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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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CONTEMPT 'Guardian' Fined £200 Publisher to Pay Costs Comment on Leslie Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 October 1927 · page 5

The application alleging contempt of court against the "Daily Guardian, in connection with the death of Ronald Lachlan Leslie, was…

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Girl Slashed with Razor Man Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 October 1927 · page 5

Thomas Kinman, 26, laborer, was charged at the Central Court with having maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm on Violet Howard…

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'Squizzy' Taylor Melbourne Sensation Shrouded in Mystery Police Want Third Man Missing Revolver Found. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 October 1927 · page 5

The DETECTIVES WORKED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT ENDEAVORING TO DISCOVER THE MOTIVE FOR THE TRAGEDY AT…

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£10,000 Robbery Foster Before the Court Police Allegations. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 5

Charles Foster, who was brought from New Zealand in connection with the £10,000 mail robbery at Cardiff, appeared in court to-'day…

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Football Referee Police Guard Necessary, Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 5

A Soccer match between Balgownis and Gladesville-Ryde, was held up 20 minutes yesterday, when the crowd became angry over the decisions of the…

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Stolen Goods £2000 Worth Recovered Police Arrest Two Men. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 5

Detectives arrested two men in a Sydney. restaurant last night, and as a result hope to clear up a large number of robberies. When arrested, the men had…

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Four Arrests Taylor Cutmore Shooting Bruhn Murder Aftermath? Arrests at Seymour and Albury. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 5

Detectives consider that the TaylorGumore tragedy is an aftermath of the killing of Bruhn in Sydney some time ago…

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2000 £1 Notes Ready for Cup Day Police Seize Coining Plant. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 5

Upon raiding a house at Brighton to-day detectives, found a complete note printing plant and a large number of counterfeit bank notes. Three…

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Fatal Collision Car Driver Charged Police Allegations. Penrith

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 5

At the court to-day Thos. George Pottinger, a young man, was charged with having feloniously slain Silas Wilfred Pond, at Penrith yesterday…

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Grafton Police Court Election Day Prosecutions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 2

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., Cecil Smidt pleaded guilty to a charge of having made use of indecent language at…

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The Hare Bets Five Men Charged Cases in Brisbane Court. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 4

At the first meeting of the mechanical coursing, which was held at the Brisbane Cricket Ground on Saturday night, the police arrested five men for making bets…

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Removal of police station

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 2

The agitation is still moving to have Die police station at Coffs Harbour shifted to a more workable position. At the Chamber of Commerce…

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Bail Granted Woman on Murder Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 5

Ellen Hoey, who is under committal for trial on a charge of having murdered her husband, Norman Clifford Hoey, at Inverell, on October 13, applied to Mr…

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Rival Pushes Trouble Over Girl Attempted Murder Charge. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 5

There was a sequel to the shooting affray at North Melbourne on Saturday night when at the City Court to-day Walter Shing, 18, and Leslie Coe, 19, were…

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'I'm Sorry' Charge Against Doctor Wife Alleges Assault Husband Under Bed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 5

The Parramatta Court was crowded' to-day when the case in which Dr. Arthur -Mark Stanton is being proceeded against by Mrs. Frances…

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Shortage of Police Fifty-four at Tin Hares. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 5

Referring to the shortage in the police force, the Chief Secretary, Mr. Bruntnell, said to-day that tin hare meetings were responsible for the absorption of 54 men…

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Forged Notes Three Men Before Court One Takes Blame. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 5

At the City Court to-day Claude Smith and two brothers, John and Frank Thornton, were charge with having conspired to forge Commonwealth £1 notes…

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Remanded Three Men Before Court Shooting of Taylor and Cutmore. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 4

Mention was made of the shooting of "Squizzy" Taylor and John Cutmore at the City Court to-day when John Kelly, 20, Sydney Kelly, 19, and Norman Smith…

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Q'sland Railmen Wage---Preference Claims Refused by Court Co-operation with Commissioner Urged. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 4

Except in a minor degree, in some instances, no increase in wages was granted Queensland railway employees in the judgment the Arbitration…

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A Mean Theft

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 November 1927 · page 6

About the meanest theft which has been brought under notice of the Toowoomba police for a long time was reported last Friday. It concerned the breaking open…

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