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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

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Rufus Naylor Application to High Court Special Leave to Appeal Refused. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 2

The Full High Court to-day dismissed the ex parte application on behalf of Rufus Naylor, of Sydney, for special leave to appeal from the decision of Mr…

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Balwyn Murder Difficult Identification Two Italians Charged. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 5

Medical evidence that a small hole in the skull could have been caused with a temahwak was given at the Coroner's Court to-day when an inquest was held…

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MURDER? Old Man Shot Bullet Wound Near Heart Detectives to Investigate Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 8

The body of William Ryan, 79, was found by his grandson early this morning, lying in an armchair in a four-roomed cottage at Barry seven miles from Blayney…

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No Stabilisation Act Attitude of South Australia High Court to Be Invoked. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 4

Should the Commonwealth Government take action to confiscate South Australian butter consigned to Broken Hill or interfere in any way with persons…

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Hand to Hand Fights Fascists v. Communists Violent Disturbances in London Police Break Up Crowd Woman and 11 Men Arrested. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 5

London has seen nothing for many years comparable with the violent disturbances, resulting in the arrest of one woman and 11 man, making…

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Father and Son Arrested on Stealing Charge Perth

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 4

A series of robberies in camps and homesteads, in the Lake Clifton district, culminated on Saturday, when a resident, returning home, found his house stripped…

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BAFFLED Detectives At Blaney Old Man Found Shot Cold-blooded Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 4

Turning in his chair to answer a knock on the door of his lonely home at Barry, nine miles from Blayney. John Ryan, a 70-year-old stock…

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Stranger Convicted Sunday Night Episode Magistrate's Comments

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 2

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday William James Barrett, 30, a stranger to the district, was charged with having been found drunk in Pound street…

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Offensive Behavior Dance Episode Magistrate's Advice to Defendant

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 2

Before Mr. S. J. Bliss, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday, John Patrick Charles Boland, 23, was charged with having in Spring street, South…

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Murder Suspect Armed Aboriginal Arrested Camp Raided. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 6

Raiding the camp of Butcher, the aboriginal who ran amok and fatally shot a white man and lubra and wounded another lubra and Jack Gaden, at the…

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Theories But No Clues Melbourne Murder Mystery Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 5

The girl, who was beaten and strangled in a room in a lodging house off St. Kilda road, last week, was known as Jean MacKenzie and her age was 25…

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Has Left Mudgee Stehr to Join Police Force. Mudgee

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 5

Ray Stehr, the Rugby league international, left Mudgee to-day for Sydney. After standing down for 28 days he will quality again to play for Eastern Suburbs…

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Amazing Story Blayney Murder Mystery £40,000 Fortune Disappears Police Investigations Continue Bla[?]ney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 June 1934 · page 5

As the police continue, investigations into the shooting of John Ryan, 79, at Barry last week an amazing story has been revealed to them…

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Jockey Sentenced. Offence Against Young Girl. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 June 1934 · page 3

Described as a menace to the safety of young girls, Alfred Henry Ship[?]on, 21, an apprentice jockey, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment in the Central…

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Coining Plant Raid by Police 500 Counterfeit Florins Seized. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 June 1934 · page 4

An elaborate counterfeiting plant and about 500 counterfeit florins and other silver coins were seized by the police today when they raided a house in Surry…

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Ex-mayor Sentenced Embezzled Council's Funds. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1934 · page 2

Formerly Mayor of Lidcombe, Frederick James was to-day sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment at the Quarter Sessions for embezzling £97, the…

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No Clues St. Kilda Flat Murder. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1934 · page 4

Detectives investigating the murder of Jean McKenzie, in a St. Kilda road lodginghouse last, week, have not met with any success. They interviewed several of…

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Death Sentence Assault on Young Woman Accused Painted in Dock. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1934 · page 5

Found guilty of assault on a young woman who is now married, Aubrey Al[?] Father, 28. laborer, was sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Halse Rogers at…

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S.P. Betting Police Busy in Metropolitan Area. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1934 · page 2

During the three months ended April. 1258 persons were proceeded against in Sydney and Newcastle areas for illegal betting. The number of convictions was…

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Coramba Police Court Breaches of Motor Traffic Act

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 June 1934 · page 7

At the Coramba Police Court, before Mr. S. J. Bliss, P.M., Thomas Allison, Kungala, was lined 5/ and 8/ costs for failure to renew the registration of his…

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