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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

1,628 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 49 of 82

Police Powerless Strange Case of Supposed Cruelty. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 5

The police are powerless to proceed with a charge of cruelty against a man, whose son was found chained up at home. Medical officers state that the lad was not…

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Domestic Tragedy Man and Woman Dead Murder and Suicide Near Auckland. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 5

Henry John Millen, 39, and his wife are dead as the result of a shocking domestic tragedy at Howick, 15 miles from the city…

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Land Court Decision Home Maintenance Area. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 5

In the Land Court yesterday Mr. justice Pike decided that a home maintenance area should be an area that would carry 2000 sheep. He added that…

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With Knife Girl Holds Up Intruder Man Struggles with Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 5

A man, who it is alleged, broke and entered the home of Sergeant Ferguson, of the Glebe police, at Kensington last night, was held at bay by Miss Jewel…

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Newnes Shale Oil Leases Angry Scene at Warden's Court Lithgow

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 5

There was an angry scene in the local court yesterday when the Mining Warden granted a suspension of working conditions for four months, instead of six as…

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District Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 4

Seven cases were listed for hearing at the Grafton District Court, which was formally opened before his Honor Judge Mocatta yesterday morning, when the list…

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Given a Chance But Did Not Take Advantage of It Now in Grafton Gaol

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 1

"Don't be too hard on me. If you give me a chance I will leave the town next week," said George Saunders, aged 29 a professional pugilist, who was stated to…

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Unusual Charge Ten Persons Before the Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 5

At the Newtown court to-day, nine men and one woman were charged with having, at St. Peters, wrongfully watched a place where persons were working, with…

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Wrestlers Fight Wild Scenes at Stadium Police Stop Bout. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 2

Uproarious scenes were witnessed at Rushcutters Bay Stadium to-night when the police stopped a wrestling bout between Tween Ted Thye and Billy Edwards, in…

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Copy Cats? Americans In Paris Police Raid Homes Fashion Sketches for U.S. LONDON

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph" Paris correspondent says the latest development in the struggle of dressmakers, to prevent clandestine copying of…

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Alleged Theft

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 4

David Wilson, 27, appeared before Mr. J. Dough an, J.P., at the Grafton Police Count yesterday and was charged with Laving stolen a bottle of Imperial bitters,…

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At the Wheel Taxi Driver Found Dead Bullet in Head Youth Charged with Murder. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 5

With a bullet wound in his head, the body of Charles Patterson, 27, taxi driver, was found in his taxi on a bush road near Maddington, nine miles…

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Court Sits in a Church

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 4

A Brisbane Court, was held in a church last Thursday. It happened that, the Registrar in Federal Bankruptcy (Mr. J. D. Keenan) wished to examine a female…

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Double Tragedy Murder and Suicide Female Storekeeper Shot. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 5

Murder and suicide occurred at Camp. Hill yesterday. Thomas Lee, a middle aged man, who arrived in the town on Thursday, fatally wounded Ann Sullivan…

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Books Seized Police Raid Insurance Office. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 4

Detectives Lawrence, Ryan and Gallagher raided the office of an insurance company in the city yesterday and confiscated several books and documents…

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House Damaged Seventeen Men Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 4

Seventeen men were committed for trial at the Central' Court to- day on a charge of having maliciously damaged property to the value of £40, owned by…

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Broke Rules Wrestling Bout Stopped Police Inspector's Report. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 2

Inspector Mortimer, who stopped last night's wrestling contest between Thye and Edwards, has handed a report to the Commissioner of Police, in which he says…

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District Court Sullivan V. the Railway Commissioners Claim for £31953 Damages

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 7

At the Grafton District Court yesterday Judge Mocatta was engaged until 4.30 p.m. hearing the case of John Sullivan v. the Railway Commissioners of…

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Prom Gaol to Matrimony Man Charged with Stealing Boots. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 4

Ronald Morris. 33, who on Saturday was taken from Long Bay gaol to be married at a church at Botany, was charged, at the Sydney Sessions to-day, with having…

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Alleged Assault Two Accused Men Discharged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 6

Alien Norman Connolly, 22 and David Pert, 24, laborers, wore charged, at the Glebe court to-day, with having assaulted Fred Ryder, with intent to rob him, it…

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