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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

2,437 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 69 of 122

Charge of Theft. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 5

James O'Brien was remanded at the Police Court on a charge of having stolen £346 in the dwelling of Reginald Catton at Kensington…

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Grafton Police Court Friday, July 8, 1921 Before Mr. E. Avery, J.P.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 4

Albert Holmes, charged with being drunk in South Grafton, failed to put In an appearance, and he forfeited his recognisances…

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Mordialloc Murder. a Sensational Development. Squaring the Jury. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 5

A development has occurred in connection with the case in which a young man named Lyons is charged with the murder of…

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Police Use Gas. Novel Way of Capturing Criminal

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 2

A novel method of dealing with an armed desperado who was resisting arrest and firing from a barricaded room has been used by the Paris…

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The Monkerai Murder a Post-mortem Examination. an Arrest Made. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 5

A post-mortem examination was conducted on the body of Frank Rudkin, at Stroud yesterday, by Dr. Palmer, who found a bullet under the eye, one in the…

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Sentenced for Larceny

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 5

Alfred Neill, 19, who was remanded for sentence in Melbourne at the general sessions last week on a charge of larceny as a bailee, and who asked Judge Dethbridge…

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Sinn Feiners Sentenced. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 5

Salutary sentences for Sinn Feiners for outrages in England included William Cogan, a youth of 20, ten years penal servitude for firing a rick, and the attempted…

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The Tumblong Murder

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 5

The trial of Arthur Peden, who is charged with alleged wife murder at Tumblong, will take place at a special sitting of the Central Criminal Court on…

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Feloniously Slaying. a Woman Charged. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 3

Muriel Jansen was charged at the Central Police Court to-day, with feloniously slaying another woman, Millie Winch…

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Cruel and Inhuman. Treatment of Women in Gaol Condemned by Mrs. Webb. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 4

Mrs. Nina Webb, who was sent to Long Bay gaol for contempt of court, writes interestingly of her experiences in prison. She said that nearly all the women…

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Mr. Hughes in Court, Dress. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 5

Wearing knee-breeches and silk stockings, Mr. Hughes attended the State ball. He conferred with Mr. Larkin most of the afternoon. At the conclusion Mr…

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Truce Already in Operation Police and Civilians Fraternise. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 3

The Irish truce, though officially commencing on Monday, has already begun at Dublin. The military patrols have been withdrawn and the…

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Viscount Midleton Visits the King. Cessation of Military and Police Raids. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 5

The King gave an audience to Viscount Midleton on his return from Dublin. It is officially announced in Dublic that De Valera has decided to accept Mr. Lloyd…

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250 Arrests Made. Police Raid in George Street. on Labor Bureau's Premises. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 4

A large posse of police raided the Shipping Labor Bureau's premises, in George street this morning and made 250 arrests. When the police entered the games known…

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Wharf Laborers' Bureau a Two-up School. Successful Police Raid. Hundred and Forty-four Arrests. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 3

The police yesterday carried out the greatest raid in their history. About thirty police rushed the upstairs portion of a building known as…

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German Verge's Estate. Matter Before the Court. Leave to Appeal to Privy Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 5

In an originating summons instituted by Arthur Angwin Somerville, bank manager and the surviving executor of the will of the late German Verge, of Gladstone,…

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The Mcnkerai Murder. Griffin Before the Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 5

Charles Griffin, who was detained by the police in connection with the murder of Frank Durkin, near Stroud, was brought before the local court to-day and…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, July 11, 1921. Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 3

Owen Gallagher, charged with drunkenness, failed to appear and forfeited his recognisance, viz., 5…

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News and Notes. District Court and Quarter Sessions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 2

For the District Court, which is due to open, to-day, very little business is set down, and there is a probability of there being no cases to deal with…

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The Courts. Campbell Street Murder. the Coronets Inquest. a Witness Breaks Down. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 5

The Coroner commenced an inquest concerning the death of Thomas Monoghan, at Lower Campbell street, city. Mr. R. D. Meagher appeared for…

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