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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

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Police Dragnet Six Hundred Persons Arrested Chicago Gaols Filled. Chicago

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

Six hundred persons were arrested early on Sunday, in a sweeping city-wide drive against criminals, which began on Saturday night. Every gaol in Chicago was…

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Cream Worth £1250 Factory Employee Charged with Theft. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 5

For a long time past cream in cans has disappeared from consignments to the Glen Ormiston Butter Factor. The police to-day arrested James…

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Over Cliff Girl At Newcastle Assault Alleged Police Looking for Man. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 5

A 16-year-old girl, who fell over a cliff south of Morewether Beach yesterday afternoon and escaped serious injury, has made a remarkable…

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Man in Asylum Victim of Alleged Assault. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 5

At Kogarah Police Court to-day Oscar Hicks, 35, painter, was charged with having assaulted John Giles, at Cronulla, on December 1…

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Found in Truck Man Wanted by Police. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 5

The police hunt for William Leslie, who is alleged to have shot Frank Pettinger. on a Geraldton to Berth train on Friday night. ended at midnight of Sunday when…

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Strange Police Court Plea

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 4

At the Muswellbrook Police Court Sydney Herbert Smith, aged 21, a stranger to the district, pleaded guilty to several charges of stealing in Muswellbrook and…

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Dorrigo Police Court Friday, January 18th (Before Mr. Mahoney, P.m.) Breaches of Motor Traffic Regulations

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 3

The following cases under the Motor Traffic Regulations were heard at the Dorrigo Police Court on Friday last. In the three first mentioned cases…

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Visit to Gaol Minister For Justice Maintenance Confinees Allegations Investigated

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

In consequence of the allegations made against the treatment of persons confined in gaol under the Deserted Wives and Children's Act, the Minister for…

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Attempted Murder Charge Against Roy Bruhn Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

Roy Bruhn, 24, who was arrested on a charge of vagrancy after the shooting of Mona Ryan, at Fitzroy, on Monday last, was charged to-day with attempted…

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Crones Charged Echo of Malster Jolly Case Defendant Discharged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

There was an echo of the Malster Jolly ringing in case, at the Central Police Court to-day, when Algi Crones, 38, was charged with false pretences…

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Brutal Assault Chewed Half Mans Ear Off Fierce Struggle with Policeman. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 7

A vicious attack was made on Rupert Collins, taxi driver, at Surry Hills to-night, by a man who was arrested after a violent struggle…

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Court Presentation a New Regulation. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

A new regulation for this year's Courts reads that "no lady who has been presented within the last three years can have her name submitted, except in…

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Not the Man Boonjie Murder Sensation Prisoner From Thursday Island. Cairns

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

The Boonjie murder case provided another sensation this morning. Although no official statement has been made, it is stated that the man convicted…

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Thrilling Duel Police and Bandits One Dead, Three Wounded. Brussels

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

Two armed men who were concerned in a hold-up were being pursued last Wednesday week when they turned and fired, mortally wounding a policeman…

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HALF £5 Note Paid by Bank Official Police Arrest Man. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

A man entered the Commonwealth Bank yesterday and produced half a ₤5 bank note one end of which was searched. He explained that while lighting a…

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Death Car Two Little Children Killed in Street Police Say Purely an Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

Alice Williams, aged four, and Kathleen Williams, aged two, met with shocking deaths at Willoughby last night. They were crossing the road near their…

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High Court Labor Senate Candidates' Petition to Upset Victorian Election Question of Informal Votes Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

Petitions which, in effect, declare that the return of Senators elected for Victoria in the last Federal election should be upset, were lodged in the…

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Maclean Police Court Motor Traffic Prosecutions

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 4

Before, the Police Magistrate, Mr. E. A. Mahony, on Tuesday, the following cases were heard:— INDECENT LANGUAGE…

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Stealing Charges Bank Clerk and Accountant. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 5

William Frederick Thomas, 27, was charged at the city court with having stolen £507 from the Commercial Bank of Australia, where he was employed as a…

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Assault with Intent Charge Against Youth. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 3

William Eric Edwards, 18, laborer, was charged at the police court to-day with having assaulted a girl with intent to commit a capital offence…

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