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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

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Lost in Bush Banyabba Forest Worker Police Lead Search No Trace Yesterday Lismore

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 4

Police and 20 civilians searched unsuccessfully to-day for Daniel Corcoran, 30, Forestry Department employee, who is believed to have been…

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Burning a House Unique Police Plan to Clear Up a Mystery Woman's Death in S.A. ADELAIDE

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1937 · page 4

An experiment unique in the annals of criminal investigation in Australia was conducted by the police to-day, in an endeavor to clear up…

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Even the Magistrate Laughed!

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1937 · page 4

Even the Magistrate laughed at the incident at the Hawthorn Police Court on Thursday. Clerk: How do you plead? Defendant: I am guilty. Solicitor: I…

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Bold Theft Iron Worth £55. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1937 · page 8

In broad daylight, and without any attempt at secrecy, three men carted away from the Sydney Abattoirs 11 tons of cast-iron, and sold it for…

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New Police Station at Casino

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1937 · page 3

The Department of Justice informed the Casino Council that plans for renovating the local courthouse, at a cost of £1115, had been approved, but…

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Murder Hunt French Girl's Body Found. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1937 · page 5

The police are engaged in a murder hunt near Vimy Ridge, as the result of the discovery of the body of pretty Rachel Renard, aged 16, who sold…

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Gosford Shooting Police Arrest Man. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1937 · page 4

With 50 gunshot pellets in his leg Roy Feutrill (32) was admitted to hospital at Gosford to-day. His condition is not regarded as serious…

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Native Women "Must Be Protected" Pearler To Be Charged Administrator Active Darwin

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1937 · page 5

Adhering rigidly to his expressed intention of strictly enforcing regulations for the preservation of the aboriginal reserves, the…

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Fair Rents Court May Be Reconstructed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1937 · page 4

Folowing the union leaders expressing concern at the rising of house, rents the State Cabinet will consider the question of the reconstruction of the…

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Youth Sentenced Stole for S.P. Betting Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 5

Pleading guilty at Darlinghurst Sessions on three counts of forgery, and three of uttering, three of haying obtained money by false pretences,and…

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Had Razor Month's Imprisonment Skinner Street Three Fined for Assault

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 6

A fight in Skinner street. South Grafton on Saturday afternoon had a sequel in the Grafton Police Court, yesterday, when Leslie Raymond…

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Mock Court Helped Band Funds

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 12

The Executive Committee of the Wagga Citizens Band adopted a novel method of augmenting funds for the purchase of new uniforms. A public…

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Agent Charged Farmers' Complaints Allegations Of Fraud Consignments of Beans Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 5

Evidence that he had received a cheque for £514 for 126 bags of beans, and another, cheque, for 3 for another, consignment of 50 hags, was…

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Wild Wrestling Noland Disqualified Police Intervene. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 3

Don Noland (16.5.) suffered the first defeat of the season when he was disqualified in the fifth round for punching his opponent, Vic. Christy (16.3),…

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Remanded Alleged Bicycle Stealing

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1937 · page 2

Jack Blackburn, 20, of Abermain, near Cessnock, appeared before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., in the Grafton Police Court yesterday, on four charges of…

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"Alibi for Murder"

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1937 · page 8

From an original story by Grant Wilbur, "Alibi For Murder" comes to the screen. Clever in conception and plot, with a more than usually good…

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Gaol for Receiving Sydney Business Man. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1937 · page 5

Phillip Symonds (50), a city business man, was to-day sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, after he had pleaded guilty to a charge of having…

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Street Battle Churchmen And Police Dispute Oyer Concordat. Belgrade

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1937 · page 5

Trouble over the Bill tor the ratification of the Concordat with the Vatican, which is now before the Serbian Parliament, led to a battle royal…

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Harbor Police Want New Boats

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 4

Police craft used on Sydney Harbor are incapable of doing their work efficiently, according to the "Police News," which states there is an urgent…

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Bedside Court in Sir F. Hyde's Room Inquest On Car Victim Naval Dignitary Worried Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 5

The bedroom of Sir Francis Hyde. First Member of the Naval Board, was transformed into a special court to-day when the Coroner resumed…

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