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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

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Crowds Look on While Police Are Attacked. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 5

At a smoke social held in connection with the Police Conference, Mr. H. Chinner, president of the Association, expressed his condemnation of a section…

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Rank and File. N.S.W. Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

A proposal has been made that the non-commissioned officers in the New South Wales police force should form an association distinct from the New South…

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Bullets in Head. Murder and Suicide. the Edgecliffe Tragedy. Evidence at Inquest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 5

The inquest was opened to-day concerning the deaths of William David Wade and his wife, Maud Elizabeth Wade, who were found dead in their flat at…

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Husband Before Court. Wife 'S Dying Depositions Taken. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 5

William Robert Attwood was charged at the Central Court to-day with having maliciously wounded his wife, Mary Ellen Attwood, who was found stabbed in…

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Hindoos in Court. Alleged Assault

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 6

An altercation, between two Hindoos in Prince street on Saturday, February 18, had its sequel in the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning before Mr. W…

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Stealing Cases

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 4

At the Lismore Police Court on Thursday before Mr. R. J. Spinks, J.P. Walter Edward Rice, a stranger, was charged with stealing certain articles from the…

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Preferred Gaol

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 4

The world is full of interesting people. A man set fire to a boardinghouse so that he would be sent to gaol, where he wouldn't be troubled by his wife…

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£2000 Worth of Jewels. Three Years for Stealing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 5

Arthur Henry Binstead, chemist, who pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions to a charge of having stolen a large collection of jewellery, valued at £2000,…

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Alleged Robbery. Stealing From Dwelling Charge Man Arrested at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 5

In the Grafton Police Court yesterday before Mr. W. B. Geddes, P.M., Norman Dalton (26), alias Boulton, alias Reynolds, was charged with having at…

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References at Grafton Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 4

During the sittings of the police court at Grafton yesterday Mr. W. B. Geddes, P.M., who was presiding, was handed a telegram conveying the news of the…

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Murder of Recruiter in New Guinea Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 2

In consequence of the spearing of C. J. Odowd, a recruiter, by natives in New Guinea, a patrol officer and eleven native police have been…

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Islander Speared. Police Searching for Culprits Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 5

In consequence of the spearing of C. J. O'Dowd, recruiter, by the natives in New Guinea, a patrol officer and eleven native police have been despatched…

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Liquor Laws. Rev. Hammond Attacks Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 5

Rev. R. B. Hammond has accused the police of not wanting to control the liquor traffic, and supports the proposal to introduce special inspectors. He said…

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Telegrams. Police Raid. Sixty Men Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 5

The police made a raid to-night on an alleged gaming school and arrested 60 mon. They appear before the court tomorrow…

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Dyeworks Strikers. Fight with the Police. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 5

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that a number of employees at the Baden aniline dyeworks, Ludwigshafen, struck yesterday, refusing to work nine hours…

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Dye Workers Strike Conflict with Police London, Thursday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 2

A message from Berlin states that a number of employees of the Baden annaline dye works at Lurwigshaven have struck, refusing to work nine…

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"Good-bye All of You!" Sensation in Court Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 2

Jno. Adam Storn caused a great sensation at Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday. He had been charged with having…

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"Good-bye All!" Sensation in Court. Slashed Throat with Razor. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 5

John Adam Storm caused a great sensation at Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday. He had been charged with having…

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The Ambassadors. Police and Lady Friends. When the Waiters Hurried. Charge of Selling Liquor Without License. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 5

What is known as the " Ambassadors" case was again before the Central Court to-day, when Norman Stewart Dawson was charged with having sold liquor at…

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Telegrams. Albury Court Sensation. Storm Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 2

John Adam Storm, who caused a sensation at Albury by attempting to cut his throat when the foreman of the jury announced him guilty of having…

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