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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1940

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Life Sentence Youth's Appeal Dismissed Capital Assault Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 1

The Full Bench of the High Court today unanimously dismissed the application of Bede Patrick Murray, 16, for special leave to appeal from the…

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Compensation Court At Coffs next

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 2

The Workers' Compensation Court will sit at Coffs Harbour Courthouse uext Tuesday, with His Honor Judge Perdriau presiding. Matters for…

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Nine Years' Gaol Former Lottery Secretary Forgery and Theft. Berth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 2

Six years' imprisonment was the [?]…

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Shot Dead by Surprised Burglar Wollongong Householder Police Search for Killer Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 4

Surprising two burglars in his home to-night, George Adams, 45, of Seaview road, Conistan, Wollongong, was shot dead…

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Junee Hospital Subscribers v. Board Unusual Appeal to Full Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 5

"There is nothing in the Hospitals Act which gives subscribers the right to do anything except elect a part on the board of directors [?], There…

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Horse Stealing

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 4

Appearing in the k[?] Police Court in [?] uniform N[?]chael Abbun[?] was sentenced to three months imprisonment by Mr. A. J. Bryant P.M.,…

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Maclean Police Court Yugo-slav Fined

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 2

A special court was held at Maclean on Friday last for the purpose of transferring several hotel licenses in Maclean…

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Murder Charges Follow Girl's Death Alleged Operation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 5

The police early to-day arrested the women and two men and charged the women with murder and the men with being accessories before the fact…

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Man Hunt Wollongong Murder Forty Detectives Culd-blooded Kilting Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 4

Forty detectives, assisted by local police, are combing the coastal district as far south as Nowra for a man who shot dead William George Adanus…

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Compensation Court Bridgework Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 2

In the Workers' Compensation Court at Coffs harbour to-day before His Honor Judge Perdriau Lawrence Birdsell Argent claimed for a…

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Wollongong Murder Two Young Men Detained Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 5

Two young men were detained at their place of employment to-day try detectives who aye investigating the shooting of William George Adams, 45,…

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Compensation Court a Timber Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 2

Archie Adolplius Anderson applied before His Honor Judge Perdriau in the Workers' Compensation Court at Coils Harbour to-day for increased…

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Murder Charge Two Youths ln Court Wollongong Shooting Case. Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 4

Russell George O'Brien, 20, was charged at Wollongong Police Court to-day with having murdered William George Adam's on August 9. He was…

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Assault Charge Case From Nimbin. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 3

At Lismore quarter season's to-day before Sunday [?] graves Minister 53; a Hillbur [?]…

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Bound Over Assault on Girl. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 2

Stanley H, Kilmister, 52, was bound over at Lismore Quarter Sessions 10 day for an indecent assault on a girl eight and a half years old. The order…

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No Evidence Murder Charck-- Man Insane. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 5

Police bed no evidence to offer against John J. [?] 88, boilermaker, at the Central Police Court to- day. He had been charges with the murder of…

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Compensation Court a Timber Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 1

Archie Adolphus Anderson applied before His Honor Judge Perdriau in the Workers' Compensation Court at Coffs on Tuesday last for increased…

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Dogs on Footpaths May Be High Court Case Greyhound Appeal Likely. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 4

Following a decision by the Full Court that municipal councils have no power to declare greyhounds noxtous animals, an appeal to the High Court…

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Costly Pet Lizard Fine £2, Costs £17 12s 6d Young Woman Faces Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 2

Rosaleen Miram Conroy, aged 22, a married woman, pleaded guilty before Mr. A. J. Bryant P.M., at Coffs Police Court this morning to having…

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Dole Fraud Gaol for Italian Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1940 · page 2

For having obtained food relief under false pretences Bartolo Bonate, 33, laborer, an unnaturalised Italian, was sentenced to six months on each of two…

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