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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

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Admiralty Court Claim Against a Ship. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 5

Before the Chief Justice, in the Admiralty Court to-day, Mort's Dock Engineering Coy sued the ship, Robert E. Hind, for docking and general repairs for…

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Mussolini's Escape The Woman Assailant Her Statement to Police Contradicted, by Army Doctor. Rome

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 5

Mussolini experienced an excellent night, and left at 8.30 o'clock this morning for Fiumicino, where he embarked in the battleship Cavour for Tripoli…

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Police Magistrate's Warning

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court on Saturday morning, George Herbert Rowe (19), appeared on remand on a charge of endeavoring to obtain goods by false…

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Late Supt Hood Police Court Tributes

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 4

Tributes to the memory of the late Superintendent of Police (Mr. R. E. Hood) were paid at the Grafton Police Court on Saturday morning. Mr. J. E…

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Telegrams Italian in Police Court. Alleged Stabbing Incident. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 5

An Italian, Vini Lacastro, was charged at the Queenstown Police Court, Tasmania, with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Michael Lyons employee at…

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Stirring Encounter Police Patrol Experience. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 5

The police night patrol had a stirring encounter with two men who were driving a motor car laden with goods alleged to have been stolen from a store at Melton…

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Disorderly Seamen Struggle with Police. Fremantle

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 5

Four seamen belonging to the steamer Devon were before the police court charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. It was stated that a policeman…

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Starting Price Betting. Action by the Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 3

The police have commenced to take action to suppress the operation of starting price bookmakers. The last issue of the "Government Gazette" contained…

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Right of Appeal High Court Ruling. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 5

The High Court to-day held that Arthur Kench, chief inspector under the Pure Foods Act had the right to appeal against the decision of Mr. Peisley, S.M.,…

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"Lazy Strike" Tramway Employees Rebuked in Arbitration Court. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 5

Because of a "lazy strike" the Deputy President of the Arbitration Court, Mr. Webb, refused an application of the Tramway Employees' Association for a…

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Traffic Court Cases Reply to N.R.M.A. Allegations Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 4

Mr. McMahon, S.M., gave a strong denial in the Traffic Court to-day, to allegations made at a meeting of the N.R.M.A. that instances had been given in which…

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Graziers' Secretary Appearance Before Arbitration Court Justice Powers Declines to State Case. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 5

Mr. Justice Powers ruled in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day that Mr. J. W. Allen, secretary of the Graziers' Association, was entitled to appear before…

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Maryborough Crime a Woman's Death Dentist Charged with Murder Remarkable Police Evidence. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 5

The hearing of the charge of wilful murder against a well-known Maryborough dentist, Sydney Robert Turner, arising from the finding of the body of Mrs. Karin…

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"Somewhere in Sydney" Boy's Pathetic Story. Told in Armidale Police Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 2

Clad in a loose-fitting coat, and with evidence of no clothing underneath, a pair of men's trousers turned up at the bottoms, and without boots or…

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Acquitted Alleged Assault on A.W.U. Organiser. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 5

At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions today Donald Clemson, orchardist, was charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Franklin Williams,…

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Mansions Fire Six Bodies in Bolted Rooms Gardener Charged with Murder. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 5

On March 31, three men and three women were killed at a fire in a mansion near Dublin early in the morning. A mysterious aspect of the affair was that…

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Gaol for Unpaid Hotel Bills

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 4

At the Tweed Heads Police Court on Saturday Richard Sanders, hotel manager proceeded against John Stuart (56), and Edward Clifford (36) for the…

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Four Years for Assault. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 4

At Darlinghurst Sessions to-day Walter Henry Potts, aged 33, laborer, was sentenced to four years imprisonment on a charge of having assaulted, a girl of 13…

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Love Letters The Maryborough Case Dentist on Murder Charge Further Police Evidence. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 5

When the hearing of the charge of wilful murder against Sydney Turner was resumed to-day, Senior Sergeant Power produced a large bundle of letters found…

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Greek Military Mutiny Leaders Sentenced to Death. Athens

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 5

At an extraordinary court-martial, the death sentence was passed on Colonel Zavellas and Major Karakoufa, the leaders in the Karabournou mutiny, on…

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