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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

1,576 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 61 of 79

Bank Hold-up Another Man Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 4

An American, who was found in a cave at Rose Bay at the week-end, suffering from a bullet wound in the leg was taken from hospital to Long Bay to- day. After…

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Death Sentence Threat: Aborigines Acquitted by Supreme Court. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 5

Several aborigines were acquitted by jury in the Supreme Court of the murder, of an aborigine, near Groote Island. The mission superintendent, Warren,…

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Gun Duel Police And 'Grey Shadow' Evidence in Hold-up Case Finger Print on Spectacles. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 5

At the Balmain Court to-day the case in which Herbert Skinner, 26, a salesman, appeared on six charges arising out of the armed hold-ups at…

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Police Attacked by Rowdy Foreigners

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 4

Attacked by foreigners while attempting to arrest a man, Constable Daly and Gavin fought desperately at Mourilyan (Queensland) whilst reinforcements were…

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Minister's Resentment Against Criticism of Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 5

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaffey, expressed resentment at the charges made by certain speakers at a meeting of the Prison Reform League Conserning the…

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Five Year Old Robbery Police Make an Arrest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 4

By an arrest to-night, the police believe they have cleared up a robbery which occurred five years ago. A wanted man, who was apprehended to-night, was…

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Early Morning Raid Police Search for Wanted Man Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 4

Police early this morning surrounded a house at Bondi and discovered a man asleep in bed. He was awakened and taken to the Darlinghurst police staion…

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'John Brown's Body' Marine Engineers Award Sharp Court Exchanges. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 5

In the Federal Arbitration court yesterday, an application was made by J and A. Brown, for a variation of the award for marine engineers. It was asked…

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Moree Residents at Law District Court Action Revolver and Stockwhip. Allegations. Moree

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 5

Two well-known residents of Moree appeared in a civil action in the District Court, when James Vincent Carrigan sued Cecil Keen, claiming £200 damages…

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Confession of Murder Police Disbelieve Story. Echo of Marrickville Shooting. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 October 1929 · page 5

A man visited the detective office yesterday and sought to convince the detectives that he was responsible for the murder of Miss Esther Vaughan 55, and Mrs…

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Women Would Burn Native Storming of Gaol Prevented. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 October 1929 · page 5

The police,with fixed baynots prevented the storming of the Bulawayo gaol last night by an enraged crowd which was largely composed of women who…

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AFTER 17 Years Arrested for Maintenance £300 or Three Years' Gaol. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 October 1929 · page 5

After spending seventeen years in New Zealand Abraham Black, 65, returned to Leeds, where he was he was instantly arrested for the non-payment of £300 arrears of…

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Gaol Tragedy Stabbed With Carving Knife Prisoner a Shell Shock Subject Formerly a Respected Farmer. Cootamundra

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 October 1929 · page 5

Walter Hunter, 29, a prisoner in the Cootamundra gaol, was early this morning fatally stabbed by, it is alleged, a fellow prisoner. Hunter, who was a Scotchman…

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Thirteen Killed Colorado Prison Mutiny Murder and Self-destruction. Canon City (U.s.a.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 October 1929 · page 5

Five murderous convicts barricaded in a cell block of the Colorado State Prison ended their war on society by self-destruction. Four of the five, after a seventeen…

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Position of Workers When Federal Court Goes State to Set Up Adequate Tribunal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 October 1929 · page 4

Speaking in the Parkes electorate in support of the candidature of Major Marr, the State Treasurer, Mr. Stevens, said the abolition of the Federal Arbitration Court…

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Telegrams Cootamundra Gaol Tragedy. Cootamundra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 5

At the Police Court to-day Lawrence Cronin was charged with the murder of Victor Hunter. Accused was remanded…

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Licensing Court Crown Hotel Improvements

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 5

In the Grafton District Licensing Court yesterday morning, Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, Licensing Magistrate, heard an application by William Thomas Robinson,…

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Sensational Incidents Police Visitations. Property Recovered and Arrests Made. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 5

Sensational incidents, including raids on houses in Glebe, Summer Hill and Redfern, marked the capture of four suspects by the police early to-day…

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Gaol Murder Inquest on Victim Evidence of Insanity. Cootamundra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 5

An inquest concerning the death of Walter Hunt, who was stabbed to death in Cootamundra gaol, was opened last night…

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Assault and Bigamy. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 4

At the police court to-day, Frederick Pake pleaded guilty to a charge of having at Cessnock, maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm on Kathleen…

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