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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

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Printing Press Found in of Arts Seized by Kurri Police. Kurri

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 3

Police raided Kurri School of Arts today and seized a printing press used to print a weekly bulletin called" The Militant Miner."…

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Alleged Theft From Rothbury Employees. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 5

In the Central Court to–day, Tadeus Wiodaroxyk (pronounced Fordarcheck), 27, described as a journalist, was charged with having at Rothbury, on or about…

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Vicious Assault Four Youths Attacked by Gang. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 5

Attacked by a gang numbering 20, four youths were injured, one seriously, last night on the promenade at Bondi Beach. Thomas Hughes, 20, had his nose broken…

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Wrong Man Released From Prison Ingenious Ruse Amazing Case at Long Bay Gaol Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 5

Confusing one prisoner with another, officials at Long Bay Prison on Saturday night released the wrong man…

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Thrown Out Beeby's Second Award the Coal Case High Court's Decision Four to One Majority. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 5

The Full High Court by a majority of four to one decided to–day that Judge Beeby's second interim award in the coal case was bad in law and…

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Gaol for Assault

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 4

At the Inverell Quarter Sessions, Duncan William McInnes and Norman Joseph McInnes, brothers, aged 18 and 16 respectively, were found guilty of having…

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Court Climax Surprised Magistrate Woman Denies Alleged Marriage

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 1

An unexpected development took place at Toowoomba recently in the Magistrate's Court during the hearing of a civil action. The plaintiff was Helen…

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Police Investigating Obstruction on Railway. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 5

As a train was pulling out from St. Peters station last night, the driver noticed a dark object on the line. He brought the train to a standstill, and on…

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Death of William Kelley Motor Driver Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 5

At the Balmain Court to–day, Thomas Mowbray Edols, 25, salesman was charged with having feloniously slain William Valandingham Kelly, at Balmain, on…

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Police Report Reply Oi Lang's Complaint Disturbance Outside Parliament House. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 5

The Speaker, Sir Daniel Levy, made a statement to Parliament to–day regarding the disturbance outside the House on February 26, when two men were arrested…

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Woman Sentenced Unlawfully Wounding Charge. Toowoomba

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 5

Bridget Harris, 33, convicted of unlawfully wounding Arthur Calcott, was sentenced to–day to eighteen months' imprisonment…

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Guyra Case Sheep Stealing Prosecution Allegations and Denials "Deliberate Liar." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 5

The circumstances surrounding the prosecution and subsequent acquittal of F. L. Moore, of Guyra, on a charge of sheep stealing, was the subject of…

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Withdrawn Murder Charge Against Woman Reference to Death Pact. Toowoomba

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 5

The Crown Prosecutor indicated that be could not go on with the charge against Emily Taylor, married woman, who appeared in court to–day on a charge of…

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INCREASE Crime In N.S.W. Police Chief's Report Fraud and False Pretences. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 4

The report of the Acting Commissioner of Police, Mr. Childs, for the year 1929, shows that serious crime increased by 1135 cases compared with…

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Maclean Police Court Dangerous Driving

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 4

At the Maclean Police Court, before Mr. A. F. Chapman, P.M., the police proceeded against John Andrew Marshall, who did not appear, for driving a motor…

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Young Woman Charged Impersonation Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 4

A young woman last month visited a big city store and impersonated the daughter of a Merriwa squatter. She obtained a quantity of toilet requisites and booked…

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Three Men Arrested Theft of P.D.S. Lorry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 5

In connection with the theft of a lorry loaded with butter, the property of the Producers’ Distributing Society, which was stolen from George street yesterday,…

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Guyra Case Two Police Agents Banned Chief Secretary's Statement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 5

Instructions have been given by the Acting Commissioner of Police that the two police agents, O'Brien and Manning, who were instrumental in bringing a…

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Daring Station Theft

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 7

A sneak theft on Newcastle railway station by a woman who had the effrontery to use a schoolboy as her innocent dupe is being investigated by the police…

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Messiter Murder Trial of William Podmore Denial of Gaol Conversations. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 5

"Did you kill Messiter?" was the question put to William Podmore, who is facing his trial on a charge of having murdered the oil magnate, Vivian Messiter, in…

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