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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

1,576 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 42 of 79

Family Terrified Father Charged with Serious Offence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 7

Joseph Blinstruth, 42, coal trimmer, was charged at North Sydney Court today, with having attempted a serious offence against his daughter at Mosman…

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Two Brothers Charged Strychnine in Cream Can. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 7

Legal proceedings against two brothers named Condon followed the recent sensational discovery of strychnine in a can of cream at the Illawarra Central…

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Husband for Trial Wife Murder Alleged. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 7

Frederick Carr, 42, laborer, was committed for trial at Adelaide Court today, on a charge of having murdered his wife Maud Carr, 35…

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Theft and Thanks

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 4

At the Dorrigo Church of England ball recently, the ladies in charge of the supper arrangements, having set the tables and got things in order generally. went up…

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Car Thieves Two Youths Sentenced. Toowoomba

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 5

Two youths, aged 17 stole a car front a private garage early this morning and were chased by Constable Muller in another car…

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£98,000 Taxation Fraud Two Men Sentenced. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 5

Amazing revenue frauds were disclosed at the Newcastle Assizes when Moses Jacobson, a naturalised Russian, and George Middleton, an accountant, pleaded…

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Assault Charge [?]Mber Workers for Trial Woman in Hysterics. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 5

A sensation was caused outside Glebe Court, after the hearing of a cease against two timber workers, who were charged with assault…

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Court of Petty Sessions Cases at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 3

Before the Police Magistrate (Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd) at the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Edward Riley, was fined 10, in default three days, on a…

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Widow's Story Melbourne Shooting Two Men Dead Murder and Suicide. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 5

The Coroner to-day held an inquiry into the deaths of Arthur Clement Compston, 27, musician, and Arthur Hi[?]ock, 40, of North Melbourne,…

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Police Baffled Baby's Arm Buried in Sand. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 4

Fears that the baby's arm found in the sand at Maroubra might have been dropped by a medical student, have been exploded, according to the police, who…

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False Statement Endowment Claim Fine of £15 Imposed Case Heard at Grafton Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 3

A case came before the Police Magistrate, Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, at the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, which should be of interest…

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'COWARDLY' Assault On Timber Worker Woman's Courage Commended by Judge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 4

The appeal of James Lowe Phegan against his conviction and sentence of six months' imprisonment at Balmain Court on June 19 for assault…

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New Hebrides Murder Woman and Girl Killed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 5

News was received in Sydney this morning to the effect that Sinaranga, near Malaita, has been the scene of further murders. It appears that during the…

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Surat Murder McNAMEE on Trial Finding of Human Bones. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 5

The trial commenced at Roma of Edward McNamee, charged withe the wilful murder of Jack Green, about April 12 last, near Surat. The accused pleaded not…

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Police Criticised Allegation by A.C.T.U. Organ. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 4

The "Pan-Pacific Worker," the official organ of the A.C.T.U., and edited by J. S. Garden, contains further attacks upon police methods in connection with…

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Escaped Prisoner Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 2

Alfred Morose, or Mesak, 37, an emcaped prisoner from Queensland, was sentenced to six months' hard labor at the Central Court. Sydney, for the theft…

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'Selected Magistrates' Armidale Court Episode Police Criticsed. Armidale

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 5

When Henry Booth, grazier, of Bellbrook, Macleay River, was charged at the Armidale Court with cattle stealing, his solicitor, Mr. C. L. Mackenzie, alleged…

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Maclean Police Court Catching Fish for Sale Without License

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 2

At the Maclean Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., Leslie Ford, Harry Biffen and Douglas Bond, three young men, pleaded guilty to…

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Unlicensed Pistol Case at Maclean Court "Relict of Convict Days?"

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 3

Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at the Maclean Police Court yesterday, Jules Peno was charged with having in his possession on June 24 a pistol that…

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Surat Murder Verdict of Manslaughter. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 5

Michael Edward McNamee, who was found guilty of the 'manslaughter of Jack Green, on the Roma-Surat road, was sentenced to three and a half years…

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