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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1957

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Assault with Axe — Man Placed on Bond

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 January 1957 · page 2

“I hope you use if solely on the wood-heap from now on” the Magistrate (Mr. C. S. Rodgers) told a man when returning his axe to him at the…

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Queanbeyan Youth Charged

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 January 1957 · page 1

As the result of two cars being stolen, one from the front of the Manuka theatre and one from the Gloucester…

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Traffic Cases at Local Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 January 1957 · page 1

Traffic cases again predominated at Wednesday’s sittings of the Queanbeyan Petty Sessions, before Mr. C. S. Rodgers, SM. For riding an unregistered…

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Police Check On Cause Of Grass Fires

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 January 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan police are investigating the cause of a grass [?] which burned an area [?] about six acres near the Ampol,…

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Butcher Fined in Test Case at Cooma Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 February 1957 · page 5

What is believed to have seen the first case of its kind [?]South Wales won won Cooma Municipal Council…

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Police Blitz on Motor Cyclists

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 February 1957 · page 2

Queanbeyan police and a visiting motor cycle patrolman staged a blitz against Canberra and Queanbeyan…

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Queanbeyan Drivers at A.c.t. Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 February 1957 · page 2

Several Queanbeyan motorists were among the 140 traffic offenders who appeared at Canberra Court of Petty…

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Queanbeyan Drivers At ACT Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 March 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan was well represented in the Canberra Court of Petty Sessions yesterday when many traffic…

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Blazer & Coal Left Behind After Theft

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 March 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan police are looking for a man who may have been seen late last week in Queanbeyan,…

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Local Drivers Fined in A.C.T. Traffic Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 March 1957 · page 4

A Queanbeyan motorcyclist wan fined £20 for speeding and had his licence cancelled for three, months in the Canberra…

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Man to Stand Trial for Alleged Assault

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1957 · page 1

A Queanbeyan man, charged with assault, causing acual bodily harm, was committed for trial at the June sittings of the Cooma Quarter Sessions by Mr. C. S…

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Railway Man Placed on Bond for Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 March 1957 · page 2

A young maried man with one child, received a suspended sentence of three months hard labour for stealing from…

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Gaol Sentence for Passing "Dud" Cheque

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 March 1957 · page 1

A man who had numerous previous convictions dating back to 1921, Was sentenced to nine months hard labour at the Queanbeyan Petty Sessions on Wednesday…

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Four Months Gaol for Second Offence

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 March 1957 · page 2

A former Queanbeyan man was sentenced to four months gaol with hard labour by Mr. C. S. Rodgers, S.M., at the Queanbeyan Petty Sessions on Wednesday…

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Police Search for Stolen Cars

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 March 1957 · page 1

Car stealing is becoming prevalent in the district and two instances of ear theft have been investigated by…

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Men Charged With Illegally Using Vehicle

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1957 · page 1

Following police inquiries into the ownership of a Land Rover involved in an accident at the intersection of…

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Heavy Traffic Fines at Queanbeyan Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 April 1957 · page 1

Traffic offenders again predominated at yesterday’s sittings at the Queanbeyan Petty Sessions when six defendants were fined a total of £116. Several other traffic cases were adjourned. Two youths charged with…

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Police Station Buildings to Be Renovated

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 April 1957 · page 3

For the first time in many years, some alterations will shortly be carried out on the Queanbeyan Police Station…

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Local Drivers’ Heavy Fines in A.C.T. Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1957 · page 1

Heavy fines were imposed upon two Queanbeyan drivers in the Canberra Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday by…

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Traffic Cases at Local Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1957 · page 1

One traffic offender was granted a bond and four others were fined a total of £22 by Mr. C. S. Rodgers, S.M., at Queanbeyan Petty Sessions on Wednesday…

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