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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

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Gaol and Fines Severe Penalties on Priests German Exchange Law Broken. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 5

Severe sentences were imposed on two Catholic priests yesterday, for violating the foreign exchange regulations. Father Utsch was sentenced to four years'…

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Chain Letter Craze Police Action in Brisbane. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 5

Announcing to-day that the Police Department was determined to stump out the craze, the Police Commissioner said that a prosecution would be brought…

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New Guinea Development Increasing Curious Court Charges. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 5

Under the Australian mandate of New Guinea the spread of influence among the natives is increasing rapidly, and in the year 1933-34 the…

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£11,506 Deficiency Trainer in Bankruptcy Court Betting Transactions Denied. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 5

William Tindall, horse trainer, who moved to Victoria after he had been twice disqualified for 12 months by the A.J.C., in Sydney, was examined by the…

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Police Forces Deputy Commissioner Appointed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 5

The State Cabinet decided to-day to appoint Superintendent T. J. Lynch as Metropolitan Superintendent and Deputy Commissioner of Police…

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Mystery Shots Surprise at Football Match Police Making Inquiries

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 3

Footballers had a narrow escape at the Brookville Oval on Saturday afternoon, when just a moment after the breaking up of a serum a bullet screamed…

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£5000 DAMAGES T. J. Ley's Libel Action Verdict Restored by Lords Appeal Court Judgment Set Aside. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 5

Mr. T. J. Ley, a former New South Wales Minister for Justice, and later a member of the House of Representatives, was successful to-day in his…

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£300 RECOVERED Roma Bank Sensation Clerk Lying on Floor Later Arrested by Police. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 5

Lying prostrate on the floor in the teller's box, Keith Rudder, a clerk at the Roma branch of the National Bank of Australasia, was found by…

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POISON Wife For Trial Attempted Murder Alleged Domestic Unhappiness. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 5

A story of alleged domestic difference was unfolded at North Sydney Court to-day before Olive May Gibson, 29, domestic, was committed for…

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'Madman' Hitler Accused 'Cold-Blooded Murder' Outburst in U.S. Congress Washington

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 5

Another reverberation of the Congressional reaction in the German situation occurred to-day, when representative Dickstein attacked…

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Bail Accommodation Professional Bondsmen in Sydney Discussion at Darlinghurst Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 5

"There are a considerable number of professional bondsmen, who charge particularly heavy rates for bail accommodation," said Sergeant McCormack,…

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At Dance Drunken Intruders Police Were Called In. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 5

The outcry in the Richmond River district against liquor at dances is expected to gain strength from two recent incidents…

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Russian Records Seized by Adelaide Police Unionist's Return From Soviet. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 5

Films, lantern slndes, newspapers and papers which were brought back from Soviet Russia by Mr. J. Harris, of the Broken Hill branch of the Miners'…

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Supreme Court Sits at Bellingen First Time in History. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 4

For the first time in the history of Bellingen a Supreme Court was held in the town this week. The arrival of Mr. Justice Nicholas, accompanied by his…

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Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 8

At the Maclean Police Court on Saturday, George James, on remand, from Grafton, was charged with obtaining money by means of false pretences and…

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Rush for Seats Murder Charge At Perth Police to Control Crowd Photographs As Evidence. Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 5

Wild scenes marked the opening of a case at the Police Court to-day, when four men were charged with the wilful murder of Edgar Wh tfield, at…

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Man with Rifle Wine And Beer Shots Fired in Street Accused at Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 6

Following upon the firing of shots in the vicinity of the Grafton railway station, on Saturday afternoon, and the arrest of a man by Constable Pinkerton,…

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Fight Over Lubra Murder Charge at Darwin Fails Darwin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 2

In the Supreme Court to-day, before Judge Wells and a jury, Tommy Mijintie, a young native, was found not guilty of a charge that he feloniously killed Charlie…

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1931 SENSATION Mail Bag Robbery Ryan Charged with Crime Man Who Gave Himself Up Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 5

The disappearance of £10,000 from the Cooma mail train, on May 1, 1931, was mentioned to-day, when Joseph Harold Ryan, 34, was charged at the…

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£6000 For The Poor Two Wills Lawrence Man's Bequests Ireland and Australia Sisters Contest Administration Probate Court at Lismore. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 5

When John McNab, of Lawrence, died in St. Vincent's Hospital, Lismore, on January 9 last, he left two wills, one made about an hour before…

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