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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

1,628 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 65 of 82

Basic Wage Urban And Rural Argument in Court Method of Adjusting Standard. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 October 1930 · page 5

When the Full Arbitration Court resumed its inquiry into the basic wage in Melbourne to-day, Chief Judge Dethridge said that the…

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"Perfect Butler" Goes to Gaol

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 7

Described by the police as a "perfect butler," who had been in the service of some of the greatest persons in the land, Arthur Minors, 41, pleaded guilty at…

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SCATHING! 'Theft Or Bribery' Holman on Lang Auditor-general's Report. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 5

"This gentleman who is aspiring to be the Premier of the State came into possession of this secret document either as result of what…

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Intent to Murder Charge Bathurst Shooting Affray. Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 5

At the local court to-day Abraham Lazarus, 51, licensee of the Railway Hotel, was committed for trial on a charge of having shot at his wife,…

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India Police Fire on Crowd. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 5

Three youths, one of whom is said to be a doctor, and three women, were arrested following a raid on a house in a suburb of Dacca (Bengal), where four…

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Two Dead Shocking Tragedy Murder and Suicide Farmer and Farm Hand. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 4

A shocking tragedy occurred on a dairy farm at Meeniyan, Gippsland, last night, resulting in the deaths of Thomas Ross, 40, farmer, and Charles…

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Railway Awards Appeal to the High Court Points of Law Considered. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 7

The Full High Court to-day was asked to decide if the decision of the Federal Arbitration Court, in setting aside the railway awards, was valid…

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Two Women Charged with Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 5

The police last night arrested two women, one aged 62 and the other 20, for the alleged murder of Mrs. Dorothy May Thornton, who died at the Coast…

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Fight at Dance. Disturbance at Bonville. Sequel in Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 2

At the Bellingen Police Court, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., Herbert Walsh was charged with having behaved in a riotous manner in the…

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Loaded Batons Communists in Melbourne Sensational Police Raids. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 5

A party of plainclothes police carried but a number of raids on Communists today, and twenty arrests were made. Included in the premises visited was the…

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Surry Hills Burglary Safe Blown Open. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1930 · page 5

The Lothian Manufacturing Company's office, Surry Hills, was broken into last night, and the safe was blown open and £22 in cash and stamps stolen…

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Twelve Months Dope Peddler Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1930 · page 4

John Fuz, 39, carpenter, was sentenced to twelve months hard labor at the Central Court today on a charge of having cocaine in his possession…

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Redhead Murder Schubert Again Remanded. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1930 · page 5

For the fifth time William Schubert was remanded at the Newcastle Court to-day on a charge of murdering his daughter, May Doris Schubert…

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Deathbed Confession Old Murder Mystery Cleared Up Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1930 · page 5

The deathbed confession of a resident of Southland clears up a murder mystery of 38 years ago, when Richard Bell was shot while returning from a farmers'…

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Mine Disaster Communists Collide with Police Berlin

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 October 1930 · page 4

While 15,000 people were attending the funeral of the victims of the Alsdorf disaster news was received that fire damp had exploded in a mine near Saarbr[?]ken…

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'Strife' Communists' Propaganda More Police Raids. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 October 1930 · page 1

It is disclosed that the detectives yesterday raided the office of P. M. Stanley Pty., Ltd., estate agents and auctioneers in Elizabeth street, and seized a quantity…

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Railway Awards High Court Reserves Judgment. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 October 1930 · page 1

The High Court has reserved its judgment on the unions' appeal against the Arbitration Court's order setting aside the railways awards…

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Alleged Assault Three Men Charged Medical Officer's Evidence. Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 5

At the Police Court to-day, Stanley Neaves, 18, Allen Forrester, 39, and Arthur Holmes. 22, were charged with having assaulted a girl at Port Kembla on…

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Theft of Bicycle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 4

Pleading guilty to having, on October 23, stolen a bicycle, valued at £[?], the property of Donald Tobin, James Henry Wood (18), laborer, was remanded for…

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Shearers Go to Gaol. Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 4

Refusing to pay the fine of £10 imposed on them for disorderly conduct 16 of the 20 shearers who were convicted at Carnarvon went to gaol to-day…

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