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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

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India Bomb Explosions Police Inspectors Injured. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1930 · page 5

Simultaneous bomb explosions occurred in Lahore, Amritsar, Ramalpindi. Shekerpur. Lyallpur and Gujranwala, all in the Punjab early yesterday morning…

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His Father's Death Son On Murder Trial Protests His Innocence Death Sentence Passed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1930 · page 5

When the the trial of Cecil Farnsworth diaries, for the alleged murder of his father, was resumed in the Central Criminal Court to-day. the accused went into…

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Dorrigo Police Court Interesting and Unusual Cases

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 June 1930 · page 6

Before Mr. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at the Dorrigo Police Court on Friday last, several eases of interest were dealt with. UNSTAMPED WEIGHTS…

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Charged with Two Year Old Crime

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 June 1930 · page 4

A man was committed for trial at Tamworth Police Court on Monday, in connection, with an alleged offence two years old. On August 13, 1928, the…

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£1250 in Safe Police Disturb Burglar. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 June 1930 · page 5

An unsuccessful attempt was made this afternoon to steal £1250 from the Regent picture theatre in the city. A constable passing the thetare at 4 p.m. noticed that…

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Charles Murder Circumstantial Evidence "I Knew I Had No Chance." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 June 1930 · page 5

When Cecil Farnsworth Charles was sentenced to death for the murder of his father at the Central Criminal Court last night lie took the sentence calmly. Asked…

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500 Injured Police Attack Indian Mob Three Hours Fight in City Square. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 June 1930 · page 5

Over 500 were injured in a three hours battle at Bombay yesterday between mounted and foot police and Indian Congress volunteers, who massed in the…

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Sent to Gaol Failed to Comply with Court's Order. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 5

For having failed to carry out conditions for payment of compensation to a person who had been injured through his reckless driving of a motor car, Cecil…

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Death Sentence Assault on Young Girl Poignant Scene in Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 5

There was a poignant scene, at the Central Criminal Court to-day, when Percy Matthew Lynch, 35, a laborer, was found guilty and sentenced to death for…

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Accused's Name Application to Suppress Refused by Magistrate. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 5

Leonard Bartlett 45, of independent means, appeared at the Central Court to-day, on a charge of having in his possession unlicensed revolvers, and having in…

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Court of Petty Sessions Three Men in a Car Licensing Act Prosecution

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 7

Yesterday, at the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd. P.M., Douglas Brown pleaded not guilty to a charge of being on licensed…

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Sheep in Brickyard Drover Charged with Cruelty. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 6

The the Burwood Court, Thomas Budd, drover, was charged with having cruelly ill-treated a number of sheep. It was stated that 150 sheep were…

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Life in Germany Police Make It Dangerous Indiscriminate Shootings. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 5

Shootings by police are making life in Germany positively dangerous. The system of firing whenever the public show disinclination to obey orders reached a…

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Sent to Gaol "Heartless Cold-blooded Thief" Woman on Stealing Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 1

When Florence Podesta 24, was charged at the Central Court to-day, with having attempted to steal 210½ from Christina Moore, it was stated that she had £35…

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Piercing Screams Police on the Scene Assault and Robbery Charges. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 5

In response to piercing screams, Constables Stephenson and Law entered a house in Devonshire street, city, last night, and found two men ransacking the…

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Possession of Cocaine Woman Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 6

Ethel Moore or Krantz, 36, domestic, was sentenced to four months' hard labor at the Central Court to-day when she pleaded guilty to a charge of having…

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Gundagai Tragedy Verdict of Murder and Suicide. Gundagai

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 5

After inquiring into the terrible tragedy which occurred at Gundagai last Friday the Coroner found that Joseph Seymour while temporarily insane, killed…

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Gaol Mutiny Prisoners at Rangoon 45 KILLED, 68 Injured Fierce Battle. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 5

A serious mutiny broke out at Rangoon central gaol yesterday afternoon resulting in two warders, two military police, one lorry driver, and 40…

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Circumstantial Evidence Two Men Acquitted on Murder Charge. Cairns

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 5

Evidence was concluded in the case in which Jack Pringle Davis and Charles Hambrook were charged with murdering Jimmy Hop and Wing Chung, at…

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48-Hour Week Matter for Full Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 5

When the Metal Trades Employers' Association applied to Judge Beeby in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day for a 48-hour week for the electrical fitting…

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