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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1940

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Soldier Fined 5 Disturbed "Red" Meeting Magistrate Says Hitler Is Arch-fiend. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 1

Arising out of a disturbance at a Communist meeting, in the Domain yesterday Albert Spencer Masters, 33, a member of the A.I.F., appeared at the…

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Plaintiff Wins Claim For Damages Tree Fell on Truck Onus on Employer, Says Magistrate

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 6

Although the defendant claimed that he was not to blame for a tree falling over the plaintiff's truck at Cloud's Creek, as the tree felling was…

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Sacked in France Incompetent Police Chiefs. Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 5

The French Government has dismissed for incompetence the Police Chiefs of Line and Valenciennes, the Police Commissars of five other towns…

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Car Driver Fined Eastern Dorrigo Man Case in Kempsey Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 2

At Kempsey Police Court last week Charles Bartholomew Lill, of Eastern Dorrigo, was fined £3 and 10s costs on a charge of negligent driving. He…

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Horse Killed Kicked by Neighbor's Horse Damages Refused by Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 2

A case of interest to property owners was heard in Dorrigo Police Court last week, before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., when Henry Ernest…

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Murder Verdict Death Sentence Passed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 4

After a retirement of 20 minutes, a jury at the Central Criminal Court to-day found Robert Edward Hepburn, 52, guilty of the murder of Arthur Charles…

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Road Collision Police Court Sequel Hearing at Maclean. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 8

A sequel to a collision between two cars on the Moroe road on March 22 was heard in the Maclean Police Court on Wednesday last before Mr. A. J…

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Month's Gaol for Heiling Hitler. Kalgoorlie

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 6

"Hell Hitler! The British will never win." These words were uttered by Alexander Gilmour, 47, and caused a hostile crowd to gather around him. He…

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Small Black Book Sends Man To Gaol Information for Enemy Prosecution in Perth. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 6

Information of a valuable nature to enemy agents was found to a smalt black book to toe possession of William Dean, 43, clerk and bookshop…

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Pullen Case Dragging Operations Continued By Police Object Lifted by Net

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 4

Detective- Sergeant Wiley and Detective- Constable Gray hurried to the Clarence River in the vicinity of Elizabeth Island yesterday morning…

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Appeal Upheld Brisbane Newspaper Contempt of Court Case. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 3

Recently Mr. Justice Brennan adjudged Truth and. Sportsman, Ltd., guilty of contempt of court as a result of the publication of an article in…

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Grim Rearguard Action in Flanders Allies Contesting Every Yard French Blast Way Through Enemy Evacuated Troops Arrive in Britain a Million Germans in Final Assault Dunkirk is Holding Out Magnificently LONDON

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 5

Through an ever- narrowing corrider, north- west from Lille to Dunkirk, the rearguard of the British Expeditionary Force and the French forces are still lighting grimly to reach and join…

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N.Z. Newspaper Police Seize Plant. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 June 1940 · page 6

Police seized the plant and printing material of ''The People's Voice" newspaper at Auckland. The action was taken under the…

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60,000 Guardsmen to Enrol Home Defence Unit Under Police Control Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 June 1940 · page 4

Composed in the main of retired police [?] ex-servicemen and expert rifle shots, a national service guard of 60,000 men is to be called…

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Traffic Cases Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 7

At the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday morning before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M, Waiter James Reimer was charged with riding a…

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Girl Charged Policewoman Robbed Knocked Unconscious. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 6

According to the police, while attempting to arrest a 15 years old girl at Forest Lodge, at the week- end, Mrs. Mooney a policewoman, was knocked…

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Assault at Nymboida Defendant Convicted Fined and Recognisance Ordered

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 8

In the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., yesterday morning, Robert Burns Ward, of Nymboida, proceeded against…

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Small Debts Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 4

In the Grafton Small Debts Court yesterday before Mr. A. J. Bryant. P.M., Stanley Clarence Bower proceeded against William Kent. The…

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Murder Charge Brisbane Horror Story. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 4

Allegations that a man struck a woman on the head with a boot last, then choked her to death and cut his own throat with a razor, and laid…

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