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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,268 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 31 of 64

Police Search For "Confidence Man" Notorious "Jimmy the One." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 5

Is "Jimmy the One," world renowned "con" man and bunco artist, in Sydney? A series of master-mind coups on…

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Raleigh Burglary

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 2

Frederick Victor Smith, a stranger to the district, was at Bellingen Police Court last week committed for trial at Kempsey Quarter Sessions on a…

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Wife Charged Murder Of Husband Tragedy at St. Kilda. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 5

Mrs. Doris Irene McMillan. of St Kilda, was to-day remanded at St. Kilda Court on a charge of having murdered her husband. John Dunn McMillan…

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Girl of 18 Charged With Murder Father Shot in Head. Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 5

Eunice Mary Hornby, 18. was remanded to-day. on a charge of having murdered her father. Walter Hornby, near Hester, on Saturday…

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Bull Shot Tyringham Case Farmer Before Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 3

William Freeman, a Tyringham farmer, appeared before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., at Grafton Police Court yesterday, charged with having…

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Criticised Police Sergeant P. M.'s Strong Comment Convicted Man Acquitted Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 5

Strong criticism of evidence given by a sergeant of police was made at Redfern Court to-day by Mr. Arnold. S.M…

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Bull Shot Found In Scrub Farmer Before Court Case From Tyringham

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 2

At Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday before Mr. J. McElroy. P.M.; William Freeman, farmer, of Tyringham district, was charged…

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50 Injured Sit Down Strikers Battle With Police Tear Gas Bombs Used Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 5

Angry relief workers who have been on a sit down strike in the art gallery of the post office for nearly a month, were ejected by tear gas…

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£70,000 Claim Against C'wealth Govt By Jap Pearling Interests Supreme Court at Darwin. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 5

Whether the Commonwealth Government possesses power to detain vessels allegedly contravening regulations regarding territorial waters is…

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Busy Magistrate

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 4

A busy man is Mr. M. E. Soane, permanent Magistrate at Newcastle Court, states an exchange. He starts business at 10 a.m. each day. As…

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Three Months' Gaol Woolgoolga J.P. Sentenced P.M. Refers to "Sex Perversion"

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 2

A sentence of three months' imprisonment in Grafton goal was imposed on Walter Richards, 56, a married man and retired farmer, of Woolgoolga, by…

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Man Charged with Bigamy

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 4

At the Young Police Court on Thursday, a local man, Andrew Seivwright McConnachie, was charged with bigamy, the allegations being that he…

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Kopara Grounding Error Of Judgment Marine Court Finding. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 5

The stranding of the coaster Kopara off Port Kembla in June 1 was the result of an error on judgment on the part of the master, but his return did…

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Mr. X Report Refused Ry Full Court Eric Campbell Application Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 5

The Full beach of the Supreme Court to-day refused to furnish in Mr. R. Winderor, K. C. [?] of a report forwarded in Attorney- General by…

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Five Years Poison In Wine Miner Sentenced. Kalgoorlie

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 5

Pelicia Armonasco, 34, an [?] miner, was sentenced at the [?] to- day to five years hard [?] Dino Petroni to take [?]…

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Casino Request for More Police

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 8

The Casino Chamber of Commerce have decided to ask that the numerical strengh of the local police force be increased. The following…

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Police Lectures Delivered to School Children

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 4

With a view of coming in closer contact with the children the Grafton police have commenced lecturing the pupils in the schools at Grafton and…

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Slave Story Police Raid Newspaper Office. Hong Kong

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 5

Police searched the office of the British- owned newspaper, the "Herald," in consequence of the editor's refusal to divulge the name of the writer of a…

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COPMANHURST Police Court Conduct at Dance Hall

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 8

At the Copmanhurst Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., Henry Doherty, after pleading not guilty, was fined £1 and 8 court costs…

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Maclean Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 8

At the Maclean Licensing Court on Thursday, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., renewals of hotel licenses were granted to Frank O'Grady, Hotel Pacific, Yamba:…

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