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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,268 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 64

Acquitted on Murder Charge Margaret O'Brien's Death Body Found in Bushes Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 5

The finding of the body of Margaret O'Brien, 19, in some bushes near Parramatta, on November 30, was recalled to-day when, at the…

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Young Offenders No Suitable Alternative to Gaol

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 10

Describing as a tragic spectacle the fact that the chairman of a Quarter Sessions in Sydney had declared two young men habitual criminals, os that…

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Coramba Court of Petty Sessions

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 3

Thomas A. Maxwell tailed to appear before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., at the Court of Petty Sessions, at Coramba, on Tuesday last on a charge of falling…

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Novel Scheme Mobile Police Station Outback Services

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 11

In accordance with a new plan adopted by the police, Constable Buck, of White Cliffs, will set out shortly for inland districts virtually as a travelling…

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Circuit Court at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 4

The Sheriff's Officer (Mr. V. Kinchington) received a telegram yesterday from the Sheriff intimating that those jurors summoned for the Circuit…

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A New Trial For Harold Mullen Queensland Murder Charge. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 5

When it unanimously refused the application by the Crown for special leave to appeal from the decision of the Criminal Court of Appeal, which…

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Court Sensation Caused By Clergyman Ordered Out by Judge Called Constable "Liar." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 5

The Rev. Alfred Morris, of Randwick, to-day figured in a dramatic scene in the Quarter Sessions Appeal Court, which culminated in Judge…

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Murder Charge Sustenance Worker's Death. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 5

Following the death early this morning of a man who was admitted to the Alfred Hospital late last night, bleeding profusely from a wound in the face…

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Brutal Murder Middle-aged Man Stabbed Through Heart Neighbor's Horrifying Discovery Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 5

Julius Maltby, a middle-aged man, was brutally murdered at his home in Park Parade, Pagewood, last night. After being stabbed through the…

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Man's Death Woman Charged with Murder. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 5

Isabella Johansen, 53, of Carrum, was charged at the City Court to-day with having murdered Henry Richard King, 35, a sustenance worker…

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Aged Man Fined for Assault

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 4

A charge of assault on a child was preferred by the police against Samuel Thomas (62), of Cobaki Road, in the Tweed Heads court on Thursday…

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132,000 Charged Russian Employees. Moscow

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 5

"Pravda" announces that 132,000 employees of the State trading organisations have been charged with theft or embezzlement in connection with…

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Girl's Death Medlow Bath Tragedy Young Man Sentenced Fifteen Years' Imprisonment Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 5

Outlining a charge of murder against Ronald Stewart Young, 24, at the Central Criminal Court today, the Crown Prosecutor, Mr…

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Sale of Boat Grafton Court Claim Transaction of Secondhand Dealer

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 2

In the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M. yesterday, Wilford Oliver Johnson, of Grafton, claimed £926 from…

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Police Guard Over Man In Hospital Sydney Detectives at Bega. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 5

Detective Sergeant McRae and Detective Windsor left Sydney to-day for Bega to interview a man who was picked up unconscious outside that…

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Bullet Wound Elderly Man Wounded Police Suspect Foul Play. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 5

With a bullet wound in the back of his head and also head injuries, the boy of John Kay, an elderly man, was found at his home at Spreydon on…

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Launch Rodney Sydney Harbor Disaster Serious Allegations Marine Court Inquiry Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 5

Serious allegations against the method in which the launch Rodney was handled were made to-day when the Marine. Court inquiry…

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Murder Charge Arrest At Bega Accused in Hospital. Bega

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 5

On a charge of having murdered Jules Maltby, at Pagewood, on Saturday, Eric Chatfield, 20, ship's steward, was remanded at Bega Police Court…

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Rodney Disaster Passengers' Story Escape Through Window Marine Court of Inquiry Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 5

Witnesses appearing to-day before the marine inquiry into the capsize of the launch Rodney, in. February, in which a number of lives…

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Two Years Gaol Motorist Sentenced Forced Cyclist Off Road Verdict of Manslaughter Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 5

Found guilty of manslaughter, Frederick William Gray (28), was sentenced to-day, at the Central Criminal Court, to two years…

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