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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

1,576 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 24 of 79

POLICE v. Michael Feros

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 4

The Police proceeded against Michael Feros, licensee of the Hotel Dorrigo, charging him with having permitted Thomas Carol to be on his…

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Man Questioned Melbourne Murder Mystery. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 5

Following up the clue in connection with the murder of Andrew Christensen, detectives questioned a local resident for several hours. No arrest has yet been…

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Dorrigo Police Court. FRIDAY, 12th APRIL (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.m.) Board of Health Cases

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 4

J. C. Williams, an inspector of the Board of Health instituted proceedings against James Edwards, boarding housekeeper; Ivy Beatrice…

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Leaking Current House Charged with Electricity Enough to Kill Family. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 5

An electrician, called in to examine a house in which Dennis Hayward, 44 years, of Leederville, was electrocuted recently, and found the entire house was…

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'Hands Full' Garden To Lukin One in Gaol-all in Prosecution of Strikers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 5

The secretary of the Trades and Labor Council, Mr. J. Garden, referring to the summonses taken out against a number of timber workers,…

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Murder Alleged Death OF Lee Leu Charge Against Chinese Accused "Vision" in Cell. Dubbo

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 4

A Chinese, Ha[?] Chock Ting, or Willie Khong, was charged at the Supreme Court to-day with having feloniously and maliciously slain a…

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Police Court Story

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 4

Evidence, which possessed many of the features of the detective story of fiction was given in the Brisbane Police Court on Tuesday afternoon. Engaged…

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Local and General Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 4

John Pilton failed to appear at the Grafton Police Court yesterday, in answer to a charge of drunkenness, and Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., ordered that his…

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Contempt of Court Woman Sent to Gaol Refused to Give Evidence. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 5

Maud Ryan, who was shot in a house in Fitzroy on January 21, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment by Justice Macfarlane in the Criminal Court to-day,…

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Chinese Sentenced Five Years for Manslaughter. Dubbo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 5

Har Chock Ting, a Chinaman, was convicted before the Criminal Court, on a charge of manslaughter of a fellow-Chinese, Charlie Lee Leu, at…

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AFTER 15 Years Petition for Divorce Dismissed by Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 5

Justice Owen to-day dismissed the petition for a divorce by John Tregonning Burns, because of unreasonable delay in filing the petition…

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Court Cases Make Farce of Proceedings Timber Strikers' Plans "We'll Hang Judge Lukin to Sour Apple Tree." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 4

The timber strikers hope to make a farce of the proceedings when the 39 men summoned for breaches of the Arbitration Act appear before…

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Ebor Appeal Grafton Magistrate's Decision Auctioneer's License Refused. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 3

Before Justice Davidson in Chambers to-day application was made on behalf of Cyril Aubrey Shea, of Ebor, agent for af rule absolute for prohibition to…

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Revolver in Sock Man Fined £100 and Sent to Gaol. Albury

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 3

George Jules Carson, who pleaded guilty at the local court to having an unlicensed revolver in his possession, was fined £100 and was also sentenced to six months…

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Alleged "Go Getters" Police Clean-up Continues Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 3

Detectives arrested two more alleged "go getters" yesterday after a complaint by an old farmer, who was staying at the People's Palace, that he had…

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Found Shot Dead Clerk Op Famous Court. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 3

Sir Herbert Austin, clerk at the Central Criminal Court, whose knowledge of criminal law is unrivalled was found shot dead at his office in the Old Bailey…

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Lobe of Man's Ear Bitten Off by Woman on Way to Police Station. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 3

While in a Police, Department car in Elizabeth street, last night, it is alleged that a woman bit the lobe off a man's ear. The car had been hailed by Leslie…

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£2000 CLAIM Chinese Half-Caste Girl SUING N. Guinea Police Chief Alleged Wrongful Imprisonment. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 3

Evidence was taken here yesterday from Olive May. Gouey, 19, a well educated Chinese half-caste, who suing William Bruce Ball,…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 4

Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., yesterday morning William Sullivan (37) pleaded guilty to a charge of having been found drunk in Pound street and…

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Youth Arrested Theft of Motor Cycles Alleged Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 5

At 1 o'clock this morning, a 17 years old youth was arrested at Five Dock, in connection with a number of motor cycle thefts which have taken place in the…

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