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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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

Police Promoted

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 2

Constable L. M. Crcigh. of Captain’s Flat, and Constable F. Clibson of Michclago, have been promoted to Constable 1st Class…

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Police Inspector at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 4

Inspector (i/c.) E. J. Ayres of Cootamundra will become officer-in-charge of police at Goulburn on November 7…

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More Police Sought by Safety Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 1

The need for additional police and a vehicle equipped with a tested speedometer for Queanbeyan station was stressed by the…

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Police [?] Squad Visited Q’beyan Capacity Audience Saw Road Safety Film Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 2

A capacity audience filled the Triumph Theatre, Queanbeyan, last Thursday night when the visiting police lecture squad showed films and a p[?]ppel show highlighting road safety…

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Police Officer Congratulated

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 1

In a letter to the Editor, Bungendore citizen says a few words of praise for the efforts of Constable Lucas who arrested two…

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Youth Gaoled in Court Sequel to 90 mph Chase

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 1

As a sequel to the 90 m.p.h. chase by Const K. Lucas at Bungendore on October 21, a 19-year-old youth appeared before…

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Court Action May Follow

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 1

“The unions have failed to carry out their undertaking to the court” said the general manager of the Lake George…

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Bond for Assault 1 on Qbn Barmaid

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 6

For assaulting a barmaid who has refused to have a drink with him, a man was placed on a bond of £20 to be of good be…

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Fine and Bond for Assault on Neighbour

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 1

Convicted at Queanbeyan Petty Sessions on Wednesday of having assaulted Mrs. Ruth Gladys Hurst at her home on November 6,…

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£10 Fine for Goods in Custody Told Untruths to Police to Escape Drunk Charge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 1

A defendant at Queanbeyan Petty Sessions on Wednesday told the magistrate (Mr. A. C. Chick] he had lied to a police constable about a motor to prevent the constable charging him with…

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Drunken Driving the Scourge to Road Safety Police Supt. of Traffic

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 3

Drunken Driving! The public reaction to these two words is usually one of disgust or horror, or a shaking of the head, with…

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Canberra Woman Charged with Shoplifting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 1

A Canberra women appeared at Queanbeyan Petty Sessions last week charged with shoplifting. She is Mrs. Betty Kinnane of…

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Striking Tributes to Popular Police Officer and Wife

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 2

Sincerity was the keynote of the speeches at the farewell tendered to Const. R. V. Servers and Mrs. Servers by the Servicemen's Club on Friday…

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Braidwood's Tribute to Two Popular Police Officers Presentations Made

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 2

If any further proof were needed as to the respect and esteem in which Constables R. V. Seivers and J. T. Harding, with their wives and families…

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Death Bt Accident or [?] ADVENTURE Police Chronicle (England)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1954 · page 4

What is the difference between accidental death and death by m[?] adventure? Death caused by accident is whe[?]…

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Extra Police Not Available for Q’beyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 1

It is not possible to increase police strength at Queanbeyan until such time as additional police are available…

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[?]Al and General Wednesday Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 2

[?]of the S.M.'s (Mr. C. N. Finilay) [?] was taken up at Wednesday's [?]of Petty Sessions at Braidwood [?] hearing of an application for a…

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Judge Praises Police "Ever Ready to Assist the Public"

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 1

"It's an extraordinary thing that there are so many attacks on the we Police these days," said Judge E. Clegg in Cowra Quarter Sessions last week…

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