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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

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Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 3

On Thursday, January 8, before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., the following cases were heard:-- Francis Ryan, of Harwood, was…

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Ulmarra. Police Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 4

Great interest was created at the Ulmarra Police Court on the 7th inst., the first case at this court being under the Amended Liquor Act, for carrving…

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Missing Jewellery. Theft of £3000 Worth Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 5

The case of John Clarke, 42, printer, was mentioned again at the Central Court to-day. Clarke is charged with having at Newtown in October. broken into the shon…

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False Pretences. Woman Sentenced in Auckland. Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 5

At the Auckland Police Court Margaret Brodie was sentenced to three months imprisonment on seven charges of having obtained money by false pretences…

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Heard Screams. Woman Drowned Man Before the Court. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 5

James Henderson, 44, laborer, appeared at the Brisbane Court to-day charged with having at Brisbane on January 5 unlawfully killed Mary Walden…

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Ulmarra Police Court Carrying Away Liquor Case Under Amended Licensing Act

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 2

On January 7, before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at Ulmarra, William Dunn was charged that he did on the 30th December. 1924, carry away liquor, to wit…

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"Butcher of Arlon." German Major Sentenced to Death. Brussels

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 3

A court-martial of the Provinces of Liege and Luxemburg sentenced to death in default a German, Major Von Derbach, "the butcher of Arlon," who was…

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De Garis. on the Maheno. Police Almost Certain Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 3

Sydney police now have no doubt that C. J. De Garis, the missing Melbourne financier, at first supposed to have drowned himself in Port Phillip Bay,…

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Alleged Assault. Trouble at Waterview. Defendants Bound Over

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 5

Frederick Dwyer proceeded against John and Patrick Dixon in the Grafton Court yesterday, before Mr. D. W. Reed, Police Magistrate, for illegal assault…

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Discharged. Charge of Alleged Murder. Man Arrested at Murwillumbah. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 5

Harry Keys, who was arrested near Murwillumbah, was again before the Central Court to-day charged with the alleged murder of Edward O'Neill…

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De Garis. Instructions to New Zealand Police. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 5

The Victorian police cabled the New Zealand police to interview a passenger on the steamer Maheno who is travelling as "Mr. Leslie," and to arrest him if…

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For Deregistration. Federal Government Moves. Bombshell in Shipping Wrangle. Preference to Soldiers Enforced. Court Fixes Picking Up Places

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 5

The Federal Government yesterday decided to take drastic action to bring the shipping dispute to an end. The Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, stated last night that the Government has applied to the Arbitration Court asking that the Registrar be…

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Alleged Theft. Warrant for Arrest. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 2

The Sydney police have received information that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Albert Riley who had been detained by the…

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Big Art Union. the New South Wiles Police Effort. in Aid of the Hospitals

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 2

Last night at the meeting of the Grafton Hospital Committee, Sergeant (McAlpin, of the Grafton Police Department, grasped the opportunity to lay before the members…

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ARRESTED. De Garis on Maheno. Asked Police for Authority. Refused to Make Statement. Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 3

When the steamer Maheno reached Auckland this morning a man, believed to be De Garis, was arrested. When the Maheno reached the…

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Seamen Defiant. Refuse to Obey die Court. Deregistration Application Lodged Largs Bay Still Held Dp. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 3

In the Federal Arbitration Court the Commonwealth Government made application for the deregistration of the Seamen's Union and the cancellation of the existing award. The seamen at a mass meeting in Sydney this afternoon decided to…

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Girl Gagged. Two Men Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 5

At the Central Court John Spence, seaman, and John Davis, laborer, were charged with having broken and entered the premises of Charles Woolf, George…

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To Show Cause. Seamen and Deregistration. the Picking Up Places. Union Refuses to Obey Court. Proposal to Deal with Agitators. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. Justice Powers at Melbourne ordered the Seamen's Union to appear before the court on January 21 to show cause why it should not be deregistered. Mr. Justice Powers remarked that the court has not failed to carry…

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Girl's Death Magistrate's Warning. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of Gladys Malone from the effects of a bullet wound, evidence was given by Ronald Hepper, aged 12, that he only…

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Long Bay Murder. Man Detained by Police. Alleged Confession to Woman. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

A woman called at the George street North Police Station this morning and informed the officer in charge that a man who was living in the same house had…

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