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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

1,291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 65

Court of Injustice Court News

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 3

In bankruptey.—D.G.O. Cocky appeared before the local court of injustice on Tuesday, 22nd ult. Liabilities totalled £325. Assets, numerous raffle…

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Court Aftermath

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 2

Memories of a recent District Court action at Kempsey wore revived last Wednesday, when John Milligan, of Commandant Hill, near Kempsey,…

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"Death on the Diamond" Vivid Murder Mystery Has Unusual Plot

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 7

"Death on the Diamond," comedy and tense mystery, is the attraction filmed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with the co-operation of the St. Louis…

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Murder Charge Tennant's Creek Shooting Engineer on Trial. Alice Springs

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 1

Giving evidence to-day at the trial of Clifford Renfrey, engineer, on a charge of having murdered "Mick" O'Brien at Tennant's Creek, on September 30…

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Thames Flooded Gale Causes High Tides Anxiety in London Police Ready to Warn Residents. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 5

The River Thames is higher to-day than since the floods of January, 1928. The water at the Victoria embankment is four feet above the normal…

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Dramatic Court Story Tennant's Creek Shooting Renfrey on Murder Charge. Alice Springs

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 2

How Mick O'Brien, in his last hours, after he had been shot at Tennant's Creek, harbored a desire to shoot Clifford Renfrey, who is now on trial for…

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Assault in Prince Street 'Guilty, Under Provocation' Accused Conducts Own Case

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 3

Of the three men arrested last Saturday, and charged with having assaulted Frank and Ernest Michael outside Doust's fruit shop, in Prince…

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Fugitive Eludes Police Thrilling Chase Suspected Safeblower Station Horses Commandeered Duststorm Defeats Police Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 5

Following on a theft at premises at Boorowa, on Wednesday night, when a safe was blown open and £108 taken, police yesterday came across…

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Was in the Dock But Police Did Not Know Him!

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 3

A man was placed in the dock at Newcastle Police Court on Wednesday, and nobody could say exactlly why he was there…

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Drainage Appeals Interpretation Of Act Interesting Point Raised at Ulmarra Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 7

Before the Court of Petty Sessions at Ulmarra on Wednesday last, 6th inst., Cyril Thomas (Clark, of Ulmarra, farmer, appealed against his rating assessments…

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'Urging' Allegation Fails Bookmaker's Clerk Charged Racecourse Prosecution. Glen Innes

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 1

When Edward Gearing was charged at the Glen Innes Police Court with having had insufficient lawful means of support on January 28, Sergeant Willis said he…

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44 Counts of Murder Imprisonment for Life. Budapest

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 8

Tatyas Rakosi was sentenced to imprisonment for life to-day on 44 counts of murder, arising out of sentences passed during his term of office by the…

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Diamond Robbery Police Have New Theory. Perth

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 5

There has been considerable alteration in the trend of investigations into the robbery at Caris Bros. jewellery shop, as the result of detectives arriving at the…

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Again Postponed Supreme Court's Gold Clause Judgment. Washington

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 5

The Supreme Court again to-day took the unusual action of announcing that the gold clause decision would not be given on Monday. It was thought possible…

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Tip Slinging Randwick Trainer's Name Used Police Called in Jack King Objects to Circular Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 1

Various Randwick trainers in past 18 months have been the victims of "tip-slinging" urgers, who have set themselves up in offices in Sydney. It…

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Aborigines Charged Murder of Companion Alleged Alice Springs Supreme Court Alice Springs

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 6

In the Supreme Court to-day, Numberlin and Nangee, two aborigines, were charged with having murdered Kaiumen, another aborigine, at Mount Connor, on…

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Sequel to Kyogle Burglary

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 4

At the Newcastle sittings of the Supreme Court on Monday last week William Bell, who had been committed from the Kyogle Court on a charge of…

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Man Remanded Intent to Murder Charges Poison and Shooting Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 1

Charles Saunders, 69, appeared at the Redfern Court to-day on charges of having administered poison to Alice Richards with intent to murder and with having…

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Proxies in Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 4

After dealing with a number of cases under the Liquor Act, at the Parkes Police Court, Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., said that he would have to put a stop…

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'Not Given Chance' Allegations Against Police Judge Orders Inquiry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 5

Statements by Leo James Angelo, 29, in the Quarter Sessions Court that he had not been given a chance to go straight by the police are to be…

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