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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

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Waitara Murder Shadlow Arrested at Callan Park. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 July 1930 · page 5

Sergeant Hogan, of the Balmain police,t o-day arrested Henry George Shadlow, who later was charged at North Sydney with having attempted to murder his…

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Police Sergeant Disrated Failed to Apprehend Offender. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 July 1930 · page 5

A sergeant of police in a big country town has been disrated and deprived of long service privileges following allegations that, although aware of a theft in…

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TERRORISM Gangs In Melbourne . Business Men Attacked Three Men Before Court. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 July 1930 · page 4

Police are still inquiring into reports of gang terrorism. Victims are being threatened with ill-treatment if they do not hand over sums of…

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Alleged Attempted Murder Injured Woman Recovering. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 5

George-Shadlow, 47, was charged at tho North Sydney police court to-day with having feloniously and unaliciously attempted to murder his wife, Florence…

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Chaffey's Tribute Splendid Police Forge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 5

In an address at the Sydney Lyecam the Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaney, said it would be a sad day for the people of this country or any other British…

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Murder and Suicide Evidence at Coroner's Inquest Sordid Story. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 5

A sordid story was told at the coroner's court to-day when an inquiry was held into the deaths of a man and woman known at Richmond, where they lived as…

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Married Woman's Death Three Women Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 5

The Coroner to-day held an inquiry into the death of Elsie Ren, 31, a married woman, who died from septicaemia, at the Coast, Hospital, on June 15…

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'Juggling with Documents' Criminal Court Appeal Rejected. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 6

The Court of Criminal Appeals, rejected the appeal of,Lex McManus who was convicted last Quarter sessions, on a charge of having obtained a motor car by the…

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Europeans Stoned Exciting Scenes in Poona Police Charge with Staves. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 5

Exciting scenes were witnessed in Poona yesterday, when the police were forced to charge a large crowd who were stoning Europeans passing in motor cars,…

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Batons Used Seven Fighting Seamen Police Severely Handled Fierce Struggle in Street. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 5

While attempting to quell a free fight among a number of seamen outside a urine bar, in Erskine Street, this afternoon the police were themselves…

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In Trouble Educated Man Before Court Convicted on Two Charges "Two Classes of Society."

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 4

Milium Frank Harsant, a well-spoken man, who described himself as an accountant by profession, hailing from South Africa, was charged before Mr. C. G…

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Charged with Drunkenness

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 July 1930 · page 4

John O'Toole, 31, who was convicted on a charge of drunkenness at the Grafton Police Court on Monday, was similarly…

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Erskine Street Brawl Seven Men at Police Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 July 1930 · page 4

There was a sequel to the Erskine street brawl to-day when at the Central Court seven men appeared on various charges. Fines ranging from £2 to £.5…

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Hammer Attack Alleged Pensioner Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 July 1930 · page 5

Edward James Allen, 69, pensioner, was charged at the Parramatta Court this morning with having maliciously wounded his wife, Margaret Allen, at her home…

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Release From Debtors' Prison "Abuse of Process of Court." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 July 1930 · page 4

Runar Smeds, a Finnish farmer, of Cooran, North Queensland, applied to Mr. Justice Long Innes, in the Equity Court, to-day, for his release from Long Bay…

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Gold Stealing Detection Staff Abolished. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 July 1930 · page 1

The gold stealing detection staff, which has been working at Kalgoorlie for 23 years, hits been abolished on the ground that the Chamber of Alines cannot afford…

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Ulmarra Police Court Warning to Amateur Fishermen Undersized Mullet

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 July 1930 · page 2

Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at Ulmarra Police Court on Wednesday, James Massey and Monty Spencer pleaded guilty to a charge of having in their…

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Cotterill Tragedy Murder and Suicide. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 July 1930 · page 5

In the inquiry into the death of Eaderley Cotterill and his wife, Margery, whoso dead bodies were found in a flat at Hampstead on Sunday. the Coroner returned a…

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Separatist Riots Rhineland in a Turmoil Police Unable to Control Mob. Cologne

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 July 1930 · page 5

Anti-Separatists riots in Rhineland are daily becoming more alarming. Treves is practically in a state of siege, and the police are unable to control the…

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Escaped Prisoner Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 July 1930 · page 8

Morris Richard Auld, who escaped from the Emu Plains prison farm, was, at the North Sydney police court, to-day, sentenced to three months hard labor, also to…

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