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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

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FORGERY Stolen Cheque Book Colored Man Charged Six Months Imprisonment

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 December 1934 · page 8

For having stolen a cheque book on December 7 last, the property of Battista Oliveira John Lena, a colored man, appeared before Mr. S. J. Bliss, P.M., at the…

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Kirov Murder Two Russians Arrested "Fascist Terrorist Group." London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 December 1934 · page 5

The "Daily Express" Warsaw correspondent says an official announcement broadcast from Moscow, states that Zinoviev and Kamenev have been arrested on…

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Police Compromise Concession for Duke's Visit Duty. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 December 1934 · page 5

A compromise has been reached between the Chief Secretary and members of the police force with regard to concessions to members who were on duty in…

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Prisoners Strike in Glasgow Gaol Overpowered by Warders. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 December 1934 · page 5

The "News of the World" says that 40 prisoners working in a stone yard at Barlinnie gaol at Glasgow downed tools and dashed to a shed where 150 were…

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Ejecting a Lodger a Maclean Incident Insulting Language and Assault Alleged. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 December 1934 · page 2

The greater part of the P.M's. (Mr. S J. Bliss) time at the Maclean Police Court yesterday was occupied with the hearing of a case in which Susan…

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Married Undertaker's Daughter Man Acquitted of Trunk Murder. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 December 1934 · page 5

Toni Marcini, who was acquitted last Saturday of the murder of Violette Kay, toe dancer, whose body was found in a trunk, was to-day married at a registry…

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Chief of Police Mr. Childs May Retire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 December 1934 · page 5

The Commissioner of police (Mr. Chil[?]ds) to-day would not deny a report that he would shortly retire and go abroad, and he declined to discuss the…

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Bodily Harm Charge Alleged Assault On Constable Grafton Lock-up Scene Frenchman at Police Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 December 1934 · page 4

In addition to a charge of having unlawfully assaulted Constable Norman Jackson while in the execution of his duty at the Grafton…

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Christmas Drinking Grafton Police Court Cases

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 December 1934 · page 6

Several men who had started the festive season by drinking not wisely, but too well, found themselves in the police court on Monday morning, before…

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Two Murder Charges Within Few Minutes Man and Woman in Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 December 1934 · page 5

The unusual spectacle of two murder cases being dealt with within a few minutes of each other was witnessed at the Central Police Court to-day…

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Young Woman Charged Baby's Body Found in Yarra. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 December 1934 · page 5

Following the finding of the body of a 12-months-old baby boy in the Yarra on Saturday, Melbourne detectives late yesterday arrested a young single woman,…

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Kirov Murder 'Stalin Has Lost His Head' Arrests and Executions. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 December 1934 · page 5

The "Daily Express" Warsaw correspondent says the Soviet Government admits 250 arrests and 110 executions in the Kirov terror, but actually there have…

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Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 December 1934 · page 3

At the Maclean Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. J. A. Letts, J.P., William Edward Richardson did not appear to answer a charge of being found drunk in…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 December 1934 · page 4

In the Grafton Police Court yesterday before Mr. W. Finlay, J.P., Jack Callaghan (48) was fined 5, in default one day's imprisonment, on a charge of…

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Child in River Woman Charged with Murder. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 December 1934 · page 5

When Mary Alice Clara Stevens (23). single, domestic, was charged at the City Court to-day with having murdered Les[?]ie Neil Stevens, it was alleged by the police…

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Murder Suspected Queensland Trainer Dead Body Found Near Charters Towers. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 December 1934 · page 5

The body of William Mackie, about 38 years of age, a horse trainer, was found on Tuesday night, near Charters Towers. There was a large wound in the neck…

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Plot Exposed Russian Terrorists the Murder of Kirov Counter-revolution Plan. Moscow

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 December 1934 · page 5

The indictment against Leonid Vassilievitch Nikolaev (39) and 13 associates of the murder of Serge[?] Kirov, alleges that an unnamed…

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No Cigarettes Fighting In Glasgow Gaol Prisoners and Warders Hurt Long Sentence Men Start Riot. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 December 1934 · page 5

Renewed fighting broke out in Barlinie gaol, Glasgow, yesterday, resulting in four warders and six prisoners being injured and treated at…

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Court Innovation

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 December 1934 · page 3

[?] order to secure greater audibility [?] Street Police Court (London) microphone have been attached to the witness box and dock, and loud speakers…

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Girl Missing Police Searching. Toowoomba

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 December 1934 · page 5

Violet Phyllis Parsons (21) has been missing from her home at Blaxland railway station, five miles from Dalby, since Wednesday…

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