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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

1,247 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 35 of 63

Police Probity Public Confidence Suggestion By Counsel Starting Price Inquiry Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 5

The statement that the attention of the Commission should be drawn to certain features of the prosecution of Curran, which showed that there…

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Ulmarra Court Driving a Lorry Without License

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 7

At the Ulmarra Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., Max Lawrence pleaded guilty to a charge that on May 19 he…

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Assault Denied Loaded Revolver Found Detective's Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 5

An assault made upon Charles Marks, in his pawnbroker's office in Paddington. on June 10 last, was recalled to-day, when Arthur Kingsley…

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Five Years' Gaol Bombed A Hospital Revenge on Doctor. Bendigo

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 5

After a retirement of two and a half hours the jury at the General Sessions to-day found William John Cross (36) guilty of having bombed the Bendigo…

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Vic. Police Chief Going Blamey Resigns Police Sensation Royal Commission Sequel Shooting of Brophy Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 5

Major-General Sir Thomas Blarney to-day tendered his resignation as Commissioner of Police. A special meeting of the Executive Council…

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Damages Awarded to Farmer for Loss of Pigs Claim at Bellingen District Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 3

At the Bellingen District Court on Thursday of last week before his Honor Judge Clancy, Edward William Dale, a pig farmer of Bellingen, sued…

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Local and General Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., Bernard Riley, 46, pleaded guilty to a charge of having been found drunk…

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Maclean Police Court Welcome to New P.m

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 9

At the Maclean Police Court on Thursday prior to the commencement of court business a welcome was extended to the newly appointed Police…

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Police Chief Victorian Vacancy Australia-wide Applications. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 5

Superintendent Mooney, who was yesterday appointed Commissioner of Police, pending a permanent appointment, will take over his new office on…

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Goya Henry Flying Permitted Prohibition Withdrawn Pending High Court Case Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 5

Informed on Wednesday that his pilot's license had been suspended for alleged breaches of the Air Navigation Act and regulations, and that…

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Secret Police On The Queen Mary Exasperating Job Crooks They Cannot Arrest. London, June 20

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 8

From the Queen Mary, ship of a thousand mysteries, yet another clasely guarded secret has leaked forth to the world. That secret is her…

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Waitress Shot Police Seeking Woman. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 4

The victim of shooting, allegedly by a woman for whom the police are now searching, Flora Mackinlay, a waitress, employed in an hotel in Clifton Hill,…

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Licensing Court Royal Hotel, Sooth Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 3

In a special Licensing Court held at Grafton yesterday, Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., granted the application of Cyril James Benson for the transfer of the license of…

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FINED £50 Possession Of Pistol Police Persecution Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 5

When John Joseph Finnie (34), laborer, was fined £50 at the Newtown Court to-day on a charge of having carried an unlicensed pistol, he alleged…

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Survey Police Scotland Yard Man Decision In Victoria Modern Reorganisation Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 5

A Scotland Yard officer of high rank and qualifications will be invited to make a survey of the Victorian police force and to…

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In Murder Trial Children's Evidence English Campaign to Spare Ordeal. London, June 20

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 July 1936 · page 7

A growing demand for measures which would save children the ordeal of having to give evidence in murder trials is being made of the Home…

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Bomb Outrage Milne Threatened Further Revelations Court Claim Withdrawn Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 July 1936 · page 5

Still badly shaken as a result of being blown out of bed yesterday morning by the bomb which killed his wife, Senior Plainclothes…

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Two Charged Taxi-cab Robberies. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 July 1936 · page 5

A remand to July 23 was granted when James Patrick Green (20) and William John McBurnie (18), laborer, was charged in the Central Police…

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Local and General Police Car and Taxi Collide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 July 1936 · page 4

The new police car and a taxi driven by Mr. Stanley Johnson, of Pound street, Grafton, collided at the corner of Alice and Powell streets, near the…

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Geelong Bombing Arrest Expected Police Confident of Solution. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 July 1936 · page 5

Although no arrest has yet been made in connection with the bomb outrage at Geelong on Monday, when the wife of Senior Plainclothes Constable Milne…

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