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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

1,137 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 47 of 57

Members of Unions. Names and Addresses to Be Supplied. Judgment in Full Industrial Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 5

Judgment was delivered by the Full Industrial Court to-day on a summons, by the Minister for Labor against the Bookbinders and Paper Rulers'…

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Appeal Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 1

Yesterday at the Courthouse, the P.M. (Major F. W. G. Crane) presided at an Appeal Court, and heard two appeals against assessment made by the Orara…

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Police Barracks Sacked. Constable Shot Dead. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 3

Concurrently with the Sinn Fein raid in County Meath, another gang attacked the barracks at a Bulliver, Westmeath, and shot a constable dead. Rapid…

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Shires Appeal Court. Orara and Nymboida Assessments

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 2

An Appeal Court, to deal with appeals against the Orara and Nymboida Shires' assessments, was held by Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M., at the…

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The Irish Assassins. More Raids on Police. a Stirring Night Fight. Lodon, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 3

Masked men raided the police barracks at Ballivor, West Meath, surprised and killed a sentry, and seized five rifles, two revolvers and a…

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Ireland Attack on Police Station. Battle with Sinn Feiners. Sergeant Seriously Wounded. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 3

Sinn Feiners motored to an outlying police station in County Meath and savagely attacked the garrison sergeant and two constables. A battle ensued, during…

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Telegrams. Charge of Murder. Invalid Pensioner Committed for Trial. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 1

At the Coroner's Court to-day, an inquiry was held concerning the, death of John White (44), marine fireman. Edward Jackson, an invalid pensioner, was…

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A Fatal Fight. Man Charged with Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 3

William Flaherty, aged 20, was charged at the Police Court with feloniously and maliciously murdering Royal Edward Gregory…

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Boys Charged with Murder. Members of Rival Pushes. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 2

Harold James Smith, aged 16 and William Jospeh Flynn, aged 14½ years, were arrested at Collingwood for the murder of Ernest. Stanley Worseldine aged 14, who…

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Bogus Soldier Sentenced. Fantastic Tale of Heroism. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 3

For falsely representing himself to be a returned soldier Robert Looming was sentenced to a month's hard labor at the Police Court to-day. Sergeant Morgan,…

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Alleged Intent to Murder. Shooting at Wife and Daughter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 3

John Nesbitt, a tram driver, was committed for trial on a charge of shooting at his wife and daughter with intent to murder them…

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Strikers' Female Sympathisers. Police Attacked. Vancouver, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 3

A Youngtown (Ohio) message says: Women strike sympathisers here attacked the police, throwing red pepper in their faces and attempting to…

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The Waimana Trouble. Inquiry Begun. Court Visits the Docks. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 3

The Australian military authorities' inquiry into the Waimana trouble has been begun before General Wisdom (president) and Lieut.-Colonels…

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Police Constable Killed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 7

Through a motor lorry overturning at Chatswood last night a police constable was killed, and another received serious injuries…

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Murder Near Armidale. a Woman the Victim Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 5

Mrs. Mary Wilmott was murdered at Booney Creek, near Armidale. According to the story told by a daughter, aged 22, she and her mother were…

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INDUSTRIAL. Serious Trouble in West. Employment of Force. Meeting Room Broken Into. Special Police Sworn In. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 5

The industrial trouble at the Kalgoorlie mines took at serious turn, when about 2000 men proceeded, to the Kalgoorlie mine where several men who were not…

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Soldiers' Gratuity. Violent Demonstration. Demand for Mr. Hughes. Door of Hotel Burst In. Police Charge the Crowd. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 4

A meeting of Soldiers in Martin Place decided that bonds were not acceptable as a gratuity. Mr. Hughes sent a reply, setting out the Government's difficulties,…

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Boys Charged with Sheep Stealing. the Mother's Explanation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 November 1919 · page 2

Two boys were charged at the Bathurst Police Court with having stolen a sheep. The prosecutor stated that he came across the boys in the act of skinning a sheep,…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, 10th NOVEMBER, 1919. Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M. Attempted Stealing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 November 1919 · page 2

Charles Henry Crew was charged with attempting to steal a bottle of whisky, the property of Mrs. M. J. Harps…

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

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 November 1919 · page 4

Maclean and the Lower Clarence generally must be improving; on quite a number of occasions lately there has been a noticeably small court. Friday was no…

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