburn Police Magistrate's district, and will result…

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Larger Area Magistrate’s District

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 3

Commencing from September new boundaries will operate for the Goulburn police magistrate’s district, and will result in greatly increased duties…

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District Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 2

There was only one case listed for hearing yesterday, P. Bosnick v. Fred Webb for alleged short weight in oil sold and overcharge in cert in…

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Local and General the New Police Magistrate

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 2

Mr. W. F. Britz, Police Magistrate for. the' Mudgee Circuit, will, according to a Lithgow message, be transferred to the Goulburn Circuit, as…

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Alleged “Ring-ins” of Coursing Dogs Five Men Charged With Conspiracy

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 2

A report by the Government Analyst, expressing the belief that the hair of a racing dog had been' dyed, was tendered in evidence at the Lismore Police…

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Alleged Offensive Behaviour Footballer Charged Given Benefit of Doubt

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 August 1936 · page 1

Before Mr. Bliss, F.M., at Queanbeyan Police Court yesterday, Herbert Speering was charged behaving in an offensive manner in Monaro Street…

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Police Action After Dog’s Win

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 August 1936 · page 2

After Flip Flop’s win at the Grafton greyhound race meeting on Saturday night. the dog was impounded by the secretary of the club (Mr, G. Douglas),…

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Dean Man Called m Court SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 August 1936 · page 1

When the case of George Wilkinson, 43, bookmaker, who had been charged with having at Kensington, on July 29, assaulted George William Ling,…

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Police Court Tuesday (Before Mr. S. J. Bliss, P.m.). Traffic

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 2

A case against J. McGrath under the Motor Traffic Act was withdrawn on the application of Sergt. Jaggers. Herbert Joseph McGrath was…

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Twin Brother Charged With Murder MELBOURNE

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 2

Charles Bendizen Bek, 50, farmer, was remanded at the Melbourne City Court to-day. He was charged with the murder of his win sister, Adelaide-Ben…

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Theft of Suitcase From Train at Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 1

At the Goulburn Police Court yesterday, James Calder was sentenced to six months’ goal for unlawfully using a car at Yarra on August 13, and to three…

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Police Car and Lorry Collide

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 2

While a police Bluebird car was chasing a motor car along Parramatta Road, Homebush, to-day, a collision occurred with a lorry, and…

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The Mudgee Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 7

At the Central Criminal Court to-day Edward Archibald James Ferguson, aged 26, farm laborer, was charged with having maliciously…

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Girl Missing Murder Feared

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 1

A State-wide search is being made for a 22-year-old girl, Ruby Green of Dubbo, who disappeared mysteriously from her place of employment at Dubbo…

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Three Years’ Gaol Husband Slashed Wife With Razor SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 1

Edward Archibald James Ferguson, who was convicted of having, at Mudgee on July 9 last, maliciously wounded his wife by slashing her on the face with…

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Ringing-in Dogs At Coursing Meetings Gaol for Five Men

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 1

The five men who were convicted at Lismore last week, on charges of conspiracy relating to the ringing-in of greyhounds at mechanical coursing…

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Dawson Murder Convicted Man’s Mental Condition Special Inquiry Sought SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 1

A request for a special inquiry under the Crimes Act to consider the further mental condition of Francis Henry Joseph Maudlin, who is under sentence…

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Women’s Body in Dam Twin Brother Charged With Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 2

The finding of the body of Adelaide Bendixen Bek 50, in a dam on the farm of her twin brother. Charles Bendixen Bek, was described by the police at the…

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The Warrawee Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court today Maurice Richard Auld (27) was charged with having murdered Mrs. Mary Ann Deas, aged 70, who was…

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“Outrageous” Sentence Special Court for Sex Crimes Urged

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 3

In order to direct attention to what he considered was the growing need of a special court to dealt with sex offences, Judge Fester, in the Melbourne…

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