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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

1,628 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 37 of 82

Coffs Burglary

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 3

There was a sequel yesterday to the recent burglary at Mr. C. H. Everingham's garage, when Sergeant Dowd returned to Mr. Elveringham…

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Grafton Police Court on Licensed Premises

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 4

In the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., Alexander Frederick Phemister was charged with having been found on the…

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Grafton Police District Acting Supt, Lindfield Welcome at Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., said that before proceeding with the business of the court he would like to extend a…

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Sentenced Soldiers Released. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 3

It has been learned that all Australian soldier who transferred to New South Wales [?] after the war to serve sentence in[?]sed on them by…

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Tamworth Murder Death Sentence Commuted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 6

Cabinet to-day commuted to imprisonment for life sentence of death passed on Charles Jeffries Britten, 50, for the murder of his wife at Tamworth on…

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Fitzroy Murder Victim [?]Eared Attacks. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 3

Detectives inquiring into the murder of John Taylor, at Fitzrey, have definitely established the fact that he feared for his safety and that on several occasions gangs…

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Secret Exit Chinese Elude Police Left £100 in Cash. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 5

Police raided pakapu premises in the city yesterday and arrested eight Chinese, including the keeper and banker. They also seized 10,000 tickets and £100 in…

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Railway Porters Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1930 · page 4

Two railway porters, William Edward Baylis, 36, and Septimus Percival Thorpe. 40, were charged at the Central Court to-day with having in their possession…

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Hindus and Moslems Fierce Fighting in Madras Murder of Police Officer. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1930 · page 5

Two persons were killed and six seriously injured at the result of the police firing near Vellore, Madras, to disperse crowds of Hindus and Moslems who…

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Murder Charge Man Shot Dead. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1930 · page 5

At the inquest concerning that [?] Waller Schweiger, farm manager, at Three Springs, the Coroner committed Alan Austin. 21. for trial, on a charge of murder…

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Outbreaks of Fire Grafton Police Investigating

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1930 · page 4

The outbreaks of fire which occurred during the past two days at the Grafton Golf Clubhouse and at the Grafton High School are engaging the attention of the…

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Epsom Mystery. Police Hopeful of Arrest. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1930 · page 5

The police are hopeful of clearing up the Keesson mystery. They believe they have found the piece of wire flex with which the young woman was strangled…

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Man with Revolver Visited Police Headquarters to See Commissioner. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1930 · page 4

A man with a revolver entered police headquarters this afternoon and asked to see the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Childs. The officer on duty, however, informed…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Doughan, John Joseph Byrne, 39, was fined 5 in default imprisonment until the rising of the court, for having…

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Long Sentence Prisoners Three Escapees From Beechworth Gaol. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 5

Three long sentence prisoners escaped from a gang which was repairing a road near Beechworth gaol yesterday afternoon, and made for the bush. Although pursued,…

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Fitzroy Murder Detectives Looking for Dog. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 5

Detectives inquiring into the murder of John Taylor at Fitzroy on Saturday believe that a fox terrier dog which Taylor owned may afford then some clue as to…

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Goulburn Case Wife Murder Alleged Retrial of Colin Ferney. Goulburn

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 5

Surprise was caused at the retrial of Colin Ferney on a charge of murdering his wife, Lilian Forney, when Constable McMillan, under cross-examination,…

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"A Family Matter" Would Not Harm Police Chief. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 5

It transpires that the armed man, who caused a sensation at police headquarters yesterday, told the police he had no intention of harming Commissioner Childs. He…

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Police Guard Australian Players to Practise at Downside. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 5

The Australian cricketers are spending the two days before the test at the famous Roman Catholic College at Downside, near Bath. This is largely due to the influence…

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Wool and the Tariff Costing 15 Per Cent, of Receipts Evidence in Arbitration Court Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 5

In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, Mr. J. B. Brigden stated that the tariff was costing the pastoral industry in Australia 15 per cent, of its receipts,…

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