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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

1,245 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 49 of 63

Lismore Circuit Court. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 5

The following cases were brought on at the Circuit Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Wade, Mr. H. A. Small acting as Crown prosecutor:--…

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Divorce Court. the Windeyer Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 5

In the Divorce Court to-day an application for further time to file an answer was made to Mr. Justice Gordon on behalf of Richard Windeyer, in the pending suit…

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The Courts. Murder of Annie Crawford. Case Against Eugene Falleni. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 5

Eugene Falleni, known as the man-woman, was placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day, before the Chief Justice, charged with having…

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Profiteering Prevention Act. Application to the High Court. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 5

Application was made to the Full Bench of the High Court by W. and A. McArthur, warehousemen, Sydney, for an injunction to restrain the State of Queensland and…

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Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Grafton Licensing Court was held yesterday, when there were present Messrs. A. H. Parkes, P.M. (chairman), D. McFarlane and W…

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Sentenced to Death. Offence Against a Woman. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 1

Frederick Morley, aged 23, a laborer, was convicted at Newcastle on a charge of having committed a serious offence against a woman and was sentenced to…

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Maclean Police Court. Wednesday, October 6. (Before Mr. E. Cusick, J.p.) Drunk and Disorderly?

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 4

Two young men, named Bernard Bollard and Clifford Klein, were presented on the above charge and were each fined 15 and costs, or the alternative of 7…

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IRELAND. Sensational Case. Service Rifles and Plans. Theft From Irish Office in London. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 5

What appears likely to develop into a sensational case came up in the Lambeth Police Court, when a young Irishman named O'Kelly Symington was charged…

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Shocking Tragedy Man and Woman Dead. Apparent Suicide and Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 5

A shocking tragedy was enacted at Wollongong to-day. A neighbor, hearing peculiar noises, in the house of a miner named Pope, ran…

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Police Garrison Surprised. Armed Sinn Feiners' Soup. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 5

Armed Sinn Femers last night carried out one of their most successful coups. They made a sudden onslaught on the police barracks near Skibbereen, took the…

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Speeches in the Domain. Police Association Indignant. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 4

Members of the newly formed Police Association are highly indignant at attacks made upon them by speakers in the Domain, who have applied such epithts…

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The Courts. Sly-Grog Case. a Loaded Revolver. Police Sergeant's Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 1

The second case arising out of raids conducted last week by the police, in accordance with their campaign against the slygrog evil, was heard at the Central…

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Lismore Circuit Court. The Bluff Tragedy. Charge Against the Cavanaghs. Verdict of Not Guilty

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 1

The Bluff shooting sensation reached an abrupt finale yesterday, when, before Mr. Justice Wade. at the Lismore Circuit Court, William John Cavanagh and Elsie…

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Theft of Diamond Rings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 5

Leslie Martin was committed for trial for alleged theft of diamond rings worth £65. the property of three city jewellers. Police evidence was given to the effect…

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Ulmarra Police Court. Thursday, October 7. (Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.m.) Insulting Language

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 6

James Forsy[?]he v. William Newman, charge of using insulting language in Coldstream street, Ulmarra, on September 19. Mr. A. J. Pollack appeared for…

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Theft

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 5

Our correspondent writes to inform us that the slight-of-hand and legerdemain artist has made another appearance in the district; this time…

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Embezzling Cargo. Gaol Instead of Fine. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. Gates, P.M., one of the metropoliten magistrates, in sentencing Athol Williams, a fireman on the steamer Wandilla, to a month's inprisonment on a charge…

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Grafton Police Court (Before Messrs. F. Vaughan. W. A. Zuill and J. Campbell, Js.P.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday William Herbert (16) appeared, on remand, charged with stealing money and other property of Thomas McFarlane, at…

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Attac[?]tion Police Barracks. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 5

Sinn Finers attacked the Fekle police barracks out were beaten off. One constable lead and another wounded…

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The Courts. Alleged Intent to Murder, Four Shots Fired at Wife. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 5

John Henry Miles pleaded guilty at the Central criminal Court to-day to a charge of having feloniously wounded his wife, Marie Miles, with intent to murder…

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