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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

1,407 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 62 of 71

Maclean Police Court. Licensing Case. Harwood Hotel Incident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1924 · page 2

Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., presided at the Court of Petty Sessions at Maclean on the 6th inst. and dealt with the following cases:--…

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Woman Charged by Cow

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1924 · page 4

A cow almost ended the life of Mrs. Tucker, of Wongarbon. She was driving it into the yard, when it charged, and drove its horn into her leg. She was…

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Court Scene

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

The tables were turned at the Central Police Court recently, when a man, after having created a scene, picked up a constable and puth im out of the…

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Short Freedom. Released From Gaol and Re-arrested. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1924 · page 5

When a prisoner named Riley, who had finished his sentence at Pentridge to-day, learnt that constables were waiting at the gates of the prison to arrest him on…

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Sniffed and Charged

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 November 1924 · page 2

During a big cattle sale at the Rockhampton Agricultural Society's yards, several milkers were turned out to be sold. One of them walked over to a…

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Gaol Breaker. Shot by Warder. Third Attempt to Gain Freedom. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 November 1924 · page 3

When the notorious convict, Joseph Thomas Christie, was observed endeavoring to leave the precincts of the gaol yesterday afternoon a warder called on him…

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Safe Blown Open £230 Theft From Railway Station. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 5

Walkerston railway station, in the Mackay district, was broken into on Sunday night and a haul of about £230, made up of money and stamps, was secured…

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Haul of Gelignite. Recovered by Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 5

Enough gelignite, it is said, to blow up a building, was found by detectives in a house at Bondi oh Saturday. The discovery was the sequel to the arrest of…

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At Revolver Point. Man Handed Over to Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 5

With the muzzle of a revolver pressed against the back of his neck, a man, eaught in the act of attempting to break into a shop in Pitt street, early…

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Hurdler Doped. Veterinary Ex Mines Parvenu. Police Investigating. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 4

A Sydney morning paper publishes a sensational statement to the effect that Parvenu, who ran third in the hurdle race at Randwick on Saturday, was doped…

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Man's Death. Evidence in Coroner's Court. an Open Verdict. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 5

At the Coroner's Court to-day, an inquiry was held, into the death of Archibald Stuart, 38, of Newtown. Alfred Jamieson and Andrew Duffy were…

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Spanish Police. Barcelona

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 2

Two men accused of participating in a collision with the police on November 6, in which one policeman was killed and one injured, were court…

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Appin Murder Appeal. Conviction Upheld. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 5

The High Court unanimously refused special leave to appeal by William Simpson against his conviction, and sentence of death for the murder of Guy Grift at…

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Clever Dodge Berts the Police

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 3

The story of a clever escape from the Narromine lock-up was told by Sergeant Hannaford, at the Dubbo police court recently, when Edward…

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Sporting. Supreme Court Writ. Purser Disqualification. Application for Injection. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 1

J. R. Corteen G. Tye, C. T. Godby, and H. Cairn's issued a supreme Court writ to-day against the Victoria Racing Club, the committee of the club, and its…

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Stolen Goods Recovered. £3000 Worth Apparently Never' Missed. Sydney, Tuesday. The Darlinghurst police have recovered

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 5

property valued at between £3000 and £4000, believed to have been stolen from ships' stores. It includes magnificent linen table cloths 30 to 40 feet long,…

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Theft of Motor Car. Labor Member's Loss. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 4

A brand new Dodge motor car, owned by Mr. Cecil Murphy, M.L.A., was stolen last night. It was standing opposite the Unitarian Church, in Liverpool street,…

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Alleged Misappropriation Land Agent Sent to Gaol. Wagga

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 4

A sentence of nine months imprisonment was passed on Henry George Box a well-known Riverina land and commission agent, last night, on a charge of…

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Police Pay. to Be Increased £20,000 a Year. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 6

The police pay is to be increased. The Chief Secretary stated after a Cabinet meeting to-day, that it had been agreed on his recommendation that the pay of…

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

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 5

In the Land Appeal Court to-day, the reserved decision was given in regard to the reference made by the Minister for Lands for a determination in respect of…

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