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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

180 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 9

Assault Charge Further Remand

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 1

Charged with assault, occasioning actual bodily harm, and previously before the Court on the same charge, Ray George Lockart (21), Bertram…

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Travelling Stock Permits Dubbo Magistrate Fines an Owner

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

A decision given by Mr. Cookson P.M., in the Dubbo Police Court recently will in future result in proceedings being taken against owners…

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Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Died in Gaol

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—Clarence Curwen (52), former member of the benkupt firm of Ward & Co., stock share brokers, died in Pentridge Gaol from…

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Design for Murder Short Serial Story (Continued)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 4

NOEL strode back to his own place. As be went he was thinking of the strange experiences he had had with his servants and of…

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Police Protection Escape From Baby

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

“In fairness to the accused I might say it was his idea to get locked up,” said Constable Hughes, addressing Mr. W. F. Britz, P.M., in the Canberra…

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Notes and News New Police Magistrate

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 6

Mr. W. F. Britz, Police Magistrate for this district, has been appointed Magistrate or the Children's Court in Sydney, and will take up his new…

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

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 3

Herbert Joseph McGrath was charged with being found drunk in Wil-son-street on 24th December. Const. Snow stated that defendant…

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Latest Cable News Gaol for 22 Years

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 7

SAN FRANCISCO.—Tom Mogey left St. Quentin Gaol to-night after 22 years following his arrest after a bomb had killed 10 people in…

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Praise for Police

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 6

Most people have a wrong idea that the policeman is a man to be teared and condemned, said the Mayor of Greater Newcastle, Aid. G. W…

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Police Sergeant Welcomed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 1

On December 27 last, Mr, J. C. Beazley, J.P., after holding Court at Captain’s Flat spoke in complimentary terms and welcomed Sergeant Caine…

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Short Serial Story Design for Murder (Continued)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 5

FIFTEEN minutes later Noel called back. His superior excitedly told him that the answer was yes Noel then spoke distinctly and…

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Hit with Bottle Xmas Eve Greeting Old Man’s Story in Court One Man To Stand Trial

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 1

Two boys, who declared that they had witnessed the assault from the other bank of the river and had seen one of the defendants kicking…

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Captain's Flat Police Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 2

Before Mr. W. P. Britz, P.M., at the Captain's Flat Police Court on Friday, Ivan Gregory Hunt was convicted on a count of having sold liquor…

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Assault Alleged Canberra Gardener’s Story

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 3

Remarking that he did not think he had heard the whole truth from any of the parties, Mr. Britz, P.M., convicted Albert Maxwell, labourer, of…

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Agent’s Rights Interesting Court Case Unlawful Entry Charge Dismissed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

Interesting questions of law were involved in a case heard in the Canberra Police Court on Wednesday before Mr. W. F. Britz, P.M…

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Taking the Oath Court Problems

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 1

When the Mayor of a London borough appeared recently as a witness at a police court, be was handed a Bible to be sworn…

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In Police Hands Control of Erring Cyclists

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 2

“We can’t make fish of one and flesh of another,” remarked Alderman Cranswick at last night’s meeting of the Municipal Council, to which a report…

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Local and General House Burglary

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 2

Strange circumstances surround a burglary of Mr. L. Bond's home in Braidwood on Saturday night. It appears there was no one on the…

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Police Court Stranger's Lapse

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

Before Mr. A. Allen, J.P., on Tuesday J. C. Corbett, a stranger, was charged with being drunk, and also with using indecent language on…

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Mechanic Charged with Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 2

John Trevor Kelly, aged 24, motor mechanic, was charged at the Tenterfield Police Court last night with having murdered Marjorie Constance…

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