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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

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Row Over Children Cornfield Altercation Charge of Unlawful Assault

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 4

Following upon an altercation in a cornfield at Cowper on January 11 last, Michael Columbus Gallagher was proceeded against by Thomas Smith at the…

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Killed in Collision Victim's Father Interjects at Inquest Car Driver Charged with Manslaughter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 5

The inquest commenced to-day concerning the death of Gordon Mitchell, aged 27, who was killed in a collision between his motor cycle and a car on…

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Fight in Gaol Roy Bruhn Attacks Prisoner. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 5

Following a fracas at Pentridge gaol, Roy Bruhn has been charged with having asasulted another prisoner, Albert Willis…

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Gaol Escapee Recaptured at Werris Creek. Werris Creek

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 5

William Croft. alias Crawford who escaped from Maitland gaol on January 26, was recaptured by Constables Sullivan and Townsend at "Werris Creek…

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"You Are a Dingo" Magistrate's Comment to Thief. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 5

"You are a dingo, a specious, dishonest man, and you have systematically thieved every piece of jewellery the woman had," said Mr. Laidlaw, C.S.M., to Owen…

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Murder of Typiste Man's Alleged Confession. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 5

Maurice Freedman, 35, was remanded it the Guildhall on a charge of murdering Annette Friedson, a pretty city typiste, whose throat was slashed with a razor…

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Gaol Mutiny Official Report Issued Dartmoor Unsuitable for Dangerous Criminals. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 5

An official report on the mutiny at Dartmoor prison stated the prison is unsuitable for prisoners of the dangerous, modern type. There is…

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Cattle Stealing Charges Glenugie Creek Arrests Accused Sent to - Prison

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 6

The hearing of the case in which Charles James Welch, 19, and Frederick George Essex, 26, were charged with having stolen seven head of cattle and…

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Silence in Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 4

A section of the audience" at the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday morning chuckled somewhat gleefully whilst a police officer was being…

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YAGOONA Woodley For Trial Murder Follows Hold-up "To Assure His Freedom" Alleged Accomplice's Statement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 5

The inquest concerning the death of the youth, Cecil Budsworth Baker, who was shot dead while chasing a suspect after a hold–up at Yagoona…

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Murder Verdict Los Angeles Trunk Horror Doctor's Wife Sentenced. San Francisco

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 5

At Phoenix (Arizona), Mrs. Winnie Judd, 27, daughter of a minister and the wife of a doctor, was found guilty of the murder of two young women, whose…

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Judge Swindell Charge of Stealing Withdrawn Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 5

The charge of stealing preferred by Harold Creighton against Judge Swindell, following the alleged seizure of a number of copies of "The Greyhound…

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Gaol Mutiny Statement in Parliament. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 5

The Home Secretary, Sir Herbert Samuel, answering questions in the House of Commons, declared the Dartmoor inquiry showed that the officers as…

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Wireless Set in Long Bay Gaol Tobacco Staked As Bets. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 2

A secret wireless set, which enabled prisoners to keep in touch with happenings outside the prison walls, is reported to have been discovered in the hospital…

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Shots Fired Wife Committed for Trial Intent to Murder Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 5

A story of domestic unhappiness was related at Kogarah Court to-day, when Florence Elizabeth Shepherd was charged with having feloniously…

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False Teeth W.A. Murder Clue N,z, Dentist 'S Trip 5000 Miles to Give Evidence. Cue (W.a.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 4

One of the chief witnesses at the inquest on the remains, believed to be those of Leslie Brown, also known as Louis Carron, which was resumed…

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Boy Shot Dead Police Investigating Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 7

Denman police are investigating a shooting affray which occurred at Baerami, on Monday morning, when a boy named Doran was shot dead. Doran, who was…

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Man's Statement Way They Have in U.S.A. Allegations Against Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 5

Arrested after inquiries into the theft of a camera a young Victorian, who was deported from the United States after serving a sentence there and who…

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Impostor Sentenced Two Years' Imprisonmtnt. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 5

When Cedriic Storm, 39, a eook, appeared at the Central Court to-day on three charges of false pretences it was alleged he had posed as chief steward…

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Angry Women At Murder Inquest London Mystery Girl's Body in Garden. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 5

There was a sensation at the inquest into the death of the girl Vera Page, whose body was found in a garden at Kensington…

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