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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

1,305 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 35 of 66

Gruesome London Trunk Murder Woman's Body Headless And Legless Found in Railway Station Portions in Second Trunk Man and Woman Detailed in Vienna. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 June 1934 · page 5

A wave of horror has swept over London following the discovery to-day in a brown fibre suitcase at Brighton central railway station of a…

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Dance Disturbance Brawl At Baryulgil Police Constable's Complaint Assault, Hindering and Language Charges

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 7

Police prosecutions arising out of a disturbance which occurred at a dance at Baryulgil after the races at that place on Saturday, May 26…

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Theft of Money at Chinderah

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 4

John Lena (19), laborer, who was returned to New South Wales in custody on the order of Mr. P. M. Hishon, P.M., Brisbane, come before the Tweed Heads…

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Coff's Harbor Another Quiet Court Day

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 2

Another quiet day was experienced at the Coff's Harbor Police Court on occasion of the monthly visit of the Police Magistrate…

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Murder Trial Jury Unable to Agree Woman Foe Retrial. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 5

After being locked up all night the jury in the case in which Mrs. Lillian Anderson is charged with the murder of her husband, Moncrieff Anderson, at…

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Two Dead Man And Youth on Scone Station Property Murder and Suicide Suspected. Scone

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 4

The bodies of a middle-aged man and a youth were discovered on an isolated station property in the Scone district late this afternoon. The…

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Trunk Murder Victim Is Girl Not Middle-aged Woman One Word As Clue. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 5

A post-mortem examination of the woman's torso, found in the trunk at Brighton railway station yesterday, revealed that the victim was in her…

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Shocking Treatment Blacks in North Australia Missionary's Allegations Against Police. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 5

Disturbing allegations that blacks are shockingly ill-treated by some of the police in the Far North were made by Mr. J. Wilkinson, of the Methodist Inland…

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Drastic Changes Trial of N.T. Natives Non-legal Court. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 6

Drastic changes in the Federal Government's policy regarding the trial of North Australia natives changed with murder and other criminal offences. are…

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SUSPENDED Sales Of Gold Co's Shares Tullamore Development Mines Depl., Assays Police Making Investigations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 5

Following a meeting of the Committee of the Stock Exchange to-day, dealings in Tullamore Gold Development N.L. shares were suspended…

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Murder and Suicide Branch Creek Tragedy Farm Hand's Death Rifle Suspended From Roof. Scone

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 4

To commit suicide after killing Gordon Campbell, 16, at Branch Crock, 52 miles from Scone, yesterday afternoon, Harry Wilder. 56, farm hand, suspended a rifle…

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Rough and Tumble in Appeals Court "Man with Diamond Teeth." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 4

Disorder reigned for some minutes at the Quarter Sessions Appeals Court Huh afternoon, when two men got into holts. They exchanged blows, and tooth rolled…

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Ulmarra Police Court Remanded on Stealing Charges

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 4

At the Ulmarra Police Court on Friday, before Messrs. H. G. Greenaway and T. McGlinchey, J'sP., William Joseph Allen was charged with stealing two blankets…

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Alleged Theft From R.c. Cathedral

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 4

The allegation that they entered St. Carthage's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Lismore, during evening devotions on Wednesday, June 20, and stole the poor box…

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With Beer Bottle Young Woman Knocked Down Gaol and Lash for Man. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 4

Eighteen months imprisonment and 10 strokes of the lash was the sentence which Judge Woinarski imposed on Frederick Cusdin, 24, when he was convicted at the…

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Crawford First Centre Court Match. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 5

The first match on the centre court at Wimbledon, on Monday, will be Crawford's against Tloczynstti…

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Aged Stepbrothers in Court

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 4

A quarrel between two elderly stepbrothers ended in Newcastle Court on Thursday, when the Magistrate (Mr. Soane, S.M.) told them to go home and…

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Laughter in Court "Mickey the Mouse" Gets a Chance

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 8

A well-known Queen street, Brisbane, identity, who was described by the, prosecutor as "Mickey the Mouse," upset the gravity of No. 1 Police Court…

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Maclean Police Court 'Sneak Thieving' P.m.'s Advice to Young Offender

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 8

Before Mr. S. J. Bliss at the Maclean Police Court on Thursday last, John Rowe was charged with stealing two packets of tobacco, on June 14, the…

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Metal Diviner Looking for Revolver Barry Murder Case. Blayney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 1

The search for the weapon alleged to have been used in the killing of John Ryan, 79, at Barry, is still going on. The police have enlisted the aid of a…

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