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Courts & crime, 1920

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Police Association. Fearing Victimisation. Deputation to Chief Secretary. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 5

A deputation from the Police Association interviewed the Chief Secretary as regards matters concerning the Association, including that of victimisation of…

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Bellingen Police Court

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 October 1920 · page 4

On Thursday, at Bellingen Police Court, before Mr. Parkes, P.M., the following cases were heard:-- Joseph Sylvester Hopkins and Bert…

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Grafton Police Court (Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.m.) Larceny, and Other Things

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 October 1920 · page 4

At the Police Court, Grafton, on Saturday, Henry Leonard, a laborer from Glenreagh, appeared on a number of charges. The first concerned the removal of a…

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Alleged Embezzlement. a Casino Case. Butter Factory Secretary Charged. Casino

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 October 1920 · page 4

The history of the irregularities in connection with the management of the Casino Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited which have been the object of…

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Criminal As a Sport. No Ill-will to Police

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 October 1920 · page 6

The professional criminal is a bit of a "sport." I mean the man--be he burglar, thief or swindler--who gets his living by crime alone (says a writer in "The…

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Maclean Police Court Monday, October 18. (Before Mr. E. Cusick, J.p.) Drunk

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 2

Basil Spain Dorrington, who was charged with the above offence in River street, Maclean, on Saturday, and did not appear, was found guilty and his…

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Murder of a Woman. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 5

John Bland was committed for trial at Walgett for the alleged murder of Elizabeth Brown…

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Grafton Police Court Monday, October 11. (Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.m.) Furious Driving

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 2

William Wratten pleaded guilty to a charge of furious driving in Skinner street, South Grafton, on September 18. Sergeant Swan said that the defendant…

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Police Association. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 October 1920 · page 4

With the approval of the Chief Secretary and the Inspector-General of Police, police officers have now formed an association…

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Farm Tragedy. Murder of a Youth. Returned Soldier Arrested. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 October 1920 · page 5

William Anderson, a returned soldier, was arrested in the bush near Wellington (New Zealand) to-day, on a charge of having murdered Frank Telfer…

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Shots in Concert Hall. Police Barracks Captured. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 October 1920 · page 5

Auxiliary police raided a concert hall at Dublin, seeking the murderer of Police Sergeant Roache. Two of the audience were shot by guards while endeavoring…

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UNEMPLOYMENT Acute in England. Serious Demonstration. Crowds and Police in Conflict. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 October 1920 · page 5

Londoners realised vividly the acute state of unemployment existing apart from, the strike when 2000 workless, chaperoned by many hundreds of police,…

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Rioting and Stone Throwing. Police and Civilians Injured. Demonstrators Mostly Ex-service Men

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 October 1920 · page 5

The demonstration of the workless has taken a more serious turn. Rioting is proceeding. A stone parapet on the south side of…

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Unemployed Rioters Sentenced. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 October 1920 · page 5

Rumors that workless ex-Diggers intended a demonstration with the assistance of yesterday's Downing street rioters proved to be without foundation…

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The Courts. a Novel Case. Charged to Give Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 October 1920 · page 5

A novel case was before the Police Court to-day, when Esther Eggers, married aged 23, was charged by warrant to give evidence against Frederick Sellers…

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Police Force. Quite Strong Enough. Allegations of Graft Disproved. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 October 1920 · page 5

The Chief Secretary considers the New South Wales police force quite strong enough to cope with any outbreak of crime. He said that no more police would…

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Unemployment Increasing. Clash Between Strikers and Police. "A German Trade Victory." London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 October 1920 · page 5

Strike unemployment is steadily increasing and the week-end will see much misery in the poorer districts. Already East Enders are sending out children with…

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Cargo Broaching. Fireman Sentenced. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 4

The police and Customs officials at Adelaide raided the seamen's, firemen's stewards' and stewardesses' quarters of the mail steamer Konigen Luise in a search…

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Contempt of Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 4

The West Australian Newspaper Proprietary have been ordered to pay costs in connection with a motion for committal tor contempt of court in the Don murder…

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The Courts. Convicted of Theft. a Scene in Court. Newly-married Man Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 October 1920 · page 5

Irving Dobbins, laborer, was sentenced to three months' gaol at the Central Police Court to-day for having stolen 54 pairs of silk gloves from the steamer…

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