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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

1,819 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 58 of 91

Stole Butter Wharf Laborers Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 5

William Allen Mitchell and Herbert Carpenter, wharf laborers, pleaded guilty at Darlinghurst sessions to having stolon six boxes of butter and other goods, the…

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Timber Workers Arbitration Court Case Application to Intervene. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 5

Mr. Crofts, secretary of the A.C.T.U., applied to Mr. Latham, Federal Attorney General, for leave to intervene in the timber workers case now before the…

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Football Referee Ordered Police Inspector Off He Knows Better Now. Albury

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 6

During a football match at Albury, Inspector Constantine had occasion to go on to the field, where two players were fighting. He was ordered off the field by John…

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Whip Used Thrashed for 20 Minutes Co-respondent in Divorce Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 5

During the hearing of a divorce case in which William Treloar sought a decree from Nellie Treloar, on the ground of alleged misconduct with Frederick…

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SMITH-ULM Airmen to Control Plane Southern Cross Case Equity Court Decesion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 5

When the application for an injunction by Keith Anderson, Australian airman, against Kingsford Smith and Ulm, in connection with the Pacific flight was…

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Pastoralist Sent to Gaol Northern Territory Cattle Stealing. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 7

The trial of William Stanley Brown pastoralist, of Dernsvale, and Frederick Martin and Davis May on a charge of cattle stealing has been con[?]luded…

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Magistrate Caught Napping

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 4

A defendant who had put up a plausible story regarding his possession of a travelling rug, and his presence in an hotel, looked anxiously at Mr. Tregear,…

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MOTHER V. Son Charge of Assault. Forbes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 5

At the Police Court George Feeney was charged with having assaulted his mother aged 70. The old Woman was shockingly battered, her face bearing…

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Beggars Sent to Gaol Blind and Dumb Impostors. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 5

That a blind beggar could see and a dumb beggar could speak were allegations made by Sergeant Hart at the Newtown Police Court to-day, when George…

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FIVE £ NOTES Bribery Alleged Hospital Cooks Charged Detective's Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 5

At Parramatta Court to-day, Harry Elliott, 59, butcher, and head cook at Lidcombe State Hospital, was proceeded against on a summons under the Secret…

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Local and General District Court Sitting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 4

The District Court of the northern district will sit at the Grafton Court-house on Tuesday, August 21. August 3 is the last day for entering plaints…

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Moxey Murder Trial to Be Expedited Sydney, Not Newcastle. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 5

The Attorney-General announced to-day that it has been decided that Charles Henry Jackson, 23, charged with murder, and James Dent, 21, charged with having…

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TASMANIAN K.C. Law Society's Application High Court's Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 5

The appeal of the Southern Law Society of Tasmania against the decision of the Full Supreme Court of Tasmania, in refusing to strike the name of Albert…

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Arbitration Court the Abolition Movement Mr. Latham Blames the Reds. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 7

Addressing the National Speakers' Association the Federal Attorney-General, Mr. Latham, said there were both employees and employers who exclaimed:…

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ARBITRATION Federal and State Awards Difficulties Respecting Parties Case Two Years Reaching Court Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 4

In the Federal Arbitration Court, before Judge Lukin, mention was made of the plaint by the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and joiners of Australia…

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Assault Case Sequel to Murder Charge Defendant Applauded by Crowd. Melbourne, Thursday. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 5

At Box Hill Court to-day Edward Augustus, Sampson was fined £5 on a charge of having assaulted Ernest Ambrose Kleinert…

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Liquor and Cocaine Storekeeper Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 4

At the Central Court, William Long, 33, storekeeper, of Surry Hills was fined £30, in default three months' imprisonment, on a charge of selling liquor…

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Collapsed Woman in Witness Box Charged with Bigamy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 7

Ada Mary Sparks, who was charged at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day with bigamy, collapsed in the dock, and as she was too ill to go through the ordeal of…

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Explosives Under Bridge Boys Carrying Them to Police Station. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 5

Two boys found a large quantity of explosives under a footbridge over the Yarra River at Richmond yesterday. The police ore inquiring…

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W.A. AND N.Z. Southern Cross Flights Smith and Ulm Now Free Equity Court Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 5

The case in which Keith Anderson, Australian airman, applied for an injunction against Wing Commander Kingsford Smith and Lieutenant Ulm…

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