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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

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Police Raid New Guard Secy's Statement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 5

Mr. Sutherland, secretary of the New Guard, in an interview to-day, described as "bunkum" some of the statements made, following the police raid on his…

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Vivers Pearls Equity Court Application Appointment of Receiver. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 4

Dr. G. A. Vivers to-day applied to the Equity Court for an order appointing B. W. Fairfax, of the well-known jewellery firm of Fairfax and Roberts, Ltd., as…

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Rating of Church Tennis Court Interesting Maclean Case P.m. Reserves His Decision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 6

Before Mr. C. G. Carr Boyd, Police Magistrate, on Thursday, at Maclean, the Presbyterian Church of Australia, for whom Mr. W. B. Fleming appeared,…

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Seven Joyriders Youthful Gang Sentenced Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 5

At Cl[?]mpsic Court to-day, seven members of a gang of youthful joyriders were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment for illegally using cars…

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Alleged New Guard Plot To Capture Premier Sensational Police Story Lang, Gosling And Police Chief Named Alleged Incarceration in Old Berrima Gaol Swift Raids In City And Suburbs Documents and Plans Seized Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 5

Following further sensational raids on New Guard offices to-day police report the discovery of a plot to capture members of the Government and other high officials. It is stated a man recently leased the old Berrima. gaol, which had been…

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Captain Lancaster First Degree Murder Charge. Miami (Florida)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 5

Captain Lancaster was to-day indicted by a Grand Jury and charged with first degree murder of the airman, Haden Clarke…

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Murder Charge Woman's Throat Cut Evidence at Inquest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 5

The inquest was opened to-day concerning the death of Catherine Johanna Sims, 51, at Erskineville, on March 19. The woman was found with her throat…

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Ruled Out Police Evidence In Trial Prisoner Released an Important Ruling

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 6

An important ruling affecting evidence in criminal trials was given by his Honor Mr. Justice Henchman in the Brisbane Criminal Court…

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Peace Force Special Police At Canberra to Patrol Capital Only Dozen Men on Duty Now. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 5

Immediate steps are being taken by the Commonwealth Government through the Chiefs of Commonwealth Police, Major Jones, to recruit a…

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Fined for Stealing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 4

At the Ulmarra Police Court on Monday last, before Messrs. T. McGlinehey and F. Hall, Js.P., James Miliington (39) pleaded guilty to stealing one knife and a pair…

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Garden Assault Alleged To Be "Frame Up" Conspiracy Charge Against Ministers Of Crown And Police to Smash New Guard Demand For Royal Commission Refused Sensational Allegations in Parliament Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 5

Allegations that State Ministers had been guilty of a conspiracy in an attempt to secure convictions against members of the New Guard were made by the Deputy-Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Weaver, to-day, in one of the most sensational debates which has taken place in the Legislative Assembly…

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115 M.P.H. Tornado In East Bengal Gaol Wrecked Many Dead-hundreds Injured. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 5

Twenty-two warders, convicts and political prisoners were killed and over a hundred injured when Mymen- singh gaol buildings collapsed during…

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Grafton Robberies Police On The Job Two Local Men Arrested Large Quantity of Missing Property Recovered

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 4

Following a series of reported cases of breaking and entering at Grafton, during the past few months, the police, who have been conducting…

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'Boohoos and Songs' For Donald Grant Sequel to Ccff's Meeting Thirteen Men Before Court Conviction and Fine of £2 in Test Case

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 4

On a charge of behaving in a riotous manner at Coff's Harbor on the night of February 17, Robert G. Jackson, of Coff's Harbor, was at the yesterday…

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Ten Per Cent. Tax on Mortgages Lang Government's Drastic Proposals Confiscatory Provisions for Non-payment Premier's Scathing Attack On High Court Will Upper House Pass Bill? Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 5

Ah extraordinary Bill, imposing a tax of 10 per cent. upon every mortgage on land or estate, 'which the Government estimates will produce about £7,000,000, was introduced by Mr. Lang in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon…

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Bail Refused Suicide Fear Theft of £618 Alleged. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 4

At the local court to-day Charles Barton Stoughton. a middle-aged clerk, was remanded until May 18 on a charge of having stolen £618, the property of the…

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Garden Assault New Guard Council Motion Was Never Authorised. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 4

The General Council of the New Guard carried a resolution definitely dissociating itself from the recent Garden incident and deprecating any…

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Ambitious Assassin Plan to Murder Three Presidents. Paris

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 5

Gouguloff, who murdered the French President, wanted to kill Yon Hindenberg (Germany), Masaryk (Czecho-Slavokia), and Lenin (Russia), according to…

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Industrial Court a Butcher's Claim

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 2

Sitting as industrial magistrate, Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, at Coffs Harbour Courthouse on Wednesday, heard evidence in a case in which Frank…

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Riotous Behaviour! Thirteen Men Charged Aftermath of Donald Grant's Coffs Harbour Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 4

Thirteen well-known citizens, several of whom wore returned soldiers' badges and are alleged to be members, of the New Guard, appeared…

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