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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

1,247 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 44 of 63

Two Shocks Court Surprised Union Union Surprised Minister. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1936 · page 5

Following the refusal of the Arbitration Court to grant 40-hour week to the, printing industry employees, 500 members of the union to-day carried a…

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Boat Versus Girl Engagement Broken Romance Ends in Court. London, August 15

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1936 · page 7

Harold Gaskin, of Barnstable, Devon, had to choose between the love of his fiancee and his dream of an unsinkable lifeboat. He chose the lifeboat. For 18…

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"An Insult" Fox, Not A Wolf Leads to Murder Charge. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1936 · page 5

According to a witness in the Criminal Court to-day, to deny the claim of a Montenegrin that he is a wolf, and assert that he is merely a…

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£400 Claim Casino District Court Action. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1936 · page 5

A claim for £400 damages for alleged negligence was made at Casino District Court to-day. The action was a sequel to a car accident at South Casino on…

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No Trace Dubbo Girl Mystery Police Puzzled Search Ii Cities Dubbo

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1936 · page 4

While relatives of Ruby Green, 22 who mysteriously disappeared from Dubbo on Wednesday, believe she has been the victim of foul play, there is…

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Sheep Stealing Farmer-butcher Sentenced Gilgandra

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 5

Found guilty of having stolen a total of 220 sheep, in numbers ranging from three to 70, William Riley, 30, farmer and butcher, was sentenced on 11…

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Alleged Seal Forgery High Court Counsel's Amazing Story Principal Registrar Charged a Bankrupt's Invention Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 5

Reference to "an extraordinary story of deception and duplicity" was made by counsel for the prosecution at the City Court to-day when…

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W.A. Tragedy Foreigner Sentenced to Death. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 5

In the Criminal Court to-day John Vujacich was found guilty of the murder of Luka Mitrovich in a card-room at a hotel at Boulder, early this…

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Coff's Police Court Cases This Year Exceed 200 Ten Train Jockeys Convicted. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 4

When five men appeared at the Coff's Harbor Police Court, on Tuesday morning, charged with trespassing on railway property, and another five on…

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Magnets Used in Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 8

In the Brisbane Coroner's Court last week the examining sergeant for the first time employed a metal board and magnet figures in order to show the…

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Police Guard for Trotsky and Wife. Oslo

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 5

Trotsky and his wife were removed to Storsand to-day, and were given rooms in a house near the fortress of Oscaraborg, 30 miles from Oslo. The…

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Dorrigo Couple Divorce Court Proceedings Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 4

Before Mr. Justice Boyce, in the Divorce Court, Richard James Hester asked for a divorce from Grace Hester, formerly Edwards, on the ground of…

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Defendant's Death Closes Court Prosecution. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 5

Th death of a defendant suddenly closed the prosecution in the Timaru Court of Alexander Bell, a middle-aged stonemason, who was charged…

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Jury's Question at Murder Trial Death Sentence Passed Old Woman Killed Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 5

A verdict that Maurice Richard Auld, 27, was guilty of having murdered Mrs. Mary Ann Deas, 70, at Warrawee, on May 13, was recorded…

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'Perfect Baby" Reference in Court Parents Sue For £3000 Unusual Case in Sydney Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 5

Reference to a baby "that would prove to the world that human immunity from disease can be attained, and that a perfect human being can…

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Pirate Ship Two Brothers in Court Girl Pat Sequel Bail of £500 EACH H. D. McINTOSH Provides Surety. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 5

On arrival from Georgetown (British Guiana) George Orsborne, skipper of the "pirate" trawler, Girl Pat, and his brother, Jim, were taken…

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Insurance Companies Staff Officers' Agreement Federal Arbitration Court. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1936 · page 3

The new agreement between the Australian Insurance Staff Federation and insurance companies was mentioned to Chief Judge Dethridge, in the…

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40,000 Whales Caught in a Year Australian Antarctica Proposals to Police Waters Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1936 · page 5

Commonwealth officials may move for the adoption of proposals made by Sir Douglas Mawson, the Antarctic explorer, for policing and…

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Forgery Charge High Court Seals Official As Defendant Allegation of Threat Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1936 · page 5

An allegation that Seaforth Simpson Mackenzie, Principal Registrar of the High Court of Australia, had threatened to "have him up for…

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Seven Arrests Police Raids at Lismore. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 5

Lismore police conducted two raids yesterday morning, as the result of which seven men were taken to the police station where charges under the…

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