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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

1,155 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 58

Woman Charged Attempt to Injure Child Auckland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 5

Mrs. Amy Graham, of Rangiotu, was committed for trial at Palmerston North to-day, on a charge of having attempted to injure Joyce Mason,…

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Maclean Police Court "Return Of Goods In Proceedings Against Police

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 3

Before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., at the Maclean Police Court, George William Arthur Curnow, of Harwill, proceeded against Sergeant McLean for the…

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Police Inspector Here

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 4

Inspector J. F. Scott, of police head quarters, Sydney, and Mr. W. Wallace, architect of the Public Works Department, Sydney were in Grafton…

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Murder and Suicide Double Tragedy at Gundagai. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 5

The double shooting tragedy in which Walter Charles Small and his wife, Dorothy Small met their deaths at Gundagai by gunshot wounds…

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Man Charged Tas. Double Tragedy Lived Alone In Hut Alleged Statement Launceston

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 5

At the same time as the funeral of the two victims was taking place in the town of Sheffield this afternoon, detectives were ushering a…

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£1500 Cash to Settle Divorce Action Charge Of Stealing Unusual Case in Sydney Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 5

Leonard Francis Hunt, 31, traveller, was charged at the Central Court today with having on March 24 stolen £1500 belonging to Ernest Edward…

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Cricketer Charged

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 2

John Arthur Rawden Blandford. an outstanding New Zealand wicketkeeper, who played against the M.C.C. on its recent visit, was charged in the…

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Nazi Treason Trial Roman Catholics Sentenced. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 5

Four Roman Catholics have been convicted of treason, in allegedly seeking to form a Communist Catholic Front against the Nazis…

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Albury Murder Pyjama Girl Mystery Rewards. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 5

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaffey. stated to-day that rewards of £500 and £200 respectively offered for the conviction of the person or persons who…

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District Court Sittings Next Week

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 4

The Quarter Sessions and District Court will commence at Grafton from Monday, May 3. The Distinct Court list includes the…

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Missing Woman And Yarra River Tragedy Police Search. Ballarat

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 5

Impressed by the similarity of the constructed description of the victim of the Yarra River sugar bag mystery with that of his wife who left him 12…

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Serious Offence Father Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 5

On a charge of having committed a serious offence against his daughter, aged 14, at Pindimar, Clyde Ernest Seckold, 43, was sentenced to five years'…

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Devil's Island French Murderer Sentenced Killed Jeweller in London Paris

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 5

Roger Vernon, alias Charles Lacroix, 36, was found guilty to-day of the murder in Soho, London, of Max Kassel, otherwise "Red Max," a jewellery…

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£1000 BAIL Traveller For Trial Alleged Theft of £1500 SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 5

Evidence of an alleged attempt to secure money to have certain evidence destroyed was given at the Central Police Court to-day. Leonard Francis…

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DISAPPEARED Grafton Schoolboy Police. Making Inquiries

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 4

Frederick Ernest Moy, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Moy, of 55 North street, Grafton, disappeared from his home on Thursday afternoon and had not been…

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Court Directs Wife to Return to Husband

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 4

In the Divorce Court, Sydney, on Thursday, Mr. Acting Justice Roper granted a decree for the restitution of conjugal rights to Robert Denis…

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Church Robbed Convent Broken Into Man Sent to Gaol Allora (Q.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 5

A cibarium and a bottle of sacramental wine were stolen from the Roman Catholic Church, Allora, this week; and money and school bandages from St…

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Sittings Open To-day Quarter Sessions and District Court

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 4

In addition to the cases set down for hearing at the Quarter Sessions. which commences at Grafton to-day, is charge against Cecil Roy Simpson, of…

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Two Years' Gaol Ex- Constable Sentenced. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 5

Percy Victor Miller, 33, formerly a police constable, was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment for breaking into a shop at North Terrace…

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Local Burglary

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 2

While Mr. and Mrs. W. H. T. Riding were at the pictures last Saturday night someone gained access to Mr. Riding's dental surgery and stole…

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