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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,268 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 53 of 64

350 Cases Waiting Workers' Compensation Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 November 1938 · page 5

Judge Perdriau, of the Workers' Compensation Commission, said to-day that between 350 and 400 cases await hearing by the Commission…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 November 1938 · page 2

In the Grafton Police Court yesterday before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., Frank Redett (21), who appeared on remand on a charge of having been found in a…

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Policeman's Lot Story From South Grafton Two Young Men in Police Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 November 1938 · page 3

Both of the accused were under the influence of drink, stated Sergeant Freebody at the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, after having…

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Border Police a Flogging Episode

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 November 1938 · page 53

In the early part of 1841 Mr. Commissioner Oakes paid a visit to the district, accompanied by an escort of border police, together with a flogger…

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Police History An Honorable Record Days of the Sold Escorts Convicts and Bushrangers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 November 1938 · page 19

An important part was played in the development of the Clarence by the police of the district and this arm of the public service has had a…

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Man Shot Bullet Through Heart Coroner's Inquiry Girl Charged with Murder Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 November 1938 · page 4

Beatrice May McAuliffe. 19. who is charged with murder, was present at Hornsby Coroner's Court to-day when the inquest opened concerning the…

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Victorian Cream Alleged Adulteration Convictions at Paddington Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 November 1938 · page 5

Evidence that he had made an analysis of cream, which allegedly came from Victoria, to determine whether it contanied peroxide, but had been…

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Reorganisation Sydney Police Branch 60 Traffic Officers Needed for Crime Detection Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 November 1938 · page 5

A stir was caused to-day by the announcement that the Police Department had undergone drastic reorganisation. resulting in the abolition…

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Youth Sentenced Total of 38 Years. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 1

Sentences totalling 38 years, of which he will actually serve four years before being transferred to a reformatory, were imposed on Lee Stephens, 20,…

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Conspiracy Charge 'Suave, Polished Criminal' Two Men Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 5

Convicted at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day on a charge of conspiracy, Francis Fenton Dwyer, 40. and Charles Byrne, 48, were each sentenced to two…

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Girl of 19 Committed for Trial Charge Of Murder Pennant Hills Shooting Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 5

Beatrice May McAuliffe, 19, was committed for trial by the Parramatta District Coroner, Mr. Williams, today on a charge of having murdered…

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Fan Dancer Convicted for Assault. Hollywood

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 5

A case attracting nation-wide attention ended when the jury found a fan dancer, Sally Rand, guilty of assaulting two admirers who took candid, camera…

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Murder Charge Schoolboy Committed London, Thursdny

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 5

A 13 years old schoolboy who was charged with the murder of the 4 years old girl, Beryl Oborn, at Hollo way, was committed for trial…

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"Breaking and Entering" Systematic Operations Alleged Grafton Police Court Cases Young Man Committed for Trial

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 7

"This man apparently, according to his own statement, is a consistent housebreaker, who has been operating in this district with other…

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"RACKETEERING" "Should Be Stamped Out" Full Court Dismisses Appeal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 6

The Full Court of Criminal Appeal to-day dismissed the appeals of John Thomas Harvey (32) and Charles Frederick Madden (28), who were…

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Income Forfeited Decision Of Court £7500 a Year for Children Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 4

When Charles Smith died in 1897, he left estate valued at £250,000 the annual income of £7500 being bequeathed to his son, Colin Smith. The…

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"Pyjama Girl" Police Continue Search Message From England Married Woman Missing Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 November 1938 · page 5

The latest inquiry being matte by Detective Wilks concerning the identity of the young woman whose murdered body, clad in pyjamas, was…

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Sailor's Death Woman Charged with Murder. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 November 1938 · page 5

The trial commenced in the Criminal Court at Townsville to-day of Peggy Moore, 31, on a charge of murdering Douglas Johnstone, seaman, from…

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Two Drunks Fined Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 November 1938 · page 7

At the Grafton Courthouse yesterday, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., Thomas Bryce was charged with being found drunk in Skinner street, South…

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Wholesale Arrests Elections In Poland Police Seize Arms. Warsaw

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 November 1938 · page 5

On the eve of the general election, police stormed the headquarters of the National Democrats at Posen, forced the barricades and arrested 81, in addition…

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