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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

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Typhoid Fever Outbreak in Goulburn Gaol. Goulburn

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 6

Nine prisoners at Goulbum gaol have contracted typhoid fever during the last few weeks, and have been removed to hospital. It is thought the outbreak has…

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Amazing Career Story At Old Bailey Soldier Governor Courier West End Police Court Case. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 5

When Wilfred Macartney, 28, wearing a monocle, was charged at the Old Bailey with breaking and entering a West En[?] store, he told the story of an amazing…

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Grafton Land Court Case

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 4

Our Sydney correspondent telegraphed last night starting that a reference by the Grafton Land Board for direction in respect of an application by Ernest Charles…

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Stowaway on Ship 13,000 Miles Trip, Then Gaol. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 5

Thomas Kilpatrick, ship's cook, who was workless and starving in London, determined to get to Australia, and stowed away on the Esperance Bay…

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Bank Murder Robertson's Trial Ends Guilty of Manslaughter. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 6

The trial of Douglas Robertson on a charge of murdering the bank teller, William Chas Almeida, at Hampton in November, 1924,was continued to-day…

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Bribery Alleged Bookmaker's Evidence Serious Charge Against Police Case at Port Adelaide. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 5

Further allegations of bribery against police officers were made at Port Adelaide Police Court yesterday by Samuel Lampard, a witness for the defence in a…

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George Hudson, Ltd. Petition to Wind Up Allegations in Equity Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 1

An interesting case came before Mr. Justice Long Innes in the Equity Court to-day, when Alfred Hudson and Robert Hudson,two shareholders in the well…

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Skin and Wool £3,600,000 Claim Action in Queensland Court. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 4

The Queensland Full Court to-day was occupied with an application on behalf of the defendants for a stay of proceedings on the ground that it was vexatious…

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Woman's Death Ships' Doctors in Court Request to Reduce Baii Refused. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 4

At the Central Police Court this morning, David Scott Taylor, medical practitioner, Jack Moir Gordon, 25, medical practitioner, and Leonard Smith, ship's…

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Victorian Murder Case Prosecution Dropped. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 4

In the Criminal Court to-day the Crown Prosceutor said he wished to enter a nollc prosequi in the case in which William Richard Wallace was charged with having…

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Murder Charge. Deemed to Be Insane. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 2

Archibald Grey, formerly public health inspector at Eltham, who was charged with having murdered his 16 year old son, William, was acquitted on the ground…

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Solicitor Sentenced. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 5

Richard Edward Hourigan, solicitor, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment on each of two charges of misappropriating moneys which had been entrusted to…

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Fine of £50 Nymboida Cattle Stealing Case

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 4

Frank Graham, convicted of having stolen three heifers, the property of C.W. Sabine, at Nymboida, in January last, came up for sentence at the Grafton…

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FRAUD Two Men Sentenced Habitual Criminals "An Accomplished Liar." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 4

Thomas Maclean, 32, plasterer, and Alexander Lambert, 39, carpenter, were charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having obtained money and…

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Police Defy Constitutional Law. (Published by Arrangement.)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 6

The special representative of the New York "Times" at Pittsburg recently despatched the following extraordinary message to his paper:—…

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(Published by Arrangement.) Police Defy Constitutional Law

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 2

The special representative of the New York "Times" at Pittsburg recently despatched the following extraordinary message to…

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Constable's Death Murder Charge Fails Plea of Self-defence. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 4

The case is proceeding in the Melbourne Criminal Court of Domminica Condello, who is charged with having murdered Constable James Clare in…

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Three Shots Fired Police and a Fugitive. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 5

Sergeant Small and Constable Byron called at a house in Ryde last night to search for alleged stolen property. They went to the rear of the premises and…

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Strange Story Claim for Child Parents Appeal to Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 3

A remarkable story was disclosed in affidavits read to Mr.Justice Blain,[?] in Chambers, in Brisbane,in support of an application for a writ of halreas corpus…

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Maclean Court Sequel to Iluka Fight Riotous Behaviour and Language

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 3

Mr. J. E. McCulloch, P.M., presided over the Maclean Court on Thursday last, and dealt with the following cases:-- A. G.Bassiere, B. Marsh, A.T. Elliott,…

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