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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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An Old Man Alleged Brutal Assault Youth Committed for Trial. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 5

A story of a brutal assault on an old man was told at Redfern Court to-day when Bryan Travers, 18, laborer, was committed for trial on a charge of…

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Libel Action Comic Opera Ending Court Sings "Marseillaise" Opposing Parties Embrace. Paris

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 5

A POLITICAL LIBEL ACTION CONNECTED WITH THE HOME RULE MOVEMENT IN ALSACE HAS ENDED WITH A SERIES OF…

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Well--known Swimmer Sent to Gaol for Theft. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 7

Thomas Morris, .the well-known swimmer, was sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labor at the Parramatta Police Court for having stolen…

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Metropolitan Police Return

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 4

Members of the metropolitan police force who were on duty at Grafton during the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York left for Sydney by the second…

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Husband Committed Alleged Attempted Wife Murder. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 5

Hubert Leslie Fleming, 28, a timber miller, was committed for trial at Perth police court on a charge of having attempted to kill his wife, Agnes Fleming…

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Lawrence Opening of Tennis Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 6

The new tennis court at Lawrence was officially opened last Saturday in the presence of a fair gathering. In the absence of the president, Mr…

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Daring Plan To Break Gaol Prisoners at Bathurst Key Found in Cell Door. Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 5

IT HAS JUST BEEN DISCLOSED THAT THREE DESPERATE ORIGINALS RECENTLY MADE A DARING ATTEMPT TO BREAK…

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Sydney Robberies Three Jewellery Hauls Police Recover £700 Worth. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 5

A large number of robberies have already been reported to the police. The shop of Maud Ball, of Lakemba, was broken into during the night and…

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Woman Bound By Masked Women Poison Drink Prepared Story to Melbourne Police. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 5

A young woman who recently arrived from England told the police to-day that she was held up in he home at East Brunswick last night…

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Elderly Woman's Death Husband Charged with Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 5

An elderly woman, the wife of George Andrew Buckley was murdered at her home, Church street, Newcastle in the early hours of this morning…

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Told the Police Follower of Zaniboni He Prevented Murder of Mussolini. Rome

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 5

The climax of the Zaniboni trial, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Mussolini last November, was reached to-day when evidence was given by…

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Police Raid at Kyogle

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 4

The Kyogle police, under Sergeant Lisle, raided business premises in the main street of Kyogle, where, it was alleged, gambling was being carried on…

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Police Superintendent's Protest. (Published by Arrangement)

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 2

The Superintendent of Police, Boston, Michael H. Crowley, thus gave his opinion to the New York "Herald Tribune," on the seventh anniversary of the enactment…

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Baby's Throat Cut Mother Charged with Murder. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 5

At Adelaide Police Court to-day, Thelma Marshall, a young married woman, was charged with having attempted to murder her sixteen days old…

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Alleged Wife Murder Husband in Court. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 5

At the Newcastle Court to-day, George Andrew Buckley, 52, laborer, was charged with having feloniously and maliciously murdered his wife, Mary Buckley…

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Elusive Suspect Alleged Assault and Robbery. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day Percy Lee, 26, motor mechanic was charged with having, in company with others assaulted Stanley Clarence Twig and robbed him…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 4

Yesterday morning a young man, Arthur Watts Leslie, appeared before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P. M., at the Grafton Police Court, on a charge of having at Gloucester…

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Children Saved Her From Going to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 5

When Beryl Loydell or Greeh, 27, was charged with shoplifting at the Central Court to-day, the magistrate refrained from sending her to gaol on account of…

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Fiendish Cruelty Calf Skinned Alive Police Sergeant's Discovery. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 5

Fiendish cruelty to a calf is suspected by Sergeant Hill, of Dandenong, who discovered the skinned front portion of an animal floating in a well…

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A Fabricated Charge. Court Case Collapses

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 3

At the Ballarat court, last week, a remarkable breakdown occurred in a case in which a lad named William Cody was charged with named William Cody was charged with having assaulted Thelma…

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