Magistrate Beat The Flood Climbs Across Broken Bridge
Few people who attended the last Gundagai Court were aware of what the Presiding Magistrate, Mr. W. Finlay, had to go through to reach…
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Courts & crime, 1952
82 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 5
Murder of Taxi-drivers Youfh Detained
The mystery of the death of two taxi-rdrivers over the week-end appears to be on the way to solution. The body of Joseph Edward Fisher was…
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THE stolen food, the footprints and other pieces of evidence, revealed the identity of the thief to me just as if I had seen him at it. I had seen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canberra Police Raid Gaming House
In the Canberra Court yesterday, Mr. Keane, S.M., imposed a fine of £35 on Jack McCasey, 70, of the Causeway Mess, who pleaded guilty to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder of Taxi-driver Two Men Charged
Police last night charged two men with the murder last Saturday of taxi-driver Wiliam Corbett. The men charged are Ewan Cedric…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charge of Child Murder
Thomas George Bonham, 25, was charged before local justices at Gilgandra on Wednesday with having murdered his daughter, Eileen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mongarlowe Stealing
A stranger to these puts, William Charles John Ashford, who came from up Bulli way, was arrested on Saturday by Sergeant Hill and Const…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ghouls Raid Graveyard Vault Police Investigate Jewel-thieving Theory
Vandals have broken into the most historic family vault in the Orange cemetery, and extensively interfered with some of the eight coffins it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Echo of Captain’s Flat Hotel Robbery Another Man Charged
At Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr. A. J. Paton, S.M., John Thomas McKenzie was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Checking J.P. Candidates Plea for Police to Do It
Before the Legislative Assembly recently the Leader of the Country Parly, Lt-Col. Bruxner, made the following plea:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of Little Girl. Police Inquiring
The inquiry into the death of Reike Meusezahl, aged 4 years, of Ross Read. Queanbeyan, on Tuesday was extended to Sydney when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rabbit Destruction Act Clarified by the Court Magistrate's Decision Upheld
There has long been confusion as to the meaning of the words of Section 81 of the Pastures Protection Act which casts upon the occupier of land…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder Hangs Himself
Eror Djuro, 23, who was saving a life sentence at Long Bay Gaol for the murder of a mail and woman at Kandos in July last year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£5 Fine. for Stealing Pair of Shoes
Milton Victor Seibright, of East Camp, Cooma, was before the Cooma Court of Petty Sessions last week on a charge of stealing a pair of shoes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intent to Murder Charge
In Muswellbrook Court yesterday, Keith Andrew Thorley, 27, was [?] manded until September 3 on a charge of having shot his wife intent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taxi Murder Case Death Sentences Confirmed
The Commonwealth Attorney-General, Senator J. A. Spicer, said last night that the Governor-General, acting with the advice of the Executive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions Driving Under Influence
Before-Mr. A. J. Paton; S.M., at Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions, Luigi Mattei was charged with driving under the influence of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collided with Police Vehicle “If I Am Right, I Am Wrong” Said Defendant
A charge of. negligent driving was preferred against Luigi Mattei at the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Court
A formidable list of cases was set. down for hearing at Monday’s District Court before. His Honour Judge O’Sullivan, nine cases being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Licensing Court
At the Queanbeyan Licensing Court on Wednesday H. J. Richardson applied for the transfer of the license of the Royal Hotel to John…
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