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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

1,628 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 27 of 82

Alleged Assault and Robbery Armidale Man's Complaint Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 2

Isaac Cundy, a laborer, informed the Armidale police that he was taken for a run in a red motor car by a man he met at the races. When…

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Failed to Agree Narrabri Murder Case Jury. Narrabri

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 3

The jury in the ease of Paul Meniel, charged with the murder of James Smith, returned into court this morning, after being locked up all night, and announced…

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Son on Murder Charge the Windsor Tragedy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 4

At the Central Court to-day Cecil Farnsworth Charles, 53, orchardist, was charged with having at Glossidia, near Windsor, feloniously and maliciously murdered his…

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Waterside Trouble Volunteers and Unionists Mounted Police Called Out. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 5

Only the presence of a large body of police prevented a clash between volunteers and unionists at pick-up places tit Victoria Dock this afternoon…

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District Court Sittings at Bellingen Rent Claim Hamey v. JONES

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 5

At the District Court at Bellingen last week before His Honor Judge Mocatta, A. E. Hamey, of Dorrigo, sought to recover the sum of £84/3/4 from…

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Strange Story Alleged Kidnapping 'Chained to a Bed' Adventures of a Police Agent Sequel to Sly Grog Conviction. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 7

At the Central Court to-day, Charles McDermott, 42, motor dirver, George Walter William Hatch, 22, laborer James Degnan, 20, laborer, and Sadie…

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Alleged Theft Junior Railway Porter Charged Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 April 1930 · page 1

Nelson Mears, 18, junior railway porter was charged at the Central police station last night with having stolen £116 the property of the Railway Commissioners…

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Arms for Convicts Attempted Gaol Delivery Two Gangsters Invade Prison. Providence (R.l,)

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 April 1930 · page 3

One of the most sensational efforts at gaol delivery is reported here. Two gang sters drove into the State prison courtyard in a motor car loaded with arms…

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Railway Porter Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1930 · page 3

At the Central Court to-day, William Nelson Meers, 22, a porter, was charged with having stolen £1169 the property of the Railway Commissioners, at…

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Alleged Assault

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1930 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday Andrew Flatley, 36, was charged with unlawfully assaulting his wife, Alice Flatley, at South Grafton on Easter…

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'You Win!' Gaol Escapee Captured on Caulfield Racecourse. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1930 · page 5

After 17 days of liberty William Emmanuel Roach, 43, who escaped in a sensational manner on April 6, from Ballarat gaol, where he was awaiting the hearing…

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Alleged Theft of Goods From South Grafton Stranger Remanded

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1930 · page 2

At the Maclean Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Reg H. Howard, J.P., Phillip Redgrave, aged 32 years, who was found drunk by Constable Steer in Argylc…

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Wife Charged with Wounding Jury Find Her Not Guilty. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1930 · page 5

At the Sessions to-day Emily Ann Conrad. 47, was acquitted on a Clarige of having maliciously wounded Miss Evr Gearey…

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Alleged Parricide Charles Before the Court Magistrate Refuses Bail. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 5

Cecil Farnsworth Charles, who was charged with having murdered his father, John Edward Charles, was again before the Central Court to-day…

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Sentenced to Death Members of Russian Trust. Moscow

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 5

Five leaders of an economic counterrevolution in the Ukraine Lumber Trust were sentenced to death. About 106 other officials of the trust were sentenced to…

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Murder Charge at Goulburn. Goulburn

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 1

Mrs. Florence Gallagher, 38, who yesterday, with her two-year-old son, was admitted to the hospital suffering from poison, left the institution to-day and…

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Demented Parent Murder and Suicide. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 5

Wilful murder and suicide was the verdict returned by the Coroner after an inquiry into the deaths of Horace Breaden, 48, and his children, Allan, 18,…

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Rebels Killed Chased By Troops Conditions at Chittagong Police and Officials Wounded at Feni. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 5

Twelve Chittagong rebels were killed and many wounded in a running fight with the military search party. The troops first encountered 30 rebels on the…

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Police Court Echo of a Dog Fight

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 4

Before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at "Mullumbimby Police Court on Wednesday, the case in which Daisy May Montgomery charged Agnes Elizabeth Fisher with…

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Maclean Police Court Found on Licensed Premises. Case Dismissed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 3

At the Maclean Police Court, before Mr. Carr-Boyd, P.M., John McMillan, a fanner, of Palmer's Island, through his solicitor, Mr. T. McL. Lobban, pleaded…

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