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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

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Police Promotions Cause Much Dissatisfaction. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 5

Recent promotions caused considerable dissatisfaction among members of the police force and as the result of representations made to him by the Police…

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Strange Court at Buckingham Palace King's Privilege

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 6

There are three public houses in London, the proprietors of which cannot make any structural alteration without visiting Buckingham Palace When they…

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Maclean Police Court Traffic Breaches

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 7

At the Maclean Police Court before Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M., yesterday, Gordon Brian Amos appeared on a charge having driven a motor vehicle in River…

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Neat Horse Theft

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 4

Mr. J. Hile, of Coraki, on Friday night was the victim of as clever a piece of roguery as we have heard about for some time. At dark his…

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Dorrigo Police Court Alleged Insulting Words Outcome of Argument

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 2

"You are only a rotten dirty low down louse, who is bumming on an old woman who hasn't the gumption to hunt you. You are nothing but a…

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BOGUS? Texas Tobacco Plantations No Options Alleged Amazing Story in Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 5

An amazing story of alleged conspiracy to defraud investors in the tobacco plantation scheme at Texas (Q.), and Archerfield (Q.) was told…

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Grafton Gaol As Health Resort

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 4

At Casino Police Court on, Tuesday, before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., John Sulli van was charged with having no lawful means of support. Sergeant Jones said…

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Alleged Intent to Murder Young Woman Shot in Chest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 5

On a charge of having shot at violet Go[?]man with intent to murder her William Reed, 26, was remanded at the Kogarah Court to-day until February 3. The…

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Watermelons Three Stolen and 40 Damaged Offenders Before the Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 4

Before Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday afternoon, Walter Leslie Bayliss, 21, pleaded guilty to charges of having, at Newton Boyd,…

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New Year's Eve Liquor Prosecutions a Tale of Two Entrances Sequel to a Police Visit

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 8

A visit by the police to the premises of the Lion Hotel, Grafton, on the night of New Year's Eve, had its sequel at the Grafton Police Court yesterday, when…

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Bessie O'connor National Park Murder Craig Charged Police Court Proceedings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 5

Eric Roland Craig, 25, a salesman, who has been charged with the murder of May Miller in Queen's Park on December 9, was charged this…

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Coramba Police Court Unlawfully Using Motor Lorry

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 2

Henry C. McKenzie appeared before Mr. Hawkins, P.M., at the Coramba Police Court on a charge of using a motor lorry the property of Messrs. Burt, Bolton and…

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"Bound and Gagged" Girl's False Story to Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 4

Sergeant Dein and Constable Green, of the Ryde police, listened to a remarkable story last week of how a 14-year-old girl had been assaulted by a man,…

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Remands at Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 4

A number of cases, all of which bad been previously called and set down for hearing at the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, were again set aside,…

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DISAPPEARED Plainclothes Constable Revenge by Underworld? Police Fear Murder Stolen Motor Cycle Found Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 5

The disappearance of a plainclothes constable, whose activities had been confined in gaining information in the underworld, and whose name had…

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Further Remand Alleged Assault on Constable Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 5

When Edward O'Brien, 40, mechanic, appeared at the Central Court to-day, on a charge of having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Constable Bright, on…

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An Old Dodge Woman Sent to Gaol Valueless Cheques. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 5

Lottie Buchanan, 60, was sentenced to two months' hard labor and ordered to pay compensation at the Central Court today on a charge of having obtained money…

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May Miller Verdict Of Coroner 'Most Fiendish Murder' Defending Counsel's Address Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 5

At the conclusion of the evidence into the death of May Miller, whose battered nude body was found in Queen's Park, Woolahra, on December…

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P.O. Official Sentenced Tor Stealing Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

Osmond de Twiler Sanderson Keyser, 33, a postal employee, was sentenced to six months hard labor to-day, when he pleaded guilty to stealing nearly £50 of…

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Woman Shot Bullet Through Heart Husband Wounded Charged with Murder. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

Mrs. Gertrude Cottell, 35, was shot dead through the heart at 6 o'clock this morning at her home at Toowong. Her husband, John Cottell, 40, was…

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