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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

1,471 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 74

Remanded Hindu Again Charged

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 4

[?]hem Singh, an elderly Hindu, who was acquitted on a murder charge at the Supreme Court on Thursday and was arrested immediately after his release was…

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Stole Money From Salvation Army Case at Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 8

At the Maclean Police Court, Austin John Everard Colelough (24) was charged with stealing from a dwelling the sum of £3189, the property of the Salvation…

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Police Raid Private Racing Track Three Men Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 5

At Liverpool Court to-day three men, Thomas Mitchell, 45, an unemployed bookmaker, Edward O'Sullivan and William Pearce Boydell,, station owner, were…

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Rector Charged Allegations of Misconduct Girl's Letter to Bishop. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 5

Long queues waited outside Westminster Church House to hear the case in which Rector Davidson is charged with a series of acts of misconduct…

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Baton Charge Police Scatter Crowds De Groot Case Thousands in Streets. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 5

Early this morning many thousands of people lined the streets outside the Central Court, where Francis Edward de Groot, the central figure in the…

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Spend, Don't Save Way to National Prosperity Arbitration Court Argument. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 5

Addressing the Full Bench of the Arbitration Court to-day, in the unions' application for restoration of the 10 per cent, wages cut, Mr. P. F. Cleary, on…

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Licenses Reduction Court Application for Surrender of Licenses Harwood Hotel and Royal Hotel Maclean

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 4

A sitting of the Licenses Reduction Court was held at Maclean on Thursday, before Messrs. W. Le Bran Brown (chairman), W. S. Arnott, and T. W. Cohen…

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Ring Robbery Case From Macksville Dole Men in Court Jury Disagree Locked Up for Night

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 3

The hearing was continued yesterday in the Supreme Court before his Honor Mr. Justice Kenneth Street and jury of the charge against Leslie Robert Kenn,…

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De Groot New Guardsman On Three Charges Ribbon Cutting Incident Streets and Court Crowded Case Adjourned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 5

Tremendous interest was taken in the case against Francis Edward de Groot, which commenced at the Central Court to-day…

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Sydney Police Important Changes Announced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 4

Important changes in the administration of the metropolitan police district have occurred consequent upon the appointment of Superintendent Mackay to…

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Garnishee Act New Police Appointment Reported Political Motives to Deal with C'wealth Officers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 5

The appointment of Superintendent Mackay to the position of Metropolitan Superintendent is regarded in political circles as having a bearing on…

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Small Debts Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 4

At the Small Debts Court, Grafton, yesterday, Francis James Weatherstone, taxi driver, proceeded against Cecil Cavanagh for the recovery of the sum of £15,…

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Supreme Court Jurors

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 4

In the Supreme Court, Grafton, yesterday, his Honor, Mr. Justice Street, announced that the jurors summoned for the civil causes need not attend before…

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Letter to Wife Intercepted by Warders Story in Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 5

How a document which a prisoner at Long Bay attempted to pass to a woman visitor, was intercepted by warders, was related at the Quarter Sessions to-day,…

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Supt. Mackay New Guard Will Prosecute City Street Incident Other Police Officers, Too. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 5

An official of the New Guard, in a statement issued last night, stated that legal action would be taken against Superintendent Mackay,…

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Anti-garnishee Moves All Quiet on Lang Front Awaiting High Court Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 5

Inquiries in State Government circles failed to elicit any official comment on the probable action of the State in the event of the High Court confirming the…

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Coiners Sentenced Were Beheaded in Old Days. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 April 1932 · page 5

Sentences were imposed by Judge Curlewis at the Quarter Sessions to-day on two men who pleaded guilty to counterfeiting charges. They were Colin Carl…

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Four Journalists Charged Shah of Persia Attacked. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 April 1932 · page 5

Four German journalists and a young Persian' student, who angered the Shah of Persia by writing articles describing him as an Oriental despot, were charged…

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In Express Train Murder and Suicide. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 April 1932 · page 5

There was a revival of the terrorist conspiracy at Madhupur, 200 miles from Calcutta, last night, when a Bengali youth, travelling on the Delhi- Calcutta…

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For £10 Man Shot Dead Callous Murder at Hobart Aged Man the Victim. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 April 1932 · page 4

Shot dead in cold blood at close range, Charles Whelan, 63, waterside worker, was the victim of two callous murderers late last night…

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