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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1959

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Man Remanded On Unlawful Assault Charge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 January 1959 · page 4

A former Queanbeyan man has been remanded to appear at the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions in…

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Several Case Adjourned At Local Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 January 1959 · page 2

Several eases listed far hearing at the Queanbeyan Petty Sessions on Wednesday were adjourned to the…

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Monaro Street Squabble Ends In Local Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 January 1959 · page 4

A scrabble that was alleged to be going on for some time had Its sequal in the Queanbeyan Court of…

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Boys’ Wild Escapade to End in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 February 1959 · page 1

Two young boys engaged in a wild escapade last wekend which will result in them appearing before the…

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Cheque for £1003 Presented To Ambulance; Result Of Police Ball

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 February 1959 · page 1

At an impressive ceremony at the Queanbeyan Ambulance Station last night, a cheque representing the proceeds raised at the recent police Ball was handed to the president of the Ambulance District Committee,…

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Queanbeyan Man Sentenced To Gaol

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 February 1959 · page 1

A Queanbeyan man was sentenced to five years on each count of attempted [?] to be served…

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Bonds for Two Men on Stealing Charges

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 February 1959 · page 6

A suspended gaol sentence of six months each was Imposed on two young Queanbeyan men who appeared in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on…

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Court Cases “Banking Up”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 March 1959 · page 3

The long list of cases for hearing at the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions at recent sittings is causing a…

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Traffic Charges At Local Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 March 1959 · page 4

Six persons were fined a total of £26 for traffic offences at the last sittings of the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions. Four defendants failed to…

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Big Court List For This Week

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 March 1959 · page 1

In order to catch up on the long list of cases at the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions, an extra day has…

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Migrant Sentenced to Nine Months’ Gaol

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1959 · page 5

A migrant, who is at present serving a six months gaol sentence, was sentenced to a further nine months gaol with hard labour at the Queanbeyan Court of…

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Three Months Gaol for Young Queanbeyan Man

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1959 · page 4

A young Queanbeyan man was sentenced to three months hard labour after he had pleaded guilty to stealing in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions last…

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Hotel Brawl Has Sequel in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 April 1959 · page 4

A brawl in the Royal Hotel on the afternoon of January 24 1959 had its sequel at the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions recently when Stanley Francis…

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High Court Upholds Objection

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1959 · page 1

Following the recent outburst by Queanbeyan businessmen against the sudden rise in charges…

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Queanbeyan Motorise Has Licence Suspended at Gundagai Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 3

A Queanbeyan motorist automatically lost His driving licence for twelve months after he had been convicted and lined for driving under the influence of alcohol in…

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Council may Appeal To Court on Power take-Over By STCC

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will give consideration at its next meeting of a motion to make an appeal lodge a Court appeal to the High Court for the handing over of electricity within the Municipality of…

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Brazen Theft From St. Raphael’s

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1959 · page 1

A theft reported from St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Queanbeyan yesterday must be one of the most…

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Six Moths Gaol For Motorist

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 April 1959 · page 4

A Queanbeyan shearer was sentenced to six months gaol for driving under the influence by Mr. S. Cox,…

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Bond for Youth Charged with False Pretences

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 May 1959 · page 5

A Canberra youth was granted a three years’ good behaviour bond at the last sitting of the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions after he had pleaded guilty…

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Council Seeks Legal Advice On Suggested Appeal To High Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 May 1959 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council decided last night refer the question of making an appeal to the High Court for the handing over of electricity within the Municipality to its original distributors to the Council’s…

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