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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

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Week End in Melbourne. Accidents, Assault, Suicide. Char-a-banc and Tram Collide. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

A sensational motor accident occurred at Footscray this afternoon. Clifford Sydney Hiddlestone, a jeweller, 32, of St. Kilda-street, Brighton, and Linda Steele,…

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Police and Firemen's Hospital Art Union. the Expenses Deduction

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the local committee in connection with the above was held at the Grafton Fire Station on Saturday night, the delegates being:--…

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Mackay in Ruins. Great Loss of Life. Military and Police Control. the Flood Still Menacing. Bridges Carried Away. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Hunter stated to-day that in addition to £1000 donated to the Central Queensland Relief Fund the Government voted £1000 for relief work in Mackay…

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Grafton Police Court Monday, January 28. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

Billy Boney, an aboriginal, was fined £2, with the alternative of one month's imprisonment, for drunkeness and disorderly conduct at South Grafton…

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Young Women Stealing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

Thirteen young women, whose ages ranged from 16 to 23 years, employed as counter hands in the Russell, Robson Proprietary, Limited, pleaded…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, 29th JANUARY. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

An elderly man was charged with being insane. Dr. Henry recounted in evidence some of the unfortunate man's delusions, and gave as his…

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Alleged Robbery. Husband Charged by Wife. Sordid Disclosures. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 5

Edmund Christie was charged at the Police Court with the alleged robbery of money and jewellery belonging to his wife, Elizabeth Christie, valued at £160…

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Alleged Jewellery Theft. Contents Found Intact. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 4

A suit case containing £2000 worth of diamond and pearl jewellery belonging to Mrs. Theo Marks, which was reported having been stolen from a train at the…

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Kempsey Police Court. Monday, January 28. (Before Mr. H. H. Macdougall, P.M.)

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 6

Michael Daley proceeded against George Kerrison for insulting words used towards him on December 23. He was also charged with assaulting Daley on the…

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The Children's Court. Star Chamber Methods. Why All the Secrecy?

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

In pursuit of news for our readers on Tuesday, an "Argus" representative learned that a male person had been sentenced that day in the Children's…

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Machine-guns Against Strikers. Police Disperse Demonstrators. Strike at Krupp's Admitted. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 5

"The Times" correspondent at Copenhagen states:— The Government has authorised the use of machine guns against the strikers in…

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Commonwealth Police

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 4

Senator Maughan asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice: (1. How many Commonwealth police have been appointed for the State of…

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Changed Names. Germans Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Herman Schieper, a German, was charged at the Police Court with using the name of Shirley on and after August 1, 1915, and Gustav Werner with using the…

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Employing Germans. Brandt Bros. Charged. War Precautions Prosecution. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Two city business men, Ernest Brandt and Arthur Brandt, were before the Police Court to-day, charged under the War Precautions Act with having informed…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, February 4, 1918. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M. Drink and Language

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Amos Coote, to a charge of drunkenness, pleaded guilty and was fined 5- or 24 hours. To a second charge of indecent language he also pleaded…

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Captured British Aviators. Sentenced to Ten Years. "Dropping Hostile Proclamations." German Raiders Orders. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

The "Daily Mail" learns that Captain Scholte and Sub-Lieut. Wookey, of the R.F.C., were court-martialled in Germany and sentenced to ten years' penal…

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Street Fighting. Strikers Against Police. Stockholm, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

The latest news from Berlin says that at Charlotteburg and Spandau there were big demonstrations in the streets and fights between the strikers…

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Police and Strikers. Conflicts in Streets. Amsterdam

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

The "Tyd," on February 1, learns from a reliable source that a Berlin crowd marched the previous afternoon to Charlottenburg with cries of "Peace" and…

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Unique Cattle Case. Police Seize and Sell Unbranded Stock

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 4

In October last the Coonabarabran police seized six head of unbranded cattle running on Crown lands in the Pilliga Scrub. When brought to town,…

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Germany. Strikes Continue. Extensive Disturbances. Police and Strikers Clash. Sign of Seriousness. Cessation of Direct News. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

A sign of the seriousness of the strikes is the cessation of direct news from Germany. The scanty news filtering…

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