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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

1,291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 65

Three Years' Gaol Robbery of Paymaster. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 5

At the Quarter Sessions Court to-day Audge Sheridan sentenced Albert Snow Frederick Taylor, to three years' imprisonment for complicity in the…

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Murder Alleged Stationmaster Shot. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 6

At the conclusion of the inquest to-day into they death of Henry Thomas Norwood, 34, assistant stationmaster, who was fatally shot at Carnegie station, on…

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Aged Housebreaker Five Years Gaol at 78. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 5

Convicted at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, on a chaise of honsebreading, George Austin, 78 who had many convictions against him, extending over the…

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Police Ruse Suicide Prevented. Tumut

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 8

Police carried out a successful ruse, which pravented a man from hanging himself. The man was under remand for seven days, and while, being escorted…

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Police Guard Quintuplets. New York

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 5

A message from Callander (Ontario) states that two armed Ontario Government policemen have taken up residence with the Dionne quintuplets in hospital, to…

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Brutal Murder Body in a Lane Battered with a Bottle. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 5

By means of fingerprints a man who was found dead in a laneway off Ireland street, West Melbourne, was identified to-day us Timothy Patrick O'Sullivan…

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Farming Dispute Case In High Court Banana Growing at Kempsey Alleged Breach of Agreement Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 4

A dispute which arose between Harold William Harris, farmer, of Yarrahapinni, and Charles Andrew Lane, chemist, of Kempsey, over a…

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Man Arrested Shell Oil Depot Theft Charge of [?]King and Entering

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 4

Following information received by Constable Somerville, Detective Constable Paterson and Sergeant McGrath arrested a man living in Grafton, on Saturday, and…

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Albury Murder Formal Inquest to Be Held. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 7

Although more than six months have elapsed since the victim of the Albury murder was discovered detectives have failed to determine the identity, and all…

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Street Shooting Brisbane Woman Wounded Was It Accidental? Mystery Confronts Police Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 5

Throughout last night, police were kept busy investigating the mysterious shooting in the evening, of Miss Ruth Filmer, 40, of Boston street,…

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Shooting Mystery Explanation At Inquest Police Interview Miss Tenzer Story of Wealth Deprecated. Stockinbingal

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 5

The police interviewed Miss Sophie Tenzer on Saturday and are now convinced that, when the inquest is held on Monday week, the mystery…

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Wild Scene Wrestlers At Stadium Police Separate Wrestlers No Decision in Lurich-meeske Bout. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 5

Probably the wildest scene which has yet occurred at Leichhardt Stadium was witnessed on Saturday night, when Tom Lurich and Billy Meeske…

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Man Charged Shell Depot Theft Remanded on Bail of £100

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 4

William Kleindienst, 26, was charged at the Grafton Police Court yesterday before Mr. Bliss, P.M., with having broken and entered the Grafton office of…

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Maclean Police Court Recognisance Forfeited

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 8

At the Maclean Police Court on Monday, Frederick George Green did not appear to answer a charge of being drunk in Maclean on Saturday and his…

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Costly Bananas Dispute Goes to High Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 2

Litigation is making the banana plantation at Yarrahappini in which Charles Andrew Lane, father of Mr. Ben Lane, late of Coffs Harbour, is…

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Banana Litigation £20,000 Court Claim Case Commenced Yesterda[?]

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 2

The case in which £20,000 claimed against the Banana Grow[?] Federation of New South Wales, a[?] President, H. L. Anthony, by S[?]…

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On Licensed Premises Taxi Driver Fined Police Visit Willow Tree Hotel

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 8

Henry Edward Johnson was charged at the Grafton Police Court yesterday before Mr. Bliss, P.M., with having been found on the premises of the Willow…

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Unique Position Police of New South Wales Tribute by Premier Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 5

A tribute to the efficiency of the police force in New South Wales was paid by the Premier, Mr. Stevens, to-day, when he opened the annual conference of the…

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Grim Symbol for Gaol

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 4

The parable that the lamb shall lie down with the lion has been proved in many paddocks, as well as on many domestic hearths But outside the…

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Murder Charge Woman in Mental Hospital Police Withdraw Prosecution. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 4

Mrs. Alma Clare Richter, who was charged on March 22 with the murder of her son, who was hacked to death with an axe, at his home at Moonee Ponds,…

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