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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

1,306 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 55 of 66

'Roll of Money' Woman's Evidence Vic. Police Inquiry Denials of Police Payments. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 October 1933 · page 5

Giving evidence at the police inquiry to-day, Mrs. Richard Mortimer related incidents which, she said, happened about two years ago outside the Malvern Court…

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Appeal Fails Life Sentence On Two Men Bondi Manslaughter Case Sentence Upheld by Appeal Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 October 1933 · page 4

Claude William Wallace and Eric Newlyn petitioned the Full Court of Appeals to-day against the severity of their life sentence, following their conviction for…

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Released From Prison Alleged Assault on a Girl. Perth

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 October 1933 · page 5

By a unanimous decision of the Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday, the conviction of James Henry Williamson, a former employee of the Wyndham…

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£1000 GONE Mail Bag Mystery Bag Not Stolen En Route Police Puzzled. Innisfail

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 October 1933 · page 5

One of the strangest problems which Queensland detectives have been called upon to solve has been provided by the disappearance of a…

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20 KILLED Unrest In Palestine Mobs Attack Police Station Several British Residents Injured. Jerusalem

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 October 1933 · page 5

The Palestine unrest continues and may spread to Trans-Jordania where precautionary measures are being taken…

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Still at Large Wilcannia Gaol Escapee. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 5

Although the police are conducting an extensive search Mack Hallaron MeLachlan, the Wilcannia gaol escapee, who made a sensational dash for freedom on…

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District Court Bellingen Sitting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 2

The District Court opened at Bellingen last Wednesday morning, his Honor Judge Glancy presiding. The list presented was rather a…

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Wangaratta Tragedy Revolting Circumstances Five Years' Gaol for Nephew. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 5

A sentence of five years' imprisonment with hard labor was to-day imposed upon Len Alphonse Starr, 18, farm laborer, who was found guilty at Wangaratta last…

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Stole From Shop South Grafton Theft Accused Says He Was Very Drunk

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 3

Before Mr. J. Tarn, J.P., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, Frederick Christoper Carr, 23, was charged with having at South Grafton on October 2,…

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Murder Charge Death of Six-year-old Girl Mother Faints in Dock. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 4

The hearing was resumed at Ipswich Police Court to-day of the case in which Annie Belanger is charged with the murder of her six-year-old daughter,…

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Murder Verdict Against Unknown Gunman Man Shot Dead Five Bullets in Body. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 4

A finding of a verdict of murder against an unknown man was recorded by the City Coroner, Mr. Grant, today after an inquiry into the death of…

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Suspects Arrested Indian Train Bandits Armed Police Surround Village Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 5

After spreading a cordon over a wide area, armed police conducted a lightning raid on Sanjia village, 15 miles from Hili. They captured seven of 15 terrorists, who…

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Suspended Territory Police Constable Alleged Ill-treatment of Lubra. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 5

According to instructions from the Minister for the Interior, Mr. Perkins, Constable G. O. H. Stott, of the Northern Territory police, concerning whom serious…

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Hundreds Dead Soviet Police and Convicts Mutiny on Timber Camp Train. Helsingfors

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 5

A furious battle followed the escape of a trainload of convicts at(Vologde, en route to Archangel timber camps. The occupants of a waggon broke…

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Riotous Arabs Jewish Shopkeepers Attacked Police Use Batons Curfew at Jerusalem. Jerusalem

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 5

Baton charges were made by police to disperse a fresh attempt to penetrate the police cordon by rioters here to-day. Home-made bombs exploded…

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Too Well-known Sydney Criminal Sentenced Every Offence Save Murder Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 November 1933 · page 5

Described by police as "the best known man in Darlinghurst," Francis Perteils, 51, laborer, was sentenced to three months hard labor, at the Central Police…

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Police Inquiry Evidence by Long Term Prisoner Money From Stolen Cars. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 November 1933 · page 5

Before giving evidence at the resumption of the police inquiry, which took place at Pentridge prison to-day the prisoner, John Francis Kelly, stating…

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Police Called in Grafton Council Scene Ald, Rodgers Declines to Apologise Special Meeting Adjourned

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 November 1933 · page 4

An extraordinary scene was witnessed in the Grafton City Council Chamber last night, when the police were called in to remove Ald. B. J…

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Death Sentence French Murder Trial Ten Years for Two Women. Paris

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 November 1933 · page 5

The three accused in the double murder and insurance swindling case were convicted to-day. Georges Sarret was sentenced to death,…

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£10 Reward Melb. Police Inquiry Insurance Officer's Evidence Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 November 1933 · page 5

Giving evidence at the resumption of the police inquiry to-day, J.Sharp, a draper, of Bourke street, said he had given Detective Ethell a reward of £10 when his…

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