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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1958

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

Sum of Money at Police Station

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 January 1958 · page 1

A sum of money is on hand at the Queanbeyan Police Station awaiting an owner. The money was found in…

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Police Find Lost Child Near River

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 January 1958 · page 1

Canberra police were called to search for a Queanbeyan child lost near the abattoirs yesterday…

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Lost Money at Police Station

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 January 1958 · page 1

Two sums of money have [?]en found and are awaiting claimants at the Queanbeyan Police Station…

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Young Man’s Two Years Gaol Term

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 January 1958 · page 1

A young man who was sentenced to three months gaol for stealing at the last sittings of the Queanbeyan…

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Welder Fined in Canberra Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 January 1958 · page 1

A Queanbeyan welder was fined a total of £55 after being convicted of four charges in the Canberra Court of Petty Sessions last week…

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Labourer Charged With Manslaughter

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 February 1958 · page 2

A 22-year-old labourer appeared before the Canberra Court of Petty Sessions yesterday charged with…

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Driver Fined in ACT Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 February 1958 · page 6

For driving inconsiderately, a Queanbeyan salesman, Con George, 22, of Monaro Street, was fined £2 in the Canberra…

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Man Acquitted of Assault

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 February 1958 · page 2

In the Supreme Court at Canberra on Tuesday, a 46-year-old labours Clifford John. Richards, of Molonglo,…

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Fined £56 for Car Theft

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 February 1958 · page 4

Two young men, who abandoned a car stolen from South Australia in Queanbeyan last week, were each fined £50 by Mr. C. S. Rodgers, S.M., in the Queanbeyan Court of…

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Man on Bond for Assault

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 March 1958 · page 2

An assault summons by a wife against- her husband at the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions last Tuesday…

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Shortest Court Session On Record

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 April 1958 · page 1

“That concludes the shortest sitting on record,” said His Honour Judge Fitzpatrick when he closed the…

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Age Saves Two Queanbeyan Youths From Gaol Term

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 April 1958 · page 3

Two Queanbeyan youths were each fined a total of £35 and ordered to pay £1/6/3 compensation on charges of stealing and unlawful possession by Mr. F. C. P…

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Traffic Cases at Local Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 April 1958 · page 1

Traffic offenders were fined a total of £29, plus costs, by Mr. C. Fischer, S.M., in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday…

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Motor Cycle Ride Brings Court Fines

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 May 1958 · page 3

Two charges arising oat of a motor-cycle ride on January 21 brought fines and court costs totalling £16 to a young…

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Temporary Dwellings a Worry to Council Man Charged In Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 June 1958 · page 1

The occupation of temporary dwellings in Queanbeyan has again been the cause of considerable discussion in the Municipal Council and has resulted in one man appearing in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty…

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Gaol Sentence For Passing “Dud” Cheques

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 June 1958 · page 1

Charged with passing valueless, cheques in Queanbeyan, Tumut, Cootamundra and Young, a travelling…

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‘Mountain Man’ Charged in Local Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 July 1958 · page 1

A man who was alleged to have “lived off the land” in the Bendethera Mountain region between…

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Local Man On Bond For Theft

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 July 1958 · page 2

At the Canberra Court yesterday a Queanbeyan man Frederick Alen Bradley of Renderson. Road, was placed…

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Police Warning To Motorists

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 July 1958 · page 2

A warning to motorists to take more care when leaving vehicles; parked, particularly when on a slope, was given…

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Man Charged This Morning

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 August 1958 · page 1

A man who appeared at the Queanbeyan Court this morning before Mr. D. G. Hughes,: J.P., was remanded to appear…

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