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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

1,576 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 79

Care in Collision. Case Before Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

Circumstances relating to the collision at MacNamara's Corner, Coffs Harbour, on Sunday, November 11, between cars driven by Messrs. Alf…

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Brisbane Fire Murder---Arson Alleged Sensational Evidence Man and Woman Charged. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

Sensational evidence was given in the police court to-day, when Joseph Stanislaus. Philipson, 21, draughtsman, and Isabel Williamson, 52, on…

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Assisting the Police

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

During the hearing of a case at Toowoomba on Saturday, in which a member of the Toowoomba City Council was a witness for the defence, the prosecutor…

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Medical Advertisement Alleged Breach of Act H. E Kugelman Charged

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 3

H. E. Kugelman was charged at Tamworth Police Court on Monday with stating in an advertisement contained in "The Northern Daily Leader," that he…

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Latham High Court Judge? Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 7

It is considered possible in legal circles that when vacancies on the High Court Bench are filled one of the new Judges may be the present Attorney-General, Mr…

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Court-martial Naval Officer Retired. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

As the result or a court-martial, engineer Lieutenant Commander William Henry Vaughan Edgar, D.S.C., of destroyer Anzac, has been deprived of two years'…

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More Riots Adelaide Watersiders Police Called Out. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

Riots were renewed at Port Adelaide this morning, when about 500 watersiders rushed the steamer Lanena, which was being loaded by volunteers at the…

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Stealing Charges Against Former Champion Swimmer Cavill Denies Allegations Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 5

Richmond, Cavill, 45, former champion swimmer and now proprietor of swimming baths, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day, with haying stolen…

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Demonstrative Wharfies Court Proceedings Disturbed. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 5

During the hearing of a charge against a waterside worker of having used insulting words towards a volunteer laborer a great crowd congregated outside the court…

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Q' Sland Murder Man's Alleged Confession 'Hit Him on the Head' Arrest at Thursday Island. Thursday Island

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 5

In the police court to-day James Maurice Kelly was remanded to Cairns on a charge of haying wilfully murdered Charles Water, at Boonjie,…

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An Unprovoked Assault

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 4

At the Ballina Police Court, Denis Long was charged with assaulting H. K. Knox, teller at the Commercial Bank, Ballina, on January 13, and causing…

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Bogus Expedition? North Australian Venture Promoter Charged with False Pretences. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 5

Detectives last night arrested the promoter of an expedition to North Australia and charged him with having obtained money by false pretences…

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Razor Cuts From Temple To Chest Brutal Murder Old Man in Blood-soaked Bed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 5

James Blair, 60, was brutally murdered in a lodging house in Erskine street, city, late yesterday afternoon. His jugular vein was almost…

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DEFIANT Timber Workers' Union Will Not Attend Court Thousands of Men Involved. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 5

The Timber Workers' Union decided not to attend the Arbitration Court on Wednesday, when Judge Lukin will give his final decision in…

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Murder Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 4

Malcolm McKinnon, 63 a rigger, was remanded at the Central Court on a charge of having murdered James Logie Blair. Bail was not applied for…

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Small Debts Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 4

Donald William Macpherson so[?]r proceeded against Stanley Abel Jones, of South Grafton, at the Small Debts Court, Grafton, yesterday, for the recovery of…

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Month's Gaol Hit Dog with Iron Bolt Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

C[?]il Davis, wardsman at the City Refuge, was proceeded against at the Central Court on a charge of having cruelly ill-treated a dog…

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Coats Off in Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 4

The heat was most oppressive in the Brisbane Police Court on Thursday morning, and everyone presented a wilted appearance Shortly after 11 o'clock Mr…

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'Influence' Molong Traffic Case Police Commissioner's Statement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

The Commissioner of Police, referring to the recent withdrawal of traffic prosecution proceedings against a defendant at Molong, explained to-day that the…

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Messiter Murder Car Driver at the Yard Longest Interrogation in History. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

The Southampton police interrogation of the car driver, Thomas, in connection with the Messiter murder, was one of the longest, in the history of crime…

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