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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

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List's Death. Police Search for Coat. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 5

Detectives and police are now busily engaged at pakenham making further inquiries regarding the death of Norman List. The police wish to find List's…

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Knocked Down by Sulky. Police Inspector Injured. Dubbo

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 5

Police Inspector Byrne, in company with Superintendent McIntosh, was leaving the police station last night when he was knocked down by a sulky which…

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Pervert Thrashed. Then Handed Over to Police. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 5

For some time the residents of Cheltenham have been afflicted with the presence of a sexual pervert. He evaded capture until Saturday, when a boy saw…

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Breeze in Court. Solicitor and Constable. "Ask Him to Behave."

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 4

At one stage of yesterday's hearing in the case in which Henry Plummer, of Cowper, is charged with stealing certain cattle, accused's solicitor (Mr. Fred…

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Licensing Court. Proper Hotel Lighting. Report by Inspector. Comments From Bench

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

The Licensing Bench, consisting of Messrs. W. B. Geddes, P.M. (chairman), W. J. Hawthorne and G. Morrison, gave further consideration in the Grafton…

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Cattle Case. Alleged Theft of Bullock. Plummer Again Charged

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 4

At Grafton Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. B. Geddes, P.M., Henry Plummer (52), of Cowper, was charged with stealing a bullock, the…

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Melon Stealing

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 4

At the Ballina Police Court, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., four youths were each fined £2 and 8 costs, for stealing melons from a Chinaman's garden…

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Jack Holt Makes Burglary Pay

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 2

Making burglary a profitable pastime ought to furnish any wealthy young man, suffering from [?] with something different in the way…

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"Must Go to Gaol." Woman Shoplifter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 5

The Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. Le Brun Brown, in sentencing Mary Brown to a month's hard labor, for shoplifting at Sydney Snow's remarked that…

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Drunk's Arrest. "Disgraceful Treatment." J.P. Condemns Police. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 5

A sensation was caused at the Prahran Count to-day when Frederick, Wilmot, J.P., left the bench and, going into the witness box, gave evidence condemning the…

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Robbed a Widow. Marks Again Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 5

Albert Marks, who was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences from a milliner, Miss Amy Mitchell, made…

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Brisbane Jewellery Robbery. Man Before the Court. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 1

Arising out of the sensational jewellery robbery in the city yesterday James Wilson, 22, a station hand, appeared in court to-day, charged with the theft of…

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Charged by Wild Cows

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

Mr. Claude Burley, of the Lismore postal staff, was driving a motor bicycle and side car, in which was seated a young lady. down Conway-street Lismore, on…

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Serious Charge. Police Constable Accused. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 5

William Dillon, police constable, was remanded at Kogarah Police Court on a charge of having attempted to commit a serious offence on Sylvia MeCay [?]…

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JEALOUSY ? Brisbane Tragedy. Evidence in Murder Case. Albert Whitford's Death. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 5

William Laydon (39), a laborer, was charged at the Brisbane Court to-day With having wilfully murdered Albert Edward Whitford in Albert square on…

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The Kel-owi Case Ellis Before the Court. Adelong

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 5

At the Police Court Alan Ellis was charged with having used the racehorse Kel-Owi without the consent of his owner, R. H. McKinnon…

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"Over the Gap." Unusual Theft Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 5

At Newcastle, John McLean, was charged with having stolen £150, the property of a man named Lawrence. It is stated that McLean opened an agency…

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Three Years' Gaol. Ex-traveller's Lapse. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 5

Ronald McAlpin, who was employed as a travelled by Foggitt Jones, Ltd., pleaded guilty at the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions to-day to a charge of…

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Five Years Penal Servitude. for Indecent Assault. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

Convicted at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day of indecent assault upon a girl of seven years at Newtown, Raymond [?]ng, aged 30, laborer, was…

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A Stolen Car. Police Constable Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

Early in October last, during a football reunion at Oaklands, in the Albury district, a new motor car was stolen, and for months no trace could be found…

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