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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

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Ireland. Gaol for De Valera. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 5

The Dublin correspondent of "The Mail" states that De Valera will shortly be removed to Mount Joy. This is where he will be interned for a long…

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District Court. Share Farming Agreement. Hearing Adjourned

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 2

Before his Honor Judge, Mocatta, in the Grafton District Court yesterday morning, the hearing was continued of the action and cross action between…

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Melbourne Police News. Week-end Reports. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 August 1923 · page 3

The Moreland railway station was broken into early this morning. The safe was blown open and about 70 was stolen…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 4

In the Grafton Police Court on Saturday morning, before Mr. W. B. Geddes, Police Magistrate, Mary Laviner Holland (21) was charged with having used…

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Sale of Hotel. "Dummy" Charged with Fraud. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day Robert Fenton Dwyer, 41, who recently held the license of the Unity Hotel, North Sydney, was charged with having defrauded…

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Fraud Alleged. Taxation Official Charged. Hotelkeeper's Evidence. "Sale of Office Files." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 5

John Everistus O'Regan, 44, was charged at the Central Court to-day with having conspired with a person whose name is unknown to cheat and defraud…

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Fights with Police. Communists Killed, Many Wounded. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 5

The situation in the occupied zone is calmer, but rioting has occurred at Datteln, where a fight between workers and German police resulted in…

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Myerson's Appeal. Case Before Full Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 5

Before the Full Court to-day Emanuel Myerson appealed against the jury's verdict in favour of the defendant in connection with his action for £10,000 damages…

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United Action. France and Allies. Speech by M. Poincare. Communists and Police Fight. Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 5

A friendlier tone was manifested by M. Poincare in a speech which the Premier made at the unveiling of a war memorial at Charleville…

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Police Changes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 2

Sergt Harris, who has been appointed to succeed Sergt. Duff in charge of the Dorrigo Police District, has arrived with his family. Coming from…

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Firemen Injured. Shed Charged with Electricity. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 5

When a fire broke out at a workshop of the Amalgamated Boxes and Cases Proprietary, Ltd., South Melbourne, the flames burnt the casing off the power…

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Bigamist Sentenced. Parson Taken In, Too. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 5

At the Darlinghu-rst Sessions Owen Stevens (35), who pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment…

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Charge of Murder. Youth on Trial. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 5

A youth named Kissell, chaged with the murder of James Mackenzie, is standing his trial at Christchurch. Counsel for the defence declared that…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 4

Yesterday morning, before Mr. E. Avery J.P., John Gee (42) was fined :10 and costs for having been found drunk in Through street, South Grafton, on the…

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Charge of Assault. Police Fire Shot. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 1

George Davies was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having assaulted John Perke, in company with two other men whose names are unknown and…

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Lockup Instead of Theatre. Charge of Stealing Cheque. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 5

George Charles Hambling, postal official, was arrested by Detectives Davey and McKerrab on a charge of stealing a cheque for £8706…

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Police Fire on Strikers. Athens

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 5

It is officially stated that the strikers at Piraeus came into conflict with the Police patrol of which four were wounded…

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Irish Envoys. Special Board's Powers. Validity Challenged. High Court's Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 5

In the High Court to-day the Bench stated its reasons for having refused to make an order nisi for prohibition directed to the Special Board that…

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Assault on Artist. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 August 1923 · page 6

Detectives, after investigation, have cleared up the matter of the assault reported by Oswald Brock at Bellevue Hill. Brock does not desire further police…

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Telegrams. Police Official's Death. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 August 1923 · page 4

Police Superintendent James Edward Miller, of Albury died suddenly yesterday afternoon, aged 58. It appears that when leaving his office he staggered and…

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