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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

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Murphy's Charges Allegations of Fraud Magistrate Peisley on A.L.P. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1924 · page 4

The case in which C. H. Muphy, M.L.A., is proceeding against Cornelius Callen and William McCarthy for alleged false pretences was resumed, at…

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Claim for Wages. Coaldale Dairyman Sued. District Court Action

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1924 · page 3

An action in which Arthur Adams, dairyman, of Coaldale, was proceeded against by Alfred William Barnier, mail contractor, with a claim for £57 wages…

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St. Peters Tragedy. Two Lien Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1924 · page 4

Andrew Duffy, 26, and Alfred Jamiecon, 26, appeared at the Newtown Police Court charged with feloniously slaying Archibald Stewart, at St. Peters,…

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Forged Notes. Men and Woman Charged Accused Committed for Trial. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 October 1924 · page 5

The hearing of the case in which James Tonkins, William Jacobson, Edith Cavanagh and Joseph Wright are charged with having forged Commonwealth Bank…

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Wages Claim District Court Action'. Verdict for Defendant

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 October 1924 · page 6

The business of the special sitting of the District Court at Grafton before his Honor, Judge Mocatta, was quickly concluded yesterday morning. On the…

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Training Police Dogs

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1924 · page 4

To teach a dog to bite seems a waste of time, but the Belgium police dog is taught why, when, where, and how to employ his teeth to the best possible…

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A.L.P. Expulsions. Premiers As an Appeal Court. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 November 1924 · page 5

At the A.L.P. conference to-day Mr. A. C. Willis put forward an alternative proposal to the one which the Victorian delegates suggested yesterday with…

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Youth Arrested. Alleged Assault on Girl. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 November 1924 · page 3

Eric Williams, 17, of Waitchie, was arrested yesterday on a charge of having assaulted a girl of 14 years. It was allowed the girl was struck on the head…

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Saved by Police. Drunk Twice Attempts Suicide. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 November 1924 · page 3

The vigilance of the stall at the Central Police Station early to-day saved the life of a prisoner on two occasions. About 2 a.m. a man was charged with…

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Grafton District Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 November 1924 · page 4

The dates originally set down for the District Court at Grafton and other Northern Rivers towns were Grafton. Nov. 25; Casino, Nov. 28; Lismore, Dec. 2,…

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Prisoner's Statement. Police His Only Friends. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 November 1924 · page 5

In pleading guilty to six charges of breaking and entering and stealing, George Ross said that his life had been threatened because he had given…

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Her Four Husbands. Young Wife's Tragic Record. Lost Two at War, Third in Accident Fourth Sentenced to Death. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 November 1924 · page 5

Mrs. Ethel Sims, the young wife of a Nottingham miner, might claim to have the most tragic marriage on record of any woman in England…

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Teheran Murder. Bombay

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 November 1924 · page 5

A Teheran (Persia) message states that Mm two men convicted of complicity in the murder of the United States Charged Affaires Mr. Imbrie, on July 21, were…

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Police Raid. Jewellery and Clothing Found, Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 November 1924 · page 5

Jewellery and clothing, valued at £200 were seized at 0 house in Surry Hills this afternoon. Two men and a woman were detained. Altogether it is thought,…

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Widow Tricked. Court Issues Warning. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 November 1924 · page 5

At the District Court to-day Ethel Pattie, widow, sued Henry James Par sons and W. Flannigan for a refund or £100 paid by plaintiff in respect of shares…

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Queenstown Murder. Arrested Men Discharged. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1924 · page 5

Reuter's Dublin correspondent states that seven men who were arrested in connection with the recent Queenstown murder were discharged after the police…

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Farmer Runs Amok. Police Met with Rifle Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1924 · page 5

Armed with a military rifle and a magazine full of cartridges, Jeffrie Lamb (22), a returned soldier dairy farmer, ran amok at Clarendon, near Richmond,…

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Land Appeal Court. a Grafton Case. Board's Recommendations Upheld. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1924 · page 5

At the Land Appeal Court, to-day an application was made by J. D. Betteridge for the extension of the term of a special lease, and J. T. Nugent applied…

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Watersiders Bureau Laborer Attacked Police Called Out. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 5

A mob of men, presumably members of the Waterside Workers' Federation, attacked a bureau man who was crossing the Domain on his way to No. 8 wharf…

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Sentenced Reduced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1924 · page 5

Glomi Menotti appealed to the Full Court of Criminal Appeal to-day against the conviction by Acting Justice Sheridan of having shot at Constable Jones with…

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