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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1960

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Canberra Court Recommendation On Queanbeyan Motorist

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 September 1960 · page 2

Canberra Magistrate, Mr. F. C. P. K[?] on Thursday, recommended that New South Wales…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Friday, September 14, 1860 Before the Police Magistrate and W. F. Hayley, Esq

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 September 1960 · page 2

During the past week the police business has been very light. There were two…

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Tragic Death Of Former local Police Sergeant

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 September 1960 · page 1

Former well - known Queanbeyan Police Sergeant, Sergeant Hilton James Davidson, was…

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Two-way Radio Suggested For Police Vehicles

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 September 1960 · page 5

Investigations are still being made into the question of fittings two-way radios to the police vehicles…

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“Crook” Throw Result’s In Court Appearance

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 September 1960 · page 5

A misdirected throw with an orange resulted in a young man’s appearance in the Queanbeyan Court of…

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Death Of Former Bungendore Police Sergeant

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 September 1960 · page 5

The death occurred yesterday morning at “Auverne,” Bungendore, of retired Police Inspector, Eugene Auld,…

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Local Police May Receive Two-way Radios

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 October 1960 · page 1

Following a request from the Queanbeyan branch of the Road Safety Council for two-way radios to be…

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£17 Fines On Stealing Charges

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 October 1960 · page 5

A man who gave his address as 64 Henderson Road, Queanbeyan, was fined a total of £17 when he…

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Charged With Drunk Driving After Smash

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 October 1960 · page 1

A Canberra man was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor after…

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Sailor in Court After Hotel Fracas

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 October 1960 · page 5

A sailor from H.M.A.S. “Harman,” was fined a total of £20 in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions, on Wednesday, when he appeared before Mr. A…

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Mr. Mannix To Inspect Local Court House

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 October 1960 · page 1

The New South Wales Minister for Justice, Mr. Mannix, will make an inspection of the…

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Taxi Driver Assault Case

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 November 1960 · page 1

An eighteen - year - old youth, charged with unlawfully assaulting taxi-driver Ronald Hodder of…

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Theft From High School Canteen

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 November 1960 · page 1

The canteen at the Queanbeyan High School was broken into during the weekend and a quantity of…

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Two Men Gaoled for Assault on Married Woman

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 November 1960 · page 8

Two Canberra men who pleaded guilty to charges of indecent assault on a Queanbeyan woman were each sentenced to six months imprisonment by Judge Clapin, at the Cooma Quarter Sessions last week…

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Dispute On Police Land

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 November 1960 · page 9

Queanbeyan Municipal Council is expected to take up with the Minister for Justice, Mr. Mannix, the matter of its permissive occupancy of land known as the “police paddock“ in Queanbeyan…

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Police Car Radios for Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 November 1960 · page 1

Two police vehicles attached to the Queanbeyan an Police Station, are to be fitted with two-way…

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Twelve Months Bond on Stealing Charge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 November 1960 · page 6

Pleading guilty to two charges of stealing a man was placed on a 12 months bond by Mr. A. Fordyce, S.M., in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions…

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Second Theft From High School Canteen

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 November 1960 · page 1

The Canteen at the Queanbeyan High School has again been entered and quantity of sweets stolen…

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“Heavy Fight” Has Sequel In Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 November 1960 · page 4

An altercation which a police sergeant described as a “very heavy fight” had its sequel in the…

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Traffic Charges in Local Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 November 1960 · page 7

Seven traffic offenders were fined a total of £27 with £8 costs on a total of eight charges by Mr. A. Forduce, S.M. in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday. Charged with speeding in…

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