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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

1,245 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 32 of 63

Result of an Assault. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 3

Charles McNamara, of Wellington, New South Wales was admitted to the hospital last night with a probable fracture of the skull. It is stated that McNamara was…

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Leg Broken En an Assault. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 3

Patrick Fogarty and John Lynch were assaulted and robbed in Flinders, street last night; Fogarty had his leg broken, and is now in the Melbourne Hospital…

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Conspiracy Against Government. Communists and Laborites Charged. Chicago

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 3

Forty days, a go William Bross Lloyd and twenty-three other alleged communists and Laborites were placed on trial charged with conspiring to overthrow the United…

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Alleged Murder. Man Committed for Trial. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 3

Stephen Newton was committed for trial at Tumbarumba on a charge of the alleged murder of a railway platelayer, named Charles Maclean. Robert Banham…

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Chinese Rebels Murder U.S. Missionary Pekin, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 3

Southern rebels attacked the American Mission at Yochow and murdered a missionary…

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A Domestic Tragedy Attempted Murder and Suicide Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 2

A man named Morris, residing at Brighton, Victoria, and living apart from his wife, visited her mother's house, fired two shots at his…

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Tragedy in Victoria. Attempted Double Murder. Assailant Commits Suicide. Melbourne, Sunday Night

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 2

William Morris, painter, aged about 45, living apart from his wife, visited his mother-in-law's house in Sandcox street, Brighton, last evening. He went to the…

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An International Court. Peaceful Settlement of Disputes. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 3

Reuter's Hague correspondent reports that a conference of the International Commission of Jurists, to consider the establishment of an International Court of…

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Fair Rents Court to Sit in Country Centres Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 2

The State Government has decided to extend the provisions of the Fair Rents Court to various populous centres in the country and to invest…

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IRELAND. Sinn Fein Tribunals. Proposed Supreme Court. Applications Called for Judges. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 3

Following on the statement published yesterday, that certain Irish Government and local courts were idle owing to lack of work, the Sinn Fein headquarters issued…

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Alleged Murder. Military Medallist Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 June 1920 · page 4

Christopher Fowler, aged 23, Military Medallist, was placed on trial at the central Criminal Court to-day to answer a charge of having murdered William Jones…

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Ponsonby Murder. Statement by Condemned Man. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 June 1920 · page 4

Dennis Gunn, whose execution for the murder of the postmaster at Ponsonby, New zealand, is fixed for to-morrow, made a voluntary statement before a magistrate…

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Contempt of Court. Melbourne " ARGUS " Fined. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 June 1920 · page 5

At the Melbourne City Court, to-day. George Bell, publisher of the "Argus," Was fined £1210 and costs on each of two charges of contempt of court for…

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Alleged Murder. Military Medallist Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 5

The trial of Christopher Fowler, Military Medallist, on a charge of having murdered William Jones, near Blayney was resumed at the Criminal Court…

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Found in the Bush. M.m. Charged with Murder

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 2

Before Justice Pring and a jury at the Central Criminal Court in Sydney on Monday Christopher Fowler (23), Military Medallist, appeared to…

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Inverell "Murder."

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 4

Residents of Belgravia (Inverell) experienced quite an exciting time for about an hour on Thursday afternoon, and the incident is now…

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Stealing Paper. Fine of £5 Imposed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 4

Robert Lennie aged 38, was charged at the Tamworth Police Court on Monday with having, on or about June 15, 1920, stolen at Tamworth, three rolls of paper…

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Charge of Stealing Sheepskins. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 5

Two youths named Carl Ford and William Barclay were committed for trial on a charge of having at Homebush Bay stolen a number of sheepskins…

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Casualties. Police Knocked Down. Constable Unconscious Since Friday. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 5

Inspector Fraser was knocked down by a motor-cycle near the Central Railway Station last night and was picked up in a dazed condition. Fortunately, he…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, June, 22, 1920. Before Messrs. A. H. Parkes, P.M. (chairman), D. McFarlane and W. J. Hawthorne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 2

The licenses of the following hotels were renewed:-- Southgate Hotel, M. McCristal, annual assessment £50, license fee £10…

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