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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

1,353 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 28 of 68

Alleged Wool Frauds Charged with Conspiracy. Two Prominent Men on Trial. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 3

At the Central Criminal Court today, Edgar Barraclough, formerly accountant to the New South Wales State Wool Committee, and Norman Hughes,…

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INDUSTRIAL. Waterside Workers' Wages. and Go Slow Tactics. Arbitration Court Case. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 5

In the New Zealand Arbitration Court the employers are seeking a reduction of the rate of pay for waterside workers, and also for the abolition of…

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Boy Bushranger. Shot By The Police. Died Yesterday Afternoon. the Hunt for the Fugitive. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 5

Unparalleled excitement prevailed at Neerum Junction, Gippsland, during the week-end. Volunteers from all the surrounding country towns have poured in…

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Gippsland Outlaws Police Armed with Rifles. Maple to Be Shot on Sight. Still Evades Horde of Pursuers. Sydney, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 3

A Neerim Junction message says : Henry Maple, 18, for whom the police are searching in the Gippsland bush, is no longer regarded as a misguided…

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Melbourne Murder. Coun Koss' Appeal. the Grounds Stated. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 5

The grounds on which Colin Ross' will ask for an appeal, to the High Court were outlined in an affidavit tiled to-day. It is suggested that the judgment of the…

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Open Fighting. Between Free State Police and I.R.A. Troops. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 5

Open fighting toot place between the I.R.A. troops and the Free State police at Newtown, Cunningham and Donegal, where Free Staters have been occupying…

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News of the World. a Thief's Only Weapon. Chicago Police Staggered. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 5

The Chicago police have been staggered with the confession of Edward Collins who loaded residences of £100,000 during the last six years, his only weapon being…

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Cablegrams. Trouble in Ireland. Police Evacuate Barracks. Ulster Border Quiet. Republic or Nothing. London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 2

The Ira Convention confirmed the maintenance of the Republican Army under an executive of sixteen members and decided to enforce…

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The Coogee Sensation. Bean Before The Court. Story of the Detectives. "Only a Little Pluck Needed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 5

There was a sequel to the bank sensation at the police court this, morning when Cameron McIntosh Bean Was charged with haying, a attempted to…

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Alleged Burglary. Parliamentary Candidate Charged Melbourne, Wednesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 3

At the Melbourne City Court to-day, Alfred Parker was charged with being in unlawful possession of goods, also with having broken and entered a…

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Maclean Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 2

At the Police Court on Tuesday, before Dr. P. Corlis, and Mr. M. McPherson, Js.P. E. Gard was fined £1 for being drunk…

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The Courts. Young Man Charged. Alleged Indecent Assault. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 5

At the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day Mervyn Conyngham pianist, was charged with indecent assault. The Crown case was Lillian Matthews and…

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Sentenced to One Day Technical Manslaughter. Youth with a Revolver. Sydney, Wednesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 2

At the West Maitland Quarter Sessions to-day, Richard Thompson, aged 16, was charged with slaying May Trappell…

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Midnight Park Episode Alleged Indecent Assault. Sequel to a Dance. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 3

Lillian Matthews was the chief witness for the Crown at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, before Judge Cohen, in a case wherein Mervyn Conyghan…

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Gordon Mystery. Thirteen Head Wounds. Murder Theory Discounted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 5

Detectives are still trying to unravel the Gordon mystery. Superintendent Bannon stated to-day that nothing definite had been discovered to support…

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Murder Trial. Lady White's Death. Pantry Boy's Moods. Self-possessed Prisoner. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 5

A strange study in psychology is presented by a youth or eighteen named Jacoby, who is charged with the murder of Lady White…

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"Ghost" Banjo Player Pursued by Police. Exciting End to Seance

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 1

The back parlor and the front parlor of the big old brown-atone residence at 129 West Seventy-second street were well filled recently, when…

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The Ross Appeal. High Court Application. Conspiracy Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 2

The application of Colin Ross to the High Court for special leave to appeal against his sentence for the murder of Alma Tirtschke was heard in Sydney…

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Colin Ross Appeal to High Court. Attack on Crown Witnesses. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 3

Colin Ross made his third bid for life this afternoon, when an appeal to the High Court was made by his counsel. Ross was not present…

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The Living Wage a Contentious Point. Appeal to High Court. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 3

The High Court to-day granted special leave to the Minister for Labor to appeal against the majority judgment of the State Full Court on a question…

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