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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

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Iron Grill Forced Escape From Leichhardt Police Station. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 5

Forcing a bar of an iron grill in the exercise yard of the Leichhardt Police Station between 11.45 and noon to-day, William Richard Hines, 22, who was…

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Police Blamed For Chicago Murders Sensational Allegations by Prohibition Administrator Chicago

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 5

The Associated Press was informed by the Assistant Prohibition Administrator, Mr. Silloway, that it is his belief that it was members of the…

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Melbourne Murder Accused Sentenced to Death. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 5

Thompson Gardiner William Bacon, found guilty of the murder of Mrs. Daisy. Ledgera, whose throat he cut owing to jealousy, was sentenced to death. The…

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Police Department Telephones

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 4

For the information of the public the Superintendent of Police (Mr. O. H. Parker) desires it to be known that the following, alterations have been made in…

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District Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 4

The actions listed for the District Court sitting at Grafton on March 5 are as follow: Breach of share farming agreement, new trial, damages claimed…

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Murder and Suicide Tragedy at Los Angeles. Los Angeles

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 5

Edward Doney, jun., whose patner figured prominently in oil scandals in the past few years, was murdered to-day by Hugh Plunkett, private secretary and…

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Court of Petty Sessions Breaches of the Traffic Regulations Inquiry in Bankruptcy

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 2

At the Court of Petty Sessions. Grafton, yesterday, before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., a colored man named Albert Ramsammy was convicted on a charge of…

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Police Department Telephones

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 4

In yesterday's paper, particulars were given of the alterations that have been made in connection with the telephone arrangements at the local police…

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Variety of Court Exhibits

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 2

For a time last Thursday the interior of the Court of General Sessions, Melbourne, could by a slight stretch of the imagination have been mistaken for a…

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Two Months Gaol Man Who Punched Woman Sequel to Prosecution. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 5

At the Auburn police court, George Wilmot, 25, milk vendor, was sentenced to two months imprisonment for beating Mrs. Lila Hodge with his fists a couple…

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Mrs. Mort Further Effort for Release Echo of Tozer Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 5

A deputation representing the Women's Organising Committee of the Australian Labor Party recently waited on the Minister for Justice, Mr. Lee, in private,…

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Hysterical Girl Carried From Court Room. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 5

During the hearing of a case at Darlinghurst Sessions in which George Gaud, chemist, 60, and Phillip Glover, 19, motor driver, were charged with haying supplied…

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Throats Cut Man And Woman Murder and Suicide Shocking Tragedy at Paddington. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 5

A shocking tragedy occurred in a house in Underwood street, Paddington, early this morning. Agnes Gatley informed Constable…

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Brisbane Mayor's Son Arrested in Tasmania Police Action Questioned. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 5

While in Tasmania recently on a holiday Mayor Jolly's son was arrested on suspicion that he had been associated with a bomb outrage in Melbourne. He was…

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Attempted Shopbreaking Two Men Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 5

At Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, Norman Richards, 33, rigger, and John Lewis, 36, salesman, were convicted on a charge of attempted shopbreaking…

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Wireless Hoax Million People Victimised Sequel in Police Court. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 5

Last October a million German listeners in were victimised. They were expected to hear Wolfgang Schwartz, a Socialist, lecture on: "The problem of…

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At Gaol Gates Released Prisoner Rearrested. Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 5

After being released from Bathurst gaol to-day, Thomas Askew, 23, was rearrested at the gates and charged with escaping from Bourke street, Melbourne,…

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Wife's Action But Husband Charged Unusual Case in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 4

An unusual case was heard before Mr. McMahon, at the Central Summons Court to-day, when William Coutts, occupier of a house at…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. Horseowner Committed for Trial. Launceston

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 5

William Clear, horseowner and trainer, was committed for trial on a charge of having attempted to murder Alexander Evans, secretary, of the North Tasmanian…

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'Intent to Murder' Bombing of Greek Club Five Men on Trial. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 5

The trial commenced this morning of five men, Timothy O'Connell, Stanley Wililams, Norman McIver, Alexander McIver and Francis Delaney, charged with…

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