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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

1,306 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 66

Book Censorship Challenge by Customs Minister Critics Should Go to Court. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 5

Slating that lie is tired of the irritation tactics of censorship critics, the Minister for Customs, Mr White, said to-day that it was up to the critics to settle the…

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Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 2

There was no appearance of James Clarence Lunney at the Maclean police court, to answer two charges of having driven a motor vehicle on the wrong side…

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Alleged Illicit Still Woman Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 4

On two charges of having had an illicit still and a quantity of illicit liquor in her possession and under her control Vida Lyla Kennedy, 55, a domestic, was…

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Domestic Strife Charged with Stabbing His Wife. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 5

At the Quarter Sessions Court to-day Alfred Cecil Aldridge, 26, laborer, was charged with having maliciously wounded his wife, Maud Aldridge, in Trumper…

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Terrorist Outrages Ringleader Sentenced to Death Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 5

Ambica Charan Chakravarty, stated to be one of the ringleaders of the terrorist outrages in Chittagong in 1930, was sentenced to death by a special tribunal…

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Gaol for Abduction Charge Against Italians. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 5

Two Italians, whom the Grown Prosecutor said were members of the "Black Hand" gang, were found guilty at Townsville yesterday of having wilfully taken…

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Claim for Wages Maclean Industrial Court

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 6

Before the Industrial Magistrate (Mr. A. E. Harris), in the Industrial Court, held at Maclean on Thursday last, Merle Doreen Bell ought to recover from John…

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Old Man's Death Police Suggest Accident. Braidwood

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 4

Although the police cannot determine the exact circumstances surrounding the death of Ralph Shepherd, an old age pensioner, at Braidwood, their inquiries…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 4

At the Grafton [?] Court yesterday morning, before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., George Green, 25, was fined 5, for having been found drunk in Spring…

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Mean Theft Magistrate's Remarks 'Nothing More Contemptible' Stole Woman's Savings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

Howard Cain, alias Jim [?], 42, who was convicted of the theft of [?]310, the property of Miss Fanny Johnson, was, at the Paddington Court to-day, s[?]n…

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A Cool Theft!

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 4

Recently a Taree resident, who sleeps with his window open, had rather a surprising experience. During the night [?]e was awakened by his bed clothes being…

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Italian Sentenced. Townsville

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 6

Found guilty of the abduction of a girl at Ingham, Saver[?] Militano; who also pleaded guilty to another serious charge concerning the girl, was to day sentenced,…

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Motor Drivers 'Influence of Drink' Grafton Police Court Cases

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 2

Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, Lance John Cavanagh, a young man, was charged with having driven a motor…

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Small Debts Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 6

In the Grafton Small Debts Court yesterday morning, before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., Thomas Noonan, grocer, of Grafton, proceeded against Ronald Gray,…

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S.A. Officer Charged 'Inflicting Bodily Harm' Fracas at Army Hall. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions to-day Robert William Whitworth, 41, quartermaster in the Salvation Army, was charged with inf[?]ng grievous bodily…

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Railway Thieves Four Men Sentenced Department's Heavy Losses. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 5

At the Quarter Sessions to-day four men, who had been involved in the theft of goods which were dumped from a railway man and removed by a lorry were…

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KIDNAPPED Friend Of Lindbergh Held for Big Ransom Wife Warned Not to Tell Police Denver

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 5

Charles Boettcher, a wealthy young banker, who incidentally is a friend of Lindbergh, was kidnapped early to day and held for 60,000 dollers…

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Police Transfers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 4

The following police transfers were available at the office of the District Superintendent of Police. Grafton, yesterday:-- Constable W. R. Purdue, Dalmorton to…

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At Revolver Point Police Recover Stolen Car Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 4

Holding up a driver at revolver point, in Bar come Avenue, Darlinghurst, tonight, the police recovered a car which was stolen recently from the home of…

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Bogus Assaults Police Chief's Complaint Time and Money Wasted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 5

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Childs, said to-day it was regrettable, that public money and the time of he detectives were wasted in investigating…

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