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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, February 24, 1919. (Before Major Crane, P.m.) Obscene Language

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 2

Robert McGrath pleaded guilly to a charge of drunkenness at South Grafton on February 22, and was fined £2 or 14 days' gaol. On a second charge of…

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Attempted Murder. a Japanese Shot. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 4

The Commissioner of Police has received a message from Roma stating that at 6 a.m to-day a Japanese laundry proprietor, named Saiche Murage, was…

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The Sardinia. Court of Inquiry's Report. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5

The court of inquiry into the conditions under which the Sardinia troops travelled to Australia reported that many of the allegations were exaggerations…

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Melbourne Murder. Wild Shots in House. Ex-soldier Runs Amok. Wife Loses Her Reason. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5

Although a large force of detectives and police was engaged on investigations connected with the shooting by Leslie Wilson of his two-year old daughter and…

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Breaking Quarantine. Argyllshire Soldier Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 3

One of the soldiers of the Argyllshire, Pte. A. J. Williamson, was before a court-martial to-day, charged with desertion by absenting himself from the Argyllshire,…

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Telegrams. Theft of Silk. Shop Broken Into. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 3

An extensive theft of silk occurred during the night at the premises of the Sydney Costume Company at Redfern. The thieves forced their way into a billiard…

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Sporting. Racing Tipsters. Sentenced to a Month's Imprisonment. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 1

The case in which Alfred Vockler was proceeded against for having caused to be published an advertisement whereby it was made to appear he would on…

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Coff's Harbor Police Court. Tuesday, February 25. (Before Major Crane, P.M.)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

William Thomas Perry was charged with using insulting words to Archibald Smith in Coff 's Harbor on November 12, 1918, and. pleaded not guilty. Mr. D…

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Court-martial. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 5

At the court martial of Private George Friend, the defendant in evidence said he heard some men say they should throw the rafts overboard. He told them not…

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Alleged Theft

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 1

The following charge was then shown same accused: "For that between 20th day of January, 1919, and 11th day on February, 1919, he then being a servant…

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The Seton Murder. Rutherford Committed. London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 3

Colonel (Dr.) Rutherford has been committed for trial on a charge of murdering Major (Dr.) Miles Seton…

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Macksville Court. Deaf and Dumb Man Accused. Committal at Children's Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 1

There was a heavy day before Major Crane, P.M., at the Macksville Court on Wednesday, necessitating the postponement of the Bowraville Court, which is…

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Influenza in London. 1300 Police Suffering. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 3

Thirteen hundred of the London police are suffering from influenza. Twenty people were suddenly stricken in the streets…

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Epidemic in England No Sign of Diminution. 1270 Police Affected. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 3

There are 1270 of the London police affected by influenza, which is showing no diminution. An unusual development is case of sudden frenzy in the streets and…

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Bellingen Court. Heavy List of Cases. (Before Major Crane. P.M.)

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 1

The unruffled calm that has prevailed during the last three sittings of the Bellingen Court of Petty Session's came to an end on Thursday morning, when the…

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Police Inquiries a Detective Dismissed. for Accepting a Bribe. the I.W.W. Cases. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 3

The result or the police departmental inquiry into the charge against Detective constable Downey was made known to-night. Downey was charged with…

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Assault on a Girl. Returned Soldier Sentenced. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 5

Alfred Boase, a railway guard, was sentenced to three years' hard labor with a whipping of 15 strokes, by the Victorian Chief Justice to-day for assault…

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Note Forger Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 5

Max Selling was sentenced to ten years imprisonment with hard labor for attempting to forge Commonwealth banknotes…

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Alleged Theft of Chaff. an Alderman Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 5

Ald. William Taylor, of Cowra, has been arrested and charged with the stealing of chaff from the railway goodshed. He was remanded on bail…

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Grafton Police Court Friday, February 28, 1919. (Before Messrs. E. A. May and G. N. Small, Js.P.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 5

Clive Donnelly, a person deemed to be insane and found wandering about, was committed to a mental hospital at Gladesville…

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