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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

1,386 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 47 of 70

Savage Assault Mob Attack Postal Employee. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 5

At an early hour this morning Clarrie Thomas, an employee of the Postal Department, Sydenham branch, was severely assaulted by a gang of hoodlums in…

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Wife Murder Charge Against Hobart Man. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 5

Alfred John Dobson was remanded at the Hobart Police Court on a charge of having wilfully murdered his wife, Lillian Margaret Dobson…

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'A Royal Wardrobe' Fine Frocks in Court Unlawful Possession Charge Dismissed

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 1

The Melbourne City Court for a time on Monday morning resembled a room in the establishment of a fashionable modiste, when Alice Manly, a well-dressed young…

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Postal Official Charged

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 2

At the Lismore Quarter Sessions, before Judge Mocatta, on Tuesday last. Francis James Weatherstone, a youth, was charged with stealing at Casino,…

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Contemptible Theft Kogarah Street Incident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 4

A contemptible theft was perpetrated by a young woman at Kogarah to-night. Mrs. Rose Weeks, aged 60, was walking along the street when, she slipped and…

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Police Station at Glenreagh

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 4

Glenreagh has now been formed into a separate police patrol district and is under the control of First-Class Constable Freebody, who has recently been…

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'Not Sporting' Double-barrelled Charges Sydney Magistrate's Comments. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 4

At the Central Police Court to-day Ernest Alfred Kemp, aged 39, motor salesman, was charged with having driven a motor car while drunk. Earlier in…

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Federal Police Being Sworn In. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 5

A number of the Federal Government's special police were sworn in at the Commonwealth Crown Law Offices in Sydney to-day. It is understood some of them…

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Appeal Court Shark Creek Drainage Trust

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 7

Mr. J. E. MeCullo[?]h, P.M., presided at the Shark Creek Drainage Trust Appeal Court at Maclean on Wednesday last, when Messrs. Wm. Heffernan, Maloney…

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Communists' Little Request. "Bruce's Police Black." Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 2

The Communist party has carried a motion calling upon the Labor movement to declare the Deportation Tribunal and Bruce's Federal Fascist…

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Alleged Abduction Police Have No Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 5

When the case of John Percival Atkins, charged with having abducted a girl aged 16 years and eleven months, was mentioned at the Central Police Court…

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Board and 'Fascist' Police Declared "Black" by Communists. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 5

The Communist party carried a motion calling upon the Labor movement to declare the Deportation Tribunal and Brace's Federal Fascist police "black,"…

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Perth Tragedy Girl on Murder Charge Govt. House Sensation Some Extraordinary Evidence. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of Cyril Gidley, who was shot in the ballroom at Government House, Audrey Jacob, aged 19, who had been, charged…

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Fell From Window Woman Seriously Injured Police Arrest Man. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 5

The woman who fell from a window of a .boarding house in Margaret street, city, Last night was later identified as Joan Meirose, 23, a barmaid…

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Madman with Gun Fierce Fight with Police Thought Communists Were After Him. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 September 1925 · page 3

The "Daily Telegraph" Paris correspondent says in consequence of a night attack by footpads, resulting from shock Andre Gautier, of Albi, in the Tarn…

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Relief Crews Strikers Stop Trains Police Squads Clear Track Lively Scenes at Southampton London

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 September 1925 · page 3

Lively scenes occurred at Southampton to-day, when strikers attempted to prevent the arrival of other sailors engaged to man outgoing steamers. The first…

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Wages Claim Action in Magistrate's Court Claim Against Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 3

Sitting as Industrial Magistrate in the Grafton Court yesterday Mr. J. E. Meculloch, P.M. continued the hearing of the complaint by George Cuckney against…

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Father's Death Son Charged With Murder. Gunshot Wound in Neck Albury Shooting Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 5

Harry William Murray, 25, a carpenter, was charged at the Central Criminal Court to-day with the murder of his father, Daniel Henry James Murray, who…

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Looking for His Wife Newcastle Assault Case. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 5

At the local court to-day Thomas McMullen, laborer, was charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on James Richardson, butcher, at Islington, on…

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Plug of Gelignite Exploded During Police Raid. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 5

A sensational occurrence took place at Yallourn last night during a police raid. A raid was being conducted on premises where sly grog selling was alleged…

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