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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1963

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Witness Tells Court of Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1963 · page 3

A Queanbeyan man, who was in volved in an accident in Uriarra Road last July, appeared at the…

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Greater Police Strength Needed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 March 1963 · page 1

Inspector G, Tarrant, officer-in-charge of the Cooma Police district, said last; night at least two more policemen were needed at Queanbeyan…

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Conducted own defence but lost Court case

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1963 · page 4

A Canberra man who pleaded not guilty to a negligent driving charge and conducted his own defence, was convicted and fined £3 with £1 costs and ordered to pay £6/0/2…

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Court Figures for 1962 RELEASED Charge cases increased by extensive margin

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1963 · page 1

There was a considerable increase in the number of charge cases dealt with by the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions last year. This has been revealed by the Clerk of Petty Sessions,…

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Queanbeyan police join search for young escapee

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1963 · page 1

A 20 year-old youth escaped from escort this morning at about 5.40 a.m. and Queanbeyan Police…

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Convicted and fined for negligent driving Collision Has Court Sequel

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1963 · page 9

A Queanbeyan man who pleaded not guilty to a charge of negligent driving at the last sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions, was convicted and fined £5, with £1 Court costs' and £4/|8/- witness expenses…

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Wave of Car Stealing in Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 11 April 1963 · page 1

Queanbeyan Police have been confronted with a wave of car stealing in the town area during the past…

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District Court sat here for two days

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 April 1963 · page 1

The District Court sat in Queanbeyan for two days this week, presided over by Judge J. Fitzpatrick…

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Magistrate farewelled

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1963 · page 1

Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. I. T. Forrest, sat on the Queanbeyan Bench for the last time at the Court of…

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Roaming dogs causing worry to police

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1963 · page 1

Queanbeyan Police this week have destroyed three stray dogs. Many packs of dogs have…

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Police visit to Workers’ Club has court sequel

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1963 · page 4

A visit by police to the Captain’s Flat Workers’ Club on October 28 last year has had its sequal in…

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Police patrols needed to curb vandals

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1963 · page 1

AM. E. J. Beaver considers the police should conduct more patrols in the town, on the outlook for…

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Man serving gaol term fined for drunk driving Crashed Into Side Door of the Tre

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 May 1963 · page 4

A man who has numerous previous convictions for various offences and is at present serving a two-year gaol sentence, was fined £30 for driving under the influence when he appeared at the last Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions…

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Girl Alleges Highway Assault Police seek driver of station sedan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1963 · page 1

Queanbeyan and Canberra detectives are combining in a search for a man who attacked a 25 year-old girl on Saturday night. The girl, who resides at a…

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Magistrate conducts first sittings

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1963 · page 1

The new Stipendiary Magistrate for the Cooma Circuit; Mr. H. Herman, conducted his first sittings…

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Brothers in court on driving charges

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1963 · page 9

Two brothers, Henry and Bernard Broadhtirst, of Hillside Hotel, Canberra, were £40 and £10 respectively when they appeared before Mr. Hi Berman at Wednesday’s…

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Canberra man in court after accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 May 1963 · page 2

A Canberra man who was involved in an accident in Uriarra Road at about 10.35 p.m. on Saturday night, was…

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Wife assault costly for husband

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 May 1963 · page 9

Alexander Poniatowsky, of Skye Street, Queanbeyan, was fined £3 and ordered to pay costs amounting…

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Departure of Bungendore’s police officer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1963 · page 2

(Contributed) with regret that the people of Bungendore and. district learn of the…

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Two Men Gaoled for Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 June 1963 · page 9

One man was sentenced to a total of 12 months gaol and another to three months, when they appeared in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions last Thursday on stealing charges. Ivan Peter Duspara, aged…

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