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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

1,291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 31 of 65

Redfern Murder Another Arrest at Darling Hurst. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1931 · page 5

Raiding a house at Womerah Avenue, Darlinghurst, to-night. detectives arrested a man in connection with the death of Alfred Cooper, who was shot dead by…

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Busy Day at Lismore Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 June 1931 · page 4

Ordinarily at Lismore Police Court there is a large attendance of members of the legal fraternity, but on Monday last there were at least a dozen…

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East Kempsey Hotel License Unusual Proceedings in Full Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 June 1931 · page 6

The Full Court on Thursday heard the special case in the matter of Tyne and others stated by the chairman and mem hers of the Licenses Reduction Board for…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Clarence River Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 4

At Casino Police Court, George Robinson Young, farmer, was charged on three counts of alleged eattle stealing at Clearfield, and one count…

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King Street Robbery And Paddington Assault Two Men Before Court Dazzling He[?] of Jewellery Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 5

The story of the sensational attack on Solomon Cohen and the robbery at his jewellery shop in King street was related at the Central Court…

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Peer Charged 'Circulating False Prospectus' "Company's Figures Out by Millions" Appearance at Guildhall. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 5

Arriving in a limousine car in morning dress, Lord Kylsant, the shipping magnate, was charged at the Guildhall with having circulated or concurred in…

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Burma Revolt Battle Lasting Four Hours Police Outpost Attacked. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 5

A fierce battle between the police and a force of 500 Burma rebels, aided by disaffected villagers, occurred at Wettingan, in the Frome district where the rebels…

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Goonengerry Tick Affair Unlawful C[?]TRUCTlON' Alleged Cases Before Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 3

An aftermath of the Goonengerry Tick war" occurred in Mullumbimby Police Court when Samuel Wiley and Sarah Elizabeth Wiley were called upon…

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Clegg-smith Case Evidence by Mrs, Graham Court Crowded by Women. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 5

The case in which William Carnegie Clegg, solicitor, and Leila Beryl Smith, 37, law clerk, arc charged with fraudulent omission to pay, and aiding and…

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Lismore Case Successful Appeal Full Court Offers New Trial. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 2

The Full Court to-day ordered a new trial in the case of Ruby Louisa Caudroo, who was convicted at the Lismore Quarter Sessions, on a charge of having…

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Council Losses Surcharges To Stand Tenterfield Case in Full Court Demurrer Upheld

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 6

The Full Court, consisting of the Chief Justice, Sir Philip Street, Mr. Justice Ferguson and Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, upheld the demurrer of the council of the…

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Ulmarra Police Court Failure to Renew

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 7

At the Ulmarra Court of Petty Sessions' on Wednesday, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., J. B. Osborne was charged with failing to return a number…

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A Bay Mare Branded Or Unbranded? Boylston Residents at Court Magistrate Finds for Complainant

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 2

A bally faced half-draught horse, with three white feet and a hog tail, was the subject of a police court action at Grafton yesterday, when…

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Stolen Clothes Recognised in Tramcar Sequel in Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 6

On the night of September 18 last, when Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Solomon and their daughter returned to their homo in Martin street, Elwood, after spending…

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Eviction Riot a Wild Struggle Fifteen Police and Mob of 200 Punches and Kicks Freely Exchanged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 5

Another anti-eviction riot occurred to-day, the scene of the trouble being Starling street, Leichhardt. Fifteen police charged a crowd of…

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Unknown Man Killed in Brawl Police Unable to Find Witnesses. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 3

An unknown man, aged about 35, was killed instantly when he was struck on the head with some heavy instrument in a brand in the street at Collingwood last…

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Ice Water in Milk. Novel Theory in Court Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 2

A novel theory was advanced to account for deficiency in a milk sample taken by a health inspector, when the Singleton Waratah Milk Co.,…

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Four Charged Alleged Cattle Stealing Casino Police Court All Remanded on Bail. Casino

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 4

At the Casino Police Court to-day George Robinson Olive, John Francis Franey, Rodney Roy Ryan, and Dudley Gordon Olive each appeared on charges…

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Mail Robbery Three Men Before Court Charged with Stealing £10,000 Circumstantial Story by Prisoner. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 5

A remarkable story of an alleged plot to rob the Canberra mail was told at the Central Court to-day when Lancelot Lynch, 31, postal assistant,…

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Police Promotions

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 4

Inspector (second class) A. Woods, of Lismore, has been promoted to the rank of Inspector of Police (first class), and Sergeant J. H. Aspery, of Lismore, has…

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