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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

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Basic Wage Increase Refused by Full Arbitration Court Economic Outlook As Reason. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 4

An application by unions for an increase in the basic wage to take effect immediately was refused in a unanimous verdict to-day by the Full…

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Supreme Court Judge Mr. Herron, K.c., Appointed

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 4

The Attorney-General, Sir Henry Manning, announced on Friday that Mr. L. J. Herron, K.C., had been appointed to the Supreme Court from…

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Stehr Dismissed Misconduct Alleged Will Appeal to Police Board. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 2

Detective Constable Ray Stehr, 28, well-known Rugby League footballer, was dismissed from the police force yesterday…

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Chase by Police

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 3

A message from Lismore slates that a young colored man, George Bell, who was being brought to Lismore police station for alleged offensive…

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FINED £20 Carrying Liquor For Sale Coramba Police Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 7

At Coramba Police Court on February 10, Patrick Armstrong, of Glenreagh, was convicted and fined £20, in default 40 days hard labor, for…

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Small Debts Court Damages to Motor Car

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 7

At Coramba Small Debts Court. George Joseph Hamstead proceeded against Allan John Wilson claiming damages to a motor car. After lengthy…

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Police Court Police Magistrate's Monthly Visit

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 5

The District Police Magistrate, Mr. A. J. Bryant, paid his monthly visit to Dorrigo on Wednesday last and dealt with a number of cases…

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Stealing the Mayor's Thunder with Flowers

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 7

Ald. J. Flaherty writes:-- "The Mayor of South Grafton, Ald. W. E. Crisp, has a hobby for growing choice dahlias and is justly proud of…

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Fracas at Cafe Assault and Insulting Language

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 2

In the Court of Petty Sessions, on Wednesday last, before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M. Nicholas Conomor laid charges of…

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Fair Rents Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 3

Sampson Palmer applied to Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., in the Fair Rents Court at Coffs Harbour to-day for a determination of the rent of premises…

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German Escapees Arrested Near Echuca Police Officers Draw Revolvers. Echuca

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 5

Surprised in a bend in the road on the New South Wales side of the Murray River at 5.30 p.m., Carl Johnannes Iser, 20, Jens Peter…

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Police Court Coff's Harbor Sitting Betting Prosecutions

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOR, Saturday. Before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., at Coff's Harbor Police Court on Friday, Frederick Lawrence Lowery and John…

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£800 THEFT From Brisbane Bank Puzzle for Detectives. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 4

Detectives are investigating the reported theft of £800 from a Valley bank in business hours during the week…

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"Sheer Murder" Attack On Convoy Six Ships Reach Port

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 5

FUNCHAL (Maderia), Sunday. Four English and two Greek ships arrived here after escaping an attack made by a German raider on a…

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Five Hours Duel Police v. Gunman Hut Rushed, Man Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 2

A duel between the police and a man armed with a rifle occurred at Gundagai yesterday. Before the man was overpowered he…

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Alleged Assault Trouble in Cafe

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 1

At Dorrigo Police Court last week, before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., Nicholas Conomor charged Reginald Walmsley, Jack Walmsley, Jack…

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Jehovah's Witness Refuses Defence Oath Gaol for Radio Mechanic. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 5

Roy Newton Franks, radio mechanic, of Station 2HD, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for having refused to take the oath required under…

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Local and General Police Chase Youths

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 4

A chase by the Lismore police car after two youthful cyclists on Sunday morning ended in the police taking possession of two firearms. The chase…

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Local Police Raid

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon last coffs Harbour police visited premises at Shephard's Lane and seized gram[?] phones, records and a considerable…

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Licensing Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 1

The Police Magistrate (Mr. A. J. Bryant) held a Licensing Court on his monthly visit to Dorrigo, at which the following business was…

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