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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

1,576 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 52 of 79

Engineering Strike Application to Arbitration Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 August 1929 · page 5

Judge Beeby in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day agreed to the suggestion that he should call a conference of the parties in the dispute between the…

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Timber Worker Three Months for Assault. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 5

At Glebe Court to-day, Arthur Redmond, 46, timber worker, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for assaulting a volunteer, Ernest Walter…

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Two Years Gaol "Swindler, Bigamist and Hypocrite." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 5

At Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, Valentine Kirby, 23, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for bigamy. Judge Curlewis described him as a…

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Drug Trafficker Fine of £250 and Year's Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day Edward. Johnstone, 43, was sentenced to 12 months gaol for trafficking in cocaine. He already had been fined £250 for having cocaine…

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Contempt Dried Fruits Board Secy. High Court's Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 5

The High Court to-day upheld the committal to prison of Leonard Botten, secretary of the South Australian Dried Fruits Board, for contempt of court…

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£300 in Fines 'Labor Daily'--Editor Contempt of Court '' Flagrant Interference.'' Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 5

Holding there had been real and substantial interference with a court of justice by the publication of certain articles, the Full Court…

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Wife Slashed with Razor Husband Charged with Attempted Murder. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1929 · page 5

Receiving a telephone message that a man was attacking his wife, the police went to the house of Frederick Cameron, at Fitzroy, and found Mrs. Olive…

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Grocer Sent to Gaol False Label on Whisky Bottle Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1929 · page 4

At the Prahran Police Court to-day Pasquale Amerena, licensed grocer, was sentenced to seven days gaol for having a false label on a bottle of whisky…

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Police Prevent Mass Picketing. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1929 · page 3

The police prevented timber workers holding a mass picketing demonstration at Wickham to-day. The police had got wind of their intentions and a large force…

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SPEECHES Barrister And Inspector Both Tired Police Evidence at Conspiracy Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1929 · page 5

Inspector Mackay was further cross-examined at the Central Court today, as to what occurred at the mass picketing demonstration in…

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Two Years Road Bandit Sentenced. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 5

At the Criminal Court yesterday a road bandit, Leonard Michael, 17, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. In mitigation of his sentence it was…

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Theft of Bank Notes Two Youths Arrested, Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 4

Just as the Melbourne express was about to leave the Central Station last night the police arrested two youths in connection with a theft of more than…

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Solicitor Suspended Court Takes Lenient View. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 1

The Full Court to-day suspended from practice until June 30 next, Charles [?] Brice, solicitor, for negligence in the conduct of his business. The trouble arose…

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Zinc in Bones Pearson Poison Case Husband on Murder Charge Sensational Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 4

The City Coroner opened an inquiry to-day into the circumstances surrounding the death of Marion Zelena Pearson, who died six years…

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Betting Shop Orange Trainer Fined £30 Allegations of Assault. Orange

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1929 · page 6

Jonathan Hicks, owner and trainer, who is at present awaiting trial in connection with the Green[?] alleged ringing in case, was fined £30, in default four…

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Intent to Murder Charge Echo of Gaffney Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1929 · page 5

The case in which Walter Tomlinson, wharf laborer, was charged with having shot at James Devine with intent to murder, was again mentioned at the Central Court…

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Casino Case Rule Nisi Application Refused by Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1929 · page 7

This was an application, heard, ex parte, on behalf of John Thomas Cowan, jun., of Greenridge, near Casino, farm laborer, for an order to make absolute the rule nisi…

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Fifty--fifty Cotton Trade Wages Cut Court Awards Wage Reduction London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1929 · page 5

The hearing of evidence by the Court of Arbitration inquiring into the cotton employers' demand for a reduction in wages by 26 12 in the pound, was completed…

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Fraud Alleged an Ink Making Factory Two Men Before Court. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1929 · page 4

At the local court yesterday George Selby Herring, 31, and Edward Louis Parer, 35, were remanded on a charge of having obtained money, totalling £640,…

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Calcutta Jute Strike Police Disperse 6000 Strikers. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 August 1929 · page 5

The police and troops charged 6000 jute strikers, who attempted to prevent loyal workers from entering a mill, near Calcutta, and refused to obey the Magistrate's…

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