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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

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Woman's Body Buried in Garden Murder at Stanthorpe. Stanthorpe

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 5

Queensland police inquiring into the murder of Mrs. Furst, whose body was found buried in her garden last Sunday discovered a bloodstained hat…

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Coal Owners High Court Case. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 2

The case in which the coal owners are challenging the validity of Judge Beeby'a second interim award was continued before the Full Bench of the High Court…

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'FALSE' Charges Against Police Chief Secy's Reply What Investigations Disclose. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 5

Replying to stattements made by speakers at the deputation introduced by Mr. Booth, M.L.A., which waited on him recently and urged the…

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'Biased P.m.' Woman Counsel's Allegation Sensation in Wallsend Court. Wallsend

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 5

When the case in which 72 men were charged at the local court with having continued an unlawful assembly at Ashtonfields on January 10…

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New Guinea Gold Share in Fortune Claimed Case in Equity Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 5

In the Equity Court to-day Henrich Wilke, merchant of Sydney, brought an action against Otto Rossiter to recover share in a fortune made on the New…

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M.L.A. AND M.H.R. Baddeley And James Before Cessnock Court Sequel to Public Meeting. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 5

There was a large attendance at the local court to-day when J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., and R. James, M.H.R., were charged under section 8…

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Local and General Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 4

William Leslie Darcy, 25, appeared before Mr. J. Doughu, J.P., at the Grafton Police Court on Tuesday and was fined 15 for drunkenness, in default…

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Public Servant in Trouble Paymaster on Stealing Charge Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 5

Charles Mayne, formerly employed by the Public Works Department as paymaster and timekeeper, was committed for trial on a charge of having stolen £172…

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Bankrupt Charged First Case of Its Kind. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 2

The Commonwealth Crown Solicitor to-day proceeded against August Stegeman, 54, caterer, on a charge that, being a bankrupt between January 1 and August…

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Norco Hold-up Reeves Sentenced to Two Years Son Bound Over. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 5

Augustus Charles Reeves, 42, who was convicted at the Darlinghurst Sessions in connection with the armed hold-up in the office of Norco, Limited, was to-day…

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73 Men Before Court. Wallsend

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 4

When the case in which 73 men are charged in connection with mass picketing at Ashtonfields was resumed to-day. Constable Humphries said he recognised three…

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Berlin Police Raid Communist Party Offices. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 5

Police raided the offices of the Communist newspaper the "Red Flag," the three editors of which were previously arrested. They also searched Communist…

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Coal Case High Court Reserves Judgment. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 4

The High Court to-day reserved judgment in the application by the coal owners challenging the validity of Judge Beeby's second interim award…

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Stir in Court Allegation by Counsel Witness Threatened. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 4

When Cheapleys case was resumed to-day Mr. Barry, for the Crown Law Department, caused a sensation by alleging that a Crown witness named Simpson had…

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RECONSTRUCTED Koutepoff Kidnapping Amazing Scene Police, Public and Movie Men. Paris

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 5

Whenever French police are baffled by a crime, they carry out a realistic reconstruction of the affair. Thus the Koutepoff kidnapping was…

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New Guinea Gold Leases Claim Dismissed in Equity Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 5

The case in which Heinrich Wilke, merchant of Sydney, claimed half share in certain gold leases in New Guinea from the defendant, Otto Rossiter, was…

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Police Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 2

At the Dorrigo Police Court last Friday, before Mr. A. E. Chapman, P.M., eight dairymen of the Dorrigo district were proceeded against on a charge of…

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Local Justices Overruled Police Magistrate Baddeley--james' Case Further Action Likely. Maitland

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 5

It was learned to-day that Mr. Nott, P.M., was overruled in his decision in the Baddeley-James case by the two local Justices…

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Assault Charge a Lismore Case Incident at Dance

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 3

Daphne Greenhill proceeded against Stanley Petersen, at Lismore Police Court on Monday, before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P. M., On a charge of assault…

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Maclean Small Debts Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 3

Before the Police Magistrate, Mr. A. F. Chapman, on Thursday, at Maclean. The Municipality of Maclean sued Mrs. M. Apps for sanitary dues £814 and 8…

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