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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

1,467 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 26 of 74

Industrial Judges on District Court Work. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 5

The industrial judges, Judge Beeby, Judge Rolin and Judge Curlewis, whose positions were abolished by the passage of the Industrial Arbitration Bill, and the…

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Police Force Now on 44 Hour Week. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 May 1926 · page 3

From to-day members of the police force will work only 44 hours a week. In order to compensate for the reduction in working hours the police force…

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Police Court Traffic Prosecutions Prohibition Cases Unlicensed Firearms

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 7

At the Police Court, Grafton, yesterday morning, before Mr. J. E. McCulloch. P.M., the following cases were heard:-- DRUNKENNESS…

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South Grafton Police Reserve

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. J. J. Fitzgerald and Mr. R. S. Vincent, M's.L.A., have received a letter from the Department of Lands regarding their representations in relation to the…

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Royal Commission Bribery Charges Against Police. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 5

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the bribery charges against the police commenced its sittings to-day. The Commission was appointed as a…

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'Game Is Up' Migrant in Court Charge of False Pretences. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to day Dennis Woods (21), motor engineer, was charged with having obtained £266 and a cheque for £399 from Albert…

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BANK'S £2700 Teller Charged with Theft Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 May 1926 · page 4

At the Central Police Court to-day John Davidson, 42. was charged with having stolen £2700, the property of the Government. Savings Bank…

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Alleged Assault. Arrest Made. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1926 · page 3

A man who is alleged to have wounded a companion on the steamer Knaresbro on Saturday night and who afterwards made off was arrested…

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Railway Parcels £1000 Worth Stolen Ten Persons Charged Conspiracy Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 May 1926 · page 4

Ten persons namely Frederick Dangar, railway porter; Richard William Store- man, Annie Vernon, Margaret Furlong, Amelia Stapleton, cleaners; Sylvester…

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Police Bribery Startling Allegatopns South Australian Sensation. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 May 1926 · page 5

Giving evidence before the Royal Commission inquiring into allegations that policemen have been bribed by bookmakers, Samuel Lampard made sensational…

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Local and General Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday, Arthur Binch was charged before Mr. J. E. McCulloch, P.M., with having been found drunk near the Junction Hotel…

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Girl's Death Three on Murder Charge Two Women and Man. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 5

The City Coroner, to-day held an inquiry into the death of Hilda May Iverson, 15, who died at Alexandria on April 17…

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Labor Day Election Propaganda Procession in Brisbane Police and Unemployed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 4

Labor Day was celebrated in Brisbane to-day, having been postponed from Monday last to serve propaganda purposes for the general elections on Saturday…

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Twenty Persons Injured First Clash with Police in Great Strike Baton Charge in the East End Gangs of Roughs Hold Up Food Lorries Calm Continues in Country Districts More Trains and Tubes Running London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 5

Twenty persons were injured' in a police baton charge at the Last India dock where gangs of men, said to be strikers, attacked the Government food lorries, the women taking part. A special force of police was sent and restored order, but the strikers had previously raided the lorries…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 4

A sensation has been created at Tenterfield as the result of another case of suspected cattle stealing being brought under the notice of the police. The…

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Betting in Adelaide Police Charged with Bribery Royal Commission Inquiry. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 4

Judge Mitchell, Royal Commissioner, who is inquiring into charges of bribery against the police, announced to-day that the scope of his Commission had been…

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Death of Hilda Iverson Charge of Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 5

The inquest concerning the death of Hilda Iverson, the 15 year old girl, at the Coast Hospital, was resumed to-day. Louisa Tickner or Porteous, Ruby…

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A 'Phoned Bet District Court Action. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 1

In the District Court to-day, Bertram Theodore Heavener, solicitor, sued Arthur Robert Williams, to recover £19256, the amount of a cheque said to have been…

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Industrial Unrest The Arbitration Court 'More Than a Rubber Stamp' Railway Unions' Award. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 5

When the hearing of the Australian Railway Union ease was resumed to-day the deputy-president, of the Arbitration Court, Sir John Quick, said in the event…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 4

George Cobley pleaded guilty at the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning to a charge of drunkenness, and a similar charge was preferred against John Friar,…

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