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Courts & crime, 1923

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Cupid Again. Almost Starts Balkan War. How a Love Affair Ended. Hague Court to Decide Damages. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 November 1923 · page 5

The Sofia correspondent of the "Daily Express" says a servant girl's love affairs nearly caused a Balkan war last week. This was established by an official…

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Brutal Assault. Little Girl Attacked Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 November 1923 · page 5

A girl, aged 11 years and 7 months, was brutally attacked by a man at Abbotsford. The child was sent on a message by her mother to a butcher's shop,…

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Start New Life at 63. AFTER 44 Years in Gaol. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 November 1923 · page 5

Anthony Zanone, aged 63, one a anions brigand, has been released under a Royal, amnesty, after spending 44 years in prison, says the Rome- correspondent…

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Police Raid. on Alleged Betting Shops. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 November 1923 · page 1

A big raid on alleged betting shops was carried out by the Darlinghurst. police this afternoon Seven arrests were made. when the police burst into…

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Police Strike. Tarra Bank Meeting. Inquiry Demanded. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 November 1923 · page 5

A mass meeting of the police strikers and sympathisers was held on Yarra bank to-day Mr. Hannan, secretary of the Trades Hall Council, addressing the…

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Crime in New York. Police Force Working Overtime. New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 November 1923 · page 5

In New York crime conditions are such I that the authorities have ordered police men to work seven, days a week. Lunch hours and vacations have been cancelled…

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"MISMANAGEMENT." Nationalist Attacks Cabinet. Police of Drift. Unpopularity of Government. Composite Ministry Advocated. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 November 1923 · page 5

Mr. Weaver, M.L.A., one of the Nationalist members for North Sydney, yesterday, attacked the Premier and the Cabinet for its…

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"Intent to Murder." Two Constables Shot. Ex-policeman Charged. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 5

At the City Court to-day Peter Hannah, ex-policeman, was charged with having shot with intent to murder Senior Constable Culhane and Constable…

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Grafton Police Court. Damaging Shop Widows. Charges of Drunkenness

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 3

Mr. W. B. Geddes, P.M., presided in the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning. Herbert Craney (42), who pleaded…

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Alleged Assault on Girl. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 5

Hazel Dunn, aged 12. was en[?]ed into the bush near West Wallsend on Saturday by a youth, who is alleged to have assaulted her. The police arrested the…

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Launceston Hold-up. Police Make Arrest. Launceston

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 5

In connection with the attempt to hold up the manager of the Mt. Nicholas coal mine while driving from the bank to Fingal, the police have arrested Leonard…

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Police Strike. Damages to Shops. Government Not Responsible. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 5

Correspondence between the Government and the Victorian United Retailers' Council regarding State relief for shopkeepers who suffered during the riots has…

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Licensing Court. Report Again Considered Warning to Licensees. Chairman on Grafton Hotels. Enforcement of Liquor Act

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 5

The quarterly report of the Grafton Licensing Inspector was before the Licensing Court for the fourth time yesterday morning. The Bench was…

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Alleged Abduction. Two Young Men Charged. Singleton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 November 1923 · page 5

Henry Ravell, 21, was charged at Singleton Police Court with having at Lakemba, near Sydney, abducted from her father's care Mildred Caldwell, aged…

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Late Court Sittings

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 November 1923 · page 4

Some cogent observations were made by his Honor, Judge Mocatta, at the opening of the Grafton Quarter Sessions and District Court yesterday in regard to the litigious necessities of the North Coast. It is well-known that right through the North Coast there have been…

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The Police Strike. All But Two "Discharged." Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 November 1923 · page 5

The papers of 627 police strikers were endorsed "Discharged" yesterday. Two bore the word "Dismissed." A man discharged may be readmitted to the…

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Litigious North Coast. Congested Court Business. Judge Deprecates Late Hours

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 November 1923 · page 1

The business of the District Court before his Honor Judge Mocatta in the Grafton Court yesterday had not reached a very advanced stage when the…

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Taxi-cab Murder. Woman's Throat Cut. Sordid Crime in London. Man Charged with Murder. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 November 1923 · page 5

At the inquest on the death of Mrs. Howard the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against George Iggulden. The register of marriages gave…

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Military Stores. Ex-adjutant Charged. Jury Fail to Agree

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 November 1923 · page 2

In the Grafton Quarter Sessions Court on Tuesday before his Honor Judge Moatta and a jury, Eric Vivian Dunbar was arraigned on a charge of fraudulent…

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Queensland Police. Increased Pay Wanted. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 November 1923 · page 4

Grave dissatisfaction exists in the ranks of the Queensland police force at the refusal of the Home Secretary, Mr. Stopford, to grant an all round increase…

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