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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

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Alleged Theft From a Bank. a New Development. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

A further development occurred in the charge of theft preferred against Cyril Sidebottom, a teller in the Melbourne branch of the Bank of New Zealand, when…

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North Motton Murder. Farm Laborer Arrested. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 5

The police arrested George King, a farm laborer, who was charged with murdering Chrissie Venn, a girl thirteen years of age, at North Motton…

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Murder of Chrissie Venn. an Arrest Made. Hobart

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

The police have arrested George King, a farm laborer, on a charge of murdering Chrissie Venn, a girl of 13 years, whose body was found,…

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Price of Electricity. Application to the Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 4

In pursuance of legislative enactment, the City Council's application for permission to increase the price of electricity came before Mr. Justice Wade,…

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The Tozer Murder. Inquiry Opens on Monday. 20 Witnesses to Be Examined. Sydney, Wednesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

An inquiry into the death of Dr. C. J. Tozer will be conducted by the City Coroner next Monday. About 20 witnesses will be examined, and a…

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Rockhampton Sensation. Girl Robber Before the Court. Bail Refused. Rockhampton

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 3

Violet Reynolds, aged 19, who is alleged to have figured in an attempt at a bank robbery yesterday, was charged at the local Police Court…

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PROFITEERING. Case Against Marcus Clark. Argument Before Full Court. Judgment Reserved. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 5

The Full Court heard an appeal by way of a special case on behalf of Marcus Clark, Ltd., in connection with the prosecution against the company in the…

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Alleged Profiteering. Marcus Clark Case. Argued Before Full Court. Judgment Deferred. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 3

A case which will have an important bearing on the operation of the Profiteering Prevention Act was argued before the Full Court to-day. The…

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Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 4

At the Maclean Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M., a young man named Joseph Michael Casey, said to be a returned soldier, was charged…

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Alleged Perjury. Hubert Murder Case. a Woman Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 4

At the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day Mary Thwaites was charged with alleged perjury. The case arose out of a poisoning case…

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Maclean Police Court. Thursday, March 10. Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M. A Tenancy Case

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 4

John N. Short proceeded against D. E. Archer, under the Landlords and Tenants Act, in respect to defendant vacating business premises at…

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Suspected Murder. a Pawnbroker's Death. Three Men Arrested. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 3

Jacob Borkheim, a pawnbroker, of Northcote, met his death yesterday under circumstances which seem to indicate that he was the victim of a…

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Darlinghurst Murder. Searching, for the Wanted Man. a Reward Likely. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 3

The Government is considering the advisability of offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of Thomas Mulcahy. A warrant has been…

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Echo of a Poisoning Case. Witness Charged with Perjury. a Verdict of Not Guilty. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 3

A charge of perjury, arising out of the Auburn poisoning case, which ended in the conviction and passing of sentence of death on Sydney Hubert,…

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Police Association. a Split Likely. Cutting Apart From Extremists. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 2

It is reported that a split is imminent in the Police Association. A new association it is said, will be framed on common sense lines, as opposed to…

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News of the World. Commonwealth Ships. Action in American Court. San Francisco

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 5

The Commonwealth of Australia has filed a suit in the United States District Court to foreclose mortgages for 1,625,000 dollars on eighty more ships sold by it to…

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Stealing a Strap

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 8

Louisa Rae was charged by the police with stealing from George Cannon, on 26th February, part of sulky harness, valued at 176. Mr. Lobban…

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Drunkenness and Assault

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 8

James Michael Casey was charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting Constable Welbourn on 5th inst., and pleaded not guilty. Mr…

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Assault and Battery. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 5

Four men were charged at the Central Court with assaulting Alfred Terriss and robbing him of a gold watch valued at £40, and £17 in money…

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Spanish Premier's Murder. Madrid

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 5

Fifty arrests have been made, mostly prominent anarchists and Socialists, in connection with the assassination of Senor Dato. The murderers are still…

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