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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

1,628 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 66 of 82

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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Cockatoo in Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 4

A cockatoo, with an extensive vocabulary, whose expressions in court would not offend even the most sensitive, though he had a reputation for ejaculations of a…

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Man Shot Dead Spaniard on Murder Charge Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 4

A message from Barham, on the Victorian border, says that William Patrick Smith, 22, was fatally shot out[?] the Barham Hotel, late on Saturday night, in…

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Man Wounded Intent to Murder Charge Alleged Plan to Hold Up Hotel Paramatta

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 5

At the Police Court to-day, Ernest Edward Devine. 27, a laborer, and Robert Duncan, 34, laborer, were remanded until November 10, on a charge of having shot…

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Railway Awards Evidence Before Court Change of Govt.-- Change of Policy? Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 4

The basic wage inquiry was resumed before the Full Arbitration Court today Vivian Gerald Hall, staff clerk of the…

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Port Kembla Assault Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 October 1930 · page 3

The case in which Arthur Holmes was charged with assaulting a girl at Port Kembla was concluded at Wollongong last night, and Holmes was committed…

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Police Bargain Sale

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 October 1930 · page 4

In the yard in which convicts once passed through on their way to and from the grim-looking cellblocks an auctioneer last week presided over the public auction…

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SCHUBERT Evidence At Newcastle Redhead Murder Case "Girl Poisoned Herself" Alleged Statement by Accused. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 October 1930 · page 4

William Schubert was again before the Newcastle Court this morning charged with hatting murdered his daughter, May Doris Schubert, at…

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Short Measure "Ghastly Business," Says Magistrate. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 4

At the Newtown Police Court to-day Gregory McCue pleaded guilty to two charges of having supplied short measure of milk, and was fined £10 on each…

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Twelve Months' Gaol Demanding Money by Menaces. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 5

At the Criminal Court to-day Henry Mulvena, 33, paperhanger, was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment with hard labor for having demanded money…

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Remove Him Unions and Arbitration Court Judge. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 5

A committee of representatives of certain unions has been formed to prepare a petition asking that the Federal Government remove a present Judge of the…

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Finance and Trade Statistician to Assist Court. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 4

The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Fenton, stated that arrangements have been made for Mr. Wickens, Commonwealth Statistician, to assist the Arbitration…

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Married Woman's Death Woman Charged with Murder. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 5

At the Criminal Court to-day the trial commenced of Sylvia Koch, of Altona, manageress of a private hospital, on a charge of the murder of Mrs. Margaret…

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Manager Remanded Stealing and Forgery Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 5

When the Police Prosecutor applied for a further remand in the case of William Ogilvie Hay, 31, manager, who appeared at the Central Court to-day on…

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Timber for Bridge. District Court Action

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 3

In the Bellingen District Court has week Daniel E. Atkins, Coffe Harbour, claimed £250 damages from Con. Casey, Valery in connection with the…

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Police Raid Sergeant Attacked by Dog Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 4

When Sergeant Jennings entered a house at Coogee, where he suspected illegal betting was being carried on, he was attacked by a vicious fox terrier, which…

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Police Attacked Further Rioting in India. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 5

A small force of police sent to watch a Congress meeting in a village in the United Provinces was attacked with stones by a mob of three thousand villagers…

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Ingenious Arrangement to Set Fire to Shop Two Men Charged with Conspiracy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 5

At the Quarter Sessions to-day the trial commenced of Solomon Specterman and Charles Lazarus on a charge of conspiracy to attempt the crime of arson…

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Communist Raid Seventeen Men Before Court Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 4

The seventeen men arrested last week in the raid on Communist premises appeared at the City Court, but were remanded…

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Must Cease Yarra Bank Police Raids Reference in Parliament. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 5

In reply to a question in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, the Chief Secretary, Mr. Tunnecliffe, said that when he heard of the police raid at Yarra Bank…

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