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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

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Melbourne Police Strike. Reinstatement Question. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 4

Both the Government supporters and the Labor members are advocating the reinstatement of the police strikers. In the Victorian Legislative Assembly…

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Police Sergeant Wounded the Bathurst Case. Charge Against Alleged Assailant. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 5

Robert Shannon (39) was on trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day to answer a charge of having wounded Sergeant Francis Clark, of Bathurst, with…

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Relatives at Law. District Court Case. Settlement Reached. Judge's Advice to Parties

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 4

The sittings of the District Court in Grafton were finalised before his Honor, Judge Mocatta, yesterday. Agnes Enima Jerrett, of Glenreagh,…

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Heavy Court Work. Further Reference by Judge. Necessities of the North Coast

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 4

His Honor, Judge Mocatta, again made reference to the litigious necessities of the North Coast at the conclusion of the District Court business…

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Court-martial Sequel Inquests Strange Revelations. Swallowed Dinner Knife and Darning Needles. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 5

There were strange revelations at the inquest on Private Hatch, of the Scots' [?]ards, who died after swallowing a [?]fe and other articles. He was…

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Youth Charged. Assault on Girl Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 December 1923 · page 5

Frank Leds (19) was charged at the Central Court with having assaulted Rose McCann. In applying for an adjournment the…

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A Court Decision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 December 1923 · page 4

In connection with the report of the District Court case Jerrett v. Welch it was inadvertently stated that the money paid into court by defendant was to be…

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The Police Strike. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 December 1923 · page 4

'The Victorian Government has definitely refused to receive a deputation from the Trades Hall Industrial Disputes Committee re the reinstatement of the…

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Throat Gashed. Body in Lantana Bosh. a Kiama Tragldy Two Men Charged with Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 December 1923 · page 5

Two men were arrested on a charge of murder at Kiama this afternoon. About 5 o'clock this morning Geo. Marsden, a newsagent, of Minna Murra. near…

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Child's Death. Parents Charged with Manslaughter. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 December 1923 · page 5

Henry Purkiss and his wife, both members of the sect known as "The Peculiar People," were committed for trial on a charge of the manslaughter of…

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Police Strike. Premier Challenged. Not Drunk on Beat. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 December 1923 · page 5

It is claimed that only 150 of the police who went on strike in Melbourne are now out of work. The police strike committee claims to…

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Shocking Tragedy. Woman Murdered. Screams Awaken Daughter. Police Make Arrest. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 December 1923 · page 5

A man named George Johnson was arrested this morning on a charge of murdering Kathleen Price, of 230 Lygon street, Carlton…

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"Intent to Murder." Ex-policeman Committed. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 December 1923 · page 5

Peter Gordon Hannah, ex-constable, of police, was committed for trial at Frankston Police Court to-day on a charge of haying shot at Senior…

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Perjury Charge. Case From Divorce Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 December 1923 · page 5

Ernest Tridkett railway employee, appeared at the Central Criminal Court on a charge of perjury. He was committed from the Divorce Court as a result of…

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Wouldn't Hear Walsh. Judge Leaves Court. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 December 1923 · page 1

When Mr. Justice Powers was told in court that the dispute on the Euwarra had not been settled he declined to hear Tom Walsh, president of the Seamen's…

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EMBEZZLED £1446. Irrigation Official Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 5

Charles Ramsbottom was found guilty of embezzling £1446, the property of the Irrigation Commission at Griffith, and was sentenced to two years'…

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Kelly Sentenced. Five Years for Cremating Body. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 5

David Kelly, convicted at Melbourne on a charge of cremating the body of Mrs. Overall, was sentenced to the maximum term of five years' imprisonment…

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Supreme Court Sittings

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 4

The calendar of the country sittings of the Supreme Court for 1924 has been gazetted. The date set down for Grafton is Wednesday, April 2, and for…

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Quarter Sessions and District Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 4

The list of sittings for the northern District Quarter Sessions and District Courts for 1924 shows that the dates set down for this part of the North Coast…

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Pernicious. Perjury in Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 5

Mr. Justice Campbell says false evidence in our common courts of justice is one of the most serious offences against public order which it is possible to…

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