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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

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Abolition Arbitration Court Favored by Victorian Country Party. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 5

By an overwheming majority the fourteenth annual conference of the Victorian Country party to-day decided in favor of the abolition of the Arbitration…

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Man and Wife Both in Court "Reserve Your Defence." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 5

Joseph Depena, 39, laborer, was present in Redfern Court to-day, Waiting for the case to commence, in which he is charged with having attempted to…

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Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 3

Mick and Phillip Howe, aged 50 and 57 years, strangers to the town, were locked upon Tuesday ofternoon and charged with drunkenness…

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Maclean Police Court an Absent Defendant

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 2

When the same of Edward Alfred Boggis was called at Maclean Police Court there was no personal response, but Mr. Lobban explained that he had appeared…

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Local and General Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 4

Frederick Domnic Dolan, a first offender, was charged with drunkenness in Victoria street and was fined 5, in default imprisonment until the rising of…

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Head Battered 'Madame X' Murder Husband Charged Detective's Sensational Evidence. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 5

Sensational evidence was given today in relation to the murder of Mrs. Kate Jackson, on February 6. She was found outside her bungalow…

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Dorrigo Police Court. FRIDAY, 15th MARCH (Before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.m.) Motor Traffic Cases

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 3

Leonard Samuel Webster was charged with driving a motor lorry without a rear number plate attached to the vehicle. There was no…

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Valedictory Departing Police Magistrate Felicitations to Mr. E. A. Mahony

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 7

Before the business of the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions commenced yesterday morning, occasion was taken to congratulate Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M.,…

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Wilson Murder Man and Woman Committed Alleged Statements by Female Accused. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 5

The Coroner to-day opened the inquiry into the shooting of David Wilson, an invalid pensioner, at Erica, on March 12. Anna Hilliard, 38, an invalid pensioner…

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Outburst of Disorder More Police Protection in Parliament. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 5

The Speaker, Sir Daniel Levy, stated in the Legislative Assembly to-day that in view of the conduct in the public gallery yesterday he had taken steps to…

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At Dead of Night Police Sensation Five Bodies Exhumed Scotland Yard Secrecy. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 5

There were extraordinary scenes at dead of night at Croydon, when five bodies were exhumed at the instance of the police…

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Farewell to Magistrate

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 4

A ceremony took place after [?] of official business at the Queanbeyan Police Court on Monday, when solicitors and police took the opportunity of bidding…

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CANADIAN M.P. Sentenced Nine Years for Offence Against Girl. Ottawa

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 5

Louis M. Augur, a member of the Canadian Parliament for Prescott (Ontario) was sentenced to-day to nine years imprisonment for a grave offence against…

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London Police Royal Commission Report 'Little Evidence of I Misconduct' More Women Police Recommended. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 5

The report of the Royal Commission on the London Police Force, which was appointed after the disclosures in the case of Miss Savidge and Sir Leo…

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Vera Sterling Murder Was Cu[?]prit a Woman? Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 5

Detectives inquiring into the murder of Vera Sterling are inclined to believe that she was strangled by a woman. They have arrived at this conclusion because…

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Desperate Prisoner Attacks Police with Detonator. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 5

The arrest of a man after the blowing up of a launch at Church Point yesterday was attended by exciting incidents. The police found a quantity of…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 4

In the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, before. Mr. C. V. G. Carr Boyd, P.M., an application by Thomas J. Roberts for the issue of a prohibition order against…

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Doctor Charged

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 4

A few days ago Dr. Kesteven, of Bulahdelah, was charged at the Bulahdelah Police Court with performing an illegal operation on a young woman. Accused was…

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New Police Magistrate Welcome to Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 3

The newly appointed Police Magistrate for Grafton, Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, presided at the Police Count yesterday for the first time, and he was accorded a…

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Escaped From Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 2

William Clark Kirkpatrick, 30, escaped from Long Bay gaol this afternoon. He got into the scrub and has not yet been recaptured. He was in gaol in…

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