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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

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Police Inspector Shot Dead in Pawnshop Singapore Crime. Singapore

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1934 · page 5

The police have been combing the Chinese quarters and searching ships and warehouses for a Cantonese youth, who shot Police Inspector Popejoy, of…

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Shot in Face Tamworth Farmer Wounded Youth Arrested at Quirindi Attempted Murder Charge. Tamworth

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1934 · page 5

Suffering from wounds in the face, alleged to have been caused by a shotgun, Alfred Kelly, 51, farmer, of Wallabadah, was admitted to…

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Stavisky Scandals Ex-Police Chief's Story Denied by Minister But Had Eye on Premiership. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1934 · page 5

"I categorically deny the truth of the statement of the former Chief of Police, M Chiappe," declared the Minister for the Interior, M. Frot,…

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Police Break Up Meeting in Domain Fierce Struggle With Crowd Number of Women Hurt Batons and Handcuffs Used 46 Charges Against 25 Persons. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1934 · page 5

Four persons, including two women, were badly injured and several others suffered minor injuries when police with batons and…

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RECAPTURED Bellingen Gaol Escapee

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 3

Gordon Frederick Hunt, who escaped through the grille on the roof of the exercise yard at Bellingen lockup on the night of Sunday week, was…

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Bunchy Top Magistrate's Straight Talk

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 3

A-banana grower who refused to go with the inspector when the latter visited his plantation on the Brunswick was told very plainly by Mr…

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Plaister Estate Court Asked to Solve Problem Outcome of Murder and Suicide. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 5

A finding that Harry Augustus Plaister, 46, had killed his daughter, Alma Crawshaw Plaister, 13, first and then killed his wife, Alma Spencer Plaister, 40,…

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Remanded Bellingen Gaol Escapee Story of Escape and Capture Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 4

Gordon Frederick Hunt, 27, appeared on remand at Bellingen police court this morning, before Mr. Denning, J.P., on three charges: (1) Stealing a motor car…

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Domain Disturbance 21 People Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 4

The sequel to the disturbance in Sydney Domain yesterday was the appearance of 17 men and four women at the Central Police Court to-day on…

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LOST £100 a Week Evidence in Bankruptcy Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 5

Milton William Orr, who gave evidence at the petrol inquiry last week, appeared in the Bankruptcy Court today and gave evidence that he lost…

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Valueless Cheques Man Sentenced at Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOR, Wednesday. Before Mr. Bliss, P.M., at. Coff's Harbor Court to-day, Darrell Harlow 25, appeared on eight charges of false…

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Innisfail Murder Accused Again Remanded. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 5

A large crowd was present at Innisfail court to-day, when Giovanni Iacona was charged with the wilful murder of Nicola Mammone, at Innisfail, on March 6…

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'Murder' Charge Against Wife Husband's Body Exhumed. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 5

Unusual steps were taken by the Crown in the Criminal Court to-day in an endeavour to prove the guilt of Lillian Maude Carool, who stood her trial on a charge…

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Patriotism "Murder and Be Murdered" Views of University Students' Paper. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 4

In a leading article in the official organ of the Melbourne University students "Farrago" reference is made to patriotism, and new students are urged to…

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News of Wife's Death Counsel Collapsed in Court Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 5

When Mr. D. G. Paterson, counsel in an action before the Divorce Court to-day, received news of the sudden death of his wife he collapsed at the barristers tables…

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Court Scene Angry Arbitration Judges Annoyed by Union Advocate Wages Case Argument. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 5

The anger of Chief Judge Dethridge was aroused at the Arbitration Court to-day during the hearing of the wages application, when Mr…

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Insurance Coys. 'Bought With Own Money' to Force Liquidation Sensational Evidence in Court Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 4

Sensational evidence concerning the purchase of insurance companies with their own money, to place them in liquidation, was given in the…

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15 Months' Gaol Assault on Pensioner

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 2

At Kempsey Quarter Sessions last Monday James Vincent Clegg, James Goodwin and Norman Eric Rowe pleaded guilty to having assaulted…

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Husband Shot Wife Charged with Murder Evidence by Medical Man. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 5

The opinion that it would not have been possible for the deceased to have fired the shots that brought--about his death was expressed by Dr. Mackenzie…

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A Month for Stealing

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 2

Mervyn Raymond Scholtz, aged 20, was sentenced to a month's hard labor by Mr. S. J. Bliss, P.M., at Coffs Police Court on Wednesday on two…

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