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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

1,576 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 32 of 79

Body on Roadside Murder or Accident? Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 5

The police are inquiring into the death of Samuel McAleese. who was round shot on the roadside in the Bay of Plenty district. They now believe he was not…

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Case Against Garden Says He Will Go to Gaol If Convicted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 5

J. S. Garden and several other Labor leaders prominent in the timber workers' trouble, will be proceeded against on summonses to-morrow, in connection with…

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To Be Sold "Out of Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 2

Before His Honour the Chief Judge in Equity (Mr. Justice Harvey) on Friday, the 10th May, a luminous under Sections 70, 71. and SI, of the Trustee…

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Police Waited Three Men and Woman Arrested Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 5

Inquiries over two weeks resulted last night in the arrest of three men and a woman on charges in connection with the disappearance of metal valued at £200…

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Baby Girl Lost in Thick Scrub Police and Plane Search. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 5

Nearly 100 police and civilians assisted by an aeroplane searched all day without result for Marjorie MoKee, aged two, who has been missing since…

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New Guinea Intimate Glimpses Rabaul and Its Environs Police Officer's Travels and Experiences

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 2

Relating his travels and experiences whilst a police officer in the territory of New Guinea Armed Constabulary, warrant Officer James B. Stratton, who is a…

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Gaol Next Time Magistrate to Bookmaker Fines for Illegal Betting. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 5

When he fined Davis Black, 49, £20 for street betting, Mr. Flynn, S.M., at the Parramatta court to-day, said in future he intended to send all…

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Telegrams Alleged Assault on Constable Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 4

At the Central Court James Cable, 27, sawyer was committed for trial on a charge of having assaulted Constable Brownette and occasioning him actual…

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Murder Case Application for Bail. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 5

Application was made to the Chief Justice, Sir William Irvine, that Walter Wylie, who was committed for trial on a charge of the murder of Androw…

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Ordinance Case Alderman Charged Ulmarra Municipal Council P. O'GRADY V. Thomas Jefferies

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 2

At the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., a case of interest to members of local government bodies came on for…

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Innocent Man Imprisonment for Murder £6000 Compensation Likely Curious Parallel to Slater Case. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 5

A curious parallel to the case in England, in which Oscar Slater served a long sentence for murder and was then found to be innocent and was…

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Won't Pay Garden Goes to Gaol £10 Fine or Month Others Accompany Him Sequel to May Day Procession. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 5

J. S. Garden, Michael Ryan, James Lucas, Chas. Jensen. and C.Reeves appeared at the Central Court to-day, on a charge of participating in an…

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Missing Child Legs Dangling From Parcel Startling Story Told to Police. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 5

The police searching for Marjorie McKee, aged two, who is missing in the Mount Gravatt district, were told a startling story to-day…

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Erica -Murder Case Alleged Contempt of Court "Smith's Weekly" Article Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 5

Notice was given by the Attorney General yesterday of his intention to move in the Supreme Court, on May 28, that Harry Clarkson Maddison, manager for…

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Offence Upon Girc Octogenarian Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 4

James Calpin, 81, pleaded guilty at Parramatta Quarter Sessions to-day to having committed an indecent offence upon a girl of nine, at Granville…

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Two Women, Shot Third Woman on Murder Charge the Innisfail Tragedy. Innisfail

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 5

At the police court to-day, Lily Thomas was charged with the wilful murder of May Kerrigan and Margaret O'Dormell. Evidence was given that after the…

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Floating Bag Seen in River Stirred Up by Steamer Police Dragging Again

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 4

There was an unexpected development in the Geoffrey Knott mystery when South Grafton police early yesterday suddenly resumed dragging…

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Dorrigo Police Court. Friday, May 17th. Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M.

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 2

Kenneth P. McKenzie was charged with having an unlicensed revolver in his possession. Defendant pleaded guilty. It appeared that possession…

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Gaol and Flogging Shocking Brutality During Fight Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 4

At Wangaratta Supreme Court to-day, Michael Parlton was sentenced to three months gaol, with a whipping of eight strokes, for shocking brutality during an…

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Reaped a Fortune 'From Poor Credulous Fools' "Astrologist" Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 5

At the Central Police Court, Arthur Herbert Buckley, 39, was sentenced to three months imprisonment on a charge of having unlawfully used astrology to…

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