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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

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Missing Witnesses Surry Hills Murder Case Retrial of William Ralph Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 4

The retrial of William Ralph, 37, who was charged with the murder of Arthur Adolph Lange, at a residential in Riley street, Surry Hills, was delayed for some…

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Shot in Arm Accident During Police Chase. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

Constable Horace Riley, driver of one of the police wireless patrols, was shot in the arm in an accident which occurred during a chase after a stolen motor car…

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"Public Policy" Documents Withheld From Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

When called as a witness in a case in the Equity Courts to-day. in which an old age pensioner, Emma Robinson, 83, brought an action against her son for the return…

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Supreme Court Sitting At Grafton Defamation Action Concluded Verdict for the Defendant

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 1

At the Grafton sittings of the supreme Court, which continued yesterday, before the Chief Justice, Sir P. Street, the hearing of the defamation action brought by…

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Attack on a Girl Chinese Charged with Assault Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 5

While a 16 years old girl was walking along the street at Marriekville last night, near her home, a Chinese, attacked her and threw her 'to the ground. She…

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Police Promotions

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 4

Sergeant (third-class) T. J. Biddle, of Mullumbimby, has been prompted to the rank of second-class sergeant, and Constable Thompson of Fredericton, has…

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Six Years Gaol City Residential Stabbing Case Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 5

A sentence of six years' imprisonment was passed, at the Central Criminal Court, to-day, on William Ralph, who was convicted yesterday of manslaughter,…

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Chains and Rifle Discovered by Police Alleged Abduction of Police Agent. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 5

Sensational allegations made by a police agent on Wednesday night that he had been abducted and compelled, under pain of serious injury, to sign a letter stating…

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"Red Menace" Warning of Police New York

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 5

Police Commissioner Whalen, addressing the Chamber of Commerce, said: "The police have documents to prove that Moscow is directing Communist activities…

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"Court Martialled" Sir Dudley De Chair. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 5

Sir Dudley de Chair was [?] last night by the Australian Legion, at the Ex-Service Club. The proceeding's throughout were most…

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Supreme Court Sitting At Grafton Alleged Breach of Contract Timber Hauling at Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 2

The hearing was continued in the Supreme Court, sitting at Grafton, yesterday, before his Honor, the Chief Justice, Sir Philip Street, of the action in which…

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Better Off in Gaol No Work for Prisoners. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 5

Owing to inability to find work for prisoners on their release, the Indeterminate Sentences Board is reluctant to release young men from Victorian gaols when…

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Alleged Threats McConachy Bound Over Billiardists at Law Assault Charge Dismissed. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 1

McConachy, who was summoned by Willie Smith for using threats, was bound over until April 10, when he leaves England. He was ordered to…

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Two Youths Arrested Police Hope to Clear Up Burglaries Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 3

Several burglaries in the Redfern district are likely to be cleared up, the police believe, by the arrest of two youths at Penrith…

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Shots Fired Court and Restaurant Remarkable Case in Paris. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 5

Two remarkable shooting cases occurred to-day. A one-legged Roumanian, Maurie Autcisto, drew a revolver and fired pointblank at M. Mercier, a Judge, in the…

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Husband Charged Alleged Assault on Wife. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 5

Robert Allen, 30, laborer, was remanded at the Central Court on a charge of having assaulted Myra Hilda Allen and occasioned her actual bodily harm…

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Cattle Stealing Charge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 4

At the Kempsey Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. S. J. Bliss, J.P., Vincent Stanley Lenchan was charged that between August 3, 1929 and March 25,…

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Brewarrina Fire Two Men Charged with Arson. Brewarrina

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 5

At the local court to-day Richard Simmons and Charles Nicholas Conomos were charged with arson in connection with yesterday's disastrous fire. They were…

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London Divorce Morse Versus Morse Echo of Fox Murder Case. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 5

An undefended divorce ease, Morse versus Morse and Fox, comes before Mr. Justice Hill to-day, before Fox is hanged for the murder of his mother…

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Supreme Court Dorrigo Timber Case Alleged Breach of Contract Verdict for Plaintiff for £50

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 6

Yesterday morning the hearing was continued in the Supreme Court sitting at Grafton, before his Honor the Chief Justice (Sir Philip Street) and a jury, of…

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