Tharwa Station Hand Gaoled for Stealing
A 35-year-old station hand from Cup Pacumbalong near Tharwa was sentenced to six months gaol in the Canberra Court of Petty Sessions on Monday for two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1959
60 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 3
Commissioner Of Police In Queanbeyan
The N.S.W. Commissioner of Police, Mr. C. J. Delaney, paid a visit to Queanbeyan on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Twelve Months’ Gaol for Fraud Charges
A former Queanbeyan man was sentenced to 12 months’ gaol by Mr. Justice Simpson in the A.C.T. Supreme Court on Friday on two charges, of fraudulent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan Police Begin ‘Blitz’
Queanbeyan police are taking an active part in the Australian wide blitz on motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Traffic Offenders at Queanbeyan Court
Four traffic offenders were fined a total of £19/10/- on five separate charges when they appeared before Mr. C. S. Rodgers, S.M., in the Queanbeyan Court…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rural Police Patrol Is Discontinued
Members of the Queanbeyan-Canberra branch of the Graziers’ Association are concerned at advice…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Fine Instead of Gaol Sentence
A Queanbeyan motorist who was sentenced to six months imprisonment at Yass for driving under the influence, has had the sentence changed to a £100 fine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Interpreters Required for Court Purposes
Queanbeyan police are anxious to interview any person who may be interested in acting as an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Taxation Offenders Before Local Court
The tax offenders were fined a total of £76 in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions last week by Mr. C. S. Rogers, S.M., and ordered to furnish returns by July 18. Three of the offenders were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lost Articles Awaiting Owners At Police Station
Queanbeyan police have in their possession a purse containing a sum of money, which was found in Monaro…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hotel Licensee Granted Leave of Absence by Court
The licensee of the Hotel Queanbeyan (Mr. H. R. Henderson) was granted leave of absence for two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grazier and Son in Court After “Brush” with Railway Inspector
A district grazier and his son appeared in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions at the last sittings following an incident with a railway’s ticket inspector last November. They are Gerald Sheehan,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Former Stockman Remanded: Charged With Murder Of Bungendore Woman
A former Bungendore stockman was remanded until July 30 when he appeared before Mr. D. G. Hughes, J.P., in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty .Sessions on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Charged After Monaro Street Smash
A man was charged at the Queanbeyan Police Station last-night after an accident in Monaro Street in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Appeal to Court Not Advised
The Queanbeyan Municipal Council has been advised by its solicitors that they did not think any useful…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Young Speedster in Court: Losed Licence
A young motorist lost his driving licence for twelve months alter he was convicted of driving in a manner dangerous to the public at the Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Traffic Offenders At Queanbeyan Court
Traffic offenders were again prominent on the list of cases heard by Mr. C. S. Rogers, S.M., at the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions last Wednesday. Fourteen separate charges…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charges of Assault Adjourned to August
Charges of assault in which a Queanbeyan plastering contractor fiend a plaster works manager are involved were adjourned until August 19 at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thomas Sent For Trial On Murder Charge
A former Bungendore stockman, who police alleged had assaulted his wife and then placed her…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Admitted Killing Wife, Says Detective Sent For Trial On Murder Charge
A former Bungendore stockman who is charged with murder, had admitted killing his wife, a senior G.LB. detective said in the Queanbeyan Coroner’s Court on Thursday. Detective Sergeant J.H…
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