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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

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S.G. COUNCIL Status Of Police Station Rabbit Invasion Commences Need for Water at the Cemetery

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 1

A meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers last night, when there were present the Mayor (Ald. Carl…

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Murder Charge Jugo-slav Arrested. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 5

Louis Zurich, a Jugo-Slav, was arrested in Kalgoorlie and charged with the murder of George Lakovich. It is alleged that as a result of a quarrel Zurich shot…

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20 Arrests Russian Petroleum Coy. Raided by German Police. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 5

Police raided the headquarters of the German Russian Petroleum Company and arrested 20 German employees on a charge of Communist activities…

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Woman Sentenced Six Charges of Shoplifting Husband in Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, Olive Allen, 24, a domestic, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on each of six charges of shoplifting on April. 13…

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Police Chief New Guard Statement Denied Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 5

The statement published in the New Guard organ, "Liberty," that the Government proposes to appoint a military officer as head of the police force of New…

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CRAIG His Second Trial National Park Murder How Jurors Were Called. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 5

The retrial of Eric Roland C[?]aig on a charge of having murdered Elizabeth O'Connor, in National Park, on December 16, was opened in a most…

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Coramba Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 8

On April 18 before Messrs. A. P. Meany and A. Lindsay, Js.P., the following persons were charged with trespassing on railway property: Ronald James,…

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Alleged Theft

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 4

Before Mr. T. Tarn, J.P., at the Grafton Police Court on Wednesday, Charles Henry Woods, 25, was charged with having stolen a silk shirt and a pair of trousers…

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Police Auction

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 4

With Sergeant A. Langley in the role of auctioneer, the annual auction sale of articles collected throughout the year was conducted at Newcastle Police Station on…

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That Land Court Case

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 2

In a letter to the editor Mr. F. V. Brookes takes exception to a paragraph in last issue in regard to the recent Land Court case Brookes v…

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New Guinea Murder Twelve Natives Arrested. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 4

The Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, stated to-night that advice had been received by radio from New Guinea that 12 natives had been arrested in connection with the…

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AUTOPAY Forgeries At Randwick Tote Tickets Three Men Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 5

Albert Bourke, 30, Richard Hennesy, 23, and Claude Hennesy, 24, were committed for trial at the Central Court to-day, on charges of having…

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'MURDER' Charges Against Husband Wife's Throat Cut Melbourne Tragedy. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 5

Evidence was begun in the Criminal Court to-day in the case in which John McKenzie Weston was charged with having murdered h[?]…

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Communists' Activities Condemned by Police Pernicious Propaganda. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 5

The New South Wales Police Association's annual report makes a strong attack on the Communists. It states that during the year there…

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DENIAL Craig Pleads Alibi Bessie O'connor Murder Wife Gives Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 5

On resumption to-day of the case in which Eric Craig is charged with having murdered Elizabeth O'Connor, at National Park, on December 16,…

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Tables Turned Would-be Attacker Caught Held Until Police Arrived Launceston

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 5

As J. Cleavers, of Cleavers Pty., Ltd., was getting cash from a safe, a man, armed with a rifle, sprang from his hiding place and held Cleavers up, robbing him…

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Manslaughter Verdict Charge Of Wife Murder Husband's Remarkable Story. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1933 · page 5

The jury having returned a verdict of manslaughter, with a strong recommendation to mercy, John McKenzie Weston, 31, of First Avenue, Brunswick, who had…

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Craig Trial Dramatic Turn Alleged Deliberate Perjury Police Methods Criticised Attempt to Prove an Alibi. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1933 · page 5

The retrial of Eric Roland Craig, on a charge of having murdered Elizabeth O'Connor, at National Park, on December 16, took a…

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Craig Case Jury Unable To Agree May Be Third Trial Park Murder Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1933 · page 5

Eric Roland Craig, on remand in connection with the murder of Bessie O'Connor in the National Park, may have to face a third trial…

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Off the Bridge Young Woman's End Police Recover Body Supposed Suicide at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1933 · page 4

The Grafton bridge claimed its first victim at about 6.30 o'clock on Saturday night, when Lillian Pearl Hall, 28, climbed over the handrail…

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