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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

1,467 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 57 of 74

A Contented Body Queensland Police. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 September 1926 · page 4

An appreciation of the discipline and morale of the Queensland Police is contained in the annual report of the Commissioner, presented to Parliament to-day…

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Amalgamated Textiles, Ltd. Winding Up Sought. Shareholders Petition Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 September 1926 · page 1

A case of considerable interest to a large number of Tamworth residents has been commenced in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in its Equity…

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Shorter Week "The Gentle Peacemaker" Ambit of Federal Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 September 1926 · page 4

Chief Judge Dethridge, in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, dealing with the move of the metal trades employers to restrain the State Conciliation Committee…

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Lismore Circuit Case Assault on Child. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 4

Before Mr. Justice Ferguson, in the Circuit Court at Lismore to-day John Thomas Cochrane, a middle-aged, man, employed on the railway construction camp at Camira…

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Two Years Gaol Death Sentence Commuted. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 5

Charles Wagman, 18, against whom sentence of death was passed for an offence against a girl, had his sentence commutted to two years imprisonment,…

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Bondi Assault Case Girl Still in Witness Box. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 4

William Brauner, 29, and Neville Harris, 19, were again before the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of indecent assault and two other serious…

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Murder and Suicide Prussic Acid or Fire End of a Remarkable Case. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 5

The inquest on the Marshalls, whose charred bodies were found in a blazing motor car, resulted in a verdict of murder and suicide…

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Murulla Smash Inquest at Murrurundi Police Officer's Evidence Identification of Dead Woman. Murrurundi

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 4

The inquest opened at Murrurundi to-day concerning the Murulla railway smash, when 26 persons lost their lives and about 40 were injured…

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Goldfields Murder Case. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 October 1926 · page 4

Addressing the court at the continuation of the appeal in the Goldfields murder appeal case, Mr. Haynes, counsel for the accused, said that nearly 20 witnesses…

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Bride Arrested After the Honeymoon Nurse Charged with Bigamy. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 October 1926 · page 5

Alice Leila Norish, 27, a nurse, who has a private hospital at Park street, Essendon, has been arrested on a charge of bigamy…

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Coffs Police Station. Not to Be Shifted

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 October 1926 · page 2

The Chief Secretary's Department still thinks that Coffs Harbor police station is all right in its out-of-theway position. in reply to the…

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DISMISSED W.A, Murder Appeals References to Evan Clark. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1926 · page 5

The appeals of William Coulter and Phillip Treffene against their conviction for the murder of Walsh and Pitman, for which they were…

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Two Armed Men Police Make Arrests. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1926 · page 5

Plain clothes officers arrested two men, alleged to be armed with revolvers, in a billiard saloon in George street North, Sydney, and charged them with…

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No Evidence Central Court Cases. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1926 · page 5

At the central court to-day, Katherine Hanna (53), William Hanna, and Sydney Noakes, were charged with having maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm…

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"Wrecked" Police Patrol Car One Killed; Four in [?]Ured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1926 · page 5

A constable was killed and four others were injured, two seriously, when a police patrol car overturned at Windsor early this morning…

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"Bombshell of Millions" Shorter Hour Week Losses Arbitration Court Proceedings Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1926 · page 4

During the hearing of the application for the 44 hours Week, in the Federal Arbitration Court, Mr. Lewis, who appeared for the Central Council of…

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Camira Assault Case

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1926 · page 4

John Thomas Cochrane was found guilty at Lismore Circuit Court on a charge alleging indecent assault on a child under three years of age, at the railway camp at…

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Alleged Serious Offence a Man Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1926 · page 4

Stanley Harold Sharp, 42, was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having committed a serious offence upon a girl aged 17…

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Lad's Revenge Revolting Murder Three-year-old Boy Strangled. Vienna

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1926 · page 5

A revolting and revengeful murder by Johann Steinhuber, aged ten, was discovered after the murderer for days had terrorised boyish witnesses into silence…

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Graton Police Court "Deserved Good Whipping" Language at a Dance

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1926 · page 6

The following eases were dealt with before Mr. J. E. McCulloch, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday. Arthur McGregor, 18, pleaded guilty to…

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