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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

1,291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 65

Abo on Attempted Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 2

At the Collarenebri Police Court on Monday morning, Bob Davis, an aboriginal, was remanded for eight days on a charge of attempted murder, and with…

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Gaol Governor Absent During Riots Criticism in Official Report London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 5

Sir George Rankin, officially reporting on the gaol riots at Barlinne, Scotland, in December last year, to-day criticises the Governor of the prison, Captain James…

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Girl's Beauty Marred Awarded £248 in Court. London, March 9

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 6

The price of a girl's disfigurement, which, a Judge said, would be noticed by other women, and would make her self-conscious, was assessed at £263/13/ in the…

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Police Efficiency New Commissioner's Move Force Wants Wage Cuts Rescinded. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 5

When the general secretary of the Police Association Conference, Mr. Cosgrove, announced to-day that the country police superintendents were in Sydney…

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Hides and Skins Bill Attack on Ex-police Officer Illegal Tactics Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 5

During the debate in the Legislative Assembly to-day on the Wool, Hides and Skin Dealers' Bill, Mr. Davidson (Lab., Cobar) made an attack on an…

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Libel Alleged Claim For £20,000 Banana Companies in Court Defendants Plead "Public Benefit." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 6

The case in which Sunkissed Bananas (Tweed), Ltd., claim £20,000 damages from the Banana Growers' Federation Co-op., Ltd., for alleged…

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18,000 Interviews Inverloch Murder Inquiries Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 5

Having interviewed 18,000 people in their efforts to trace the murderer of Ethel Belshaw, aged 12 years, at Inverloch, on New Year's Day, the detectives…

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Boy Arrested Alleged Housebreaking Will Appear in Children's Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 4

A 17-year-old boy was arrested by Constable Robinson following a complaint to the Grafton police that the home of Mr. Edward Knott, in Mary street, near…

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Discharged by Court Man and Woman Re-arrested. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 5

Madge Munro and William Campbell, who faced charges of stealing share scrip in Sydney and were freed by Full Bench of the Supreme Court, have been…

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T.B. RAMPANT Proper Inspection Urged Appointment of Inspectors? 'Filth and Muck' in Cream Stir at Police Conference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 5

Stating that filth and muck could be unloaded on to the public without it being detected, and alleging that T.B. was rampant in the dairy herds…

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Shot Dead Young Man At Scone Kissing Girl of 16 Suspect Charged with Murder. Scone

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 4

News of a shooting tragedy was brought to Scone police to-day by a young man who stated a man had been shot dead near Cliftlands estate…

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Boys Before Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 10

As a result, of a number of juvenile escapades, including the entering of the back store premises of two Mullumbimby stores, seven boys appeared at the last…

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Murder Rate Australian Figures Fall Shown Shocking Records in Other Places

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 9

Some interesting figures relating to the murder rate in Australia in comparison with other countries, particularly Britain, Canada and the United States…

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HEARTLESS The Dog Poisoner Police Tell Conference Heavy Punishment Urged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 3

Protesting against the fact that there appeared to be no offence for laying a poison bait, Constable D. R. Rowlinson, of Kempsey, moved at…

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Police Policy Many Changes Coming Commissioner's Statement Promotion Must Be Earned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 5

Important statements were made by the Police Commissioner, Mr. Mackay, speaking at the Police Association's dinner last night. "In the next 15…

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Dairy Supervision Police Conference Statements P.P.U. President's Action Question for Attorney-general Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 3

In view of the statements attributed to Mr. D. R. Rowlinson at the Police Conference in connection with the quality of N.S.W. dairy products…

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Driving Without Lights Maclean Police Court Case

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 2

Before Mr. S. J. Bliss, P.M., at the Maclean Police Court on Thursday, Herbert Clyde Barnier was charged with having driven a sulky in River street…

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Fraudulent Branding Two Lads Charged

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 2

A few weeks ago Mr. Cowan, of South Grafton, turned his horse loose in the street, and it returned to his home with a new brand on its shoulder. He…

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Murder Charge Dairy Farmer's Death. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 4

At the Scone Police Court to-day, Harry Forbes Murray, 20, appeared on a charge of having murdered Ernest Bruce Fenwick, 40, dairy farmer, at Clift Lands, near…

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Matrimonial Conspiracy Man and Woman Sentenced Caustic Comment by Judge. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 5

Caustic comment was made by Judge Woinarski, at the General Sessions to-day, when he sentenced Charles Leslie Ashton, 41, who was found guilty of…

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