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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

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Murder Charge Fourteen Witnesses Victorian Farmer's Death. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 5

Fourteen witnesses will be heard by Mr. Grant, P.M., at the Coroner's Court on Thursday, when an inquest will be held into the death of Luigi Marchesi…

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JAPANESE Scene Of Landing Visited by Police. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 5

Constable Henery, with members of the original party who were forced to leave camp at Cape Upstart on Wednesday by the landing of Japanese…

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Witnesses in Millar Divorce Two Arrested Police Search for Third Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 5

Sensational action followed months of police investigation into certain matters arising from the Millar v. Millar divorce action, dealt with at…

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Deliberate Red Cross Bombing "It Was Wholesale Murder" Swedish Doctor Interviewed Scene of Carnage. Addis Ababa

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 5

Dr. Hylander, a Swedish doctor, who was injured in the Italian bombing of the Swedish Red Cross at Dolo. said the bombing was an…

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"Boy Gunman" Found Dead in Cellar Police Shadowed Girl Sequel to Shooting Of Constable Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 5

After several shots had been fired when police raided a building at Waterloo this morning, James Arthur Penrose, 18, for whom detectives have…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 4

There was no appearance of John Foley to answer a charge of drunkenness before Mr. S. J. Bliss, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 7

At the Ulmarra Court of Petty Sessions 'on Monday, before Messrs: H. G. Greenaway and J. E. Ottaway, J's.P., John McKenzie Laurie, an aboriginal…

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Young Men Charged Saturday Night Incident Alleged Use of Motor Car

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 3

Arising out of an incident on Saturday night last, five young men appeared at the Grafton Police Court before Mr. S. J. Bliss, P.M., yesterday…

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Cancelled! Police Press Passes. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 5

In his efforts to further hamper the gathering of news for the public, the Chief Commissioner, General Blamey, has decided to cancel all police passes…

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Dead in Cellar Sought by Police

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 2

James Arthur Penrose, aged 38, was found dead in a cellar at Waterloo, Sydney, on Sunday morning, after several shots had been fired in a…

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Theft of Cow Two Lismore Men Fined

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 4

The theft of a Guernsey cow, stated to be worth £1, cost two men £2756 in fines at Lismore Police Court, before Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M…

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Police Error Arrested Wrong Man Will Seek Satisfaction

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 7

A grave police error which resulted in Gerald Charles Ross Mumby, a Melbourne engineer, being arrested arid kept in the cells for some days was…

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Melb. Wedding Crowd Blocks Traffic Police Cordon Broken Gathering of Notable Men Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 1

A crowd of 10,000 people gathered outside St. Paul's Cathedral to-day, for the wedding of, Miss Elaine Brookes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs…

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Swept Aside U.S. Crop Control New Deal Destroyed Momentous Court Decision Washington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 5

One of the most momentous decisions ever to affect American economic and political affairs was rendered by the Supreme Court…

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Former Constable Convicted "Brought Disrepute on Police."

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 6

"You have brought disrepute on the New South Wales police force," stated Mr. V. H. Wells Police Magistrate, in the Moree Police Court on Tuesday…

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Prison for Debtors Reform In England No Gaol for Honest Men. London, December 21

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 7

Magistrates and their clerks all over England are busy setting up the new machinery to prevent hard-up defendants from going to prison. The new…

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Body in Well "I Seemed to See Red" Wagga Inquest Youth on Murder Charge. Wagga

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 5

Roy Malcolm Soutar was present in custody, on a charge of murder, when the District Coroner, Mr. Hugh Oatcs, held an inquest at Wagga…

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Maclean Police Court Carrying Away Liquor

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

On Thursday, at the Maclean Police Court, before Mr. S. J. Bliss, P. M.; Victor Plater was charged that on December 20, at 9.40 p. m., he was…

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Police Appointment North -Eastern Superintendent. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 5

Following upon the recent reorganisation of the country police districts a number of appointments were approved at to -day's meeting of the…

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The Naked Truth Stroud Police Investigate the Sequel

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

Recently the wife of a farmer in the Stroud district rang the police station and excitedly reported that two naked men had chased her, and…

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