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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

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Nat. Register Go to Gaol First Will Not Pay Fines Official Union Boycott Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 5

Emphatic official opposition to the National Register Bill was embodied in resolutions carried to-day at a large meeting of executive members of…

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Small Debts Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 4

In the Grafton Small Debts Court yesterday the Police Magistrate (Mr. A. J. Bryant) ordered that a sum of £364 paid into court on behalf of…

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Taxi Murder Accused Youth Remanded. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 5

Derwent Evans Arkinstall, 18, electrician's apprentice, was remanded to June 13 at the police, court, to-day on a charge of having murdered Howard…

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Models Used in Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 4

In a Police Court case at Crafton yesterday morning. Sergeant F. G. Druitt produced tow tiny model [?] and [?] them to illustrate a police…

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Man Arrested Murder Charge at Gippsland. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 5

Mervyn Dallis Duff, 25, was shot dead last night at Gippsland during a quarrel. He was with three other men at the time…

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Murder at Hotel Man Acquitted and Discharged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court today a jury acquitted Timothy Ryan. 44, laborer, on a charge of having murdered Eric Alfred Karlsson, 50…

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Car Collision Grafton Court Sequel Right of Way at Corner

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 8

A sequel to the collision between two cars at the intersection of Pound and Mary streets, Grafton, on March 11 was heard in the Grafton Court of…

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Two Companies Order To Wind Up Equity Court Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 5

In the Equity Court to-day, Mr. Justice Long Innes ordered the Winding up of the Scottish Loan arid Finance Co., Ltd: and Australian Glove…

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Segal Shooting Intent To Murder Charge One Accused Takes Blame. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 5

The story of the shooting of Nathal Segals, pawnbroker, in his shop at Redfern on March 20, was unfolded at the Central Criminal Court to-day, when…

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Bill of Rights U.S.A. Court's Decision Holding of Public Meetings. Washington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 5

One of the most important cases affecting the Bill of Rights was decided in the Supreme Court to-day when, by five to two, the court upheld the right…

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Police Protection London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 5

Extra police and private detectives accompanied the Duchess of Kent when she visited a garden party at Chelsea to-day…

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Arab Murder Gang Routed by British Troops. Jerusalem

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 5

An Arab gang, believed to have been responsible for the shootings last week, was practically wiped out by British troops. At least fourteen were killed…

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Death Sentence Passed on Two Men Pawnshop Shooting Women Sob in Court Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 5

Convicted of having wounded Nathan Segal, pawnbroker, with intent to murder, Robert Sidney Jones 34, and Eric Kelly, 26, were sentenced…

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Man Charged Self-Multiplicatioii Scheme Police Give Details. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 5

Constable James Saunders in the Central Police Court to-day gave particulars of the "self-multiplicatior scheme" which, he said, were unfolded…

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Lismore Police Funeral

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 4

Police officers from all parts of the Lismore inspectorate attended the funeral in Lismore on Wednesday afternoon of Sergeant Gordon Henry…

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Laurieton Hold-up, Accused Before Court the Postmaster's Story

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 3

At Kempeey Police Court this week, Frederick Plunkett, postmaster at Laurieton, told of how he was faced by a man with a…

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Theft at Hotel

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1939 · page 4

Two detectives from Lismore are investigating the disappearance of a cash box containing notes, silver and cheques to the value of £150, from the…

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Tamworth Court Claim

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1939 · page 4

A case of interest, to local governing bodies was determined in the Tamworth District Court on Thursday, before his Honor Judge Storkey, arising…

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Gold Robberies Three Men Charged in W.A. KALGOORLIE

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1939 · page 5

Arising out of the recent robbery of gold at the Broken Hill Pty.'s Hannan's North Mine, three men appeared in Kalgoorlie Police Court to-day…

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Plane Lands on Tennis Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1939 · page 6

Skilfully piloted between two high trees, which afforded a minimum of space, a De Havilland Moth plane made a forced landing on a tennis court at…

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