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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,268 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 64

"Driven Off Beach" Stockton Council Seeks More Police

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 8

The demand for more police at Stockton was revived when a visitor complained to the council that she was driven from the beach by hoodlums,…

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Police Dash Grafton To Tyringham Man Questioned. Tyringham

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 4

Police from Grafton and Nymboida rushed to the Tyringham district at daylight on Saturday morning as the result of messages alleging that people…

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Police Chase Black Man and Woman Surrender In Scrub Constable Wounded Perth

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 5

At daylight yesterday morning the police hunt for the aboriginal, Henry Dinah, an escapee from Moora gaol, and a colored woman, was resumed by…

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Little Hope Missing Fishermen Dragged To Death By Current? No Trace of Wreckage Three Days Search by Ships. and Police

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 4

Police searching parties from Kendall and Coopemook, who have been patrolling the beach between those centres since Friday morning,…

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Two Charged the Greyhound Bon Mint. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 3

Thomas George Elliott and Alfred Ward, were charged at Lismore Police Court to-day with stealing on or about February 18. the greyhound known as…

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Detained by Police German Tennis Star. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 5

Police have detained the world's No 2 tennis player, Gottfried Cramm, on suspicion of violating paragraph 175 of the criminal code, pealing with sexual…

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Collision at Sea Finding of Marine Court Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 5

Although it found the charge of "failure of duties in matters of navigation" against Captain Samuel Henry Mills, of the trawler Durraween, had…

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"Hittem Missus" Arrested Aborigine Statement in Darwin Court. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 5

Following an assault on two white women last Thursday, which resulted in a widespread search for the assailant and threats of lynching, an aboriginal…

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Trade Diversion Customs Act Regulations Held to Be Valid by High Court. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 5

The High Court held to-day, by a majority of four to two, that the Commonwealth Government's trade diversion policy was valid, in a test case…

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Cramm's Arrest Shock in Germany May Be Charged In Court Relatives Appeal to Prince Berlin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 5

It is authoritatively stated that investigations are proceeding as to whether Cramm will be further detained under suspension on a charge…

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Demsey Murder Compensation for Widow. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 5

An award of £750 was made to-day to Mrs. Demsey, widow of John Thomas Demsey, transport worker, under the Workers' Compensation Act…

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Brutal Murder Russian Women Battered. Warsaw

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 5

General Kozichi, returning home after a brief absence, broke in a barricaded door and found the bodies of his wife, his five-year-old daughter and…

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Treason Trial Kremlin Coup Plan Slow Poison Murder Plot Bukharin's Revelations Moscow

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 5

The former president of the Communist International, M. Bukharin, whose agony on Saturday was sad and horrible to watch, showed signs…

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Murder Charge Aga[?]tese Farmer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 5

A charge of having attempted to murder Angela Tuema at Pendle Hill yesterday, was preferred against Joseph Micaellef (66), a Maltese farmer, at…

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Ulmarra Court Claim for Wages

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 8

At the Industrial. Court Ulmarra: before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., yesterday, Eileen O'Keefe, of Ulmarra; sued William Bushell, licensee of the…

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Armed Hold-up Night Officer Wounded Three Youths Charged Wounding with Intent Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 5

Three youths, one aged 18 and the other two 17, were charged to-night with having wounded, with intent to murder, Cyril Clive Maher, night…

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Alleged Letter Stealing

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 3

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., Charles Gard, 52, postal assistant, of Grafton, was presented on two charges…

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Maclean Police Court Echo of Preference Case

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 2

There was only a short sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions at Maclean yesterday, Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., presiding…

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Three Youths Charged with Murder Shooting Of Night Officer Farley Station Tragedy Maitland

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 4

Three youths appeared at the local court to-day on a charge of shooting at Cyril Clive Maher, railway officer at Farley Station with intent to…

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Joyrider Sentenced Eighteen Months Imprisonment. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

A sentence of 18 months imprisonment was imposed on Cecil William Meier, 20, bootmaker, at the Quarter Sessions to-day, when he pleaded guilty…

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