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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

1,471 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 49 of 74

Coramba Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 4

At Coramba Police Court last week, before Mr. Hawkins, P.M., three defendants were fined £1 and 17/4 costs each for having smolted in…

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Dismissed Alleged Assault "Axe, Iron Bar and Pearifle."

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 2

Two unemployed men, who until recently were camped together near the two-mile on the Woolgoolga road, South Grafton, were the central figures in a…

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Bridge Incident "A Public Place' Police Sergeant Defied

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 2

Before Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, William Neale was charged with having behaved in an offensive manner on the…

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TROUBLE Driver Bumps Police Car Under Influence" Charge Defendant Fined £2

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 6

Whilst returning to his home at Woolgoolga from Grafton in a motor car on the night of July 23, William Henry Conley Graham, 46, ran into a stationary…

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Becker V, "Smith's" Damages Cut by High Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 4

While unanimously dismissing the appeal of Smith's Newspapers, Ltd., against the verdict returned by the south Australian Court in favor of Johannes Beeker…

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Twice Sentenced to Death Unenviable Criminal Record. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 3

Sentence of death was passed on David Bennett, 59, at the Criminal Court to-day for a capital offence against a four–year–old girl…

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Football Fracas Ambulance Cup Match Sequel at Police Court Player Fined for Offensive Behavior

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 7

The incident at the close of the exciting struggle between the Grafton and South Grafton Cup teams at Fisher Park on July 2 for the…

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Attacks on the Police Moke Severe Penalties Recommended. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 4

The opinion that the penalties imposed on persons convicted of assaulting the police were, in moist instances, inadequate, was expressed at a meeting of the…

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‘Uncle George’ Before Moratorium Court Ordered to Pay Up. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 5

George A. Saunders, well known as "Uncle George," of Station 2GB, was proceeded against in the Moratorium Court to-day, by W. Rising and Co., Ltd.,…

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Bogus Coins Discovery By Police Wholesale Trafficking Alleged Ingenious Scheme of Chinese. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 5

After inquiries extending over some weeks detectives to-day detained three Chinese following the discovery of a quantity of bogus shillings at…

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Court Breeze a Second Clash LOXTON, K.C., and Mr. Justice Stephen. Barrister Told to Get Out Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 5

Mr Loxton, K.C., who withdrew from the case before Mr. Justice Stephen, in Chambers, last week, following a clash with his Honor, was refused a hearing,…

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Welcome to Police Magistrate at Coramba Police Court. Coramba

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 August 1932 · page 4

Mr. H. Hawkins, who has succeeded Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd as Police Magistrate for the district, was accorded a warm welcome at Coramba…

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Chinese Before Court Sequel to False Coin Raid. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 August 1932 · page 5

Three Chinese named Pow Yung Teeng, salesman. Kwong Kni Teeng and Kwong Yung Teeng, merchants, were charged at the Central Court to-day in…

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Motor Trucks Alleged Trespass And Possession District Court Action Plaintiff Awarded Verdict

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 August 1932 · page 3

His Honor Judge Clancy sat again in the District Court, Grafton, yesterday afternoon to conclude the hearing of the action, McArthur v. Smith and Piper, all…

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Maclean Police Court Kicking a Football

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 3

At the Maclean Police Court on Thursday before Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M., Cyri Loes was charged with offensive behaviour at Harwood Island on July 5…

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Police Court FRIDAY, 12th AUGUST (Before Mr. H. Hawkins, P.m.) Insulting Words

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 6

Catherine Christopherson proceeded against Harold Ernest Sherves charging him with having used insttling words to her on the…

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Charge of Stealing Ex-solicitor in Trouble. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 6

William Edward Hawkins, 68, appeared at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having stolen £550, the property of William James Witherden, in January, 1927,…

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Glen Innes Murder O'hara Appeal Dismissed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 1

The High Court to-day refused an application by Maurice George O'Hara, 19, for special leave to appeal against the decision of the Full Court dismissing his…

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Appeal Court Long List Before P.M.

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 6

An Appeal Court in connection with Shire valuations was held by the P.M. (Mr. H. Hawkins) at the Dorrigo Court House on Friday last. A list…

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Demented Man at Thirroul Bullet Misses Police Sergeant Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 5

Receiving a report that a man, believed to be insane, had alarmed residents at Thirroul, Sergeants Standen and Marr went to a house and were about to enter…

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