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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

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Tuckerman Murder. a Boy Arrested. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 August 1924 · page 5

Sensational developments are possible, in the Tuckerman murder ease at Caulfield. A boy was arrested. He Was brought to police headquarters…

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Murder Verdict Sensation at Inquest. an Anonymous Letter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 August 1924 · page 5

At the inquest on Edward O'Neill, 55, wharf laborer, who died in Sydney hospital as the result of injuries inflicted on him nine days previously, a letter…

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Savinkoff Sentenced to Death London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1924 · page 5

Reuter's Moscow correspondent states that Savinkoff was sentenced to death, but was recommended to mercy consequent on a remarkable statement, in…

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Mother's Death. Son Charged With Murder. Women on the Jury Verdict of Not Guilty. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1924 · page 5

Further evidence was given in the trial at Edinburgh of William Laurie King, aged 22, who is charged with matricide and attempted patricide…

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Desperate Street Scene. City Assault Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1924 · page 5

John Tucker, aged 26 years, and Bessie Rodgers, were committed for trial at the Central Court to-day on a charge of assault…

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Detective Assaulted. Offender Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1924 · page 5

Herbert Riddell, aged 34 years, butcher, was sentenced to six months imprisonment at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of being at the…

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Man Charged with Arson. His Wife's Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1924 · page 5

After hearing evidence the City Coroner committed George Fredericks for trial on a charge of arson. Isabella Fredericks, his wife, said the…

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Prisoner Tempted. Escape From Bendigo Gaol. "I Took the Opportunity."

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1924 · page 8

At the Bendigo Police Court Claude de Vere (27) was charged with having escaped from the Bendigo gaol on November 27. Senior Detective W. Currie…

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Brisbane's Crime Wave. Coorparoo Shooting Sensation. Undermanned Police Force. Better Equipment Needed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1924 · page 5

Up till to-night no arrest had been made in connection with the Coorparoo shooting sensation. McLean's condition is still very serious. The entire police…

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£300 in Bank Notes. Man Charged with Theft. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 September 1924 · page 2

William (Power (26), laborer, was charged at the Central Police Court today with 'having stolen £200, the property of the Australian Bank of…

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Manila Mutiny Ringleaders Sentenced. Manila

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 September 1924 · page 3

Private Thomas Riveral, the principal ringleader in the mutinous scouts episode here, was sentenced to 20 years' hard labor, and 11 other ringleaders were,…

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The Meanest Theft. Blind Woman Robbed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 September 1924 · page 3

Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, aged 63, who is almost totally blind, had a terrifying experience yesterday when a man entered her house at Marrickville and remarked,…

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Mouat Murder. Mother Disbelieves Son's Confession. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 September 1924 · page 3

The mother of Ivan Mount resolutely refuses to believe the confession of her son. Detectives claim, to have obtained from…

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Ulmarra Police Quarters. Mr. Fitzgerald, M.l.a., Asks Questions

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 September 1924 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. J. J Fitzgerald asked the Colonial Secretary (1) Is it a fact that the police quarters at Ulmarra have been…

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Artists' Ball Disgraceful Scenes. Liquor Flows Freely. Drunken Men and Women. Police and Ambulance Busy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 September 1924 · page 3

The third artists' ball was held in Sydney Town Hall last night. Disgraceful scenes which characterised the first hall caused such a feeling of…

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Grafton Police Court. Stealing Potatoes

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1924 · page 2

Two months' hard labor in Grafton Gaol was the sentence imposed upon George David Warrell, by Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court,…

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Struggle in Street. Twelve Months for Assault, Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1924 · page 5

At the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day Edward Sexton (44) was found guilty of assault, and was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment…

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Cliffs Death. Appin Murder Cnse Retrial of Simpson. Dying Depositions Not Admitted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1924 · page 5

The retrial of William George Gordon Simpson, charged with the murder of Guy Chalmers Clift at Cordeaux Dam, was commenced at the Central Criminal…

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Shot at Her. Wife's Story in Divorce Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1924 · page 5

In petitioning for a divorce against her husband, Raymond Collins, Evelyn Collins told Acting Justice Ralston to-day that her husband fired two shots at her as…

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"REVOLTING." The Artists' Ball. Police Submit Report. Chief Secretary Shocked. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1924 · page 5

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Oakes), is greatly concerned over the disgraceful happenings at the Artists' Ball on Friday night as the result of reading reports…

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