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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1956

46 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3

Court Orders Removal of Verandah Posts

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 5 January 1956 · page 1

A ruling that Councils can order the removal of verandah posts from public streets was made by Mr. W. Finlay in…

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Lack of Administration is Charged Shire Council Will Welcome Flat Enquiry

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1956 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council will ask the Department of Local Government to investigate allegations recently made by Captain’s Flat Chamber of…

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Man Charged With Theft

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 January 1956 · page 1

Queanbeyan police this morn arrested and charged a [?] man after [?] a report that a man had been…

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Gaol Sentence For Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 January 1956 · page 1

A Queanbeyan man was sentenced to six months hard labor at Queanbeyan Petty Sessions on Wednesday on…

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Magistrate is Farewelled by Local Solictors

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 January 1956 · page 1

Solicitors, Police and clerks congratulated Mr. A. O. Chick. S.M., on Wednesday for his services as magistrate…

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Police Start Learn-to-swim Classes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 January 1956 · page 2

CONSTABLE, C. J. UPSTON assisting a youngester into the water in the Police learn-to-swim class at the Olympic Pool…

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Youth Charged With Stealing Motor Cycle

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 January 1956 · page 1

A Captain’s Flat youth was arrested and charged at Tare[?] police station on Wednesday with stealing a motor bike…

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833 People Were Killed [?] Supt. J. Gribble Police Supt. of Traffic

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 January 1956 · page 2

There were 833 p[?]ople killed during 1955 in road accidents in this State. An appeal was made to [?]…

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Court House Will not Be Improved

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 February 1956 · page 1

There will be no improvements made to Queanbeyan Court House during this financial year…

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Migrant Cherged with Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 February 1956 · page 1

In the Canberra Court of Petty sitcoms yesterday, Mr. C. P. Keane, S.M., remanded until Monday two charges…

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Caravan Ransacked, Goods Stolen Police Arrest Suspect After 3-Hour Vigil

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 March 1956 · page 1

Queanbeyan police office arrested a man suspected o! breaking and entering, after a three-hours vigil in drizzling rain on Wednesday night…

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Local Government Surcharge Waived Appeal by Former Town Clerk Is Upheld by Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 March 1956 · page 1

An appeal by former Queanbeyan town clerk, Alfred Charles Turner, against a surcharge of £1,677/2/- imposed on him by the Department of Local Government was upheld by His Honour Judge J. P. Fitzpatrick at…

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Guilty Plea to Charges of Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 March 1956 · page 5

A Melbourne man was committed for sentence to Cooma Quarter Sessions at Queanbeyan Petty Sessions…

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“Thieves Disturbed,” say Police Nylons Stolen from Monaro Street Store in Daring Robbery

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 March 1956 · page 1

Thieves escaped with about £250 worth of top quality nylon stockings in a daring robbery at a Queanbeyan department store early last night. This was the second time…

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Burglary at Golf Club

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 April 1956 · page 1

A [?] gallon keg of beer, 14 dozen bottles of beer, and some confectionary were stolen from the Queanbeyan…

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Query About Tennis Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 April 1956 · page 3

Yarrowlumla Shire Council was asked yesterday what was its purpose in pulling down and resuming tennis courts in…

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£112 Award for Captain’s Flat Woman Wages Claim Upheld in Industrial Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 April 1956 · page 2

Mr. Rodgers, S.M., upheld a wages claim of £112/11/5 in Queanbeyan Industrial Court on Wednesday. The claimant, Anastia…

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Man Sentenced to Rising of Court in Suicide Attempt

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1956 · page 4

Justices of the Peace, Mr. D. G. Hughes and R. L. Howlet, in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, sentenced…

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Compensation Court on

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1956 · page 5

In the Dignam Q.C., will be sitting in Queanbeyan Court Hose at 2 p.m. on Monday , May 7, on the workers’…

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Court Grants Captain’s Flat Club licenses

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1956 · page 1

Chairman of the Licensing Magistrates of N.S. W. , Mr. R. M. Stewart approved in Queanbeyan Licensing Court on…

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