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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Stole a Dress Young Woman Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, Molly Gordon,19, was convicted of having stolen a dress, valued at £310, the property of Madame Lennie, in King…

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Licensing Court Maclean Sitting Yamba Hotel Extensive Remodelling Ordered

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 6

Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, Licensing Magistrate, at the Maclean District Licensing Court, on Friday last, application was made, under Section 40a, for…

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Bullet in Arm Redfern Shooting Affray Man Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 5

At Redfern Police Court, Horace William Stubbs, 27, was charged with having maliciously shot at Percival Bermingham with intent to do him grievous bodily…

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Police Court Yesterday's Sitting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1927 · page 6

The following cases were dealt with by Mr. E. A. Mahony, P. M., at the Graftopn Police Court yesterday morning. BAD LANGUAGE AND DISORDERLY…

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"Barefaced Fraud". Broker Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1927 · page 4

At the Central Gouvt to-day, Harold Harvey, 30, broker, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment on a charge of having obtained £30 by means or…

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Heavy Sentences Two Gaol Escapees Handcuffed to Policemen. Albury

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1927 · page 5

Before the Quarter Sessions to-day, Joseph Waterson, alias Stanley, and Williams, alias Scott McLean, were charged with escaping from Albury…

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BLOODSHED. Q'sland Canefields Strikers' Picket Shot Dead Farmers Ond Court's Preference Order. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1927 · page 4

The trouble on the North Queensland cane fields has taken a serious turn A picket who challenged a foreigner,…

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Lismore Sessions Year's Gaol for Wounding. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1927 · page 5

At the Quarter Sessions to-day, Richard Donovan, who was convicted on a charge of maliciously wounding Victor Skinner at Murwillumbah, was sentenced by Judge…

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Youth of Nineteen Sent to Gaol for Three Years. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1927 · page 5

At Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, sentence of three years' imprisonment was imposed on William Lawson Irving, 19, who was found guilty of having…

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Filthy Letter Girl Takes Blame to Save Man From Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1927 · page 7

Horace Ramsay to-day successfully appealed to the Quarter Sessions Appeal Court against the sentence imposed upon him in a lower court, for having sent…

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Congestion Continues in Arbitration Court. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1927 · page 5

Reports are being obtained by the Commonwealth Government as to the congestion in the Federal Arbitration Court. The Attorney-General, Mr…

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Hit with Hammer Lured to Lonely Spot Man Arrested on Murder Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1927 · page 5

After being induced to go on a fishing excursion to Cowan Creek with a man whose acquaintance he had made in a city hotel, John Willoughby, 22, who…

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Bruhn Murder. Mentioned in Police Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 6

Mention was made of the murder of Norman Bruhn, at the Central Court to-day, when Robert Miller, 44, horse trainer, was charged with vagrancy…

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Alleged Assault. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 6

A girl residing at Gordon informed the police that when near her home late last night a man caught hold of her, dragged her on to a vacant piece of land and…

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Telegrams Bookmaker Before Court. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 6

A well-known bookmaker was charged at the City Court to-day, with having assaulted George Bond in a hotel in the city. He was remanded…

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The Police Force Drill Sergeant's Promotion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 6

"The recent promotion of a drill sergeant attached to the depot has caused grave concern among members of the police force of this State," says the…

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The Royal Visit Extra Pay for Police Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 4

The Government intends to grant tow days' extra pay to the police who were an duty between March 26 and April 6, in recognition of the satisfactory manner…

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'Shake Hands' Baillie and Booth Well Known Trainers in Court Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 5

Trouble between two well known sporting men, Robert Baillie and William Booth was ventilated in the Central Summons Court to-day, when Baillie claimed…

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'Shake Hands' Baillie and Booth Well Known Trainers in Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 3

Trouble between two well known sporting men, Robert Baillie and William Booth, was ventilated in the Central Summons Court to-day, when Baillie claimed…

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Alleged Letter Stealing Postal Employee Committed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 5

Frederick Allerton Hurler, 23, employed in the Postal Department, was committed for trial on a charge of having stolen nine letters, the property of the P.M.G…

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