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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

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Jewels Worth £1811. Woman's Amazing Story. Alleged Theft From Husband. Under Another Man's Influence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 5

Arthur Binstead and Ruby Grace were charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having stolen a quantity of jewellery to the total value of £1811,…

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Case for Lower Court. Judge's Strong Comments. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 5

At the Criminal Court, to-day David Evans was found not guilty on a charge of having gone armed in public, ad was discharged…

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Two Men in Court. Sequel to Motor Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 5

A sequel to the sensational motor accident at Heathcote on Sunday, when nine persons were injured, was the appearance at Kogarah Court of Sydney…

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Man Breaks Gaol Then Robs Police Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 2

A young man who was arrested at Cue (West Australia) on a charge of stealing broke from the lock-up and stole articles from the police…

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Yankeeland's Murder Record

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 6

If Australian undertakers find business too slow they should try the Land of the Wooden Ham. The Bar Association there has just published…

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Habitual Criminal Escapes From Gaol. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 5

A prisoner named Benjamin Metcalf, alias C. Mitchell, aged 40 years, who was serving an indeterminate sentence as a habitual criminal, escaped from Boggo…

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Stealing Cream. Unusual Case at Kempsey. Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 4

At Kempsey Police Court to-day before Dr. L. St. Vincent Welch, J.P., Percival John Stanford, engineer at the Macleay Co-operative Dairy Company's butter…

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Tennis Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 2

Residents of the district will no doubt be pleased to hear that a tennis court will shortly be commenced at Gangara, and Mr. J. Cavanagh is…

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Sad Domestic Episode. Alleged Attempted Murder. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 5

At the Criminal Court to-day Edith Smith gave evidence against her husband, George Smith, who was charged with having attempted to murder her…

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The Scottsdale Murder Buttons and Studs in Fire Launceston

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 2

In connection with the tragedy at Scottsdale the police yesterday found traces of a fire and in the ashes discovered a number of buttons, studs…

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Six Charges. Batson in Court. Albury

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 5

Claude Batson appeared at the Police Court this morning to answer six charges arising out of the Jingellic shooting--one of murder, four with…

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Gaol Escapee Captured. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 2

Benjamin Metcalf, who escaped from Boggo road gaol on Thursday morning, was recaptured near Logan village, 25 miles from Brisbane, on Saturday…

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Four Years Gaol. for Shooting His Wife. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 3

George Anderson Smith was found guilty on a charge of having shot at his wife with intent to commit murder and was sentenced to four years'…

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Sydney Police. Annoyed Over Inquiries. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 4

There is serious unrest in the Sydney police force, but it is not entirely due to the suggested appointment of civil licensing inspectors…

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Warders Suspended Brisbane Gaol Incident. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 5

The Home Secretary announced today that arising out of the escape of Benjamin Metcalfe from Boggo road gaol last Thursday, four warders have been…

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Plans Miscarry. Release of Prisoner Another Gaol Sensation. Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 5

Sensational details regarding the attempt to facilitate the escape of a prisoner in Fremantle gaol are in possession of the authorities…

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Children in Court. "Parents Should Be There Instead." Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 5

The Rev. Alan Whitehorn, headmaster of Sydney Church of England Boys' College, who has toured the world studying children's welfare, says that instead of…

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Triple Murder. Williams Inquest Opens. "Would Give Life for Children" "They Are Better Off Now." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 5

The inquest concerning the deaths of three children of Edward Williams at Paddington was opened by the Coroner to-day. Williams, who had been charged…

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Licensing Court. Water Supply. Attention to Requirements. Plea for Historical Hotel

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 4

A feature of the business transacted at yesterday's sitting of the Grafton Licensing Bench was a plea by Mr. A. J. Pollack for the retention of the premises…

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"You Brute." Jingellic Shooting. Batson Before the Court. Mentality Normal. Albury

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 5

Claude Valentine Batson appeared before the police court to-day on three charges of feloniously wounding with intent to murder, and one charge of…

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