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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

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The Courts. Hornsby Youths Sentenced. a Dastardly Assault. Other Charges Preferred. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1922 · page 4

Two Hornsby youths, Frederick Powell and Stanley Spithill, who pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of assault, were sentenced at the Darlinghurst Sessions…

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Ireland. Irregulars Break Gaol. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1922 · page 5

Thirteen Irregulars escaped from Sligo gaol by filing through the bars of a small window and descending ladders made of blankets, and climbing the outer…

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Fitzroy Murder. the Inquest on Hansen. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1922 · page 5

The inquest on Trevor Lorimer Hansen, who was found shot at Fitzroy, on September 30, opened to-day. Lawrence Fry, a butcher, was…

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Warned Before Death. the Moore Park Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1922 · page 5

Investigations have revealed that at the time her death Mrs. Kearney, the victim of the Moore Park tragedy, had been informed her life was in danger…

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Charge of Murder. Centennial Park Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 4

At the Central Court to-day Sylvester Patrick O'Reilly, 24, was charged with having maliciously murdered Clarence McLennan, whose dead body was found in…

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The Yea Murder. Reuben Fox on Trial. the Accused Gives Evidence. Case for the Crown. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 5

Reuben Fox, who is being tried at the Melbourne Criminal Court for the alleged murder of Mrs. Josephine McLaughlin, gave evidence denying that he played any…

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Gaol Escapee Caught. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 5

There was a sensation in Wagga yesterday when a man, believed to be the Bathurst gaol escapee, was arrested in the main street after a determined…

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The Courts. Alleged Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 5

An inquest concerning the death of Thomas Clough, who was found stabbed with a knife at Auburn on October 11, and died within a couple of minutes, was…

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Fitzroy Murder. Fry Committed for Trial. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of Trevor Hansen, a verdict was returned that the deceased died as the result of a [?]unshot wound wilfully caused by George…

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The Yea Murder. Jury Still in Doubt. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 5

At the trial of Reuben Fox, charged with the murder of Josephine McLaughlin at Yea, Detective Bruce denied having pushed a dress saturated with blood and…

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Brutal Assault. Man Hit with a Tomahawk. Victim in a Critical Condition. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 5

Norman Runting, 35, a traveller, of Hotham Hill, near Melbourne, walked to the local police station last night bleeding from severe wounds on the head, with…

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Fighting Crime. New York Police Plan. World Scheme Proposed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 4

Commissioner Richard F. Enright head of New York's police organisation has been conferring in London with Scotland Yard chiefs on…

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Brutal Assault. Woman's Awful Battering. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 October 1922 · page 2

Battered from bead to foot, and with dreadful bruises all Over her face and body, a middle-aged woman was brought to Alfred Hospital and admitted in a…

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Arbitration Court's New Method. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 October 1922 · page 2

The full Commonwealth Court delivered judgment in respect of the recent discussion before the court as to the best method of securing to the workers the…

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The Yea Murder Trial. Jury Again Fails to Agree. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 October 1922 · page 3

The second trial of Reuben Fox, charged with, the murder of Josephine McLaughlin at Yea. ended last night, when the jury, after seven and a half…

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Basic Wage. Method of Its Adjustment. Annual or Quarterly Revisions Judgment of Arbitration Court

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 October 1922 · page 2

In an effort to arrive at a method of fixing the basic wage in accordance, with fluctuations caused by variations in the cost of living Mr. Justice Powers…

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"Won't Come to Court." Reception House Warder. Michael Darcy's Death. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 5

The Coroner continued his inquiry into the death of Michael Darcy, who died at the Reception House at Darlinghurst on July 5, and whose body was…

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Alleged Theft of Tent-fly

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 October 1922 · page 4

Thomas James Mitchell was then charged that, on the same day in the month of January,1922 he did steal one tent-fly the property of the Railway…

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A Bundle of Letters. the Ilford Murder Inquiry. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 October 1922 · page 5

A bundle of sixteen letters, written on violet paper, by Mrs. Thompson to Bywaters, an Australian who is charged with the murder of the woman's husband at…

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The Courts. Sale of an Estate. Wagga Land Agent in Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 October 1922 · page 5

A case which caused a sensation occupied the attention of the Police Magistrate at Wagga when conspiracy was alleged in connection with the sale…

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