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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

1,291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 59 of 65

Court of Quarter Sessions Sittings Commence November 25

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 November 1935 · page 4

The Court of Quarter Sessions will be held at Grafton on Monday, November 25, before his Honor Judge Clancy. There are three cases listed for trial…

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Police Shoot Disturbances In Cairo Seven Dead. Cairo

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 5

Students, wearing armlets in memory of the victims of the riots, again demonstrated in various centres. The police fired, and wounded 15, one of…

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W.A. Police Cadets Start Training at 15 PERTH

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 6

The Minister for Police, Mr. Millington,has approved of a recommendation from the Commissioner of Police Mr. Hunter, that cadets will be…

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Second Time Lunatic At Large Escape From Asylum Police Issue Warning. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 5

Breaking open the skylight of his cell at Parramatta asylum last night, an inmate, who, according to the police, is a dangerous character,…

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Youth of 17 Charged With Murder Body Beside Line Dubbo Mail Tragedy. Penrith

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 5

The inquest into the death of Montague Henwood, 65, State Conciliation Commissioner, whose body was found beside the railway line…

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Body in Car Holmes Murder Case Trial Commenced Accused Plead Not Guilty. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 5

Pleas of not guilty were entered by Albert Stannard and John Patrick Strong. when they appeared before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers and a jury,…

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S.A. TRIAL Triple Murder Case Accused Collapses Medical Evidence of Insanity Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 5

Giving evidence to-day, at the trial of Arthur Nelson Durrant. 22, who is charged with the murder of Hugh Forbes. his wife and…

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S.A. MURDER Further Medical Evidence ADELAIDE

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 1

Reference to the collapse of Arthur Durrant, who is charged with the murder of Hugh Forbes, farmer, his wife and their daughter, was made during…

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Police Constable Dismissed Breaking and Entering Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 4

Following inquiries into the breaking and entering of a shop at Hurstville yesterday, a police constable was dismissed from the force and later…

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Holmes Murder Stannard Identified Evidence of Crown Witness Man Disguised His Walk. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 5

The definite opinion that Stannard was the man whom he saw leaving the vicinity of the spot where the body of Holmes was found in the…

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Murder Charge Dairy Hand For Trial Conciliation Officer's Death Hickey's Alleged Confession. Penrith

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 5

Edward John Hickey, 17, dairy hand, was committed for trial on a charge ox having murdered Montague Henwood, following further…

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Identity Question Holmes Murder Trial Summers' Statement Tested Hickson Steps Incident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 November 1935 · page 5

The statement allegedly made to the police by Oliver Summers, wherein he said the man whom he saw passing Hickson steps shortly…

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W. Wallsend Bomb Police Case Concluded "A Matter for a Jury." Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 November 1935 · page 5

The hearing was concluded to-day of the case in which Albert Augustus Smith (45), baker, Bernard Joseph Brown (52), cattle dealer, Samuel Brown…

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Maclean Police Court Breach of Traffic Regulations

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 2

On Thursday, before Mr. S. J. Bliss P.M., at Maclean Police Court, Frederick John Amos pleaded guilty to a breach of the traffic regulations, in that…

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Dorrigo Police Court Traffic Case Vehicle with One Head Light

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 6

At the Dorrigo Police Court last Friday, before Mr. S. J. Bliss. P.M., the Police proceeded against William Robert Fairhall on a charge of…

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Murder Charge Man's Jugular Vein Severed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 5

At the Central Police Court, before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., to-day, Guiseppe Caruana, 48, was charged with having, on November 20, feloniously and…

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A Slave Court in Abyssinian Capital Caution in Emancipation

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 3

One of the greatest problems confronting such an "emancipator" as Signor Mussolini were he to gain control of Abyssinia would probably be…

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Hunger Strike Three Terrorist Prisoners Carried Into Court. Marseilles

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 5

The three terrorists who are on trial at Aix-en-Provence on charges of complicity in the assassination of King Alexander, of Jugo-Slavia, and M…

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"His Best Pal" Holmes Murder Trial Stannard Denies Guilt "Last Man to Kill Anyone." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 5

"Holmes was my best friend, and I was his. We were pals for 23 years. I swear before God, I had nothing to do with his murder. I am the last…

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Engine Drivers To Lose 56 Week .C.s.r. Co.'s Employees Arbitration Court's Judgment. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 4

Holding that the mere fact that an employer was very prosperous and wealthy did not justify discrimination against him, the Arbitration Court in…

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