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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

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The Arrival of Scully. Charges Against Police Force. the Witness' Examination. Documents He Gave to Judd. a True and Honest Commentary. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 August 1918 · page 4

Mr. A. B. Shand, K.C., and Mr. H. E. Manning, instructed by the Crown Solicitor, assisted the Commissioner. Mr. R. Windeyer, K.C., and Mr. C. M…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 4

The rather unusual charge of being found drunk in the police office "a public place in the State of New South Wales," was preferred at the Grafton…

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Telegrams. Alleged Stealing of Letters. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 5

Milton Garter, 17, a postal employee, was committed for trial on a charge of having stolen ten letters from the G.P.O…

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Queensland. Concealment of Birth. Young Woman Charged. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 5

At the Police Court to-day a young woman, Margaret Canty, was charged with having killed her unborn child. After hearing the evidence the Police…

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Alleged Embezzlement Bank Accountant Charged. £5422 Involved. Toowoomba

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 5

At the police court to-day a bank official, Nelson Campbell McLean, was charged with Stealing several sums money amounting to £5422, which ha…

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Brutal Murder. Woman Done to Death. in a Melbourne Suburb. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 5

A discovery of a murder in a small tenement at Carlton was made this afternoon. Deceased, was a young woman named Rona Smith, 28 years of…

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THE L.W.W. COMMISSION. Scully Continues His Evidence. Dividing the Police Reward. I.W.W. Men Employed On Transports. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 4

The inquiry into the I.W.W. cases and the charges against the police was resumed this morning, the court being again crowded, and intense interest was evinced…

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The Carlton Murder. Further Particulars. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 2

Further particulars of the Carlton tragedy in Victoria show that the woman's room was littered with empty beer bottles. The finding of a 'piece of blood-:…

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JUSTICE McCAWLEY OUSTED. From Supreme Court Bench. by Queensland Full Court. Appeal to High Court Probable. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 3

The case arising out of the challenging of the appointment of Mr. Justice McCawley as Judge of the Supreme Court came under the notice of the Full Court…

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South African Crime. Murder of a Bank Clerk. Lured to Death by a Letter. Cape Town

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 3

A sensation has been caused in connection with the murder of Denis Gordon Glanville, a junior clerk in the Standard Ba[?]k, whose body was discovered in a…

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Maclean Court. Friday, August 22nd. (Before Major Crane, P.M.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1918 · page 2

The Court of Petty Sessions, Maclean, was held on Friday, Major Crane acting as P.M. for the first time, and Mr. John Cameron, J.P., and Mr. J. E. Arnold,…

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Alleged Contempt of Court. Case Against Percy Brookfield. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1918 · page 5

The Full Court adjourned the application on behalf of the Acting-Attorney-General for the Commonwealth to make absolute the rule nisi which called upon…

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THE I.W.W. Commission. Mr. Dooley, M.L.A., Speaks at Town Hall. His Honor's Remarks. All Police Documents to Be Produced. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1918 · page 2

At the resumption of the I.W.W. Commission to-day, Mr. Shand showed his Honor a newspaper report of a meeting held at the Town Hall last night…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, 26th AUGUST, 1918. Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 August 1918 · page 2

Ernest John Hinton, 17 years of age, was charged with, at Dilkoon, between the 17th and 26th August, wilful and obscene exposure…

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Americans Saved Paris. Two Allied Generals Court-martialled. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 August 1918 · page 3

A message from Washington says:-- A member of the House of Representatives stated that two Allied Generals had been court-martialled as a…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1918 · page 7

Before Major Crane, P.M., yesterday a bare-footed, shock-headed boy, named Ernest John Hinton, was placed in the dock on a charge of wilful indecent…

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Telegrams. Shipbuilding Dispute. Case Before Arbitration Court. Agreement Not Enforceable. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1918 · page 5

In the Federal Arbitration Court Mr. Justice Higgins gave judgment in the dispute in connection with shipbuilding and the refusal of some of the unions to…

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Grafton Police Court Larceny of Bicycle. Case in Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 August 1918 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. F. Vaughan and G. N. Small, J's.P., Thomas McCarthy, 19 years of age, was charged with having at…

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Coff S Harbor Police Court. Tuesday, August 27. (Before Major Crane, P.M.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 August 1918 · page 4

Isaac Amos pleaded guilty to a charge of carrying firearms on Sunday, 7th July F.C. Constable Silcock gave evidence that the defendant upon being spoken to…

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Committed for Trial. Alleged Theft of Postal Notes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 August 1918 · page 2

Thomas Galloway, 27, a mail assistant at the North Sydney post office, was committed for trial on three charges of stealing letters, the property of the…

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