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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

1,628 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 82

Court of Petty Sessions

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 4

At the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., the application of Sarah Wicks for the granting of an order of prohibition…

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Farmer's Death Police Making Inquiries. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 5

The death of Thomas Henry Flanagan, a farmer of Wagant, near Ouyen, is the subject of police investigations. He died on December 19, after taking some herbs,…

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Forgery Accountant Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 5

At the Central Court to day William James King, 56, agent, pleaded guilty to having forged the name of his employ[?] to two cheques, one for £75 and one for…

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Maclean Small Debts Court Claim for Car Hire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 7

In the Small Debts Court at Maclean on Thursday, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., William, Heffernan, farmer, sued S. A. J. Small, auctioneer, for £210…

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Coming Home Mother And Childern Attempted Murder Charge Husband and Wife Reconciled. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 5

The Old Bailey was packed for the continuation of the Hatry trial to-day, but directly Justice Avory was seated Mrs. Langsford, formerly of…

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GAOLED German Agitator Inciting to Murder Charge Coalfields Speech Believes in Bloodshed. West Maitland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 5

Joseph Shelley, a German, was charged at Maitland Court to-day with having at Kurri, on January 8, incited persons to murder…

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Charge Against "Wizard" Smith N.Z. Police Waited Six Years. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 5

When Norman "Wizard" Smith was in New Zealand in 1924 he drove from Wellington to Auckland in the record time of 13 hours. Now that he is in New…

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£600 Worth of Jewellery Recovered by Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 5

Jewellery valued at £600, believed to be the proceeds of several robberies, was recovered by the police when they arrested a young man who is alleged to have broken…

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Police Menaced Ugly Domain Incident During Arrest of Speakers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 5

A crowd of over five thousand people surged around and overtuned a platform in the Domain late this afternoon. They surrounded and menaced a little knot of…

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Sedition-violence Alleged Widespread Conspiracy Police Raids in Calcutta. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 5

In a lightning raid on houses in the northern quarter of Calcutta early this morning, police discovered moulds for the manufacture of bombs, quantities of gun…

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Assault Charges Hotel and Police Cell £200 Bail on Fighting Laborer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 4

At Redfern court, George Edward Godden, 26, laborer, was remanded on charges of having assaulted Sydney Parkinson, licensee of Camelia Grove Hotel, at…

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No Batons Used Police Deny Press Reports. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 5

In an official report the police emphatically deny that either batons or revolvers were drawin by them during yesterday's melee in the Domain when five…

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Assault on Constable

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 4

Thomas Millard, 25, was fined £10 at Inverell for having assaulted Constable McMahon at Delungra. The constable had arrested Allan Lawson for alleged…

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Victorian Poisoning Case Search for Murder Motive. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 4

Senior Detective Bruce, who has been making investigations regarding the sudden death of Thomas Flanagan, near O[?]yen, is satisfied [?] the poison was…

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INSULTED Woman Solicitor Police Sergeant Fined £1 a Cessnock Case. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 5

On a charge of having used insulting words to Miss Jollie Smith, a Sydney solicitor, Sergeant Toohey was fined £1 at the Cessnock Police…

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Miners Charged Cases At Kurri Court Local Justices on Bench One Man Committed for Trial. Kurri Kurri

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 4

A stir was caused at Kurri Court during the hearing of a charge against Herbert Gould, 25, of having caused actual bodily harm to Sergeant Lake…

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Horse Ill Treated Offender Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 7

For having ill-treated a horse by working it while it was suffering from sores, Alfred Davis, 43, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at the Newtown…

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Pea --Rifle Bullet in Stomach Father Injured-- Son Charged at Laurieton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 4

Standing in the hallway of his hotel at Laurieton, at 6.30, on Saturday night, Bernard Hale, 50, was shot through the right arm by a bullet from a pea-rifle…

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Garage Murder Sensational Development Dead Man's Watch Found. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 5

William Podmore, who is charged with the murder of Vivian Messiter, manager of an American oil firm, who was found dead in his garage, was again before the…

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£800 Bail Attempted Murder Charge Sideshow Sensation at Kiama. Kiama

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 5

Francis Bidwell, 45, was charged at the Kiama Court with attempted murder of Mostyn Moore at a travelling sideshow on the showground on Sunday…

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