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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

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Smuggling Gold From Germany. Aerial Police Force Formed. London. Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1919 · page 3

A Berlin message says: A squadron of police aviators is being formed in Berlin, its main object being to prevent the smuggling of capital from…

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Police Raid. on a Gambling Den. Sixty Men Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 August 1919 · page 2

One of the biggest police raids carried out in the city for some years took place last night, when a billiard saloon in the Haymarket was entered, and 60 men…

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Manufacture of Forged Notes. a Man Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 4

At the Manly Police Court, Alfred Schmidt was charged with having unlawfully in his possession a number of articles from which Commonwealth notes…

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Names of the Jurors. Court' S Original Jurisdiction

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 5

The failure of the jury of 12 to agree in the claim of £10,000 by Mr. Ryan (Premier of Queensland) against the "Argus," Melbourne, in respect of alleged libel, has…

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Australian Navy. Sentences of Court-martial. Appeal to Mr. Hughes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 4

A conference of Federal Labor members and relatives of the men on H.M.A.S. Australia who were sentenced to terms of imprisonment, was held in Sydney. A…

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The Ryan Case. Argument in Court. No Verdict From the Jury. Judgment on Wednesday. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 5

When the Ryan case came before Mr. Justice Isaacs to-day, Mr. Ryan stated he desired to appear on his own behalf, as Mr. Macrossan had been suddenly called…

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Sheep Stealing. Railway Employees Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 3

At the Police Court to-day, Henry John son and Vincent Monaghan, both railway employees, were charged with stealing a sheep valued at £2, the property of the…

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The Young Mystery. Case of Murder and Suicide. the Police Report. Young

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 2

The mystery concerning the discovery of the bodies of a man and a youth near Young has been cleared up to the satisfaction of the district police. The…

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Chinese Assault Two Constables. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 2

Two plain-clothes constables were assaulted by a mob of Chinese in Surry Hills last night. One of the policemen was subsequently admitted to the hospital…

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The Monteagle Tragedy. Murder and Suicide. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 3

The police are satisfied that the Monteagle (near Young) tragedy, where two men were found shot dead at the Government tank (a young…

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Telegrams. Labor's Policy. Mr. Storey at Mudgee. Shorter Hours for Workers. Gaol for Profiteers. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 3

Mr. Storey delivered his policy speech at Mudgee. He said his Party intended to lighted taxation on producers of all…

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Norse Cavell's Betrayer. Court-martial Begun. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 3

Router's Paris correspondent telegraphed on Monday that the court-martial has begun of Quien, the betrayer of Nurse Cavell…

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The Court. Tuesday, August 26. (Before Major Crane, P.M.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 3

John Moss, for indecent language at Woolgoolga, was fined £3, with 7s costs. Two charges of indecent behayior…

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Latest Telegraphic. Government Shipping Deal. End of the Strike. Daring Train Robbery. Shall the Supreme Court Co? Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 3

Five wooden steamers belonging to the Commonwealth Government have been sold to American buyers, and negotiations are proceeding for…

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Telegrams. Theft of Mail Bags. His Honor's Comments. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 August 1919 · page 1

In sentencing William Harris and James Burns at the Darlinghurst Sessions to eighteen months imprisonment for the theft of a mail bag, Judge Scholes,…

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Legislative Assembly. the Wheat Pool. Management of Police Force. Mr. Carmichael' S Trenchant Speech. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 August 1919 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, replying to Mr. Chaffey, the Minister for Agriculture said it was impossible to state when the 1915-16 wheat pool…

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Theft of Silk. Two Men Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 August 1919 · page 3

William Grey and John Dunn were charged at the Redfern Police Court with breaking and entering the warehouse of Stanton M[?]llick and stealing a quantity…

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Nurse Cavell's Betrayer. Before the Court. London. Thursday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1919 · page 2

A Paris message says that. George Gaston Quien. the betrayer of Nurse Cavell. appeared in court wearing the uniform of the South African…

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Nurse Cavell's Betrayer. Court-martialled by Germans. for Helping Allied Soldiers. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphs that George Gaston Quien, the betrayer of Nurse Cavell, appeared in court wearing the uniform of the North African…

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Budget Speech. To Be Delivered on Wednesday No Fresh Taxation. Increased Pay for the Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1919 · page 5

Mr. J.C.L. Fitzpatrick, the State Treasurer, proposes to deliver his Budget speech in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday next…

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