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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

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Wagga Murder Further Remand Granted. Wagga

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 5

Edward Morey raised no objection when he was further remanded to-day on a charge of having murdered Percy Smith, whose body was recovered from the…

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Young Lovers And The Girl's Father Magistrate's Remarks May See Girl Three Times a Week

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 7

Is it preferable for a boy to meet a girl in her own home, or for the girl to have to resort to meeting him in paddocks and parks?…

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Lakey Murder Case Evidence of Vendetta Alleged Threat to Shoot. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 5

Interest in the case in which William Bayly, 28, is changed with having murdered Samuel Lakey and Christobel Lakey, at Ruawaro, on or about October 15,…

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Discharged by Court But Still Under Arrest. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 5

Madame Dimitroff, the 72 years old mother of the Communist who was one of the five accused in the Reichstag fire trial, has been informed that her son is being…

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Using Cameras Five Japanese Arrested Third Degree by New York Police. New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 5

Police took into custody five Japanese, all engineers of Japanese Government railroads, after they were seen taking photographs of bridges, power plants and…

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A Photograph Used in Stealing Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 3

Giving evidence in a case at Kempsey Police Court this week in which a young man named Sidney Hill was charged with stealing a clock, knife,…

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Smart Arrest Theft of Two Motor Cars. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

Detectives effected a smart arrest last night in connection with the theft of two motor cars in Melbourne. The detectives visited a suburban house, surprising the…

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May Die Woman on Murder Charge Dramatic Trial. Chicago

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

The trial of Dr. Alice Wynekoop, on a charge of the murder of her daughter-in-law, Rheta Wynekoop, took a dramatic turn to-day when an Episcopal pastor…

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Refused Dole Mother and Daughter Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

A mother and daughter were sentenced to seven days' light labor and ordered medical attention, by a Sydney Magistrate to-day, who recommended that they be not…

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Overlapping Awards Rail Wages and Conditions Matter to Go Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

Over 34,000 employees of the Railway Commissioners and Commissioner for Read Transport are vitally affected by the announcement made by the Chief…

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Maclean Police Court Motor Traffic Breaches Failed to Produce Driver's License

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 2

Before Mr. S. J. Bliss, at the Maclean Police Court on Thursday last, Clive William Teece was charged with failing to produce his motor driver's license…

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Murder Discovered Apparent Gas Poisoning

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 8

As an illustration of how easy it is to cover up a murder under the coroner system, Dr. Gettler, of America, told of a recent case in New York's tenement…

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Police Courtesy. in Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 4

"The thing that has impressed me mos[?] is the courtesy of the policemen. Unlike those in Sydney, they will go to any trouble in directing people to various…

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Police Sergeant Shot Constable's Discovery. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 5

Hearing the report of firearms at the Erskine street lockup to-night, a constable rushed to the front of the building, where be found Sergeant Daniel Markham fatally…

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Dollfuss and Nazis Many Charged with Conspiracy Austrian Govt. Loses Patience. Vienna

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 5

The elaborate welcome of Suvich, who is arriving to confer with Dollfuss, was marred by violent demonstrations by the Nazis, who regard the visit as due to…

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Northam Murder Wife Committed for Trial Son's Story Denied. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 5

At the conclusion of Northam murder inquest yesterday the Coroner found that John Carroll died as the result of a gunshot wound wilfully inflicted by his wife…

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Grafton Robbery Smart Police Work Youth Arrested Yesterday Afternoon

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 4

The residence of Mr. Gordon Wingfield, 2 Kent street, Grafton, was burgled during the past two days and property of the value of about £14…

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Assaults on Police Heavy Penalties Poke Shadowed Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 5

Found guilty at the Central Felice Court to-day of assaulting a constable, Hugh Williams, 20, a laborer, was sentenced to four months goal…

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Banana Plantation Neighbors at Law. Action at Maclean Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 7

In the Small Debts Court, Maclean, before Mr. S. J. Bliss,. P.M., on Thursday, John Barnier sought to recover from Joseph Laidiey an amount of £10, being…

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Bankruptcy Court Case From Maclean Examination of Debtor's Son

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 2

Before Mr. S. J. Bliss, P.M., at the Grafton Courthouse yesterday under the provisions of section 80 of the Bankruptcy Act, Thomas James' Grainger,…

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