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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

1,083 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 55

Settled Out of Court. Claim for Five Hundred Pounds Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 3

A claim for £500 damages by Albert Lewis against William Henry O'Brien, described as the richest man in Windsor, has been settled out of court and the…

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QUEENSLAND The Sugar Conference. New Supreme Court Judge Beaudesert Oil Field. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 3

At the resumption of the Sugar Conference to-day a lengthy discussion took place on the wholesale and retail price to be paid for sugar, but the report of the…

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Embezzlement Charge Over £5000 Involved. Bank Manager Before Court. Conversation with Detective. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 3

George Kenneth Kitching, aged 39, appealed at the Ryde Police Court to-day and was charged with the embezzlement of £5400 from the Hornsby branch of the…

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Alleged Theft of Motor Tyres. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 4

Detectives raided a motor garage at St[?] Kilda and seized motor wheels and tyres[?] and arrested William Bland Wilgate, James[?] Harvey, and William Hilliard on a charg[?]…

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Alleged Theft From a Husband Extradited to Sydney. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

Jane Andrews, and Claud Smith were before the Auckland Police Court to-day, and were ordered to be extradited to Sydney. The Woman is charged with…

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"Hello Joe " Seven Year Old in Court. Deciding Question of Paternity London

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

Seven-year-old Joe Meades, whose paternity is disputed, in the Divorce Court, was produced as an exhibit to-day He never said a word, looked at the judge…

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Short-handed Police Force

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 4

As the result of a sudden attack of appendicitis Constable L. A. Nash was operated on in the Grafton Hospital on Thursday night and is now progressing…

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"2000 Years in Gaol." (Published by Arrangement). Prohibition Absurdities

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 6

According to recent cablegrams from Washington to Australia, the Department of Justice has announced that violators of the prohibition laws,…

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[Published by Arrangement]. "2000 Years in Gaol." Prohibition Absurdities

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 3

According to recent cablegrams from Washington to Australia, the Department of Justice has announced that violators of the prohibition laws,…

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The Courts. Maori Charged with Murder. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 3

Tuhi, a Maori, was committed for trial to the Supreme Court on a charge of murder. The principal evidence against him was given by Constable O'Donnell…

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Four Germans Sentenced to Death. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 3

A message from Aix-la-Chapelle states that four Germans have been sentenced to death by a Belgian court-martial on a charge of complicity in the recent…

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Jockey Disqualified. Five Years for Assault. Mudgee

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 1

When the stipendiary steward became suspicious and suspended the rider of the horse named Rosebud at the Mudgee pony races, the jockey, Wall. dismounted…

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Murder Story Cut Short. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 3

A dramatic interruption in the message concerning the murder of an engine-driver named Daly, who was shot dead at Tralee on January 23, occurred to-day while an…

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Wholesale Theft of Timber. Two Arrests Made. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 2

The police who raided a house in North Melbourne found timber worth £600 stored in different rooms: This is alleged to be part of a quantity of building material…

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Police on Strike. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 3

Reports of France's determination to cut off the Ruhr by a customs cordon from Germany have created a further panic on the Berlin Bourse. France's…

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Telegrams. When Police Are Attacked. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 3

Just how the public may be compelled to help the police wen they are attacked in the execution of their duty is engaging the attention of the Acting…

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No Moratorium. a General Default. Withdrawal of British Troops Hostility Towards France Four Germans Sentenced to Death

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 3

A French authoritative statement says there are ten divisions in the Ruhr, a total of 120,000 men, besides cavalry…

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Bogus Lover. Won Girls' Hearts and Trinkets Comedy in a Cafe. Police Interrupt Proceedings. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 3

During the last few weeks a number of girls quietly entered the Cafe Astoria, in Berlin, says the "Daily Mail's" correspondent…

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Brush and Broom. Assault Over Scrubbing. Ends in Summons Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 4

In the Summons Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate, Mr. F. F. Potts, Mary Elizabeth Green complained that Amy Little unlawfully assaulted her…

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Charges of Stealing. Three Youths Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day William Brown, J[?]ies O'Sullivan, and Alfred Jones, all youths, were charged with breaking and entering a house at…

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