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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

141 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 8

Alleged Shooting Orchardist Charged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 4

Shots fired in an orchard at Allandale, near Young, on February 9, resulted in Kenneth Thomas McMahon, aged 22, orchardist, being committed…

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Police Court Thursday (Before Mr. F. W. Britz, P.M.)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 3

Ernest K. Whitehead was requested to appear for improperly loading a motor vehicle so as to interfere with control thereof. There was no…

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Warden's Court Thursday (Before Mr. F.W. Britz, P.M.)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 3

E. J. R. Pascoe, Brighton ( Vic) for whom Mr. C. A. Dunshes as agent, applied for authority "to"; enter four areas of 100 acres each,…

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Theft of Whisky Tourists Hotel Premises Entered

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 1

When the licensee of the Tourists Hotel, Monaro Street, opened the bar on Wednesday morning, it was discovered that an entrance had been effected…

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Four Men Charged Burglary and Stealing Alleged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 1

In the Queanbeyan Police Court this morning, before Mr. F. V/. Britz., P.M., Laurence Frederick Pridham, aged 27 years; William Collins, aged 44 years;…

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Police Court

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 3

At the Braidwood Police Court on Friday, before Mr. M. J. Coffey, J.P., a stranger, who gave his name as Jones, was charged with having…

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Indecent Assault Charge Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court to-day Sydney Aubrey Maddocks, aged 56 years public servant, was charged with having, at North Sydney on March 1,…

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Police Action Travelling Stock Regulations

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 6

A decision of considerable importance to stockowners and drovers in the Goulburn district was reached at last meeting of the Pastures…

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Canberra Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 4

Mr. F. W. Britz., P.M., presided at the Canberra Police Court on Wednesday last, when Frank Clifton Green, of Forrest, obtained a verdict for £21,…

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Sequel to Party Four Men Committed For TrialBurgiary and Stealing Alleged

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 2

The charges of breaking and entering the premises of the Tourists Hotel, Monaro Street, Queanbeyan, on March 9, preferred against four men at the…

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The Melbourne Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 7

MELBOURNE.—When Mrs. Marion Elizabeth Payne (37), of Balwyn was charged at the City Court to-day with having' murdered her seven-year-old…

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Police Court Monday (Before Messrs. M. J. Coffey and A. Allen. J'S.P.)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 3

Herbert Joseph McGrath was charged with using indecent language in a public place on Saturday, March 20th, to wit, "There are no— —…

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Alleged Car Stealing Constable Burr's Exciting Arrest at Araluen

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 2

At the Moruya Police Court on Tuesday, before Messrs. W. R. Ames and J. Hansen, J's.P., Raymond Jones was charged with stealing, on 9th…

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Fatal Car Smash Driver Charged with Manslaughter

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 6

Injured in a motor collision near Run-o-water Hill, Yass Road, on Easter Monday, Samuel Edward James, 52, of Hillview Road, died several…

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Police Court Thursday (Before Mr, W. F. Britz. P.M.)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 5

The case police Versus Ernest K. Whitehead for loading a motor vehicle in such a manner as to prevent its sate driving and control, was…

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Warden's Court Thursday (Before Mr. W.F. Britz, P.M.)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 5

E.J. Pascoe, Brighton (Vic.), applied for authority, to venter four areas of 100 acres each in the parish of Coghill. There was no appearance…

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Murder Gang Unmasked 5 0 0 Victims in Five Years

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 3

A drabelical murder gang in Korea has been unmasked as the result of the discovery of the bodies of 157 young girls, who were either strangled…

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Car Thief, Sugar Stealer, Gaol Breaker

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 2

To two charges of having bad two motor cars which had been stolen in Victoria, Raymond Jones (27) pleaded guilty at the Sydney Quarter…

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Young Men Charged Alleged Breaches of Liquor Act

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 1

In the Queanbeyan Police Court this morning, before Mr. F. W. Britz, P.M., Joseph Pola, Clifford Curran, Selwyn O’Neill, and Byron George Dawes, were…

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The Red Stop-light Signal Legal Decision in English Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 4

It has been ruled in an English court that a red stop-light at the rear of a motor vehicle cannot be regarded as a sub titute for a hand signal. The…

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