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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

79 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 4

Refused Military Service Two Men Sentenced

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 1

At the Wentworth Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Soiling, P.M., Geoffrey Francis Lush was sentenced to months' imprisonment with hard…

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Telegraphic News the Nebo Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 7

After a six weeks' unsuccessful tour of Queensland in an effort to trace down the murderer or murderers of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Blake ' at Nebo,…

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New Method of Stealing Petrol

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. warns motor-owners of a new method of milking petrol tanks adopted by thieves on cars which have been fitted with secure petrol tank…

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A Twin Police

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 6

New secondary industries are being planned to enable Australia to supply Great Britain with canned meat, sausages and bacon, with meat…

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Road Safety Police Patrols Find Many Faults

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 5

Returns of the mobile police truck patrols and of other traffic officers show that during the month of May an abnormally high number of…

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Police Patrols Find Many Faults (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 4

Returns of the mobile frolics truck patrols and of other traffic officers show that during the month of May an abnormally high number of traffic…

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Murder Mystery

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 2

Detectives so far have been unable to unravel the murder of Mrs. Dorothy Duckworth (34), who was found in a house in wilton Street, Sydney,…

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Wage Rise for Shearers Court's New Basis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 2

By readjusting shearing industry rates to a needs basic wage of £42/- —2/- higher than the March declaration— the Federal Arbitration Court…

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Police Court To-day, before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M.

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 1

Matthew Dixon failed to appear to answer a charge of drunkenness and forfeited his bail of 10/-…

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Stole Mate’s Watch Refused to Pay Hotel Bill Man Sent to Gaol

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 1

Before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M. at the Court of Petty Sessions this morning, Louis Kearney Kohlen was charged with stealing one gent’s wristlet watch,…

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Two Years ’Gaol Gundagai Shooting Case

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 2

Reuben Reginald Morton, 46 military pensioner, who was sentenced to two years' gaol at Gundagai this week, arrived in Goulburn under police escort…

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Three on Murder Charge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 2

Richard James Duckworth, 40, labourer, and Bruce Edward Plunkett, 24, carpenter’s improver, were remanded at the Central Police Court…

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Young Police Make Big Haul 41 Men Arrested

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 3

The sporting fraternity at Young were thrown into ferment on Saturday afternoon when premises in Main Street were raided the principals and…

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Captain's Flat Police Court Cases

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 2

The following coses were heard at the above Court on Friday last, before the P.M., Mr. M. J. Ryan:— Allan John Clarkson was charged…

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Small Debts Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 2

F. J. Agostinelli v. E. Follett.—Adjourned until 5th Sept., 1941. F. J. Agostinelli v. Alec Henderson.—Adjourned until 5th Sept., 1941. Mr…

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District Court Ex-braidwood Grazier Sued

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 2

Proceedings at the above in Braidwood yesterday were of a very brief nature; in fact, about five minutes sufficed to dispose of the two cases…

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Court Farewell To Sir George Beeby

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 1

Sir George Beeby, Chief Judge of the Arbitration Court, who has retired after 21 years’ service as an industrial Judge in State and Federal jurisdictions, was…

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Police Marking of Cars

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 4

Following a complaint by the N.R.M.A. regarding the police method of marking parked cars in order to check their period of stay in one…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2

Thomas Eugene Oliver was charged yesterday at, the Braidwood Police Court that on the sixth day of May, 1941, at Goulburn he did steal…

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Murder of Child

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 2

Early on Sunday morning, Jeanette Irene Walsh, aged 3 years, of Riley Street, Surry Hills, was found murdered in Moore Park, Sydney. A post…

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