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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,268 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 23 of 64

Presented at Court London

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

Miss Jean Batten the famous New Zealand aviatrix is amongst the New Zealanders who will be presented at Court to-morrow…

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Gold Mine Encroachment Alleged £15,000 Theft Charge Case From Bendigo Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

Evidence was given by William Moore in Bendigo Court to-day that with another man he visited The Little 180 mine. Bendigo. at midnight…

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Small Debts Court Plaintiff's Case Fails

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 1

Ebenezer Hall claimod £3 15s from William Rose in the Small Debts Court at Coffs Harbour on Wednesday, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., for…

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Rating Methods Division of Assessments Interesting Court Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

The Dorrigo Shire Council Rated premises on the corner of High and Moonee streets, occupied by several business people, as seven…

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Two Shires Valuations Compared Court Coffs Appeal Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 1

The valuations of two adjoining shires were contrasted in a case in the Appeal Court at Coffs Harbour last Wednesday, in…

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Traffic Cases Broadcast From Court U.S.A. Safety Measures

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 9

In an effort to make U.S.A, motorists more "safety -minded," three of the radio stations in Washington, the nation's capital, are co -operating with…

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Dairies Duty. of Supervising Police Don't Want It "An Impossible Task" Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

The Police Association Conference. which concluded to-day. devoted considerable time to discussing a motion urging that the police be relieved of…

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Casino Police Station to Be Rebuilt

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 4

The Chief Secretary's Department has informed the Casino Municipal Council that the existing police station would be rebuilt. The department had…

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Suspect Shot in Chase by Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 2

While Three constables were cruising in the police patrol car at Camperdown early this morning they espied five men. some of them carrying radio…

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S.P. BETTING Hotels And Radio Police Activities Continue. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 5

The declaring by the police of two city hotels and a suburban one as common gaming houses is expected to result in many hotelkeepers throughout…

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£2487 DAMAGES Wharf laborer Injured Supreme Court Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 5

[?] for injuries received. Harold John [?] was awarded £2487 [?] in the Supreme Court to-night…

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Serving a Process Defiant Defendant Equity Court Story. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 5

How a woman successfully defied the efforts by a solicitor's clerk, a process server and a solicitor, to serve a statement of claim upon her, was told in the…

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Cramm Sentenced Twelve Months' Gaol Case Heard in Camera. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 5

Gottfried Cramm was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment to-[?]ay, following his conviction on a charge laid under paragraph 175 of the penal code,…

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Death Sentence May Be Commuted Boy Convicted of Murder. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 5

The sentence of death passed on Ronald Albert Sharpe. 16. will almost certainly be commuted to one of imprisonment by the Governor within the…

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Equity Court Disputed Partnership Clarence Cane Farmers

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 4

Before the Chief Judge. Mr. Justice Long innes. in the Equity Court. Sydney. on Friday, a disputed partnership case. which is of interest to the…

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Windsor Murder Campaign To Save Spicer Death of Marcia Hayes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 5

A campaign to save the Windsor murderer, Alfred Spicer, from the gallows, will be launched in the Australian Hall on Monday night…

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S. P. Slump After Police Action Betting In Sydney Bis Crowd at [?]Fheld Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 5

Congestion in hotel [?]ars, was greatly lessened on Saturday, but those who desired to [?] a bet on the races at Moorefield off the course did not…

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Stealing From Railways

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 4

At the Kempsey Police Court on Wednesday three young men employed by Perry Bros.' circus appeared on several charges of stealing. Constable…

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Four Years English Woman Sentenced Communicating with Germans. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 5

Mrs. Jessie Jordan, at the High Court at Edinburgh, pleaded to being in communication with German agents, making a plan of a prohibited place and…

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