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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,268 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 34 of 64

£9800 in Day Investments on Houses Police Evidence in Bank Clerk Case Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 4

According to police evidence, when the hearing was resumed to-day. Cocil Robert Trotman Foote. 38 bank clerk, backed as many as 40 to…

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Wife Poisoned. Husband Arrested. Attempted Murder Charge Police Confiscate Cakes Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 4

A Maltese poultry farmer of pendle Hill near Parramatta was to- night arrested and charged with poisoning his wife with intent to murder her…

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Italians Fined. For Industrial Breaches. Magistrate's Caustic Comment. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 5

Due to the inability of honest Australians to compete with the low standards of competitors the boot repairing and other industries were passing out…

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Heavy Sentences. Man And Two Girls Surry Hills Assault. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 4

Charles Christopher Batton 28. was sentenced to three years imprisonment and declared an habitual criminal. Dorothy Ellen Lang. 20. was sentenced…

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Three Charged. Conspiracy Alleged. Prominent Business Men. Affairs of a Company Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 5

The story of an alleged telephone conversation in which Eric Campbell said to the best of his recollection he had been told by Henry Robert…

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Attempted Kidnapping. 2-Year- Old Son Count Reventlow Charged. "Raved About Man" Sensational Evidence Countess in Black Costume. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 5

Countess Haugwitz Reventlow wearing a black costume and a magnificent grey, fur, brought several fashionably dressed women and a…

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Farmer Charged 'Attempted Wife Murder' Sydney Poisoning Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 5

Alleged to have administered arsenic to his wife with intent to poison her, Joe Camilleri (33), poultry farmer, appeared in the Central Court to-day…

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Maltese Sentenced Girl From Sydney. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 5

Lorenzo Filoni. 31. Maltese, was found guilty in the Criminal Court today of having unlawfully alle[?] to procure Ruby Goolm[?] 16. of…

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DEMONSTRATION Against Von. Luckner Police Disperse Crowds. Melbourne, Wednesday Night

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 5

Mounted police and foot police broke up a procession of 500 people who marched down Victoria street, Abbotsford, as a demonstration…

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Duesbury Equity Court Evidence Read In Conspiracy Case Meetings of Directors Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 5

The reading of the evidence in the Equity Court was continued to-day, in the conspiracy charge against Eric Campbell, Brigadier-General Lloyd…

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Air Rules Goya Henry Fined Legal Duel Expected to Appeal to High Court Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 4

An intimation that there would be a long legal duel, involving the validity of air navigation regulations, was given in the Central Police Court…

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Maclean Police Court Within Prohibited Area Aboriginal Fined

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 3

At the Maclean Police Court on Thursday last, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., George James, an aboriginal, against whom an order was made on…

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Royal Mourning Queen Absent From Court. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 5

The King sat on the Throne alone, in the uniform of a Field-Marshal, at the third court, which was held to-day. Debutantes, therefore, had to make…

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Court Sequel Yon Luckner Demonstration Seven Men Charged. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 5

Arising out of a demonstration at the German Club on the night when Count Von Luckner gave an address, Kenneth Miller (25), was fined £2, at…

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Kidnappers "We Don't Want Them" Young Man Sent To Gaol Threaten[?] Letters Case Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 5

"We don't want kidnapping of little children in Australia and it is going to be stopped at the beginning. said Judge Curlews at the Quarter…

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Police Chief Asked to Be Retired No Pressure From Govt. Address-in-reply Debate Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 5

The [?] that the Police Commissioner Mr. Mackey should retire emanated from Mr. Mackay himself and nothing was done by any…

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Brisbane Nurse "Pyjama" Girl Murder Police Still Active. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1938 · page 5

Inquiries into the Albury "pyjama" girl mystery are being made in Queensland, where detectives are now checking up on a young woman friend of a…

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Hotel Raided by Sydney Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1938 · page 5

Shortly after the city threatres closed to-night the police raided the Hotel Sydney, at the corner of Pitt and Hay streets. More than 150 people in the…

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Youngsters' Prank? Attempt To Burn School Police Detain Boys. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1938 · page 5

An attempt was made late this afternoon to burn down the Glebe Public School. Police and firemen found piles of…

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