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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

2,437 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 51 of 122

Grafton Police Court. Thursday, May 12, 1921. Before Messrs. J.F. Lane and J. Campbell, Js.P. Liquor and Language

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 2

Robert Wilson, charged with drunkenness and also with using profane language, was convicted on both counts…

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Sydney Ferry Fares. Profiteering Court to Investigate. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 3

Interviewed this afternoon, Mr. Dooley, acting-Premier, said he had decided to refer the recent increases of the casual fares charged by the…

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Indian Unrest. Gandhi Condemns Extremists. Murders of Police "Brutal and Cowardly." Allahabad

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 3

In consequence of the increasing lawlessness and violence, following on the Malegaon riots,Gandhi writes in the newspaper "Young India,"…

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Shortus Sentenced. Five Years' Hard Labor. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

Roy Shortus, the giant garroter, who was found guilty at the Darlinghurst Sessions, was sentenced to-day to five years' hard labor…

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The Courts. Alleged Murder. Accused Judged Insane. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

A verdict of not guilty on the ground of insanity was returned at the Supreme Court at Geelong in the case in which Ernest Schefferle, a farmer, was charged with…

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A Strange Case. Accused Refuses to Explain the Magistrate Relents. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

At the Newtown Police Court to-day, Patrick Anderson was charged with having been found in the yard of the house of Mary Swift for an unlawful…

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Theft of a Motor Car. Discovery After Three Years. Detectives' Unpleasant Experience. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

In March, 1918, Mr. Frank Clarke, Victorian Minister for Public Works, drove in his new motor car, valued at £3000, to Menzies' Hotel, Melbourne. When he…

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The Police Duped. Arrested Man's Trick. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

A man who was arrested yesterday afternoon suddenly collapsed and was removed to the Sydney Hospital, where he was admitted to one of the wards. A few…

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Life of Empress Eugenie Revelation of Court Caperings

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 4

Hearst's staff correspondent in London supplies this to the "S.F. Examiner":— English court circles have been…

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Judd Before the Court. Narrow Escape From Death

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

Ernest Edward Judd was charged at the Police Court to-day with behaving in an offensive manner and with having had in his possession a revolver without holding a…

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Arbitration Court Judges. "Patching for 30 Years." Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

A big deputation from Federated Unions interviewed Sir Joseph Cook and urged the appointment of two additional deputy Judges to the Federal Arbitration…

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Judge Backhouse. Collapse in Court. the Condition Serious. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

Judge Backhouse collapsed while presiding at the Quarter Sessions to-day. He was removed to his residence at Elizabeth Bay in a serious condition. It is…

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A Court Sensation. Judge Backhouse Collapses Now in Serious Condition. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

Judge Backhouse collapsed to-day while hearing a case at the Darlinghurst Court and was removed to his home, after being attended to by two…

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Judd on Trial. Saved by the Police. "Stand Back, or I'll Drop Some of You." Fined £10 on Second Charge. Hearing Adjourned on First. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

Ernest E. Judd, the well-known Socialist, appeared at the Central Police Court to-day, charged with having behaved in an offensive manner in the…

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Union Jack or Red Flag? Government Forced to Declare Itself Revolutionary Emblem Will Not Be Suppressed Returned Soldiers' Request Refused. More Trouble Threatened To-morrow. Red Raggers Defiant. Armed Demonstration Planned for To-morrow. Mr. Marks, M.P., Warns the Police. Sydney, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

The police have been informed that an armed demonstration will be made by the red flaggers and their supporters in the Domain next Sunday…

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Trance Reveals Murder. Husband's Dramatic Confession

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 4

Facts revealed in a trance caused a young Berlin husband to confess in a dramatic fashion to the murder of his wife, to whom he had been married…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, May 16, 1921. Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M. Re-Echo of an Assault Case

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 4

Norman Clarence McLennan was charged with using insulting language but failed to put in an appearance. The charge was one arising out of…

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Grafton Police Court Monday, May 16. (Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.m.) Alleged Insulting Language

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 1

Norman Clarence McLennan was charged with using insulting language. He was unable to be present and the case was postponed for one week…

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The Domain Incident. Report of the Police

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 4

The acting Premier states that the report received by him from the Inspector-General of Police that law and order had been restored in the Domain, was indeed…

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Judd's Revolver. Accused Bound Over for Twelve Months. the Magistrate's Admonition Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 3

E. E. Ju[?]d appeared at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of offensive behaviour in the Domain on May the 8th. He pleaded not guilty…

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