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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

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10,000 Rounds "Ammunition for Police Dept." Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 5

The fact that the Commonwealth Defence Department had sold 10,000. rounds of 303 ball rifle cartridges to the New South Wales Government was revealed in…

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'MURDER' Glen Innes Tragedy Coroner's Verdict O'hara's Alleged Statement. Glen Innes

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 4

A verdict that Maurice George O'Hara had maliciously and feloniously murdered Albert Victor Chafley, dairyman, at Glen Innes, on April…

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Serious Clash Police and Relief Workers. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 5

There was an ugly clash between striking relief workers and police at Wellington last night, and as a result of the melee a number of persons were treated…

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Tennis Court Rating Maclean. Appeal Case Presbyterian Church Succeeds

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 6

The Police Magistrate, Mr. C. G. CarrBoyd, has given his reserved decision in the Presbyterian Church Trustees v. Maclean Municipal Council appeal case, as…

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Ten Per Cent, Cut High Court Judgment. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 5

The Full Court of the High Court today ruled that the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration had power to make the judgment challenged by the…

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State Minister Police New Guard-secession Speech at Wollongong. Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 5

At a Laobr rally at Wollongong the Minister for Education, Mr. Davies, referring to the proposal of the Federal Government to attach railway revenue,…

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Alleged Murder Drunken Bout in Unemployed Camp. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 4

An inquest was held to-day, concerning the death of Michael Desmond, aged 50, during a drunken bout in the unemployed camp, at National Park, on April 26…

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Cargellico Shooting Case Man Held on Murder Charge. Cargellico

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 7

Alfred Combell was arrested at Lake Cargellieo to-day on a charge of having murdered Edgar Douglas Cook on Monday last. On Monday Combell and Cook were…

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Macgregor Will Case 'Diocesan Purpose,' Equity Court Proceedings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 7

The Bishop of Grafton and the Bishop of [?] who are interested in charitable [?] will of the late Char[?] Sutherland Maegregor, were…

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Police Enter Reichstag Four Nazi Members Arrested No Confidence Motion Defeated. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 5

Amid cries of "Down With the Jewish Swine" from Nazi members, thirty uniformed contsables under the leadership of Weiss, Jewish vice -president of the…

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Local and General When Police Cells Can Be Luxurious

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1932 · page 4

Two men who had travelled from Grafton to Lismore in the dog-box of the North Coast mail train seemed grateful to the police when they were released…

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Criminal's End Suicide in Gaol. Sydny

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 5

Sa[?]ael Dougold, 24, a prisoner at Paramatta gaol, committed suicide last night by cutting his throat with a safety rador blade. He was found dying in his cell…

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Small Debts Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 3

At the Small Debts Court, Grafton, yesterday, T. A. Apps proceeded against Gordon Martin for the recovery of the sum of £7181, alleged to be owing for…

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Twelve Sentenced Sequel to N.Z. Disturbances Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 5

Twelve men were sentenced to terms up to twelve months imprisonment for offences in connection with the recent disturbances. Many serious charges are…

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New Guard Police Continuing Inquiries. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 5

Pursuing their inquiries into the New Guard organisation detectives early this morning brought a man from a house at Rose Bay and questioned him at head…

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'Labor Daily' Contempt of Court Alleged New Guard Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 5

Seven of the eight New Guardsmen convicted of assault on Ald. Garden, to-day applied to the Fall Court for a rule nisi directed against the directors of the…

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Murder? Body in Mine Shaft Old-age Pensioner. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 4

Detectives have gone to Laverton to investigate the death of Thomas Wall, an old-age pensioner, whose body was found in a 90ft. shaft on Sunday…

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Police Journal Allegations Against Victorian Government. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 1

Mr. Tunnecliffe, ex-Acting Premier of Victoria, has ordered that action be taken in connection with the publication in the "Police Journal'' of articles criticising…

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Car Wheel Track Clergyman Took Plaster Cast Evidence at Murder Inquest. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 5

When the inquest was resumed into the death of Her[?]ert McKinley who was shot dead outside his store at Kempton by one of three men who drove up in a car,…

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CONTEMPT Mrs. Edols Sentenced Six Months' Imprisonment Sydney Society Woman, Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 5

Admitting that she was guilty of contempt of court for failing to answer question in respect of alleged assets of £45,000 in Victoria, Mrs…

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