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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1966

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Police warn motorists

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1966 · page 1

Queanbeyan police have warned motorists to exercise the greatest care when driving early in the morning on frost covered roads…

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Assaulted Police Following Arrest

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1966 · page 6

A man who assaulted and resisted police after they arrested him at Queanbeyan Railway Station on June 11 and later attacked another prisoner in the cells at the police…

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Police blitz on vehicle defects

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 August 1966 · page 1

Acting under amendments to the Motor Traffic Act which became effective on August 1, Queanbeyan Police have served defect notices on a number of motorists…

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Young motorist lectured by magistrate

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1966 · page 5

Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr.. D. G. Hughes, at Wednesday’s Queanbeyan Court of petty Sessions, told an 18…

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More core needed, says Magistrate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 August 1966 · page 2

A motorist who was fined $16 with $2 court costs for negligent driving at Queanbeyan Court on Wednesday,…

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Court at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 August 1966 · page 3

Queanbeyan Stipendiary Magistrate. Mr. D. G. Hughes, presided at last Thursday’s Bungendore Court of Petty…

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21 Div. in Queanbeyan Eleven charged after early raids

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 August 1966 · page 1

Eleven men were charged with liquor and gambling offences following raids on two Queanbeyan premises early this morning by members of the 21 Division and Queanbeyan…

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Assault acquittal Appeal upheld in high court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 September 1966 · page 2

The High Court on Friday upseld the appeal of a former Queanbeyan policeman against the acquittal of a man on an I assault charge…

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Assault and robbery Four Youths Four Youths Committed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 September 1966 · page 2

Three Canberra youths and a juvenile have been committed to Comma Quarter Sessions on September committed in Queanbeyan on April 14…

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Queanbeyan’s first Magistrate Old Faunae home an historical relic

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 September 1966 · page 4

Endeavours are being made to have the old -home of Captain Faunae, east of the Queanbeyan River, at Dodsworth preserved and incorporated in the first stage of a $10 .million residential development…

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Four fined $390 after police raid

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 September 1966 · page 6

Four men were fined a total of $390 in Queanbeyan Court last Friday following police raid On upstairs premises at 139 Monaro Street, known as the International club,…

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Captain’s Flat News Cr. Kerr denies complicity Police enforce load widths

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 September 1966 · page 6

Cr. Tom Kerr has vigorously denied that he had anything to do with police action in refusing a road permit for the removal of a house from Captain’s Flat belonging to Mr…

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Police and Lions Help Ambulance

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 September 1966 · page 3

Queanbepan Police and the Lions Club of Queanbeyan are combining in two ventures from which proceeds…

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Police-Lions Club appeal readies $480

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 September 1966 · page 2

The fund raising committee of the Queanbeyan Police and Lions Club has to date raised $480 towards their…

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Weekend Accidents Kept Queanbeyan Police Busy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 October 1966 · page 1

Queanbeyan police experienced a busy Labor holiday week-end attending numerous accidents in the town area and surrounding districts. However, no one was…

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Theft From Goods Shed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 October 1966 · page 1

Queanbeyan CIB is investigating the theft of a quantity of liquor and goods from the Queanbeyan railway…

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Young driver warned by Magistrate

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 October 1966 · page 6

In Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday Mr J Featherstone, S.M. warned a young motorist he…

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Large Farewell Gathering a Tribute to Police Officer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 October 1966 · page 1

The large gathering which assembled in the RSL, Memorial Bowling Club house last night to farewell Const. Kevin (Chips) Rafferty, was a fitting tribute to the way in which…

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Police Officer Farewelled

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 October 1966 · page 1

CONST. KEVIN RAFFERTY (centre) pictured saying farewell to two close friends Mr. Col Etherington (at left) and Mr, Aub Rankin, at a farewell, evening held In his honour at the Queanbeyan R.S.L. Manorial Bowling…

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Court officer farewelled

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 October 1966 · page 1

Last Friday was the last court day for Queanbeyan’s assistant Clerk of Petty Sessions, Mr. Barry Watkins,…

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