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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

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Trouble at a Meeting. Rival Chairmen. Sir William Mcmillan and Mr. H. D. McINTOSH. the Police Called. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 5

At a meeting at the Royal Society's Hall last night, Mr. Farrar, M.L.C., mounted the platform and stated that the British Empire League had met to discuss…

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Maclean Police Court. (Before Major Crane, P.M.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 October 1919 · page 1

Friday's Court at Maclean was not heavy, the only case of consequence being one hinging on a collision between a motor-car and sulky, which called forth…

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A Violent Prisoner. Police Assaulted by Crowd. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 October 1919 · page 3

Constable Gilbert took a man into custody outside an hotel in Balmain. The prisoner resisted violently, and in a few minutes a hostile crowd gathered…

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Grafton Police Court Saturday, October 25, 1919. (Before Major Crane, P.M.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 1

Patrick Kennedy, alias John Patrick Brown, a stranger, was charged with the larceny of a rug, piece of oilcloth and billycan, the property of A. J. Arandale,…

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Miles Murder Case. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 5

The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court commenced to-day before Mr. Justice Real. The Court was crowded with spectators. Harry Richard Alterator,…

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Repairs to Grafton Police Buildings

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 4

Our Sydney correspondent telegraphs that tenders were opened for renovations and repairs to the police buildings, Grafton. Three tenders were received, that of…

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Telegrams. Charged with Vagrancy. Man with £5000 in Peace Loan. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 5

When charged at the Melbourne Police Court with having insufficient means of support, Leonard Winkled, a poorly dressed old man, replied that he had…

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Police Protection at Maclean. the Council Takes a Hand

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 4

Following promptly on the "Examiner's" invitation, the local Municipal Council has now interested itself in seeing that the people of Maclean get the…

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Proceedings in Court. Statements on Affidavit. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 5

In the King's Bench Division, Dublin, before Chief Justice Gibson and Justice Kenny, the motion O'Donnell versus the Commanding Officer of the Richmond…

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Robbery at Miranda. Accused Before the Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 5

William Archer Charles Casey and Clarence Chambers were charged at the Central Police Court to-day with stealing a motor car, and breaking and entering…

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Sentenced to Death. the Miles Murder. Judge Agrees with Jury. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 5

The case against Harry Alterator, a returned man, charged with the wilful murder of Walter Baylis, near Miles was concluded in the Superme Court to-day…

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Bank Clerk Charged. Speculation on Races. Using £600 to Recover £10. BRISBANE

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 5

Evidence was heard to-day in the Police Court in the case in which a bank clerk, George Hillier Atwell, was charged with stealing £600 which came into his…

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A City Tragedy. Murder of a Room Mate. Invalid Pensioner Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 4

Edward Jackson, an invalid pensioner,, was arrested on a charge of having murdered John White. According to information secured by the police, the men…

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Tattersall's Ticket Case. Settled in Equity Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 5

The suit arising out of a Tattersall's sweep ticket which drew first prize in the consultation on' the Winter Stakes, was settled in The Equity Court to-day, when…

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British Politics. Bills in the Commons. Irish Police Pay Raised. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 3

The Sex Disqualification Bill has passed the committee stage in the Commons. The Irish Police Bill passed its…

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Stealing From Wharves. a Bankrupt's Admissions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 5

Arthur Kean was examined before the Registrar in Bankruptcy to-day. He stated that he was tried at the Criminal Court, with two other men, for conspiracy…

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Alleged Child Murder. Young Woman Remanded. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 5

Katherine Blattman, aged 26, a domestic, was remanded at the Police Court to-day on a charge of having murdered her male child…

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Stealing Military Documents. Case in Queensland. Guilty, and Remanded for Sentence. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 5

At the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court to-day, Johannes Tilanus and Philip Frederick Holzberger appeared conjointly before Mr. Justice Real and a jury…

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Complaints in Court. Removal of the Cause Preferable. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 4

Dr. Arthur, M.L.A., giving evidence in the Industrial Court, referred to the injurious effects of dust upon those who worked in ashpits…

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Queensland. Military Documents Case. Both Prisoners Sentenced. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 2

At the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court to-day Johannes Tilanus and Philip. Holzberger came up for sentence. Tilanus, handed in a written statement…

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