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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1959

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Magistrate Doubts If Young Man Deserves To Hold A Licence

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 August 1959 · page 4

Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. C. S. Rogers, told a young motorist in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions last week that he doubted if he deserve to hold a licence…

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Increase in Strength of Queanbeyan Police

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1959 · page 1

The provision for an additional detective at Queanbeyan will increase the strength of the local station to nine. This was indicated this…

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“Blue” in Factory Has Sequel in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1959 · page 5

An incident at a factory in Ross Road on the evening of July 3 had its sequel at the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions recently when the two men…

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Police Lecturing Squad To Visit Here Soon

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 September 1959 · page 1

Four members of the N.S.W, Police School Lecturing Section, will, visit Queanbeyan in a fortnight's time to address school pupils on Road Safety, and to conduct a public meeting. Sgt. Geoff Evans a…

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Queanbeyan Police Attend Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 September 1959 · page 1

Queanbeyan Police have been called to attend number of accidents in the town and on the Federal…

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Lost Articles At Police Station

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 September 1959 · page 4

Queanbeyan Police have some lost articles which have been found and handed in [?] the station, and…

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Young Man Sentenced to Six Months Gaol

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 September 1959 · page 2

A 25-year -oId Canberra labourer was sentenced to six months hard labour o n each of two charges of stealing , when he was convinced by Mr. Rodgers, S.M. in…

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Stipendiary Magistrate Farewelled

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 September 1959 · page 1

Stipendiary Magistrate Mr. CL S; Rodgers was farewelled by representatives of the legal profession…

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Large Attendance At Road Safety Film Evening Police Lecturing Squad Visits Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 September 1959 · page 1

The Parish Hall, Queanbeyan , was packed to capacity last Tuesday evening when the visiting N.S.W. Police School Lecturing Squad presented a programme of films, puppets and a quiz…

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Third Squash Court Ready Next Weekend Professional Coach To Be Available

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 September 1959 · page 8

To celebrate the opening of the third playing court, the management of the Queanbeyan Squash Courts have engag the services of leading Sydney…

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Revised List of Electors Allowed At Local Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 October 1959 · page 4

The revised list of electors in the Queanbeyan Municipal Council and the Shire of Yarrowlumla were…

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No Objection To Police Land As Car Park

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 October 1959 · page 4

The N.S.W. Police Department has no objection to a Permissive Occupancy being granted to the…

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Police Investigate Series Of Weekend Robberies

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 October 1959 · page 1

Queanbeyan police are conducting enquiries into a series of robberies in Queanbeyan during the weekend, when goods worth approximately £1,000 was…

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Magistrate Welcomed to Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1959 · page 4

Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. A. Fordyce, was welcomed to Queanbeyan when he presided at his…

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Traffic Offenders at Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1959 · page 4

Traffic offenders at the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, were fined a total of £43 with £1 costs, by Mr. A. Fordyce, S.M…

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Fines of £50 After Police Visit Club

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1959 · page 4

As a result of a police visit to the premises known as the Greek Club in Monaro Street on…

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Police Search for Woman’s Attacker

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 November 1959 · page 1

Police are searching for a man who attacked and criminally assaulted a 66-year-old woman in the Queanbeyan park late on Saturday…

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Men Serving Sentences Appear in Court on Further Theft Charges

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 November 1959 · page 4

The young men who ace already serving gaol sentences, were committed for sentence on further changes, when they appeared before Mr. A, Forfvce S.M.,…

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Traffic Offenders Predominate at Local Court Sittings

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 November 1959 · page 5

Traffic offenders predominated at last week’s sitting of the Queanbeyan ` Court of Petty Sessions and eight defendants appeared to answer charges in…

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Men Sentenced To Terms In Gaol

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 December 1959 · page 1

Six men who had been remanded for sentence from the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions were sentenced to gaol terms by His Honour, Judge Perrignon in…

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