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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

1,155 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 46 of 58

Woman's Body Found in Kitchen Man's. Head In Gas Stove Sydney Police Mystified Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 5

The body of Mrs. Edith Mary Pilfoot (47) was found lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen of her home at Newtown early this morning…

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Father Sentenced For Beating Daughter "Tied Her Wrists Together." Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 5

Leslie Charles Waters, of St. Kiida. was sentenced to two months imprisonment at St. Kilda Court to-day, for having assaulted his 16-year-old…

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Man Shot Woman on Murder Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 5

Arising out of the death of Alfred James Mayley, in Hospital, on Friday, Iris Eileen Webber (31), appeared at the Central Police Court to-day on a…

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Local and General Quarterly Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 4

A report on the conditions of the 29 hotels in the Grafton Licensing District was presented to Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., in the Quarterly Licensing Court…

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Urana Wreck Court Blames Captain Certificate May Suffer Ship Insured for £25,000 SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 5

Captain John Charles Droder, master of the steamer, Urana, which went aground and later became a wreck at Old Bar, Manning River,…

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Labor Daily, Ltd. Election Of Directors Reserved Judgment in Equity Court, Defendants "Improperly Elected." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 5

Mr. Justice Long. Innes, in his reserved judgment .in the Equity Court to-day, upheld the claim made by a number of trades Unions that Messrs…

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Charities Act Rufe Naylor Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 October 1937 · page 5

In the Central Summons Court, today, four charges of having made appeals on behalf of charities without permission were made against Rufus…

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Identified by Voice Man Charged with Fraud. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 October 1937 · page 5

A man who is alleegd to have defrauded a blind soldier business man was identified in Glebe Court to-day by his voice…

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Homebush Strike Men To Start Work To-morrow Undertaking to Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 October 1937 · page 5

Representatives of the Australian Meat Industry Employees' Association gave an undertaking to the Full Industrial Commission to-day that the…

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Theft of Steer Dairy Farmer Fined

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 8

At the Kyogle Police Court Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M., fined Leslie George Rolfe, dairy farmer, £1017 on a charge of having stolen a roan steer, the…

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Radio Burglars Two Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 5

Henry James-Glover (20) and Hector Hewitt (26) were each sentenced to 101 weeks' imprisonment at Darlipghurst Sessions to-day, on four…

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Lismore Raid 36 Arrests by Sydney Police. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 4

A squad of Sydney police, led by Sergeant C. J. Chuck, raided premises in Woodlark street, Lismore, known as the B.C.U. Club, to-night, and arrested…

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Sordid Story Murder And Suicide Wangat River Shooting Quarrel Over Wife. Buladelah

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 5

The story of how she acted as wife both to her husband and Bramble was told by Mrs. Irene Woodward, wife of one of the victims, at inquest…

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Coramba Court of Petty Sessions

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 6

At the Coramba Court of Petty Sessions, on Tuesday last, Clarrie Blackadder appeared before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., on a charge of using obscene…

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Murder Charge Tolmie Shooting Inquest "Quarrel Over Money." Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 5

At an inquest which commenced late this afternoon into the death of Daniel Robinson (52), trapper, near Tolmie, in June, 1934, Senior Detective Sloan…

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Workers' Claims Court Sitting at Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 2

Three cases were set down for hearing before the Workers' Compensation Commission at Coffs Harbour yesterday, but none were…

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Compensation Claim Acrobatic Scenes In Court Hearing Adjourned at Kyogle

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 4

For having lost his right index finger, an injury alleged to have been caused when he tripped and fell whilst carrying an axe, formed the basis of a claim…

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Court Evidence White Man's Law FOR N.T. Aboriginals. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 5

The law of the white man regarding the non-compulsion of the husband or the wife of an accused person to give evidence in court will be made…

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£20,000 Claim Alleged Raid on Ore Mine Model In Court Evidence of Managers Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 5

To assist counsel engaged in the case in which the Central Blue Gold Mine (no liability) is claiming £20,000 damages from the Little 180…

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Just Out of Gaol

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 4

James Riley (35), pleaded guilty before Mr. C. H. Blackmore, J.P„ in the Grafton Police Court yesterday to charges of being drunk and disorderly…

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