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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

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S.P. BETTING Police In 7 Hotel Bars Latest Move in Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 6

The posting of uniformed constables in hotel bars in the latest police move to combat S.P. betting. The police are concentrating on…

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Man Remanded Charged with Using Car

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1936 · page 4

John Wililam Cook (23) was remanded until Tuesday, October 13, by Mr. T. G. Flynn, J.P., in the Grafton Police Court yesterday on a charge of…

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Murder Charge Woman in Custody Girl Found In River Mysterious Disappearance Dubbo

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1936 · page 5

Considerable interest was taken today at the inquest on Ruby Green, 22, whose body was found in the Macquarie River some days after she had…

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"Jugs of Beer" £230 In Fines Imposed Police Visit Night Club Magistrate Outspoken. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 4

Imposing fines totalling £230 on the manager and four employees of a night cabaret known as "Graham's Club," the chairman of the Licensing…

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Murder Charge Death Of Ruby Green Dubbo Inquest Evidence. Dubbo

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 5

Giving evidence at the Coroner's Court to-day, when the inquest on Ruby Green was resumed, William Brown said that at 5.50 on the…

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Mystery Death Woman In Victoria Police Detain a Man, Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 2

Mystery surrounds the death of Annie Masters, 55, who had a camp on the bank of Moonee Ponds Creek, North Essendon Last night her body was…

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Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 6

At the Maclean Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., Clyde Breen, who comes from Sydney and is unemployed, was charged with…

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"Moonlight Murder"

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 8

Chester Morris and Madge Evans see the mysterious stranger in "MOONLIGHT MURDER."…

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Coff's Police Court Heavy Fines For Train Jumpers Police Determined to Stop Practice

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 2

Five men were each fined £3 or six days' hard labor for trespassing on railway property at Coff's Harbor Police Court on Wednesday morning…

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Accountant Abrested Charge of Stealing £5200. PERTH

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 3

Dudley Cavendish Nevile, chief accountant of the Red Castle brewery, was arrested to-day on a charge of having stolen £5200, being the amount…

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Walked Out of Gaol Briton in Spain

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 7

To one Englishman, who is now safely home, the Spanish rebellion has proved a blessing. William R. Lamb (26), a native [?]…

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"Croix De Feu" Police Raid in Paris. Paris

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 5

Police raided the Social party's headquarters and some of the branches and seized numerous papers. The police hope to prove that the party is merely…

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Trouble Over Girl Ship's Engineer Shot Intent to Murder Charge. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 October 1936 · page 5

An alleged motive for the shooting of Harry Huismans, third engineer of the steamer, Nieuw Zeeland, near Princes Bridge, on September 17, was made…

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Britain Will Not Tolerate Jew-baiting Special Police in West End Fascist-Communist Battleground Outbreaks of Ruffianism in Stepney Pole-axe, Poker and Railings As Weapons Sir Philip Game Makes A Dramatic Move LONDON

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 October 1936 · page 5

A dramatic police move to prevent the frequent attacks on Jews in the East End was made by the Commissioner of Police (Sir Philip Game) tonight, after an appeal from the leaders of the Labor party conference at Edinburgh for him "to restore confidence in the East End." From to-night…

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De La Roque Charged with Inciting. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 October 1936 · page 5

M. De la Roque and five other leaders of the Social party, including the Transatlantic airman, Jean Mermoz, were charged with inciting a mob…

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In Camp Ruins Charred Human Remains Found By Police Tragedy Near Wollongong Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 October 1936 · page 4

A man named Daniel Connaghan is believed to have been burned to death in his camp at Coniston, near Wollongong, some time during last…

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Father Shot Son on Murder Charge. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 1

A charge of having murdered his father," James Coone (50) was to-day laid against Harry Coone (23). Coone, sen., who was on forest…

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East End Riot Communists' March Charged By 100 Fascists Angry Scenes in Liverpool London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 5

With red flags and banners flying, and shouting, "Smash Fascism, down with war,"' Communists to-day conducted what they described as a…

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Death of a Girl Man And Woman Charged Operation Denied. Dubbo

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1936 · page 4

In the Supreme Court to-day a statement alleged to have been made by Perry Gillespie (23) was produced at the trial of Kate Ford (45) and…

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Solicitor Charged Over £3600 INVOLVED Misappropriation Alleged "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul" Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1936 · page 5

Arthur Vincent Cunningham (32). solicitor, appeared, before the Cessnock Court to-day on a number of charges of misappropriation, and was…

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