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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

180 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 9

Police Court Thursday (Before Mr. M..J. Ryan, P.m.). Stock Straying

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 2

Peter Barry Wales pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing a horse to stray in the streets of Braidwood. Const. Snow stated that he had…

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Canberra Court Income Tax Prosecution

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 3

At the Canberra Police Court on Wednesday before Mr. M. J. Ryan, F.M., Lewis Windermere Nott, medical practitioner, of Canberra, who was charged…

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Jury of Four Local Court Action

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 1

One of the cases listed for hearing at the sittings of the District Court, which commenced at the Queanbeyan Court House this morning, was one in which…

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In Divorce Confessions Before Court Husband Proves Case

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 1

The production of written confessions signed by a wife and a man were produced in court by a husband (petitioner for a divorce),…

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Braidwood Pastures Protection Board Police and Breaches of the P.p. Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 1

A meeting of the Board was held on Saturday, the Chairman, Mr. W. D. Gordon, presiding. There were present Directors W. U. Alley, R. T…

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Stealing Charge Fines of £5 Imposed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 1

Pleading guilty to a charge of having stolen a motor car battery valued at £2/15/-, John A. Weston, 43, and Edward Weston, 24, were each fined £5…

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Faulty Brakes Motorist Before Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 2

“The fact that the brakes of his car were out of order caused the second offence. I have gone into the matter carefully and I am convinced of that…

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The Wrong Bar Beer Appears in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 1

Three bottles of draught beer occupied a prominent place on the bar table at the Queanbeyan Courthouse this morning, exhibits in the case in…

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After the Match Sergeant Visits Hotel Court Cases Follow

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 1

After the Queanbeyan-Yass Cup match on June 25 Sergeant Gray visited Walsh’s Hotel in Monaro Street. So did a number of other…

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Canberra Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 4

Before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., at the monthly sittings of the Canberra Court on Wednesday, William Frederick Jones pleaded not guilty to a charge…

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Faulty Brakes Police Continue Campaign

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 2

The campaign which the police have instituted against persons driving motor vehicles with faulty brakes was continued at the Yass Police Court this…

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Grocer’s Bill Court Case Follows P.M. “Victimised”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 1

“If anybody is being victimised it is myself,” said the harassed Police Magistrate (Mr. Ryan) at the Queanbeyan Small Debts Court…

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Straying Stock Council's Way of "Co-operating" with the Police Offenders Asked for Explanation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 3

At last meeting or the Tallaganda Shire Council a letter was read from Sergeant White bringing under Council's notice the case of two head of…

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Two Men Charged Breaking and Entering Alleged Police Treasure Hunt

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 1

Following the arrest of two young men in the early hours of Saturday morning on a charge of trespassing on railway property, Sergeant Gray and…

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“Easy Money” Man Admits Theft

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 4

Harold Norman Wilfred Marshall, a bricklayer, pleaded guilry before Colonel. Goodwin. SM, in the Canberra Police Court on Tuesday to a charge…

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Petrol Thieves Two Before Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 3

Allegations that they had been engaged in “milking” cars outside the Albert Hall. Canberra, were made against Grenville James Hankin (24)…

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Women's Hats in Court Various Rulings

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 6

The question of whether a woman must wear a hat in a court of law has again been raised. The courts themselves differ in their rulings, as…

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The King's Cross Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 3

At the Central Court to-day Robert Branch, alias Jackson, and Geo. Allen, alias Cave, labourers, were charged with the murder of Guido…

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Canberra Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 2

Before Mr. Ryan, P.M., in the Canberra Police Court on Wednesday, William Frederick Jones, of Canberra, was fined £5 on a charge of having been in…

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Arrested Men Complaint Against Police

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 2

Allegations that two men who were taken into custody at Captain’s Flat on Sunday night had been struck by a constable witha baton were made at…

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