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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

1,245 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 35 of 63

Girl of 15. Found Guilty of Murder. Fatal Quarrel with Aunt. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1920 · page 5

Kathleen whistance, aged fifteen, was charged at Graig, near Abergavenny, with having murdered her aunt, Mrs. White, who was found with her head battered in…

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Police Patrol Ambushed. Sergeant Shot Dead. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 3

A police patrol was ambushed near Cashel. Sergeant Tobin was shot dead and a constable wounded. A large party of attackers escaped…

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A Police Union. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 5

There is a move to form a Police Union, and a meeting is to be held on Thursday. This action has been taken following on the remarks of the Chief Secretary that…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, July 5, 1920. (Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.m.) Factories Act Prosecution

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 4

Hugh McEvoy, an inspector under the Factories Act, proceeded against Joseph Reid, Ltd., charging the firm with having failed to properly encase the mill gearing…

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A Plot That Failed. Prisoners Plan to Escape. Discovery at Pentridge Gaol. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 5

A plan of escape, designed to release a large number of prisoners, was frustrated at Pentridge Gaol on Saturday by the warders on duty. Upon the cells of four…

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Local Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1920 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M., at the local C[?]on Friday last:—Hugh Delaney, drank, fined 5s or 8…

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In Male Attire. Woman Charged with Murder. Discovery by the Police. the Chatswood Mystery. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1920 · page 5

A remarkable discovery was made by the police yesterday, late in the afternoon, when a woman masquerading as a man who had twice gone through the…

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Coff's Harbor Police Court. Saturday, July 3, 1920. (Before Mr. J. Gailer, J.P.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1920 · page 4

James Baker, for having used indecent language, was fined £5 or two months' imprisonment. On a second charge of having behaved in a riotous manner he…

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The I.w.w. Inquiry. Impressions in Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1920 · page 6

A mechanical "Silence!" from the sheriff's officer. A little buzz that dies away. An awkward shuffling of feet. And then into a portentous stillness, that…

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The Chatswood Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 5

The Inspector-General of Police is taking the necessary steps to bring about the exhumation of the body of Annie Birkett, whose charred remains were found in the…

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The Courts. Land Court Judgment. Port Macquarie Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 5

The Land Court delivered judgment on the reference by the Minister for Lands for the return to the local Land Board for re-hearing of William George Reed's…

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The Chatswood Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 5

The grave of Annie Burkitt, at Rookwood, has been located. The dectectives have interviewed nearly 100 people in connection with the affair…

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Police Association. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 5
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Delegates representing the metropolitan police force have decided to form a police association. The movement has the…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing a Cangai Case. Grazier Committed for Trial

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 3

A case possessing some interesting and rather unusual features was heard before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M., at the Copmanhurst Court on Thursday, when Alex…

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Local and General. The Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 2

The following cues were dealt with by Me&sis. W. Moore and Gailer, J's.P., on Tuesday:—Two first offending drunks, 5s or 24…

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I.W.W. INQUIRY. Goldstein's Credibility. a Witness Threatened. Evidence Regarding Police Raid Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 5

In the I.W.W case Mr. Justice Ewing remarked: "No one is asking me to believe Goldstein except where his evidence corroborated."…

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The Chatswood Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 4

The police state that a dentist, Mr. J. J. McManus, of Balmain, who made a set of teeth for Mrs. Burkitt in 1913 will inspect the body found at Chatswood…

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Police Escort for Umpires. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 1

The umpires officiating at the Colling wood-Geelong football match yesterday were protected as they walked on to the field by six foot and two mounted…

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Father Jerger. Removed to Melbourne. Application to the High Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 5

Father Jerger, whose deportation has been ordered, was taken to Melbourne yesterday The officials of the Jerger Defence…

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