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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

1,291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 37 of 65

Murder Charge Brady in Bed Case Postponed Until Monday Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1935 · page 5

The further hearing, of the case in which Patrick Brady, 42, shearer, is charged with having at Cronulla, on or about April 8, murdered James Smith,was…

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Murder and Suicide Husband and Wife Dead Not a Sane Man's Act. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1935 · page 5

The Parramatta District Coroner, Mr. H. Richardson Clark, to- day found that Edward James Crompton (59), retired builder, murdered his wife, Kate…

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Still at Large Asylum Escapee Disappeared in Scrub? Police Search Unsuccessful. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1935 · page 4

Assisted by Alsatian police dogs, police to-day redoubled,their efforts to locate the inmate of Parramatta asylum, who escaped on Wednesday…

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Thief Reports Theft Ring Stolen at Ballina Strange Police Court Story. Ballina

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 July 1935 · page 5

The story of a thief who reported to the Ballina police the theft of a ring which he himself had originally stolen was told in the Ballina Police Court, when…

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Fewer Now Motor Car Accidents Success of Police Campaign Insurance Claims Fewer Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 July 1935 · page 4

The, Superintendent of Traffic (Mr. J. R. Carter), in a statement is sued here, said that the campaign launched recently to reduce the…

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Wiangala Dam Murder Two Committed for Trial. Cowra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 July 1935 · page 5

The finding that the death of William John Neilsen, employed at the Wiangala dam, was caused by a bullet wound in the head and that Neilsen was murdered…

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Brady Charged Coogee Arm Case Is Smith Still Alive? Government Doctor's Evidence Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 July 1935 · page 5

The opinion that the arm found, at Coogee Baths, after a shark had disgorged it, had come from a dead body, although he could not say for certain,…

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Dyed Dog Ginger For One Race Then Changed to Black Evidence in Stealing Case. West Maitland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 July 1935 · page 5

George Richard Sealey of Leichhardt, stated in evidence in the West Maitland Court to-day that he sent Thomas Christopher McCarthy, of…

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Stealing Charges Defendant Remanded Until July 15

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 July 1935 · page 4

George Silva, a hotel worker, of Grafton, appeared in the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions on Saturday, before Mr. W. Finlay, J.P…

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N.Z. Claim for £2000 Constable Sues Motorist Sequel to Car Theft. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 July 1935 · page 5

The first claim to be made under the Motor Vehicles Act was heard in the Supreme Court to-day when Constable Stewart sought £2000 general damages…

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Two Shot Dead Bodies In A Train Coroner Suspects Murder Mystery of Bullet Wounds London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 July 1935 · page 5

The discovery of a couple, found dead at midnight on a train, each with two bullet wounds in the heart, led to the surprising theory, at an…

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Trouble in India Moslems And Sikhs Clash Demolition of a Mosque Police Charge Attackers. Lahore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 July 1935 · page 5

Aeroplane are circling the city and British troops in armored cars are patrolling the streets, awing to tension, due to the demolition of a…

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Practical Joke At Bushman's Ball Leads to Court Sequel "Had Had a Few Drinks."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 July 1935 · page 4

Alan Swan, 23, a seaman on the N.Z. boat, Port Waikato, was charged with having stolen a hurricane lamp, three pumpkins, a sugar…

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Brady Case Adjourned Until To-day Magistrate Has Influenza. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 July 1935 · page 5

The ease in which Patrick Brady (42), shearer, is charged with the murder of James Smith, at Cronulla, on or about April 8, was adjourned at the Central…

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Actress Sues Director Claim for 500,000 Dollars Assault Alleged. New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 July 1935 · page 5

Mary Nolan, a stage and film actress, to-day filed a suit, claiming 500,000 dollars damages against Edward J. Mannix a Hollywood film director, charging…

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Murder Charge Wife And Child Dead Husband's Alleged Confession "Put Her Head in Gas Stove." Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 July 1935 · page 5

A statement, alleged to have been made by Clifford Earl Smiles, in which he admitted having carried his wife into the kitchen and placed her head…

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Bellingen Burglary

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 July 1935 · page 2

Judge Clancy took a lenient view at Kempsey Quarter Sessions in the case in which George Jones, aged 26, was charged with breaking and…

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Coff's Police Court Stealing Charges Young Man Pleads Guilty "Was Starving," Says Defendant. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 July 1935 · page 4

A young man, John Glover, 26, who was arrested by Detective Constable Paterson in Grafton last Thursday, appeared before the P.M., at Coff's Harbor Court of Petty…

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Picked Wrong Spot Outside Police Station Cyclist Charged with Drunkenness

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 July 1935 · page 4

John Otto Carmichael pleaded guilty before Mv. S. J. Bliss, P.M., at Coffs Police Court last Wednesday to having ridden a motor cycle…

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Brady Case Adjourned Until Monday Magistrate Indisposed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 July 1935 · page 5

Owing to the continued indisposition of the Magistrate, the case in which Patrick Brady, 42, shearer, is charged with having murdered James Smith, which was…

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