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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

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Divorce Court Papers Subpoena For Deputy P.M.G. Investigating Officer's Explanation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 5

Before the Sydney Divorce Court adjourned yesterday Mr. Justice Roper granted counsel in a divorce case leave to apply for a Bench warrant to…

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French Police Cause Japanese to Withdraw. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 5

A party of 16 Japanese soldiers marched along the International Settlement Bund at 9.30 a.m. towards the boundary of the French concession, but…

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Murder Cases Two Arrests Made Dead Woman's Husband Arrested in Sydney Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 5

Dudley Lorraine O'Brien, pastry cook, 22, of Windsor, was charged at the Central Police Station to-day with feloniously and maliciously…

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Not Her Place Could Live With Son Mother-in-law in Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 8

A grandmother at 33, Louisa. May Ryan, appeared at the Central Police Court to-day, charged with vagrancy. Police evidence was given that Mrs…

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Truck Murder Third Man Charged. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 5

William Graham, 30, was remanded at the City Court to-day until December 14 on a charge of having murdered John Thomas Demsey…

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Assault Charge Finnie To Stand Trial Patrick Reilly's Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 5

Reserving his defence, John Joseph Finnie, 35 was committed for trial at the Central Police Court to-day, on a charge of having, on November 18,…

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BIGAMY Man Aged 69 Sentenced "More of Old Fool Than Criminal." Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 5

"He is more of an old fool than criminal," said Mr. Justice Martin to-day when sentencing Frederick Gadsen, 69 pensioner, of Hawthorn, who…

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Sack Murder Case Dudley O'brien Remanded. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 5

Charged with having murdered his wife; Margrethe G Brien, 20, at Liverpool on November 23, Dudley Lorraine O'Brien, 22, baker, was remanded until…

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Small Debts Court Grafton Cases

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court at Grafton, yesterday, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., C. Imeson, Ltd., butchers, of Grafton, sued C. L. Bender, of 4 Mc…

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Demsey Murder Two Men Before Court Did Not Commit Crime. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 4

Matthew Francis O'Keefe, 37, and Roy McFarlane, 32, who have been charged with having murdered John Thomas Demsey, whose body was found…

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Three Prisoners Sentenced Foe Attempting to Escape. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 7

Following a Magisterial inqury, three prisoners were to-day convicted on a charge of having attempted to escape from Parramatta gaol, and each was…

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Work of a Housemaid Hotel Employees' Award Grafton Licensee Sued Case Before Industrial Magistrate

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 2

Before the Industrial Magistrate, Mr. J. McElroy, at Grafton yesterday, a case was heard under the provisions of the Industrial Arbitration Act in…

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Shanghai Hotel Japanese Police Raid Chinese Guests Seized. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 5

A high British Settlement official regards the police raid on the Great Eastern Hotel as enormously serious. Twelve Japanese Consular police,…

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Unemployed Must Register at Police Station

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 4

Grafton unemployed are asked to call at the Grafton Police Station, which is now the local Labor Exchange, on Tuesday and secure the necessary…

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Stealing Charge Mother and Daughter Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 5

Convicted at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having stolen goods from a city establishment, Stella Jones, 57, and her daughter, Violet…

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Prison Riot Five Sentenced to Death. New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 5

Five survivors of a riot in Folsom prison in California, in September, were sentenced to death for the slaying of Warder Clarence Larkin, who was…

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VALEDICTORY Popular Police Officer Constable Fleming Leaves Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 8

Tributes to his sterling qualities as a citizen arid as an officer of the police force, were paid at the farewell gathering at Maclean, On Wednesday night…

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Sent to Gaol Gaming House Keeper First Time In Brisbane Under New Racing Law Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 5

The first sentences of imprisonment without the option of a fine since the Racing Amendment Act was passed were imposed to-day…

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"I Shot Him" Park Street Shooting Coroner's Murder Verdict R. G. Reilly to Stand Trial Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 5

"I shot him, constable. This is my gun. I have a license for it." This statement is alleged to have been made by Richard Gabriel Reilly to…

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Fell Oyer Log Body In River 'Case Police Discard Murder Theory. Narrandera

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 5

To assist the Coroner who, to-morrow, will hold an inquest into the death of William Barry, or Matthew Reidy. whose body was recovered from the…

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