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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

155 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 8

“They’ll Bowl You Over” Police Station Amenities Canberra Man’s Complaint

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 1

A complaint that after arresting him on a charge of offensive behaviour. Constable Sullivan had made use of obscene language to him and had…

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Sly Grog Charge At Hoskinstown Story of Police Raid

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 8

In the Queanbeyan Police Court last week, after a protracted hearing of the case in which Frank Ebenezer Couch, an old man, who…

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Police Ball Successful Function in Aid of Braidwood Hospital

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 5

Organised by the Braidwood ana district police, the second annual ball in aid of Braidwood Hospital was, like its predecessor, an…

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Guarding the Cash No Police Escort for Paymaster Shire to Arm Employee

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 3

Yarrowlumla Shire Council applied to the Police Department for an armed police escort for the Shire Engineer (Mr. I. Evans) on his weekly…

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Patched Up Quarrels Don’t Reach Court Assault Cases Settled

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 1

Two cases involving cross-summonses alleging assault were listed for hearing before the P.M. (Mr. W. F. Britz) at the Queanbeyan Court House this…

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Canberra Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 2

Stated by the Police to have been making a nuisance of himself at the Capital Hill camp. where he had caused a disturbance. Vernon…

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Thirsty Weather Drinkers Before Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 2

“If this man comes before me again I shall pu[?] Him on a bond, with a default of three months’ imprisonment. That is the only way to stop…

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Gaol for Vagrant

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 3

Leslie Curran, 45, appeared before the Court at Queanbeyan on Wednesday morning charged with drunkenness and vagrancy, Constable Sullivan…

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The Clifton Hill Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 2

A man whom the Victorian police desire to interview in connection with the murder at Clifton Hill (Victoria) of Frederick William Sherry…

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Boy Charged Murder of Little Girl London

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 1

A schoolboy, aged 13, was charged at Holloway with the murder of Beryl Oborn, aged 4, whose bound an gagged corpse was found in a sack in…

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Stealing Charges Dog Trainer Before Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 November 1938 · page 4

William Thomas Howard, aged 26 years, an Albury dog trainer, appeared before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., at the Albury Police Court last week on six…

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Queanbeyan Girl Assaulted Man Sentenced SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 1

At the Quarter Sessions to-day, Ivan Oswald Tyrie, 22, a labourer, convicted of an offence against a girl of 13 at Queanbeyan, was sentenced to 19…

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Strange Case Alleged Assault on Girl References to Letter

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 2

A letter, allegedly written by a young woman whilst in hospital and now in the hands of a young man, figured…

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Cold-blooded Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 7

MELBOURNE.— The bodies of Phyllis Wiseman (17) and her aunt, Annie Wiseman (66) were found dead in the brick villa, where they lived…

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Man Charged Melbourne Double Murder MELBOURNE

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 1

At the City Court to-day. Charles Green. 42. chimney sweep, was remanded till November 28, charged with having murdered Annie G. Wiseman,…

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Too Young Murder Charge Fails LONDON

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 1

A thirteen-years-old schoolboy. who was charged with the murder of four-years-old Beryl Oborn, appeared at the Old Bailey and was discharged. His…

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His Day’s Work Thefts by Day—Gaol at Night Smart Capture

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 2

Queanbeyan police figured in a smart piece of work yesterday and completed their task by arranging . the arrest at Goulburn of a young…

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Car "Milker" Sent to Gaol

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

It doesn't always pay to "milk" a motor car. At Cooma Police Court last week William Michael Gallagher was charged with stealing petrol from…

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Police Court Wednesday (Before Messrs. A. Allen and M. J Coffey, J's.P.)

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

A drunken melee on the camping reserve at the lower end of Wallace street on Wednesday morning could have easily resulted in serious…

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False Pretences Bicycle Dealer Deceived Gaol for Trickster

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 November 1938 · page 1

Arrested by warrant at Narrabri, Vincent Joseph Kelly, alias Vincent Jones, was brought before the Narrabri Police Court and charged that at…

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