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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Lismore Court Sequel Alleged False Swearing Licensed Victualler Acquitted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, Joseph Carroll, 65, licensed victualler, was charged with falsely swearing at Lismore on November 1 that during the…

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A Fatal Shot Boy Killed Man Charged with Murder Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 5

Pierre Atrien Mousset, 54, cook at the Randwick Military Hospital, was placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day, for the alleged murder of George…

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Boulogne Murder Death of Nurse Daniels Miss McCARTHY'S Evidence Wanted. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 5

Nurse McCarthy was so distraught in consequence of the ordeal of undergoing the Nurse Daniels investigation, it is reported, that she has entered a London…

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Federal Arbitration Court Congestion of Business. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 5

So much congestion has occurred in the Federal Arbitration Court that the hearing of many claims cannot be heard for a year…

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Hours Question Engineers in Arbitration Court. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 5

When the engineering case again came before the Arbitration Court to-day Judge Beeby urged that a conference of the parties should be held with a view to…

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Motor Mechanic in Trouble Much Wanted by Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 5

In the Central Court to-day Donald McLaren, alias Cameron, 26, motor mechanic, was fined £20, in default two months imprisonment. The police stated that there…

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Winding Up Order Scathing Comments Financial Corporation in Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 5

Mr. Justice Long Innes in the Equity Court made a winding-up order against the Rural Loan and Guarantee Corporation of Adyar House, Bligh street,…

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Four Military Trainees Charged with Assault Orchardist's Complaint. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 5

Four Military trainees appeared before the Liverpool Court to-day on a charge of having assaulted Edgar Franklin, orchardist…

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Stealing by Finding

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 4

"This is a case of stealing by finding," said Sergeant Caban (police prosecutor) at the Central Police Court, in response to an appeal by counsel, when…

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Coffs Police Court. Horse with Sore Shoulders

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 4

At Coffs Harbor police court on Wednesday before Mr. E. A. Mahoney, P.M., James Hamilton Webb was charged with haying ill-treated a…

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Religious Libel Canadian Publisher Sentenced Toronto

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 5

Judge Coatesworth to-day sentenced Ernest V. Storey to 60 days imprisonment, to be followed by deportation to England. Sterry yesterday was found guilty of…

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The Boulogne Murder Investigation Retarded. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 5

The Nurse Daniels investigation is virtually at a standstill, owing to Nurse McCarthy's refusal to go to Boulogne. It has been pointed out that there is…

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Italians in Court Macquarie Street Fight. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 5

Antonio Trimarchi, an Italian, was remanded at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having wounded Guiseppe Giacco with intent to do grievous bodily harm…

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Disturbance at Dance. Trouble at Ebor Young Men Before Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 6

At the Hillgrove Police Court on Wednesday afternoon, before Mr. E. A. May, P.M., Owen Charles Layton, and Geo. D. Layton were charged…

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'Largest Betting Shop' Raided by Sydney Police Eight Men Prosecuted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 5

Eight men who were arrested in a raid on a room in Tw[?]ford House, city, yesterday, appeared before the Central Court to-day. The police alleged that…

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Pathos in Court Charge Against a Girl Death of an Infant. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 5

When the case in which a 19 years old girl was charged with the murder of her newly born child, came before the Central Court to-day, the Crown intimated…

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An Audacious Theft

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 4

Valuable beaver and coney skins were stolen from Abraham Diggerman, Sussex street, Sydney, on Monday. Police are amazed at the audacity of a man who…

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Motor Driver Charged

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 4

At Grafton Police Court yesterday, Francis James Weatherstone was charged with driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and…

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Jervis Bay Greasers Captain's Orders Disobeyed Eight Men Sent to Gaol. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 5

A sentence of one month's hard labor was inflicted on eight greasers of the steamer Jervis Bay at the West Ham Court to-day for disobeying the orders of…

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Madrid Jewellery Robbery Thief Commits Murder and Suicide. Madrid

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 5

When the shops were closing a man, armed with a revolver, entered a jeweller's establishment and grabbed a trayful of jewels. The proprietor put up a fight…

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