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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

1,386 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 61 of 70

News of the World Captain Arthur Sentenced. Echo of Hari Singh Case. Paris

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 November 1925 · page 5

Captain Arthur, Hari Singh's aide-decamp, who has been imprisoned since the notorious Robinson case, was sentenced before the Correctional Court to 13 months…

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Letters to the Editor Ulmarra Court. Noxious Weeds

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 November 1925 · page 3

Sir,—I beg to call your attention to an omission in a report on the above subject published in your valuable paper of the 10th inst…

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Played Violin in Court and Proved His Innocence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 November 1925 · page 5

The unusual spectacle of a man in the dock playing a fiddle to judge and jury was witnessed at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day…

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Alleged Theft of Money

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 November 1925 · page 4

Henry William Rafferty appeared before Mr. S. T. Oram, J.P., at the Armidale Police Court on Thursday morning charged with having stolen £43, the property…

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Telegrams Young Woman Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 November 1925 · page 2

At the Central Police Court on Saturday, Edith Thelma May, aged 18, appeared on five charges of having broken into dwellings at Haberfield and of having…

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Smart Police Work

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 November 1925 · page 4

On Tuesday last Sergeant Ormsby and Constable R. Purdue, of Bangalow, did a rather smart piece of work. At 3.30 p.m. they received a ring from the Granuaile…

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Grafton Police Court Driving Lorry on Footpath

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1925 · page 3

In the Grafton Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J..E. McCulloch, P.M., Eric Donoghoe pleaded guilty to a charge of having driven a motor lorry on the…

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Gun Alley Murder a Libel Action. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1925 · page 4

There was a sequel to the Gun Alley murder which an action came before Mr. Justice Mann to-day in which Madame Ghurka or Gibson claimed £1000 damages…

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Appeal to Full Court Hodgson Assault Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 November 1925 · page 5

Ralph Vivian Hodgson, the defendant in the recent assault action brought against him by Captain Hammond, has decided to appeal to the Full Court against…

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Big Russian Trial Officials Sentenced to Death. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 November 1925 · page 5

The "Daily Express" Moscow correspondent states that Limberg, former head of Port Leningrad and all of his associates have been sentenced to death for…

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South Grafton Police Reserve

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 November 1925 · page 4

In regard to the South Grafton Council's request to have Police Reserve No. 9990 at South Grafton vested in it for the purpose of a public reserve, the…

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Assault on a Nurse

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 4

As a result of the activities of the Gunnedah police, in connection with last week's brutal assault on Nurse Brady, who was viciously punched in the face by…

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On a Pedestal Leader Of Murder Gang All Chicago Mourns Amazing Display of Respect. Chicago

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 5

An amazing display of respect and affection, surpassing the honors usually accorded to a great national figure, marked the funeral services of Sammy Amatuna,…

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Racing Syndicate Police Allege Fraud £9000 Liabilities on One Day's Racing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day Jeremiah Jackson, 44, described as a financier, and Leslie Wallace, 21, agent, were charged with having conspired…

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Strangled in Strait-jacket Doctor Shows Court How It Was Done. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of William Hayden, who was found strangled while in a straitjacket, the medical evidence revealed the case as one of…

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Man Found Unconscious Brutal Assault Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 5

A man, believed to be a seaman of an overseas steamer, was found in a narrow alley near Miller's Point last night, bleeding from numerous wounds and…

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Alleged Assault Midnight Revelry Married Woman's Complaint Quarter Sessions Case

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 1

Before his Honor Judge Mocatta and a jury, at the Grafton Quarter Sessions yesterday, Ernest Tames Zietsch was presented on a charge of having on…

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District Court Splinter in the Hand a Compensation Claim

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 1

In the District Court yesterday, before hist Honor Judge Mocatta, James Ward proceeded against Eraser and Co., Ltd., timber merchants, for compensation…

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Moscow Trial Public Officials Sentenced to Death. Riga

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 November 1925 · page 4

News from Moscow states that altogether 123 officials in Leningrad were involved in the recent trial for the alleged misappropriation of public funds…

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Year's Gaol Frauds on Railway Works. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 November 1925 · page 5

At Darlinghurst Sessions to-day Robert McPherson, timekeeper on the Tempe electrification and duplication works, who was convicted of fraud, was sentenced…

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