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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

1,306 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 66

Youth's Lapse Stole £1 Note Coff's Police Court. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 2

Before Mr. H. Hawkins, P. M., at the Coff's Harbor Police Court, Stephen Ernest Amos, a youth of 19, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a £1 note, the…

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Heath Case Man Sentenced for Vagrancy. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 5

Roy Thomas was sentenced to [?] six months' imprisonment at the Stawell Court to-day on a vagrancy charge. It was stated that Thomas attempted to…

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A Weighty Lady Too Big for Gaol Convicted of Fraud

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 1

A Berlin message says the courts have again considered the case of Frau Mickeleit, who weighs 24 stone, and who for 10 years defeated, by her sheer weight,…

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Murray Drowning Case Two Arrested on Murder Charge. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 5

Following the recovery of the body of Jack Young from the Murray River last night, Edgar Donhardt, 45, and Sarah M[?]or, 41, were arrested and en[?]…

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Brutal Murder Old Woman Aged 83 Discovered by the Milkman. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 5

A brutal murder was committed at Battery Point yesterday, the victim being Eleanor Leonard, 83, a single woman, who lived alone in a tiny cottage, in Star…

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Humbug Sentenced

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 7

At the Darwin Supreme Court, George Edward White was sentenced to two years' hard labor on a charge of having attempted to obtain goods on false…

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Maclean Police Court Driving Without License

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 7

A sequel to a motor accident took place at the Maclean Police Court yesterday when Douglas Bond appeared before Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M., and was charged with…

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Betting Raid Policeman 'S Wager Lismore Men Charged

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 3

The acceptance of a policeman's bet on a racehorse entered in an event at Randwick on Wednesday afternoon proved a costly mistake for Joseph…

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Hobart Murder Old Woman of 83 Young Man Wanted. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 5

The police so far have been unsuccessful in locating the murderer of Miss Eleanor Leonard, 83, who was brutally attacked in her home, Star street, Battery…

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Alternative Charges 'Murder and Wounding with Intent' Connected with Divorce Proceedings. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 4

In the Criminal Court to-day Arthur George Brown, 42, insurance agent, was charged with having murdered Dennis Hicks at Rosanna, on March 11, and…

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Marketing Boards Cease To Exist Peanut Board High Court Judgment Marketing Boards Invalid Infringement of Federal Constitution Justice Evatt Dissents From Jurisdiction. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 5

One of the most important judgments ever delivered by the High Court of Australia was that given to-day, when by five to one (the…

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Obscene Letters Young Man Charged. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 5

Harold Herbert Unsworth, who is alleged to have written to women in every State in the Commonwealth, telling them he was a handsome young man of 21, due…

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'Feloniously Slaying' the Chittenden Fatality Charge at the Central Police Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 5

On charges of having at Woollahra yesterday feloniously slain Edward Chittenden, of having driven an unregistered car and driven without a license, George…

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Murder Charge Insurance Agent Acquitted. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 6

The jury in the Criminal Court to-day found Arthur George Brown, 42, insurance agent, of Rosanna, not guilty on three charges arising out of the death…

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Bingara Shooting Case Police Make Arrest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 6

Following the admission of Alex Shumach, 38, to the Bingara Hospital late last night suffering from gunshot wounds in the back and face, the police arrested…

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Car Fatality Second Man Charged Gave Himself Up to Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 5

John Morris Snelling, 26, mechanic, was charged at the Central Police Court this morning, with having feloniously slain George Edward Chittenden, at…

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EMBEZZLED £370 Bank Clerk Sentenced. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 5

For having embezzled £370 from the city branch of the Queensland Bank, Stanley Victor Muir, bank clerk and teller, was to-day sentenced at the General…

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Stole From R.A.S. Man Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day, Horace Nelson, 31, was convicted on two charges of having stolen £4 and 14, the property of the Royal Agricultural Society. He…

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Industrial Court Painters' Award Employee Sues Contractor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 2

At the Industrial Magistrate's Court held before Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M., at Grafton yesterday, Norman Filewood sued Thomas Shannon for the recovery of the…

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Murder and Suicide Double Tragedy in S,a, Wife's Skull Smashed in with Axe. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 5

A double tragedy was committed at Mount Gambier last night, the victims being Alfred James Dethmore, 59, and Harriet Maria Dethmore, 52…

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