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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

89 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 5

Captain’s Flat Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 2

Before Mi M. J. Ryan, P.M., at Captain’s Flat Police Court last Friday, John Bigg, charged -with starting price betting, was fined £10 with…

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District Court Local Divorce Case

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 1

It is twelve months since the last sittings of the District Court, and yesterday’s sittings were of brief duration…

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Man-power Appeal Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 1

At a sitting of the Manpower Appeals Court at Canberra on Wednesday a housemaid who had been recently suspended by the Canberra…

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Three Months Gaol For Objector Refused to Take Oath of Allegiance

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 2

Roy Spencer, a conscientious objector, was charged at the Goulburn Police Court on Monday, before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., under section 76…

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Youthful Miscreants Names to Be Handed to Police

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 1

The Municipal Council has been greatly concerned at the wanton destruction of municipal property that has been going on for some time…

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Motorist Reports to Police

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 3

A merchant seaman called at the North Sydney police station on Wednesday and reported that he was driving the car which knocked down…

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Refused To Take Oath Two Men Sentenced to Six Months

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 3

Eric George Priest, 20, and James Godfrey Hall, 22, charged at the Goulburn Police Court on Monday under the Defence Act with being…

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Life Sentence for Assault

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 3

A sentence of penal servitude for life was imposed upon William Henry Thomas Charles Smith, 20, seaman, at Newcastle Quarter Sessions on…

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Telegraphic News Case Remitted to High Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

The N.S.W. Full Court decided to-day that constitutional issues were involved in the application on behalf at Robert Bruce King for an order…

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Merrylands Murder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 2

A fortnight's remand was granted at Parramatta Court to-day, when Lionel Boy Barlow (24), a soldier, appeared on a charge of having…

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Brutal Assault Braidwood Man's Death Follows Assault in Cafe

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 2

Elijah Dohn Day, 42, of 9 Kadwell Street, Goulburn, a married man with four children, died at the District Hospital early on Wednesday…

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Theft of Wire Alleged

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 2

Before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., at the Canberra Court on Wednesday, Thomas Vivian Kirchner, Linesman, attached to the electricity branch of…

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Soldier Charge Dwith Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 2

At the Goulburn Police Court on Wednesday afternoon Leo McDermid, 20, a soldier, was charged with the murder of Elijah John Day…

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Gaol for False Advertising Powers in New Bill

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 2

Increased penalties for false advertising, including imposition of maximum penalties for second and third offences, with the alternative of…

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Completely Broken German Northern Front in Tunisia Overwhelming Assault British LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 1

As a result of a simultaneous offensive by the Americans and the British First Army, the enemy’s northern front in Tunisia has been…

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Industrial Court Thursday. (Before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 2

At the above Court in Braidwood yesterday Geo. Wiggins was proceeded against for failing to pay Alfred Gourlay, an operative baker, constant…

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Petrol Theft Brings £12 Fine

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 May 1943 · page 4

At Canberra Court on Saturday Cyril Joseph Skerry was charged with stealing six gallons of petrol,, worth 19/-, from the Forestry…

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Murder Charge Inquest This Week

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1943 · page 1

Leo McDermid, 20, a military sergeant, who has been charged with the murder of Elijah John Day, a Goulburn resident, and formerly of…

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Car Thieves Chased Canberra Police Fire Shots

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 May 1943 · page 3

Car thefts have been prevalent at Canberra recently, and police have been on the alert to catch the culprits. About 9.30 on Friday night,…

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Local and General Car Theft Cases

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 1

At the Canberra Police Court last week 75 charges, arising out of the illegal use of cars and trucks, the stealing of car ignition keys, and the…

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