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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1967

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Magistrate Speedways the Place for Speeding

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 September 1967 · page 4

In the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions Mr. D. G. Hughes, SM, told a motorist the speed he had travelled…

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Police Seize Two Illicit Stills

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 September 1967 · page 1

An officer of the Department of Customs and Excise, working in conjunction with local police, has uncovered another two illicit stills in Queanbeyan. Raids were made on two…

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Club Raid Has Court Sequel

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 September 1967 · page 2

A raid by police on premises known as the Greek Club at 232a Crawford Street on Wednesday week had its sequel in the Court of Petty Sessions on Friday…

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Monaro police stations creased in Assembly

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 September 1967 · page 3

Police stations throughout the Monaro have been criticised in State Parliament by the State member for Monaro, Mr. Steve Mauger…

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Police Reports of Minor Accidents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 September 1967 · page 1

A number of minor accidents have been reported to Queanbeyan police this week. None has been of a serious nature and in one case only the driver of a vehicle involved…

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Extra Weeks Required for Court Cases

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 September 1967 · page 1

Due to the increasing number of cases remanded for hearing at the Queanbeyan Court of Petty…

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Captain’s Flat News No case to answer says Magistrate Grazier exonerated on sheep stealing charge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 September 1967 · page 6

A Captain’s Flat district grazier has been cleared in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions of a charge of stealing sheep in the Anembo-Tinderry area. He is Stanley Myles Griffin,…

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Bricklayer remanded on murder charge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 October 1967 · page 1

A 56-year-old bricklayer was remanded in custody to October 13 at a special sitting of the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions yesterday morning on a charge of murder. He is Waclaw waszkiewicz…

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Goulburn Murder Hunt

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 October 1967 · page 1

Goulburn police have alerted police stations throughout the State In their search for a middle aged Sydney…

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Second Remand on Murder Charge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 October 1967 · page 1

In Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions this morning, Waclaw Waszkiewicz, 56, of Federal. Street, was remanded in custody to November 9 on a murder charge Waszkiewicz was…

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Police officer insulted

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1967 · page 9

Terrence George Carpenter, 26, of Margaret Street, Queanbeyan, was fined a total of $40 in the Court of…

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On $50 bond for assault

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 October 1967 · page 3

An altercation in a house in Federal Street on the night of October 3 had Its sequel in Queanbeyan Court…

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Captain’s Flat News Move to have lights re-connected to Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 October 1967 · page 6

At a special meeting, of the Captain’s Flat Newtown Tennis Club held last Sunday the possibility of having lights re-connected to the club’s court was considered…

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To stand trial for murder

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1967 · page 1

In Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions yesterday Waclaw Waskiewicz, 56, of 13 Federal Street, Queanbeyan, was committed for trial at Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on December 4 on a charge of murder. Waskiewicz has been…

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Three police officers farewelled

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1967 · page 5

Three Queanbeyan police officers were tendered a farewell evening by about 100…

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Special Sittings of Queanbeyan Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 November 1967 · page 7

Two special weeklong sittings of the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions have been held in order to reduce the backlog of defended cases remanded from the normal sittings on the Magistrate's circuit. The second of these…

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Hanged in gaol cell

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 November 1967 · page 1

A Queanbeyan man waiting to stand trail in Central Criminal Court, on December 4 on a…

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Parliament told police station an “eyesore”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 December 1967 · page 1

The State Member for Monaro, Mr. Steve Mauger, has described the Queanbeyan police station as the eyesore of the Southern Tablelands. “The police station and…

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Motorist’s claim Penalised by police officers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 December 1967 · page 8

William Martin, of Mulloon Street, Queanbeyan, who pleaded not guilty to two traffic offences in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty sessions, claimed some…

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Police to Act on Car Horns

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 December 1967 · page 1

Queanbeyan police have received a number of complaints in recent weeks of continuous blow…

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