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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1940

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Forged Cheques Two Men Sentenced Patrick Brady Appeals. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 July 1940 · page 5

Walter Ernest Watson, 39, salesman, who pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions to having conspired with Patrick Brady and other men to…

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Life Sentence Murder Verdict Appeal His Dismissed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 July 1940 · page 4

The appeal of [?]…

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Gaol for Young Man Breaking And Entering Charge Came From Cooper's Creek

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 July 1940 · page 2

Ronald William Pasfield, aged 22 was presented at the Grafton Quart, at Sessions yesterday, before his Hono Judge Storkey. V.C., on a charge of…

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Film Theatres New Project For Grafton Appeal Against License District Court Proceedings

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 July 1940 · page 3

Sitting in Sydney, the Theatres and Films Commission recently granted an application by William Thomas Robinson, of Grafton, and King's Theatres…

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Shooting Charge Soldier Sentenced Incident at Darwin. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 August 1940 · page 5

A soldier who was given permission by a police constable to use a revolver, if necessary, to capture a man who had been visiting girls' rooms at night was…

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RESERVED Judge's Decision District Court Appeal License for New Picture Theatre

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 August 1940 · page 3

His Honor, Judge Storkey, V.C., reserved his decision in the District Court at Grafton yesterday in respect of the appeal against the decision of…

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Clothes in Flames Sergeant In Court Pipe and Celluloid Combs. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 August 1940 · page 5

After the police prosecutor, sergt. Wallace, had suddenly burst into flames at Newcastle Summons Court this afternoon, police and a solicitor rushed…

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Missing Cars Two Youths In Court Charges of Theft

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

Arising out of the finding by the Grafton police in the bush between Grafton and Copmanhurst of two motor cars which had been reported missing…

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The Coutt's Water Tragedy Accused Found Guilty of Manslaughter Sentenced to 18 Months Imprisonment

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 1

When he returned to his home at Coutts Water, about 20 miles from Dorrigo, on the morning of Sunday, May 12, David Rodgers, 37…

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Alleged Theft of Money Defendant on £1000 Bail. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 August 1940 · page 3

A remand until August 16 on £1000 bail was granted to Leonard Washington Brennan (36), salesman, at the Central at Police Court to-day on a charge…

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Boy of Ten Charged with Capital Offence. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 August 1940 · page 1

A 10 years old youth was charged with a capital offence to-day, following an assault on a woman at Richmond in the early hours of this…

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Man Unconscious Knocked Down By Cyclist Attempted Murder Theory Abandoned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 August 1940 · page 4

Less than three miles from where Victor Moulos, a wealthy Greek, was picked up a few weeks ago, Walter Frederick King, 28, of [?], was…

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Case Settled Industrial Magistrate's Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 1

In the Industrial Magistrate's Court, at the Crafton Courthouse yesterday, Thomas John Daley claimed £6354 from Lawrence Penn, of Ulmarra, as…

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Missing Cars Charges Of Theft Two Youths Further Remanded

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 1

The hearing was adjourned yesterday morning at the Grafton police court before Mr. A. J. Bryant P. M., of the charge against Gordon charles…

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Car Driver Charged "Under The Influence" Cup Night Episode Defendant Convicted

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 2

The query as to when a man is under the influence of intoxicating liquor presented itself in the Grafton Court Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr. A…

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Two Dead Murder And Suicide City Business Man and Wife. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 5

Depressed since I the outbreak of war a city business identify,Arthur Error Kaleski, 62, shot his wife dead and then committed suicide at their home…

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Alien Charged

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 4

John Lakica, stated to be a Yugoslav appeared in the Lismore Police Court on a charge of having failed to appear at the Maclean Police Court…

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Woolgoolga Police Station

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 3

Since the departure of Constable C. Marsh on active services of a resident police official…

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Local and General Theft at Emmaville

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 4

During the week-end the store of Mr. L. P. Collins, a tin buyer, of Emmaville, was broken into and 19 bags of tin, weighing over a ton and…

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Moseley to Stay in Gaol. LONDON,Wednesday

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 5

The "Daily Herald" reports that the Minister for Home Security, Sir John Anderson has rejected the appeal of Sir Oswald Moseley against his…

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