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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,268 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 40 of 64

Tears in Court Girl Claims Compensation Arm Broken in Weaving Mills. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 5

Joan Mariorie Carnell, 16, of Ryde, was led sobbing, from the Workers' Compensation Court to-day, after she had become hysterical in the witness…

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Low Wages Employing Youths Comments by Magistrate

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 6

"Employer who employ youths on wages below award rates, cannot be excused even if the youths have begged them to do so."declared the Chief…

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Forgery and Theft Three Years For Sautelle Cemetery Trust Case

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 5

Ed[?] Sautrile [?] secretary of the South Head General Com[?] Trust for 12 years was to- day [?] to three years…

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Demonstration by Women Communists In Legislative Assembly T[?]re£ Ejected by Police Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 4

Three young women, members of the Communist party, hurled dozens of dodgers and a banner on to the heads of members of the Legislative…

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Show Marquee "Bagman" on Theft Charge

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 1

Alter Coffs Show in March last the marquee used as a covering for the judges in the ring was placed in the pavilion, but later was found to be…

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Murderer Hanged at Adelaide Gaol. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 4

Showing no signs of emotion and making no statement. James Mark Wetherston, 27, was hanged in Adelaide gaol this morning…

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Charge of Fraud Ex-Solicitor For Trial Coff's Harbor Police Court. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 1

At the Coff's Harbor Police Court today Sidney Forrest Fowler appeared on remand before Mr. J. McElroy. P.M., on a charge of having fraudulently…

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Money From Till Charge of Theft Young Man Acquitted

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 3

Brace Walker, charged at the Police Court on Wednesday last with having stolen 30s from the till in Bastian Bros, shop on Saturday last…

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Blood Tests Decide Paternity Issue Second English Case Magistrate Admits Evidence

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 2

For the second time in English legal history the evidence of blood tests proved the deciding factor in a paternity suit…

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Car Thief Sentenced In Sydney 60 Stolen in Four Months. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 5

When Henry George Johnston (18). pleaded guilty at Glebe Police Court, to-day, to seven charges of having stolen motor car parts, the Police…

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Three Children Cared For By Police Came From Lismore on Bus

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 4

Three children, a boy aged 13 and two girls aged 8 and 6, were placed in the care of the Grafton police early yesterday afternoon…

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Poison Charge Wire Accuses Husband Breaks Down In Court "Coming to Get Rid of You" Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 5

Mrs. Mary Camilleri broke down and cried bitterly when giving evidence at the Central Court to-day, during the hearing of the charge…

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Camilleri Case Attempted Murder Charge Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 4

Bail was refused when Joe Camilleri. 33. Maltess poultry farmer was committed for trial at the Central Police Court to-day. on a charge of having…

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Alleged Ring-in at Ballina Meeting Two Charged At Lismore Was Dog Grand Peggy? Lismore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 3

"I may as well tell the truth about it. Cooper and I bought the bitch, and brought it to my place, and I rang it in as Fly Back in the Maiden…

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Quarter Sessions Sitting of District Court

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 4

The Quarter Session and sitting of the District Court, will be owned this coming at the Grafton Courthouse before his Honor Judge Clasey…

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60 ARRESTS Melb. Club Raided Police Break Down Doors. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 4

With axes and sledgehammers, gaming police battered down doors at the Fairfield Tradesmen's Club, Fairfield, this afternoon, and arrested 60…

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Garnishee Cases Heard In District Court Question of Attachment

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 3

In the District Court at Grafton yesterday before h!s Honor Judge Clancy a case vas mentioned in which Drs. Holland and Woodward had obtained…

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District Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 4

In the District Court at Grafton yesterday, before his Honor Judge Clancy further reference was made by Mr. C. M. Pollack (Collins and Pollack) to…

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Not Guilty Solicitor On Trial Alleged Theft and Fraud Coff's Harbor Land Transaction

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 2

At the conclusion of the trial at the Grafton Quarter Sessions yesterday, of Sydney Forrest Fowler, solicitor, of Coff's Harbor, on one charge…

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