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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

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Murder of Japanese. Police Party to Investigate. Port Darwin (N.t.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 3

The schooner McBride has been depatched from Point Grey with a police party on board to investigate the reported murder of some Japanese fishermen by…

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Carpets Three Deep. What the Police Discovered. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 3

Losses amounting to £1000 worth of carpets from a big city firm in Melbourne led to the arrest of a prominent salesman. The police raided a dwelling…

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Murder Charge. Kelly Before the Court. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 5

At the Melbourne Police Court this morning David Kelly, 38, was charged with the murder of Ada Florence Overall at Millgrove on June 25, 1922. He was…

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Woman Charged. Breaking and Entering. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 4

Louisa Muller, aged 31, was remanded at Melbourne Police Court on a charge of having broken and entered the premises of Andrew Haddow and Son, and stolen…

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Murder at Railway Station. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Essen correspondent says that a French soldier has been shot dead at the Essen railway station and that four Germans have been arrested for the crime…

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The Courts. "A Rough Joke." Alleged Robbery Under Arms. Four Men Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 4

James Murphy, Frank Sainsbury, Walace Taylor and Loyal-Clifford were charged at the Central Criminal Court to-day with having, at Liverpool in July of last…

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Police Raid Fails. Two-up Players Escape. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 5

The police made a sensational raid on a two-up school at Ultimo yesterday afternoon. Although there were about a hundred men present only 28 were arrested…

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New Magistrate. Mr. W. B. Geddes Welcomed. Felicitous Speeches

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 2

Yesterday morning Mr. W. B. Geddes, the newly-appointed Police Magistrate for Grafton, was given a cordial welcome to the district by the local justices,…

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Tennis. Eatonsville Tennis Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 6

Eatonsville tennis court will be reopened next Saturday. A basket, picnic will be held, followed by a dance at night in the hall…

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Bullet in Neck. Charge of Attempted Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

Edward Jarrett, 35, was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day charged with having shot at and wounded William Thomas with intent to murder. The…

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Local and General. Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 4

In the Grafton Licensing Court yesterday, before Messrs. W. B. Geddes (Police Magistrate) and D. McFarlane, an application by William Kelly for a booth…

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Police Prefect to Be Suspended. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Coblenz correspondent says that in view of the attack on Dr. Smeets on March 18 the Inter-Allied Rhineland Commission has unanimously decided to…

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No Power to Close Court. Judge Refuses Application. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

When a pending nullity suit was mentioned in the Divorce Court to-day counsel for the petitioner asked that the evidence be taken in camera. "I…

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Liverpool Hold-up. Accused Before the Court. Protestations of Innocence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

What is known as the Liverpool hold-up case was resumed at the Central Court to-day. In a statement from the dock the…

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Court Procedure. "The Old Way the Best." Justice Department's Ruling. Sidney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

Mr. Ley, the Minister tor Justice, has received a report from Mr. Peisley, one of the Stipendiary Magistrates, explaining the reasons that unlaced him to take…

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Hauenstein's Death. The Hurlstone Park Tragedy. Alleged Attempted Robbery Evidence in Coroner's Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

The inquest concerning the death of Denis Dunbar Hauenstein was opened before the City Coroner to-day. Alexander Steele, the manager of the…

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Solicitor Sentenced. Fraudulent Conversion of Bonds. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 5

In the Central Criminal Court Reginald Victor Boyes, a solicitor, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for converting certain debentures to his own use…

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Alleged Frauds. Large Sums Involved. Railway Employees' Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 5

Three railway employees, Norman McLeod, 55, a riding ganger, William Gunner, 45, a timekeeper and Eugene Trim, 32, a paymaster, were arraigned…

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Cattle-stealing Charges

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 4

At the Kempsey Police Court, Thomas Frederick Tyne was charged with stealing, near Willawarrin, on July 19, 1921. four heifers and one steer, the property…

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Maclean Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 4

Before Mr. J. E. Arnold, J.P., extension of license for temporary hotel premises at Chatsworth was granted to Mr. F. N. Burns for one month. The same…

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