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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

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Koomilya Strikers Sent to Fremantle Gaol. Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 December 1935 · page 5

Eighteen members of the crew of the steamer Koomilya, who declined to pay £5 fines imposed for failing to obey the captain's commands were placed in…

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Ulmarra Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 December 1935 · page 3

At the Ulmarra Licensing Court on Thursday before Messrs F. Hall and E. Allen, Js.P., auctioneers' licenses were granted to the following:--Albert…

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A Rough Customer Marcel Laffineur Again Alleged Assault on Police

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 2

About an hour after midnight on Christmas Eve the attention of the police at South Grafton was called to a disturbance in Skinner street, and it…

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Murder Charge Young Italian Remanded. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 1

An Italian farm laborer, Giacomo Tarca, 26, was remanded to January 3 at the City Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Luigi Marchesi, at…

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£750 Reward Murder of Rev. H. L. Cecil. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 1

In addition to the State Government's reward of £500 for information leading to the conviction of the murderer of Rev. Harold Laceby Cecil, at…

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Murder and Suicide Christmas Day Tragedy in New Zealand. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 4

A double shooting tragedy occurred at Ngarauwahia on Tuesday afternoon. It is alleged that George Wheeler accosted a woman named Chippendale…

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Dog Guarding Body Shot by Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 1

A man, aged about 54 years of age. was found dead near Dubbo yesterday afternoon. There was a bullet wound in the centre of the forehead…

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Jeanne D'arc Specially Guarded Warning From Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 6

Jeanne d'Arc, which ran in the first division of the Christmas Trial at Randwick to-day, was specially guarded up to the time when she went to the post…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 4

At the Grafton Police court yesterday morning, before Mr. F. G. Flynn. J.P., Frank Irvine (42) pleaded guilty to a charge of having been found drunk…

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Sydney Horror Two Women Dead Found With Throats Cut Man Charged with Murder Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 5

Following the finding early this morning of the bodies of two women, in a house in Parramatta, with their throats cut, Percival Henry…

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Police Inquiries Presbyte[?]an Manse Visited

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 4

The Grafton police got into communication yesterday with the Rev. and Mrs. W. Mul[?] at Forster, and informed them of the supposed visit by thieves…

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"Death Pact" Amazing Inquest Story "Triple Suicide Arranged" Police Trainees in Trouble Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 5

Lachlan McLachlan of Tooan, near Horsham, formerly a police trainee, was committed for trial on a charge of murder to-day, when…

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