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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

1,083 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 38 of 55

Alleged Contempt of Court. the Bathurst Shooting Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 September 1923 · page 4

In Chambers, before Mr. Justice James, Mr. Mack, K.C., on behalf of Robert Shannon, police constable, of Bathurst, now in custody in connection…

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100,000 DEAD. Missing Total 120,000. a Tokio Police List. Earthquake's Awful Toll. Another Typhoon. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 September 1923 · page 3

A typhoon visited the mainland of Japan, and ships engaged in the transportation of refugees and relief materials all…

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Two Pillowshams. Stealing Charge Unsustained

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 4

A charge of stealing two pillowshams. valued at 15 the property of Ernest Brown, licensee of the Royal Hotel, was unsustained in the Grafton Police Court…

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The Teachers. Going to Federal Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 5

A special meeting of the Teachers Federations approved and si[?] a draft of the constitution of the Federal body for registration in the Federal…

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Police As Pallbearers. Dames Margaret's Tribute to Force. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 5

Dame Margaret has asked the Inspector General of Police to a low six policemen to carry the remarks of Sir Walter from the [?]ates of South Head…

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Changed Their Names. Husband and Wife Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 4

Louis August Bracken-Hofer and Wilhelmina Bracken-Hofer, husband and wife, were committed for trial to-day, the former on a charge of having made…

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Dorrigo Police Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 2

On Tuesday, 13th September, before Messrs. F. T. Bennett and F. G. Chidgey, J's.P., Albert Kendall was charged with being drunk and…

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Young Man's Lapse. Stealing a Waggon Chain. Magistraie's Clemency

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 5

Thomas Sullivan (24) was convicted at the Grafton Court yesterday morning of stealing one bullock waggon chain to the value of £2, the property of Arthur…

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Conspiring to Defraud. Three Men Charged Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 2

The hearing of the charge against three men, Reginald Trim, James Fitzgerald and George Lissner, charged with conspiring to defraud the…

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QUEENSLAND. Daring Theft. Cotton Growing. Brisbane Property Deal. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 5

The manager of the Brisbane Stadium, Hector Doughty, was to-day proceeded against for assault by John Sullivan, principal of the Physical Culture School…

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Drug Traffic. London Exposures. Series of Prosecutions. Young Girl Sentenced. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 5

A long series of prosecutions for drug trafficing in London have been heard. To-day cases included two Chinamen from a Limehouse opium den, one of whom…

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Epileptic Automatism. London Murder Case a Strange Plea. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 5

Herbert Fryatt (20) was charged at the Old Bailey with having murdered his wife. Mr. Leyton, counsel for the defence,…

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Charge of Assault. Fractured Skull and Broken Nose. Cooma

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 September 1923 · page 3

A the Coma Police Court to-day Joseph Stevenson was charged with having assaulted John Jarvis, a rabbiter, in a but at Nimmitabel…

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While Court Sat. Two Prisoners Escape. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 September 1923 · page 3

Two men escaped from Raymond Terrace lockup by breaking the grille on the top of the exercise yard while the court was sitting…

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Grafton Police Court Stealing Charges

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 4

William Harvey (44) was charged in the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning before Messrs. F. Vaughan and J. Campbell, J's.P., with stealing a leather…

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Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 4

The following cases were heard at Maclean on Thursday before Mr. W. B. G[?]ddes, P.M. The Federal Taxation Commissioner…

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Charge of Murder. Newcastle Shooting Case. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 4

James Parsons, who was admitted to Newcastle Hospital suffering from strychnine poisoning, has been charged with the murder of William Henderson,…

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£1977 Missing. Bank Teller in Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 5

George Money Fisher (48), formerly a teller in the North Sydney branch of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, was committed for trial to-day on a…

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Moves Slowly. 20 Months to Reach Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 5

January, last year the Commonwealth steamship owners applied to the Federal Arbitration Court for a reduction in stewards' wages by 39 a week. The…

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Contempt of Court. Bathurst Paper Fined. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 September 1923 · page 5

The Bathurst "Times" newspaper was fined £5 and costs in Chambers to-day by Mr. Justice James for contempt of court in publishing an article on the…

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