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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

1,576 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 53 of 79

Cool Woman Shots Fired in Cafe Smoked Cigarette While Awaiting Police. Perth

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 August 1929 · page 4

A sensational shooting incident occurred at the Strand Cafe, in Hay street, last night, when a woman, after firing a number of shots at her male escort, calmly…

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Melb. Bandits Attack on Motor Truck Fugitives Run Into Arms of Police. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 August 1929 · page 4

Further particulars regarding the attack by two armed men on Felix Cliff at Albert Park last night show that the men jumped on the running board of…

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Another Riot Glebe Timber Yards 4 Men--2 Women Arrested Police Batons Vigorously Used Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 August 1929 · page 4

There was another serious disturbance outside of Hudson's timber yards at Glebe to-day, when free laborers knocked off shortly after noon…

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Six Months' Gaol. Marked Coin As Evidence! Theft

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1929 · page 3

Joseph Zeen, a heavily stranger, was sentenced to months' without the option at…

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Six Months Gaol Two Old Offenders Sentenced Recent Thefts at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1929 · page 3

Herbert Martin, 45, and George Clifton, 36, who were charged with theft at Grafton Court last week and were remanded for sentence, pending police…

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Alleged Forgery. Bank Manager Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1929 · page 2

Edward James Lloyd, 58, bank manager, was charged at the Central Court to-day, with having uttered at Bondi, on October 8, 1926, a cheque for £3000, signed "D…

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Man for Trial Alleged Assault with Iron Bar Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1929 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day Ernest Gallagher, 36, laborer, was committed for trial on a charge of having maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm…

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Youth Sent to Gaol "Not Fit to Be at Large." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1929 · page 5

At the Central Court, Colin Michel, 38, laborer, was sentenced to six months imprisonment and fined £50, for having carried an unlicensed pistol…

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Police Search for Missing Queensland Nurse Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1929 · page 5

The police are searching for Nurse Iris Lillian Mackieham, 24, formerly of Townsville, who arrived in Sydney by the steamer Orungal on August [?] to sit…

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Police Raid Mine Coal From Old Workings. West Maitland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1929 · page 4

The police raided the old workings of the Stanford-Merthyr colliery during the week-end and took the names of 40 miners, who will be prosecuted…

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Solicitor Sentenced Two Years for Forgery. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 August 1929 · page 3

John Stanley Fraser, a solicitor, of Beaconsfield Parade, St. Kilda was sentenced by Mr. Justice Wasley to-day to two years' imprisonment for forging a…

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Heavy Fine Liquor at Road Workers' Camp Clarence Police Arrest Man. Wauchope

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 August 1929 · page 4

At the local Police Court yesterday Richard Leyland, until recently licensee of the Long Flat Hotel, was proceeded against on a charge of selling liquor…

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Bank Robbery Three Men Charged. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 2

At the Polce Court to-day Albert Bunting, 24, William James Stewart, 31, and Leon Connor, were charged with robbery under arms of £208 at the…

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Feloniously Slaying Lorry Driver Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 2

At the Newtown Court to-day Percy Spittlehouse, 31, a greengrocer, was charged, with haying, by wanton driving, feloniously slain Robert Haddow and…

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Twelve Months Gaol Possession of Morphine Tablets. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 3

At the Newton Police Court to-day Algernon Metcalfe or Terry, 37, a laborer, was sentenced to 12 months light labor on a charge of having had…

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Tragedies in Englnd Man Arrested and Charged. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 5

Harry Holmann, 28, laborer, was arrested and formally charged with the manslaughter of Constable Self, who was found murdered on Sunday…

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Man or Woman? Magistrate's Dilemma Claim Under Male Award. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 4

Mr. Flynn S.M., in the Parramatta Court to-day heard one of the most unusual cases for years. The case follows the remarkable story…

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Dog Racing Betting Case Appeal Dismissed by Full Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 2

The question of the legality or other wise of betting at coursing meetings has been decided by the Full Court. In April last Eric Kirton, bookmaker,…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 4

Wilfred Lachlan Hocking, a cent arrival at Gleniffer, where he was engaged in farming, was arrested on Monday afternoon by…

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Shot at Woman Adelaide Man Charged. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 6

At the police court to-day, Thomas Leslie Winstanley was charge with having shot at Mrs. E.M. Brown, with intent to murder her…

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