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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

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The Chillagoe. No Crew for Ships. Union Secretary Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

Charged with that he urged his men not to take the steamer Chillagoe to sea in March last, Jacob Johnson appeared at the Central Police Court to-day…

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Licensing Court. a Removal Application

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 6

Yesterday at the Grafton Licensing Court before the chairman (Mr. W. B Geddes, PM.), and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne Licensing Justice, the transfer of the…

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A.L.P. Members. Court Settles Differences. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

At Newtown Police Court the cross actions for assault brought by J. Stuart Robertson, M.L.A., and Thomas Rose, both members of the Camperdown…

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"Terrible Thing." Body Active--Brain Fails. Mahon's Alleged Statement. the Eastbourne Murder Trial. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

The chief interest in "The Crumbles" trial to-day centred in the statement which Mahon, accused of the murder, of Miss Kay, is alleged to have…

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Maclean Police Court. Assault at Yamba. P.m.'s Strong Comments

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 June 1924 · page 4

Messrs. W. B. Geddes, P.M., B. Morrison, J.P., and A. J. Martin, J.P., were on the Bench at the Maclean Court on Thursday last, and decided the following…

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Murder Charge. Mahon Sent for Trial. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 June 1924 · page 3

The chief witness in the Crumbles trial to-day was Sir B. H. Spilsbury, Government pathologist, who declared that he found nothing to account for…

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Licensing Court Removal Application Refused

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 June 1924 · page 2

The Grafton Licensing Court on Saturday concluded the hearing of the application for the removal of the license of the British Hotel, South Grafton, to…

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Maclean Licensing Court. Valedictory. Honorary Members Farewelled

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 June 1924 · page 1

The following cases were heard and decided on by the Licensing Board, which comprised Messrs. W. B. Geddes, P.M., B. Morrison, J.P., and A. J. Martin,…

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Woman Sent to Gaol

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 4

A woman named Madge Clarkson, who was recently released from gaol, was charged with vagrancy at the Grafton Court yesterday, and sentenced to two…

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Sentenced to Death. an Adelaide Case

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 3

George Morse, who was charged with the murder of Hilda. Hunter, was found guilty and sentenced to death. Prisoner protested his innocence…

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Brutal Assault. Hoodlums Attack Tram Conductor. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 5

A tram conductor, Harry Howes, was brutally assaulted and kicked from a moving tram car by a gang of hoodlums at Erskineville last night…

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Thrill for Governor. Charged by Wounded Animal. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 5

The Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of South Africa, and Princess Alice had a thrilling adventure whilst hunting wild beasts in the Messian district of the…

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Licensing Court Removal Application. From South Grafton to Lowanna. Application Refused

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 3

On Saturday, at the Grafton Licensing Court, before the chairman (Mr. W. B. Geddes, P.M.), and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, licensing justice, the hearing of the…

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Maclean Police Court Removing a Rail. Results in Theft Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with by Messrs. A. J. Martin, J.P., and. R. W. S. Kelly, J.P., at Maclean on Tuesday morning…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 4

A man named George Hinton appeared at the Grafton Police Court yesterday on a charge of having obtained the sum of £910 from W. Rowe, of…

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Gaol Rioters. Examined by Doctors. Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 5

Since the publication of the report on the Bathurst gaol riot, when allegations were made of brutal treatment of prisoners, the local Government medical…

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Cheque for £803. Postal Clerk Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 5

A charge of having on or about May 22 stolen a cheque for payment of £803, the property of the Postmaster- General, was preferred against Geo…

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Year in Gaol Deserters From the Hood. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 5

Three deserters from H.M.S. Hood, James Atherton, Thomas Shaw and Frank Rowland, all 18 years of age, were sentenced at Darlinghurst Sessions to 12…

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Police Car on Fire. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 5

The Police Commissioner's car in the Northern Territory took fire when loaded with blankets and benzine. A serious explosion was averted by a constable, who…

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Police Car Takes Fire Serious Explosion Averted Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 2

The Police Commissioner's car in the Northern Territory took fire when leaded with blankets and benzine. A serious explosion was averted by…

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