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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

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Casino Court House Renovations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 2

Contracts for the following works have been signed by the Department of Works and Local Government for the Casino Court House buildings, and…

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Army Boots Fraud Is Alleged Fed. Govt. Prosecutions Prepared for High Court Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 4

The Federal Attorney-General, Mr. Hughes, announced to-night that a prosecution will be launched in the High Court against a number of…

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Shotgun Fired at Detective Police Searching Bush for Armed Man Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 4

In pursuing their inquiries to-day. into the alleged Daylate-Brulad ring-in inquiry of last January, Detective-Sergeant Martin Purcell and…

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Sent to Gaol Failure To Register for Military Service. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 5

A Kaitaia Magistrate sentenced a young man to three months hard labor for having failed to register for military service…

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Fraud Alleged Conspiracy Charge Men Before Court. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 4

Frank Bach, sen. (54), farmer Frank Bach, jun., were charged at the Toowoomba Court to-day that between March 4, 1940, and June 1, 1940, at…

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Court Application Vichy Govt. Wants Brown Paper Parcel in Bank for Safe Keeping. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 4

An echo of the crash of France was heard in the Prothonotory's Court to-day when the Vichy Government endeavored to obtain possession of a…

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Gaol for Jockey Insufficient Means of Support

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 7

Harry Darke (30.), jockey, who arrived recently from Newcastle, was sentenced to imprisonment for seven lays by the Police Magistrate (Mr. R…

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Promotion to Inspector Lithgow Police Head

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 4

Sergt. H. H. Buchan. officer in charge of police in Lithgow as been promoted to the rank of inspector. Inspector Buchan has served in the…

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TRAUTWEIN Bankruptcy Court Examination OVER £47,000 in Bonds. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 4

Bankrupt would be asked to account for £47,150 in bonds, said Mr. Dovey K.C., to-day when Theodore Charles Trautwein's case came before…

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Cane Farming Profitable Pursuit In Clarence District Evidence in Valuation Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 3

Sugar cane farming has been the most profitable agricultural pursuit on the Clarence River, admitted Clarence I. Bailey, a former Ulmarra auctioneer…

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Restored Police Day Off. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 4

New South Wales police have had their day off restored to them. The secretary of the Police Association. Mr. Cosgrove. said this meant that…

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Nullity Suit High Court Registrar. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 5

James Gordon Hardman. Registrar of the High Court of Australia, to-day obtained nullity of his marriage to Gladys Elizabeth Henderson. They were…

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Death in Surf Tragedy At Coff's Harbor Probate Court Application. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 5

Application was made in the Probate Court to-day on behalf of Mrs. Helen Mitchell for leave to swear to the death of her son, James Swan…

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Theft Charges Police Action at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 7

Several charges of theft Were being brought by the Grafton police against two men, said Sergeant E. G. Druitt in the Grafton Police Court yesterday…

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Bigamy Alleged Drill Instructor Charged Family at Murwillumbah. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 6

Charged with bigamy Edward Albert Reeves, 37, drill instructor, at the Air Force camp at Somers, was remanded for a week at the City Court to-day…

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Boy for Trial On Murder Charge Argument About Hitler. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 2

Brian Turner, 15, was 10-day committed for trial on a charge of murdering Thomas Halse (77). At the inquest into Halse's death the…

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Woman Found Dead Identification Sought Request by Police

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 4

The police are endeavoring to establish the identity of a woman whose body was found near Armidale yesterday morning, and who may hav?…

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Officials Charged Intimidation Alleged Picketing Op Restaurant. Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 4

Two prominent trade union officials were arrested here to-day by the police and later charged with intimidation. They are John Cranston, secretary of…

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Death Sentence Found Guilty of Murder. Maitland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 4

Sentence of death was passed on Joseph Charnock, 63, at the Maitland Criminal Court to-day, when he was found guilty of murdering Sara Emily…

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COURT-MARTIAL British Military Officers Ill-treatment of Internees Alleged. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 5

As a result of the report of the court of inquiry into charges of ill-treatment of internees while on their way to Australia aboard the Dunera, a…

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