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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1970

60 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3

Attempted murder charge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 January 1970 · page 1

Vincent Carl Walters, 52, of Campbell Street, Queanbeyan, has been, remanded to appear at…

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Police wife “terrified”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 January 1970 · page 6

A 41-year-old man “had terrified” a young Queanbeyan house[?] when he tried to force…

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£400 copper pipe theft

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 January 1970 · page 5

Queanbeyan detectives are investigating the theft of a large quantity of copper pipe from a…

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Car theft charges— juveniles remanded

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 January 1970 · page 1

Two youths were remanded in Queanbeyan Children’s Court morning when they appeared on charges concerned with car steal in the area., The youths both 16 years…

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Court Work Up by 25 Per Cent

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 January 1970 · page 1

Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions last year heard 25 per cent, more cases than it did in 1968. This is revealed in details of the year’s business…

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Opportunities for All, Says Police Chief Australia a country with assured future

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 February 1970 · page 5

Australia is a country with an assured future for all persons who are prepared to work to this end, Sgt. R. Aldridge, officer-in-charge of Queanbeyan police, said last week. Sgt. Aldridge was guest…

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Another Five Charged

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 February 1970 · page 1

Queanbeyan detectives have arrested and charged another five young men and youths in connection with an outbreak of car stealing and stripping over the past few months. Two 16 year old Queanbeyan youths were…

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Driver Charged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 February 1970 · page 1

The driver of a lorry which ran into the Queanbeyan River bridge at about 3.05pm on Sunday…

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Police lecture team to visit Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 February 1970 · page 1

The Police Traffic Branch School Lecturing Section is to visit Queanbeyan later this month to…

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Court no rest home

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 February 1970 · page 2

Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. D. G. Hughes, [?]old a vagrant in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions…

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To stand trial for attempted murder

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 February 1970 · page 2

In Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Friday. Vincent Carl Walters was committed for trial at Cooma Quarter Sessions on May 18 on a charge of shooting with intent to murder. Stipendiary magistrate…

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Police sergeant farewelled

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 February 1970 · page 1

About 40 friends, representatives of the business community and police officers, gathered at the…

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Car stealing, stripping, receiving Four young men for sentence at Cooma

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 February 1970 · page 5

In Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Friday, four young men were committed to Cooma Quarter Sessions for sentence on May 18 on charges relating to a recent outbreak of car stealing and stripping in the Queanbeyan area…

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Girl Fined for Stealing From Shops

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 March 1970 · page 3

A 19-year-old girl who had planned to be married on Saturday week was warned by…

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Drugs Theft

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 26 March 1970 · page 1

A large quantity of dangerous drugs, was stolen from the Queanbeyan Pharmacy in…

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Magistrate’s concern over D.U.I. charges

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 April 1970 · page 3

In Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions, Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. D. G. Hughes has expressed concern that despite widespread publicity, people continue to risk penalties, accidents and possible injury by driving after drinking…

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Court House Complex Has Top Priority

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 April 1970 · page 1

The provision of a new Court House and Police Station complex in Queanbeyan is on the top of the priority list for country areas, the Minister of Justice , Mr. Maddison, said on Friday…

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Girls in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1970 · page 1

Three 13-year-old Queanbeyan girls were placed on two years’ probation at Queanbeyan Children’s…

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“started drinking at 11am” says Police

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 April 1970 · page 4

A driver who started drinking at 11 am and “plugged on steadily all day” according to police evidence, was fined £120 and had his license suspended for six months at…

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Suspended gaol sentence

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1970 · page 7

A young man has been given a one. month’s suspended gaol sentence in Queanbeyan Court of…

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