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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

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Assaults on the Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

Mr. Gates, S.M., in sentencing Edward Lambert a powerfully built man, to one month's hard labor, for unlawfully assaulting Constable Newall, remarked…

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New Zealand Tragedy. Attempted Murder and Suicide New Plymouth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 4

William Owen, a farmer, living in Taranaki, attacked his wife with a meat chop nor inflicting serious wounds. He then shot himself fatally. The woman is in a…

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Bournemouth Murder. Author of the Telegrams. the Cinema As Detective. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

The aid of the cinema has been invoked in tracing the handwriting of the Bournemouth telegrams, facsimiles of which are projected in the theatres at…

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The Haunted Creek. Tale of an Old Road. Ghosts of the Bush. Murder Victims Walk

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 6

The old road from Grafton to Glen Innes was via the Nymboy, the Stony Pinch, and Barney Hill until the Little River cuttings made the present road,…

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Grafton Licensing Court. Friday, January 6, 1922. Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, L.M., and D. McFarlane, M.L.B. License Surrendered

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 2

Henry Langford applied for permission to surrender the publicans license of the Clarence and Richmond Hotel premises, which were destroyed…

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Unsympathetic Magistrate. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

Though he reported for light duty yesterday after 81 days on the sick list, Constable Smith, who was brutally assaulted while attempting to effect an arrest, is…

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Assault in Riley Street

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

Michael Mallos, 37, a married man, was treated at the Sydney Hospital for the effects of pepper, which had been thrown into his eyes. Mallos, who lives at the…

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The Courts. Charge of Intent to Murder. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

James Branigan, a young farmer of Craigieburn, Victoria, was shot and wounded while walking along a country road on December 17. Branigan was…

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Melbourne Murder. No Clue Yet. Detectives Baffled. Melbourne Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

There have been no further developments in connection with the Tirtschke murder. For more than a week now the detectives and police have been…

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Melbourne Murder. Man Detained at Albury. Opinion of Detectives. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

In connection with the murder of Alma Tirtschke, a man has been detained an Albury pending inquiries concerning him in Melbourne. It is said the man had…

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Rebel Camp Raided. "Soldiers" Run From Police. Eleven Arrested. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

The police raided a Republican Army camp, numbering six hundred, near Dromore, Tyrone, captured a large quantity of arms, and arrested eleven…

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Fair Rents Act. Proposals in Amending Bill. Powers of the Court Extended. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

The Attorney-General said yesterday that the Fair Rents Amending Bill, which was held up by the recent crisis, contained many important amendments to the…

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Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 4

An aboriginal and an old offender in the person of James Delaney was brought Before Mr. H. Sargeson, J.P., at the Maclean Police Court yesterday morning on a…

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Week-end Burglary. Goods Valued at £100 Taken. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 2

Walz's mercery shop at Rockdale was burgled during the week-end and goods valued at £100 were taken away. The duplicate telephone line…

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Melbourne Murder. No Clue Yet. the Reward Doubled. Melbourne, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 2

The hunt for Alma Tirtchke's murderer still continues, but thus far no clue has been found. The evening newspaper, the…

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£1000 Reward. Murder of Alma Tirtschke. Detectives' Thorough Search. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

The Government have increased the reward to £1000 for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of Alma Tirtschke. The detectives have searched every place…

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Sop for Police. List of Promotions. to Have Immediate Effect. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. Dooley stated to-night that he had given instructions to the Inspector-General of Police to prepare immediately a list of police promotions,…

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Doctor's Romance. Cut Short by the Police. Unpaid Tailor's Bills. Sydney, Tuesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 2

A somewhat remarkable case has just been made available by the police. A lady, whose sister became…

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Melbourne Murder. No Information. the Police Threatened. Melbourne, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 3

It was officially stated at the Detective Office to-day that there was no information to disclose regarding the search for the Tirtschke murderer…

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Melbourne Murder. a Man Arrested. to Be Charged to Day. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 5

Colin Campbell Ross, formerly licensee of the Australian Wine Cafe in the Eastern Arcade, was arrested and charged with murdering Alma Tirtschke. Ross is…

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