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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 4

When Reginald Essex was called at Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, to answer a charge of alleged cattle stealing, Mr. Ladds (for Messrs. McGuren…

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Police Salaries

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 6

The salaries paid to the N.S.W. police are as follows:--Commissioner, £1500; superintendent, £6000 to £700 per year; inspectors, £450 to £500 per year…

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Maclean Police Court "Why the Funny Business?" Motorist and "Silent Cop."

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 6

At the Maclean Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. E. A. Mahon[?], P.M., Clarence McPhee was charged with being drunk in River street, Mr. T. McL…

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The Goldfields Murder Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 6

The Supreme Court reserved judgement in the claim of Evan Clake, for £1000 reward, in connection with the arrest and conviction of Treffene and Coulter, the…

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Blamed His Wife Scarified By. Judge Two Years for Stealing Car. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 5

Frederick Jones 38, a salesman, pleaded guilty, at the Darlinghurst Sessions, to having stolen a motor car. Evidence was given that the accused…

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Shooting Aborigines Allegations Against the Police. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 3

At the hearing of allegations against the police trackers, of having shot a number of aborigines, and having burnt their bodies, Inspector Mitchell, of the…

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Dangerous Criminal Sentenced at Old Bailey. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 5

Charles William Hayes, described as a dangerous criminal from Australia, always resorting of extreme violence whenever arrested, was sentenced at Old Bailey…

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Advertisement Hoax Police Inquiring. Launceston

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 5

The police are endeavoring to trace the person who was responsible for the insertion of the death and funeral notice of Amy Sturzaker in…

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Telegrams Central Criminal Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 4

The Central Criminal Court sittings will open at Darlinghurst on Monday. There are several serious cases to be dealt with, including three of murder and one of…

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Athens Strikers Serious Clash with Police Mob Fired On. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 5

Messages from Athens, delayed by the Censor, show that a clash occurred between the police and the strikers last night…

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Sensational Fire Thrills in Melbourne Daring Rescue Work Police Constable's Courage. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 5

This city's most sensational fire for many years occurred to-day when Stewart Dawson's building at the corner of Collins and Swanston streets…

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Ages Old Crime Ancient Murder Reconstructed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 7

A bronze age murder, revealed by a post-mortem examination of the victim, was reconstructed at the monthly meeting of the Society of Antiquaries of…

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Spotted Cow Cattle Stealing South Grafton Case Sentence of Six Months

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., sentenced Reginald Essex to six months' imprisonment on a charge of having stolen a…

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Capital Offence Case 'Particularly Atrocious' Youth Sentenced to Death. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 5

Sentence of death was passed on James McBurnie, 18, at the Central Criminal Court to-day, when he was found guilty of a capital assault on a woman of 40,…

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Alleged Serious Assault Gagged with Handkerchief Young Girl's Story. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 5

A girl, aged 16, reported to the police that she was seriously assaulted and left lying in the scrub near Canley Vale railway station on Saturday night, gagged…

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Slaughter of Natives Sensational Allegations Police Party Involved

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 3

Gruesome details in connection with the alleged slaughter of natives by a police party in the country west and north of Forrest. River Mission station in the Far…

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In the Domain Police Prevent Riot. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 5

Meatheringham, a well-known Domain orator, yesterday afternoon announced to a large gathering that he intended to plant the Australian flag on the platform of the…

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Bolivia Murder Case Four Natives Sentenced an Antiquated Law. Montreal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 5

A message from Lapaz, Bolivia (South America), states that four illiterate natives have been found guilty of the murder of General Pando, President in 1917…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 4

At Macksville Police Court, before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., John and Jeffrey Mitchell were charged with stealing a brown bull calf, the property of K. J. S…

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Victorian Murder Case Fishmonger Committed for Trial Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 5

The coroner to-day committed for trial Arthur Kotsiakos, Greek fishmonger, on a charge of having murdered his wife, who was shot dead on the night of March…

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