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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

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

Beware of Thieves Police Warning

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 1

There is always an influx of strangers to every country town during show, time and, as Queanbeyan is no exception to the rule, Sergeant…

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Maiming a Ram Two Men Charged Case of Interest to Graziers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

A case of interest to graziers and men on the land was heard at the Taralga Police Court on Friday last before Mr. W. F. Britz, P.M…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

At the Queanbeyan Court this morning all the cases listed were dealt with in a Quarter of an hour by Mr. F. W. Brits, P.M…

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48 OFFENCES Young Man in Court Fined for Drunkenness

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

When Edward Charles Ruston aged 23, appeared before Mr. C. W. English, J.P., at the Queanbeyan Police Court yesterday morning to answer a…

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Murder Charge Against Three Youths

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 2

Cyril Clive Maher, night officer at Farley Railway Station, who was shot in his office at the station on Tuesday night, died in the Maitland Hospital…

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Maiming a Ram Two Men Charged Case of Interest to Graziers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 4

A case of interest to graziers and men on the land was heard at the Taralga Police Court on Friday last before Mr. W. F. Brits, P.M…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 4

Andrew Frederick Davis appeared before Mr. C. W. English, J.P. at the Queanbeyan Police Court yesterday to answer charges of being drunk and…

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Murder Charge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

A Bench warrant was issued in the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, yesterday, for the arrest of Leonard Wm. Roberts on a charge of having…

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

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 8

A. G. franklin was charged with behaving in an indecent manner on the Showground on 9th March. The same defendant was also…

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Essence of Lemon Drinker Before Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 2

In a low physical and nervous condition, an elderly man appeared before Mr. C. W. English, J.P., at the Queanbeyan Police Court on Wednesday to…

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Horrible Murder Man Shot and Stabbed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 2

When neighbours entered the home of Jules Armour Maltby, aged 43, at Pagewood, on Sunday, they found his body under a bed. He had been gagged,…

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Pagewood Murder Arrest at Bega BEGA

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 1

Eric Gregory Chatfield, aged 20, a ships steward, appeared at the Police Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Jules Amour Maltby on…

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The Farley Railway Station Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 2

Thomas Gibson (18), Kemmell Coleman (17) and William Date (17) appeared before the Maitland Police Court to-day on a charge of having…

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The Pagewood Murder Man Detained at Bega After Car Overturns

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 3

A motor car which overturned on the Prince's Highway, 10 miles from Bega, on Sunday night, bore the same registration number as the…

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Police Court Cases of Drunkenness

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

At the Queanbeyan Police Court last Saturday, before Mr. C. W. English, J.P., Arthur Grayson (45) and Leslie Healy (42) were charged with…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 3

Thomas. Smith and Cletas Hamilton ware charged with having at the Cotter River on March 26 assaulted William Charles Hastings and robbed him of…

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

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 2

The case Harold Fletcher v. Frederick Higgs, claim for wages, was adjourned till 9th June. There was no appearance of the parties…

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Canberra Police Court Wednesday, April 6 Before Mr. W. F Britz, P.M.

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 3

Bryan George Dawes pleaded guilty to a charge of driving a motor vehicle in a negligent manner. Constable Goodall said there had…

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Doctor Sentenced

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 2

Dr. William Barton Jackins, 39, who was convicted at the Sydney Quarter Sessions for having driven a motor car while under the influence of…

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Murder Charge Steward Committed for Trial

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 2

A statement alleged to have been made by Eric Gregory Chatfield, aged 20, a ship’s steward, was produced by the police at an inquest on Tuesday…

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