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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

1,247 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 45 of 63

Murdered at Petrol Station Police Theory Body Taken Away in Car? Intense Search for Missing Storekeeper Grenfell

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 5

Bloodstains and a man's hair on the handle of a petrol pump found at a farmhouse filling station, on the roadside, near Grenfell to-day, have…

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Talkies "The Garden Murder Case."

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 8

Of all the characters Edmund Lowe has created for the screen, none has intrigued his interest so much as Philo Vance, which he now plays in "The…

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Sentence Dated Back Man in Gaol Since Arrest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 5

When Walston William Tustam, 55, was convicted at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, on a charge of having conspired to cheat and defraud a number of…

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£100,000 for Soldier Settlers Kirby Estate Equity Court Application Sydney. Monday

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 5

The Equity Court, by application lodged in the office of that court today, is to be asked to determine whether the trusts created by the…

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"Made Up Story" Woman In Bankruptcy Court £966 Burned Under Copper. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 5

Declared by the Official Receiver, Mr. Nette, to be a made up story, Mrs. Lucy Ferrari, of Katoomba, was warned by the Registrar in Bankruptcy, Mr…

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In a Fix Man and His Bike False Story Cost £5 Merriment in Court Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 5

There was considerable amusement at the General Sessions to-day when Peter Collier, 41, of Footscray, pleaded guilty before Judge Foster,…

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Contempt of Court Paper Publishes Photo Sequel to Murder Charge Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 6

Reserved judgment was given by the State Full Court to-day, on an application made on behalf of Maurice Richard Auld, calling upon the…

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Slate-grey Car Sought by Police Grenfell Murder Theory Body Thrown in River? Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 5

Detectives investigating the mysterious disappearance of the Grenfell share-farmer and storekeeper, William Lavers, are concentrating on…

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Sent to Gaol Mother and Son. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 5

Esther Toland, 41, and her son, Gordon Toland, 20, were each given terms of imprisonment when they were convicted at Darlinghurst Sessions…

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Girl's Death Woman and Man Charged. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 1

Following the death of Isabella Trudgett, 17, in hospital yesterday, two people appeared before the Wellington Police Court to-day. Kate Ford, 45,…

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Murder Charge Death of Australian. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 5

Robert Sheridan Moore, a clerk was further remanded to-day when he pleaded not guilty to a charge of the wilful murder of a fellow Australian,…

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£100 Fine Consolidated Press, Ltd. Lower's Article Contempt of Court Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 5

A fine of £100 was imposed on Consolidated Press, Ltd., by the Full Court to-day for contempt of court arising out of an article published in…

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Forgery Charge High Court Seal Case Alleged Offer of Redress. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 5

The case in which Seaforth Simpson Mackenzie, Principal Registrar of the High Court of Australia, is charged under the Commonwealth Crimes Act that,…

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Third Degree Allegations Against Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 5

Allegations that the police practised American third degree methods in order to force him to make a statement were made by James Patrick Green, 20,…

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Gas Pipe Brought Into Bedroom Intent To Murder Charge Against Wife Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 5

A charge of having attempted to administer carbon monoxide gas to Frederick Dalton, with intent to murder him, was preferred against Robina…

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Grey Car Gundagai False Alarm Grenfell Mystery Police Patrol River Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 5

All efforts by detectives to unravel the mystery surrounding the disappearance of William Henry Lavers, of Glenelg, near Grenfell,…

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Bombing Station Fire Reported To Police Three Men Arrested in Wales. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 5

Rev. L. E. Valentine, of Llandudo, Professor Saunders Lewis (lecturer in Welsh at the University College. Swansea, and president of the Welsh…

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£162,000 Trautwein to Pay Tax Appeal Fails Court's Reserved Judgment Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 5

In his reserved judgment to-day in the appeal by Theodore Charles Trautwein, M.L.C., against the Federal income tax assessments for…

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Six Months Man Sentenced on Consorting Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 3

George Harvey, 32, was sentenced to six months' hard labor on each of two charges at the Central Police Court to-day, after it was alleged by the…

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A Clueless Crime "Murder on a Bridle Path."

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 8

Mystery, suspense, comedy and romance--four major elements of entertainment--are effectively blended in "Murder on a Bridle Path," fourth of…

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