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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1940

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DISCHARGED Cuthbert M. Barnier Alleged Dangerous Driving Police Court Proceedings

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 7

As a further sequel to the motor accident which occurred on the Copmanhurst road near the Butter Factory lane intersection on July 20 last…

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Selling Shares Case In Police Court Alleged Breach of Companies Act

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 7

On remand William. John Beckett. 48, appeared at the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions' yesterday before Mr. N. L. C. Sheridan, P. M., to answer a…

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Small Debts Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 4

In the small Debts Court at Grarton yesterday, before Mr. N. L. C. Sheridan, P.M., Gustavus A. W. Robinson, secondhand dealer, of Grafton,…

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97 Charges Woman Before Court, Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 6

Alice McWilliamS, 28, married, was called on to answer 97 charges of obtaining goods by false pretences, and three of similarly attempting to obtain…

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CARETAKER Claim For Wages Industrial Magistrate's Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 1

In the Industrial Magistrate's Court, held at the Grafton Courtl[?]ouse on Monday, before Mr. N. C. L. Sheridan. Industrial Magistrate, Edwin C. Bishop,…

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"My Fault" Man's Dying Depositions Newcastle Tragedy Son on Murder Charge Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

Evidence that the deceased had been of a violent nature and had threatened to murder his family was given at the inquest to-day on Peter…

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Two Years' Gaol Communist Newspaper Manager. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 5

The business manager of a Communist newspaper at Toronto has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment on a charge of having published…

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Coal Conference Unions Walk Out May Break with Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 5

Representatives of the mining unions walked out of the meeting of the Coal 'Reference Board' to-day. Their action is regarded as the first…

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Case Withdrawn M Father Versus Son Alleged Assault

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 8

At the Grafton Courthouse yesterday before Mr. N. C. L. Sheridan, P. M., Richard William Robinson was charged by his father, William Thomas…

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Small Debts Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 4

In the Small Debts Court at Grafton yesterday morning before Mr. N. C. L. Sheridan, P. M., Friar Bros proceeded against Kenneth Prince with…

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Grafton Court Traffic Cases

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 8

Before Mr. N. C. L. Sheridan, Police Magistrate, at the Grafton Courthouse yesterday morning, Roy V. Hardcastle, R. Jackson and Jack Lewis were fined…

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Dies From Bullet Iraq Finance Minister Shot by Ex-police Officer. Baghdad

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 5

Seyyid. Rustarh Haidar, Iraq Minister for Finance, died from wounds received when he was shot by a former inspector of police on Thursday…

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Eight Killed in Dutch Airliner Crash Hitler Facing a Great Dilemma Will He Launch Attack In Spring? Three Forms of Strategy to Choose Generals Don't Favor Maginot Line Assault LONDON

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 5

"Herr Hitler is confronted even more urgently with the fateful question of whether to attack or not to attack. The answer must be given soon, as it is generally acknowledged that unless he attacks by the spring it will be too late to attack at all…

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Alleged Assault Case

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 4

In the case of alleged assault between William Thomas Robinson and Richard William Robinson, which was heard at the Grafton Courthouse on…

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"Easy Money" Alleged Conspiracy Race Broadcast Story Commentator Charged. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 5

In evidence at Flemington Police Court to-day Lt Col Clarke Cotterell, engineer of radio station 3XY, alleged that a commentator, Harry Solomons,…

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German Troops to Police Railway In Russianised Poland Explanation to Rumania Bucharest

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 5

German troops, acting as railway police, have arrived at the Rumanian frontier. It is officially stated that Russia has…

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Gaol for Widow Two Charges Of Theft "Don't Take My Children." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

Sentenced to two months hard labor on two charges of stealing, Esther Allison, 34, widow, pleaded not to be separated from her children when she…

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Maclean Police Court Large Number of Cases

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 7

Before Mr. N. L. C. Sheridan, P.M., in the Maclean Police Court on Wednesday, a large number of cases were dealt with, the proceedings creating,…

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Escaped Death Wife's Ordeal Two Women Prevent Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

"Under the circumstances Mrs. Small appears to have been very lucky not to have lost her life," commented the City Coroner to-day, after he had…

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Youth Charged Alleged House-breaking

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 8

At the Maclean Police Court yesterday morning, before local Justices of the Peace, Charles Richard Warrell was charged with having on January…

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