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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,268 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 43 of 64

Assault Charge Orange Constable Fined Notice of Appeal Given. Orange

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 5

Convicted of having assaulted Roy Bell, whom he arrested on June 17. on a charge of having assaulted Norman Howarth. Constable Frederick John…

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Man Charged Mudgee Train Attack Injured Woman in Hospital. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 5

Arising out of injuries received by Mrs. Georgina Spring, while she, was travelling in the Mudgee mail train to Sydney yesterday, William McKeown,…

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Theft of £629 Charge Against Policeman Grazier's Home Robbed. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 6

Constable Frank Hepworth, 35, appeared at Angaston Court to-day on a charge of having on August 9, near Eden Valley, stolen money amounting…

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Police Chief Back From Holiday. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 5

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mackay, who was granted three months' leave of absence due to sickness, is due to resume duty on Friday, but it will…

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Jury Discharged Judge Rejects Statement Gash Murder Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 5

William Thomas, Gash; 36, was to have stood his trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having murdered his wife, Jane Maria…

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Banned Skins Seizure By Police Skin Dealer Gave Information Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 5

It was revealed in the Legislative Assembly to-day, that recent police activities against alleged holders of skins of protected animals resulted…

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Hospital Patient Struggle With Police Dragged Back From Ninth Floor Window. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 5

A patient at Bellvue Hospital today attempted to jump from the ninth floor, and nearly dragged eight policemen to their deaths. The man's…

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£1000 Action Against School Teacher Struck Boy With Cane Is Alleged in Court Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 5

A claim for £1000 damages was made against Mrs. Estella Morison, of Chatswood Public School, in the Supreme Court to-day, on behalf of…

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Gaol System Conditions At Darwin Head Warder's Evidence. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 5

Strong criticism of the gaol system at Darwin was voiced by the head warder, R Walker, when giving evidence before the Public Works Committee…

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Damages Claim Verdict for Teacher Judge Defines "Assault" Chatswood Caning Case Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 4

The hearing was concluded before Mr. Justice Owen and a jury, in the Supreme Court to-day, of the case in which Lawrence Herbert Snell, an…

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MANSLAUGHTER Murder Charge Fails Shot His Brother-in-law. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 5

Louis Wells Luckins was remanded for sentence at the Central Criminal Court to-day after being found guilty of the manslaughter of his…

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Police Chief Returns to Duty To-day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 3

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mackay, completed his three months' sick leave to-day, and will resume his official duties to-morrow…

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Wild Chase in Melb. Brutal Murder by Pay Roll Bandits Man Shot In Street Thieves Took Empty Bag Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 5

One of the most brutal murders in the history of Victoria occurred today when Frederick William Sherry. 47, of Ivanhoe, was shot by pay roll…

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Police Puzzled Murder by Bandits Contradictory Evidence Clue of the Four Bullets Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 September 1938 · page 4

Although carried out in broad daylight, and in the presence of several people, the murder of Frederick Sherry (46), at Clifton Hill,…

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Woman Stabbed Man on Murder Charge. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 September 1938 · page 5

Evidence that shortly before Yoland Joan Shirley Bordia (21), of Carlton, was fatally stabbed, on August 5, she had a dispute with a man concerning…

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Stolen Property Recovered by Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 September 1938 · page 5

Breaking into a flat at Darlinghurst to-day, police recovered articles allegedly stolen, valued at over £1000. A man later was charged with…

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Police Chief Back at Work. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 September 1938 · page 3

Having completed three months' sick leave the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Mackay) returned to duty to-day. He declined to be interviewed…

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Man Dies Deep Knife Wound Arrest on Murder Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 September 1938 · page 4

William Stowe, 54, of East Sydney, was found early this morning lying in Gould street, city, with a deep knife wound near his shoulderblade. He…

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Not Popular Federal Arbitration Court No 40-Hour Week Application. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 September 1938 · page 5

In the course of a 40-hour week demonstration near Wickham Park this afternoon, Mr. A. Monk, president of the Australasian Council of Trade…

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Hopes Crash Davis Cup Final Australia Two Down an Over-watered Court Bromwich Was Brilliant. New Rork

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 September 1938 · page 5

The Australian Davis Cup hopes were shattered to-day on overwatered courts at Philadelphia. Riggs defeated Quist, 4--6, 6--0…

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