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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

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Bound Over and Fined Dalton Inquest Assault. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 4

Sidney McDonald, 30, a laborer, who assaulted Walter Tomlinson during the luncheon adjournment of the Dalton inquest yesterday, was to-day fined £5, in…

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Information Dismissed Horse Stealing Charge "Might Have Been Innocent Victim."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

Yesterday the hearing of the charge of horse stealing made against Mrs. Louisa Pilton, of the Washpen, near Ulmarra was concluded before Mr. C. G…

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Rothbury Riot Maitland Court Cases Allegation by Defendant. Left Court to Issue Summons. Maitland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

When the hearing of the charges against the miners in connection with the Rothbury disturbances was resumed at the West Maitland Court…

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Not One Man Withdrawal Of Police Urged by Deputation Request for Inquiry Refused Unrest on Coalfields. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

A deputation waited on the Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaffey, this afternoon and requested that an "exhaustive and impartial inquiry" be held…

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N.Z. Prisoner Broke Gaol and Married Rearrested at Puhchbowl. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 4

Roy Raymond Witting, 25, a carrier, who, it is alleged, escaped from Papurua goal, near, Christchurch, New Zealand, in April, 1927, was arrested at his home at…

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Heavy Fines Pay or Go to Gaol Men Who Marched on Rothbury. West Maitland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 5

Sixteen men who took part in the march to Rothbury on December 16 were to-day fined £20 each, and two others £10. Three of the men were…

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Dubbo Police Raid Six Arrests--four Chinamen. Dubbo

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 4

In a raid on the Chinese quarter of the town to-day the police arrested six men, including four Chinamen, on charges of having committed a serious offence against a…

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Kavanagh's 'Army' Why Police Didn't Act Plainclothes Men Were There. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 4

Surprise was expressed last night that the police did not take any steps to suppress the "workers' defence army." which was formed at the Trades Hall and…

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UNCONSTITUTIONAL Judge Beeby's Interim Award Coal Trouble Not Interstate Dispute Decision Of High Court Will State Government Open More Mines? Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 5

The Full High Court decided to-day that the interim award made by Judge Beeby prescribing pre-stoppage rates of pay for miners was unconstitutional. Mr. Justice Isaacs dissented from the decision to allow the appeal. No…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning there was no appearance for Donald McDonald (57) to answer a charge of having been found drunk in Turf…

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Copmanhurst Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at the Copmanhurst Police Court on Wednesday last Chunda Olive, Edly K. Camp bell and Dave. Olive were each fined 10…

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Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 2

Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., on Thursday, at Maclean, the following cases were heard:- DRUNKENNESS…

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Police Transfers

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

The following transfers in connection with the Grafton Police District were made available yesterday:-Sergeant (second-class) William Griffith, Oberon to…

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Liked the Police

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

A small boy, who was dealt with by the Children's Court at Brisbane last week, as a neglected child, thinks that the police are very good fellows. He was in charge…

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Solicitor for Trial Charges of Stealing £9360. BRISBANE

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

Four charges of stealing money amounting to £9360 were mentioned when Robert McCowan, 54, a solicitor, appeared at the police court to-day on a charge…

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'Intimidation' Union Officials Charged Another Coalfields Case. NEWCASTLE,Thursday

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

Prominent Weston Miners' Lodge officials were arrested during a surprise raid by the special coalfields living squad last night…

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Drank Poison Divorced Woman's Death Police Inquiring . SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

Police are making inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death of Una Norman in an office in Parramatta road. Camperdown, this afternoon…

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Coal Crisis Legal Tug o' War Another Interim Award Judge Beeby's Bombshell Back to High Court? Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

Judge Beeby to-day made another interim award in the coal industry. He held that an Interstate dispute had been caused by the action of the…

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Maclean Police Court Assault

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 7

At the Maclean Police Court on Thursday before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., Kenneth Mackay summoned Leonard Williams for assault in River street, Maclean,…

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Year's Imprisonment Indian Communists Sentenced. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 5

Subhas Chandra Bose, the Bengal Congress leader from Detenus, and eleven others were sentenced to a year's imprisonment with hard labor by the Calcutta…

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