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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1972

140 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 7

Escapees recaptured—females charged

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1972 · page 1

Two females, one a juvenile, were charged by Queanbeyan police yesterday with offences concerning the escape and harbouring of two men. The escapees, Colin Eric…

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Shop theft

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 November 1972 · page 17

Woman’s slacks and tops, valued at $74, and $24 in cash was stolen sometime at the…

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Court told: “We were sort of skylarking”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 November 1972 · page 13

Two men who were convicted and fined $50 each in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions for offensive manner, told Mr. Leo, S.M., that they…

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Stealing and attempted stealing Two men fined, a third goaled

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1972 · page 15

Two men were fined a total of $300 and a third was sentenced to six months gaol by Mr. Leo, S.M., in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions, on charges of stealing and attempted stealing…

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Court officials to meet

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 November 1972 · page 8

Clerks of Petty Sessions from throughout south-east New South Wales will hold a staff conference in…

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Police are promoted

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1972 · page 10

Four police constables stationed in Queanbeyan. this week received advice from headquarters in…

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A Drive Home Led to Fines and Gaol

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1972 · page 7

Two men, one of whom was gaoled for four months, fined a total of $560 and disqualified from driving by Leo, S.M., In Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions, on charges arising out of a drive home from a hotel…

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Police watch on bike riders

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1972 · page 15

Queanbeyan City Council has been advised by the Inspector of Police that the ridding of bicycles…

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Police Alarm on Rise in Vehicle Thefts

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1972 · page 1

Queanbeyan, police said today they were extremely alarmed at the number of vehicle thefts occurring in the town and district. They issued a strong warning to owners to guard against theft…

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Placed on bond for assault

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 December 1972 · page 10

A Queanbeyan man was placed on a 12-month good behaviour bond by Mr. Leo, S.M., in the Court of Petty Sessions, for assaulting his…

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Sequel to Traffic Breach $400 in fines and suspended gaol term

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 December 1972 · page 11

Two Queanbeyan men, one of whom was given a suspended four months gaol sentence, were fined a total of $400 by Mr. Leo, S.M., on charges following a traffic incident…

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School theft

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 December 1972 · page 1

Three windows were smashed and $6 in cash stolen when Queanbeyan South Primary School was…

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Police golf day

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 December 1972 · page 19

Nominations for the Police and Friends’ Golf Day to be held on Wednesday, December 13…

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Hotel theft

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 December 1972 · page 3

A thief forced a sliding window at the Victoria Hotel, Queanbeyan, on Wednesday night and stole…

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Theft from city motel

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 December 1972 · page 1

The proprietor of the Olympic Motel, Queanbeyan, Mr. Anthony Steve, chased a man down…

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Boarding house room theft

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 December 1972 · page 1

Cash and clothes with a total value of $75 was stolen from a Queanbeyan boarding house on…

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Police Golf Day

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 December 1972 · page 24

The first police golf day to be held in Queanbeyan tomorrow has attracted entries from near and far…

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Caravan theft

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 December 1972 · page 17

A thief broke a side window of a caravan and opened the door, at Hilltop Caravan Park, Queanbeyan,…

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Street Fight Court Sequel

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 December 1972 · page 17

One man was fined $50 while another was put on a two-month suspended gaol sentence by Mr. Leo, S.M., in Queanbeyan Court of Petty…

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Police chief is praised for handling crowd

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 December 1972 · page 14

Officer-in-charge of Queanbeyan police, Sergeant R. Hately, today praised the efforts of the head of the Queanbeyan Police District Inspector…

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