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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

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London Murder. Youth Sentenced to Death. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 3

Harry Jacobi, aged 20, was sentence to death for the murder of Lady White, at the Hotel Spencer, early in March. There was a recommendation to merey…

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Persistent Gaol Breaker. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 4

Walter Grant, the forger and robber, who was sentenced in Melbourne to 12 months imprisonment for gaol breaking, contemplated another attempt to gain…

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Police Warning. Look Out for Thieves

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 2

While the Grafton police force will be considerably increased for this week. Superintendent Cook told an "Examiner" representative last night that residents…

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Telegrams a Reprieve Sought. in Moree Murder Case. Moree

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 4

Efforts will be made by his friends to secure the reprieve of John Curran, who was sentenced to death for the murder of Ald. Hogan, Mayor of Moree. The…

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No Peace Yet. Irish Conference Wrecked Government Taking Firm Stand Terrible Reprisals Feared. Awful Murder Campaign Continues. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 3

The Irish Peace Conference was wrecked at Dublin to-day on De Valera's demand for a further postponement of the elections. The conference was broken…

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Grafton Police Court Magistrate's Busy Day. a Varied List

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 4

Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M., sat on the Bench at the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday. A CLAIM FOR WAGES…

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Maclean Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 4

At Maclean on Saturday, April 29, before Mr. J. E. Arnold, J.P., Deputy Licensing Magistrate, the license of the Lawrence Hotel, Lawrence, was…

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Scope of Basic Wage. Important High Court Appeal Payment of Living Wage. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 5

The High Court to-day gave its reserved judgment in which it sustained an appeal by the Minister for Labor and Industry against the decision of the…

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Escaped From Gaol. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 2

A man who was arrested at Wollongong racecourse yesterday and charged with attempting to steal subsequently escaped from the local…

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The Courts. Murder Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 5

At the Bathurst Police Court yesterday William Edwards was charged with having murdered Robert Mitchell, and was committed for trial…

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Charge of Murder. South Brisbane Tragedy. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 4

As a sequel to the South Brisbane tragedy on Saturday night. William Pettit, 31, a butcher, and Conrad Becker, 24, a freezer, members of the crew of…

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May Day Parades in Japan. Clashes with Police. Tokio

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 2

A United Service message says:— First of May Day parades took place in all the large cities. There were minor clashes with the…

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Mackay Murder. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 7

In the Court of Criminal Appeal, George Sinclair, Samuel Templeton, William Waters and George Parry appealed against their conviction at Mackay of…

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Charge of Murder. South Brisbane Tragedy. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 2

The hearing of evidence commenced to-day in the case against William Pettett and Conrad Becker, charged with murdering Joseph Eugene…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court on Thursday, before Messrs. A very and Campbell, J's.p., Arthur Gaton, 41, was fined 10, in default 24 hours' hard labor, for being…

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Local and General. Fined for Assault

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 4

At the Ulmarra Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M., Charles Robertson, on a charge of assault was convicted and fined £5, with court…

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District Court. Bellingen Sessions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 2

The following cases of local interest were beard before his Honor Judge While. We take these extracts from the "Courier":—…

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Decoy Telegram. the Bournemouth Murder. a Sensational Development. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 May 1922 · page 3

There was a sensational development to-day in the Bournemouth murder mystery which occurred on December 21, when Irene Wilkins was murdered…

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Additional Police Magistrate

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 4

Mr. Perdriau, M.L.A., is in receipt or the following letter from the Under-Secretary for Justice, dated 55'22, and has secured from the Minister for…

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Local and General. Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday, Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M., fined Nicholas Curran 5 for drunkenness and £3 for indecent language…

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