War Pensioner in Court Compensation Claimed for Back Injury
A war pensioner Queanbeyan Court yesterday claimed, before Judge Digham, QC of the Workers’ Compensation Commission of NSW, compensation for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1956
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Police Search for Power Line Vandals Apprehended for Carrying Rifles
A man and four boys were apprehended by Queanbeyan Police on Sunday for carrying firearms. They were apprehended in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Youths Warned by Magistrate
At Queanbeyan Petty Sessions on Wednesday, two Queanbeyan youths were warned by the magistrate (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queanbeyan firemen, Police Busy Fire and Car Smash During Empire Night
Queanbeyan Fire Brigade was called out to a fire in McQuoid Street and police were called to a car smash on Queanbeyan Bridge during last nights Empire Day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Charged With Bowling Club Robbery
A man was charged at Camden Police. Station Wednesday with breaking and entering Queanbeyan Bowling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Stop Cyclists on Footpaths
Following complaints [?] Queanbeyan Municipal Council Queanbeyan Police have made an attempt to prevent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Court Martial at Fairbairn
BEFORE the Air Force court martial a Fairbairn R.A.A.F. Station yesterday. Left to right: Wing Commander Steele, Flight Sergeant Oswell, on guard duty, and Flight Sergeant Donald Williams, who was subsequently reduced in rank for low flying…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Branch Seeks Police Support in— Bid to Increase Road Safety in Queanbeyan
In an effort to reduce the number of traffic offences in Queanbeyan, the Queanbeyan Branch of the NSW Road Safety Council has decided to request police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Theft
In Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions yesterday a man was allowed bail and [?] until June 20 on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sawed Through Window Bars Queanbeyan “Catch” Escapes From Gaol
An active criminal arrested recently by Detective Shewan, of Queanbeyan Police, escaped from Cooma lock-up between mid-night and 7.45 am yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guilty of Stealing
Two men found guilty of stealing from Captain’s Fiat Trade Union Club were each granted £60 bonds to be of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thirty Years Without Offence Evidence Discordant States Magistrate
“It is abundantly clear to me that your evidence is not in accord with your witness” Mr. I. O. Lake SM told a man in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Sports Amenities For Nurses Hospital Tennis Court Opened Despite Rain
Wet weather forced the official opening of the nurses tennis court at Queanbeyan District Hospital on Saturday to be held indoors but this failed to mar the success of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Action-packed New Radio Serial Murder Mystery Set in Hollywood
Stranger in Paradise is the title of the new “Cusack” serial which will commence on 2CA next Tuesday at 6.15 pm. This action-packed story of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Train Mounts for Olympic Games
Victorian Police riders are training 70 horses for equestrian events at the 1956 Olympic Games in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Fined £10 on Five Charges Police Bid to Prevent Rifle Offences
A man was fined a total of £10 in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday as a result of an attempt by Queanbeyan Police to prevent the carrying of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queanbeyan Detective’s Address to Rotary N.S.W. Police Force “Equal to World”
The N.S.W. Police Force comparies most favorably with any other police force in the world. Detective-Constable A. W. Shewan told Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suspended Gaol Sentence Man Smashed Window But Stole Nothing
A man who smashed a jeweller’s shop window In the early hours of last Saturday morning lost his nerve and “couldn’t go on with the pinch,” Sgt. E. Heathcote said in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Surprisingly Quiet” say Police Few Holiday Accidents in District
There were no road accidents in Queanbeyan during the holiday week-end and very few in nearby areas. Bungendore police were called…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Repairs for Court House
Repairs to Queanbeyan Court House have been included in the Pool of Works for the Port Kembla District for the year…
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