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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

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Dorrigo Police Court. on Friday, 15th February. Before Mr. Geddes. P.M. Alleged Insulting Words

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 2

Robert Durie was charged with using insulting words to Constable C. Metcalfe, on January 18, to which he pleaded not guilty. He admitted…

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Victorian Murder Case. Defence of Insanity. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 4

Charged with the murder of his wife Clara O'Brien, aged 45 years. Fran O'Brien, aged 48 years a school headmaster, was found not guilty at Bendigo…

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Destroying a Beast. Application to Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 1

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning before Messrs. A very and G. N. Small, Js.P., Mr. C. W. Sabine, inspector of stock, made application for an order…

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Valueless Cheques. Man Arrested by Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 4

A man arrested by detectives last night is said to have passed successfully forty allegedly valueless cheques which, it is stated, have been passed in every suburb…

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Fire at Mudgee. Police Constable's Experience. Mudgee

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 5

A fire which originated in J. W. Thomas' dental parlors gutted the workroom and travelled through the ceiling into the Co-operative Societies Stores…

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Man and Wife. Dead Bodies in Flat. Tragedy at Edgecliff. Murder and Suicide Suggested Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 5

What appears to be a case of murder and suicide was discovered in a house at 311 New South Head road, Edgecliff, today…

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Alleged Assault Accused Remanded to Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 4

A few days ago the Kempsey police received word that two men for whom warrants had been issued for an alleged offence at Glenreagh were aboard the…

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Refused Duty. Seven Firemen Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 5

As a result of the return of the Port Curtis to port last night seven seamen were charged at the Central Court this afternoon with having disobyed…

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Alleged Assault. Marred Man Committed. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 4

Cecil H. Leal, who has a wife and two children, was committed for trial at the police court for an alleged serious assault on a girl aged fifteen and a half…

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Civilians Help Police

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 4

An outstanding feature of the two nan-hunts at Jingellie and Gonlburn Marulan districts is the fact that without civilian aid the police were almost…

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News of the World. Sentenced to Death. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 5

An ex-policeman named Stagg was sentenced to death for the murder of Astonvilian Ball. The jury recommended him to mercy…

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Angus Murray. Charge of Murder. Bank Manager's Death. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 5

The trial of Angus Murray on a charge of having murdered Thomas Berriman, manager of the Glenferrie branch. of the Commercial Bank, was begun to-day…

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Shots and Fire. Police Fight Anarchists. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 5

The Sofia correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says secret service officers surprised a group of Anarchists holding' a meeting at a private house in Sofia…

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Public Servants Move to Federal Court. "Time Not Opportune." Speaker's Strong Appeal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 5

The Public Service Association Conference to-day discussed the question of registration with the Commonwealth Arbitration Court…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning before the chamber magistrate, Mr. G. Goldie, J.P., Corneilus Heffernan (57) was charged with having been found…

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Alleged Stealing

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 4

At the Ballina Police Court on Monday, before Mr. T. A. Doolen, J.P., Albert Sidney Williams was remanded to Maclean on a charge of stealing a grey…

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Alleged Theft of Cream

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 4

Two men--one an employee of the factory for years, and the other one of the crew of the N.C.S.N. Company's steamer, Maianbar--were before the…

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The Police. Conference Agenda. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 5

The fourth annual conference of the New South Wales Police Association will commence its sittings on Monday, March 3, and the agenda contains 142…

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Police Chase Two Men Arrested. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 5

Plain Clothes Constables Davis, Carey and James, who were investigating numerous cases of housebreaking in the Essendon district, gave chase after two…

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Murder Charge. Angus Murray's Trial. Defence an Alibi. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 5

The trial of Angus Murray, charged with the murder of T. Berriman, bank manager, was continued in the Criminal Court to-day…

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