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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1940

680 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 34

Magistrate's Warning

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 4

A warning that if conduct near the hall did not improve heavier penalities would be imposed, was given by MR. A. I. Bryani, P.m, in kyogie Police…

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Strychnine in Glass of Milk Nurse Charged Allegation by Matron Wolloncong

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 4

A[?] Rosberg. 42. nurse, appeared at Wollongong police Court to-day charged with attempting to poison Anne Mcliveen matron of [?]…

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Six Months' Gaol Stole Parcels From Cars

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 1

Allen Morris was sentenced to three months' hard labor at Kempsey Police Court last week on a charge of being a suspected person, and of…

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Beach Mining Murwillumbah Warden's Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 4

At Murwillumbah Warden's Court after the protracted hearing of a plant by Zircon Rutile Limited in which labor conditions and the future…

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Border Fighting Sudanese Police Withdraw. Cairo

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 5

A general headquarters communique announces that 300 enemy colonial troops with artillery and aircraft, occupied a police post at Kormuk, on the…

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Collision with Horse Damages Against Motorist Case at Belllngen District Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 6

In the District Court at Bellingen on Thursday of last week, before his Honor Judge Storkey, Wallace James Neal, of Mooned farmer, proceeded…

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Alleged Assault Man Found Unconscious

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 4

William Cowan (40), a married man, residing at Woolgoolga and employed as a banana worker by Mr. G. Newman, was admitted to the Grafton…

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Police Chase Suspect in Plane. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 4

Following information gained after the arrest of two men in connection with the stealing of £3000 from the hut of John Paulus, of Delaney's…

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Two-up School Raided by Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 2

More than 20 police to-day raided a two-up school at the old Randwick rifle range, and arrested 33 men. About 70 others escaped…

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Woman's Death Struck With Wash Basin Police Detain Man. SYDNEY,Sunday

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 5

Mrs. Bridig Scott, of Camper down, died in hospital early morning from injuries received when she was struck on the head with an enamel…

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Stole Overcoat From Friend Defendant Sentenced

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 6

Peter Sharp was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., at the Grafton Court of Petty' Sessions yesterday, for having…

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Pet Lizard Leads to Assault Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 1

When William K. Cowan, a married man working on Mr. G. Newman's banana plantation at Double Crossing, Woolgoolga, saw…

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Court Humor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 4

Police Magistrate: What is your occupation? Defendant: If I had a cattle dog, I would be a drover…

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In Brixton Gaol Mary Maguire's Husband. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 5

Captain Gordon Canning, husband of the Australian actress, Mary Maguire has been detained under the defence regulations…

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Fitzroy Shooting Man On Murder Charge Evidence at Inquest. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 5

A [?]all man wearing an overcoat fired the shot which killed John Charles Abrahams, 29. at Fitzroy, on June 15. said James Maloney in the…

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Orchard Raided Incident At Coaldale "Raiders" in Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 4

Small boys who raid orchards usually get away with it, but when Henry Clifford Elder and Arthur Fielden carried out a "raid" on Mr. L. Chevalley's…

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Coff's Harbor Police Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 6

Before Mr. A.J. Bryant, P.M., at the Cofi's Harbor Police Court on July 12, Robert A. Anderson was charged as the owner of lorry and trailer with no…

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Seven Years' Gaol Death Sentence Commuted Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 4

The death sentence passed at the Maitland Circuit Court on May 7 last on Edward [?] Green (47) for having feloniously wounded with intent to…

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Murder Charge Sydney Shooting Alleged Stolen Revolver, Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 7

When John Edward Mayor,28 laborer, appeared at the Central Police Court to-day, on a charge of murdering William Simillie, his counsel, Mr,…

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Chinese Puzzle Sydney Equity Court Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 3

Somewhere in war-ravaged South China lies a solution to the problem of Yonk Gong Tsu, which in a few weeks' time will raise prosaic…

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