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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

89 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 5

Bicycle Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1943 · page 3

At Young Police Court, Raymond Harry Janes, 22, soldier, was charged that on June 24, at Cowra, he did steal a bicycle valued at £4, and…

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Small Debts Court Question of Rent

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1943 · page 1

Last Tuesday, before Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M., at the local Court, Constantino Doikos proceeded against Charles Vaughn for the…

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OVER £700 MISSING Burbong Homes Looted Alleged Breaking, Entering and Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 1

The further hearing of the above charges against Leslie Roy Clack, a junior railway porter, was continued at the Queanbeyan Court of Petty…

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Soldier Charged With Theft

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 2

At the Wodonga Court yesterday John Dominic Cannon, a young soldier, was charged with having on June 17, stolen four sub-machine…

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Charges at Jindabyne Protracted Court Hearing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 August 1943 · page 3

Commencing about 11.30 a.m. on Friday, 13th inst., and concluding at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 18th inst., Mr. Donaldson, P.M., heard evidence in…

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Murder Charge Soldier Stabbed in Throat

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 August 1943 · page 4

At Cessnock on Wednesday Charles Patrick Michael O’Leary was committed for trial on a charge of murder by the Cornorer, Mr…

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Murder Charge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 August 1943 · page 2

At the Melbourne City Watch-house early yesterday Harold William Nugent, 25 a truck driver, was charged with the murder of Pearl…

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Hectic Happenings at Jindabyne Six Months' Gaol for Assaulting Police Constable

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 September 1943 · page 2

From late on Saturday afternoon until the afternoon of the following Wednesday Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M., was recently engaged in hearing…

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Captain's Flat Police Court Cases

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 2

At the Captain's Flat Police Court on Friday last, before Mr. Donaldson, P.M., the following, cases were dealt with:—…

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Stealing Petrol Defendant Fined £50. Captains Fiat Case

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 1

At Captain's Flat Police Court on Friday last the case against Arnold John Gibson, charged with attempting to steal eight gallons of motor…

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Story of Head- Stall Young Man Charged With Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 1

Nearly 75 minutes were spent at the (Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday last when Oswald Gregory Gordon, Smith appeared before Mr…

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Murder in Naples Terrible Stories Huns of London, Wednesday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 2

Amid terrible explosions as the Germans blow up the docks, jetties and warehouses under an ever growing pall of smoke., German…

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Fourteen Years Serious Assault on Young Girl

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1943 · page 3

Pleading guilty to a charge of assaulting a girl under the age of 10 years with intent to carnally know her, Raymond Harry Jones was…

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Burbong Robberies Accused Bound Over Sentenced Deferred For Four Years

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1943 · page 1

Leslie Roy Clack appeared at the Goulburn Quarter Sessions on Wednesday charged that, at Burbong in May he broke into the house…

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Boy on Murder Charge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 2

A 16-year-old boy, of Wauchope was arrested yesterday, and- charged with having murdered Mrs. Mary Pritchard, 53 of Innes, about a mile…

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Mass Murder at Kharkov

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 2

During one day of their occupation of Kharkov, the Germans murdered more than 14,000 Russians, says the Soviet Information Bureau…

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Closing of Country Police Stations

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 2

In the Assembly last week Mr. J. W. Seiffert, member for Monaro, asked the Premier and Colonial Treasurer: Is it a fact that the Police…

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Captain's Fut Police Court Cases

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with at last Court, before. Mr. Donaldson, P.M., on the 5th instant:— David Amos Bradley was charged…

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Jerangle Police Station

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 1

Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., has been advised by the Premier, Mr, W. J. McKell, as follows:— "Your personal representations…

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Closing of Country Police Stations. Member for Monaro's Concern

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 4

In the Assembly Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., asked the Premier and Colonial Treasurer—(1) "Is it a fact that the Police Department has just…

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