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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

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BANKRUPTCY Hugh D. McIntosh Case W, A, Holman in Box Court Crowded. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 5

The Bankruptcy Court was crowded to-day when the examination of Hugh Donald Mcintosh, M.L.C., was resumed…

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Like the Police Court!

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 4

"On one of these occasions, we ma adjourn the court and inspect a propert. to see exactly the position. with the resul that sonic witness might subsequent…

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Theft of Tools

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 4

Declaring that many thousands of pounds had been lost by the theft of materials and tools from public works jobs, the Minister for Works (Mr. Davidson)…

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Ex Policemen Sentenced Remarks by Judge Armstrong. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 5

Walter Henry Webber, 26, and Matthew Yaughan Yates, 24, former policemen, who pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions yesterday to receiving, were each…

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N,z, Murder Killed by Jealous Rival. Wellington, (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 5

A 19-year-old youth, Norman Robert Deeke, was sentenced to death for the murder of Edwin John Blakeway, railway Official, near Palmerston North, on the…

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Pistol Duel One Man Shot Police Arrest Companion Serious Charges. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 5

In a thrilling pistol duel outside his home at Footscray early to-day, Herbert Mellish, a fishmonger, shot a man whom, he alleged, followed him home…

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Jetty Burglary Thompson's Store Entered

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 3

Sometime during Saturday night Thompson's store at the Jetty was broken into and several pounds worth of goods stolen. A door of the North…

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After Hours Police Visit Licensee Premises

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 7

The sequel to a visit by the police to the Post Office Hotel, South Grafton, at [?] p.m. on Saturday, January 23, was heard at the Grafton Police Court…

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£400 ACTION For Alleged Assault Student V Headmaster Illness Followed Caning. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 5

An unusual case was heard before Judge Edwards at the District Court to-day when Irwin Upham, aged 14, through his father, William…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 4

Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., in the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, Hugh Brown, 40, was fined 10, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, on a…

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A Black Mask Dramatic Police Court Scene. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 5

There was a dramatic scene in the police court to-day. Albert George Walker, 19, was charged with assaulting and robbing Mrs. Lillian…

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Alleged Theft of Motor Car

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon at the, Grafton Police Court, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., Stanley Reginald Edwards, 27, was charged with having stolen from Prince…

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Ex-constable Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 3

Walker Hitchcock, formerly a police constable, has been arrested and charged with being a suspected person and haying been found on premises at Windsor…

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Alleged Infant Murder Woman Says Baby Died. Nyngan

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 5

Vera Williams, 23, was committed for trial to-day on a charge of murdering her infant child at Hartwood Station, near Nymagee…

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Menacing Children Police Arrest Man. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 5

The Newtown police arrested a man and charged him with having menaced little girls. A numbers of disgusting letters written to children, and at present…

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Brisbane Robbery Murder of Mrs, Stephen Detectives Allege Admission Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 4

"I want to take the blame my There was another man in it with but you will never find him." This statement is alleged to have…

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Farm Tragedy Youth on Murder Trial "I Intended to Kill Her." Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 4

Arthur Thomas Janes, 17, appeare the Central Criminal Court to charged with the murder of Mrs. Clarice Gadd, 32, at a farm at…

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Indian Village Clash Police Attacked by Mob Number of Casualties. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 5

Three persons were killed and 32 wounded whilst five constables were seriously hurt when the police fired on a crowd of 3000 peasants in Hashnabad…

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Party Hatred Irish Election Tragedy Police Use Batons on Combatants. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 5

The eleventh hour introduction of tragedy into the Irish elections has profoundly stirred the electorate and it is believed it will have a powerful…

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The Cadd Murder Youth Sentenced to Death Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 5

Sentence of death was passed on Arthur Thomas James, 17, a farmhand, wso was found guilty of the murder of Mrs. Edna Clarke Cadd, wife of his…

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