Heaviest court list on record
There was a record of over 180 cases listed for hearing by Stipendiary Magistrate; Mr. H. Bermah, at the December sitting of Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions…
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Courts & crime, 1964
68 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4
Allegations of assault against police officers
Two brothers have taken out summonses against two Queanbeyan police officers, alleging assault last Wednesday, January 15. This was confirmed this morning by Inspector…
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Four summons charges brought against Queanbeyan police officers for unlawfully assaulting two brothers, were adjourned to March 18 by Mr. H. Herman, S.M., in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police strength increased to thirteen
The commissioner of Police has authorised the appointment of an additional police officer to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four months gaol on stealing charge
A man was sentenced to four months when he appeared before Mr. H. Berman, S.M., in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →First Queanbeyan Magistrate John James Wright Pioneer of lanyon, Booroomba and Cuppacumbalong
Born of farming stock in Derbyshire in January, 1797, James Wright commenced his career by assisting his uncle, a Spanish merchant. In 1832, he and a brother…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Special court this month
A special sitting of the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions will be held in the week commencing February 24. This was indicated at the…
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At its recent monthly meeting, the Queanbeyan Branch of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W…
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As from next Monday, the testing of applicants for new driving licences in Queanbeyan will be carried out by police officers. This has been advised by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Fined £10 Each for Stealing Bush Fire Pump
At the last sitting of the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions, two men were each fined £10 for stealing a bush fire pump from the Queanbeyan River. They are William Harvey…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rations of assault against police not substantiated says S.M.
In Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions last week, Mr. H. Berman, S.M., said lie was satisfied that no case had been made out to substantiate the allegation of a man charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, that he had been assaulted by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two special sittings of Court
Another two special sittings of the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions will be held in April, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fourteen days’ gaol for vagrancy
In, Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, Leslie George Rowley, of no fixed place of abode,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charge against police adjourned until June 1
In Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, 21 charges arising out of incidents in Elizabeth Crescent, Queanbeyan, on January 15 and 17, including nine charges of assault against five Queanbeyan police officers, were adjourned until June 1…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Fined After Brush with Police
A man who reacted violently when two police officers arrested him at the Tourist Hotel on March 9,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another large list at court sittings
Last Wednesday’s sitting of the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions produced another big list, with over 150 cases down for hearing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Young man fined for petrol theft
A young man who stole two gallons of petrol was fined £5 and ordered to pay £3 witnesses’ expenses…
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Queanbeyan police are conducting enquiries into an allegation by a 19-years-old telephonist that she…
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Forty people were charged at; Queanbeyan Police Station with liquor and gambling offences early on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man charged with assault on schoolgirl
In Queanbeyan Court on Wednesday morning, a 20-year-old married Canberra man was charged before…
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