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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

600 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 30

Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1941 · page 2

At the Maclean Police Court on Tuesday, D. Cameron, an aboriginal, was charged with having used obscene language in River street, Maclean, on…

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Death Sentence Murder Charge Hit Old Man with Bottle. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1941 · page 6

Charles Tarleton, 43, salesman, was sentenced to death on a charge of murder at the Central Criminal Court. The allegation was that at Chullora on…

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Appeal Dismissed Roche Will Case High Court Decision. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1941 · page 5

The High Court to-day dismissed the appeal of Edwin Claude Helton. of Ausa[?]nella, against the decision of the Full Court in upholding a decision…

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Notifying Police

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 4

At the conclusion of the hearing of evidence at an inquest at Lismore, the Coroner, Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M. said the Ambulance Brigades, hospitals,…

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New Police Sergeant

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 4

Sergeant A. R Ei[?]nhuth, who takes the place of Sergeant Blanchard in charge of Coffs Harbour station, arrived on Sunday, accompanied by…

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Small Debts Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 4

In the Grafton Small Debts Court, before the Police Magistrate (Mr. R. M. Stewart) yesterday amounts paid into court were ordered to be paid to the…

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Sergt. Druitt Grafton Court Tribute Transfer to Armidale

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 2

Sergt. (First Classes) E. G. Druitt. police prosecutor at Grafton, who has been transferred to Armidale, appeared in the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions…

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Police Promotion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 4

The following police promotion was announced to-day:- Sergeant 3rd class to be sergeant 2nd-class, W. B. Harrower, Murwillumbah…

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Bigamists Six Months' Gaol Two Airmen Sentenced One Man From Murwillumbah Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 4

Justice Lowe to-day sentenced two airmen in the Criminal Court to six months' imprisonment with hard labor, on charges of bigamy…

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Police Patrols Find Many Faults

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 1
Also in Daily Examiner

Returns of the mobile police truck patrols and of other traffic officers show that during the mouth of May an abnormally high number of traffic…

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Cruel Theft Pepper, Knife And Sandbag Used Against Woman. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 5

A thief at Armadale threw pepper in a woman's eyes, threatened her with a knife and sandbagged her in order to get 30 from a girl's moneybox…

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Police Conference Motion From Grafton Carried. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 5

On the motion of the Grafton branch the Police Conference to-day decided to urge that delay in the issue of uniforms be rectified and the old system of issue…

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Wonderful Effort £22 From Card Party Police and Citizens' War Fund

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 2

A very enjoyable card party was held at the Court House, Dorrigo, on Thursday, June 19, in aid of the Police and Citizens' War Fund. A good…

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Alleged Assault

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1941 · page 4

When Francis Henry Eggins. 20. laborer, entered a plea of not guilty in the Court of Petty Sessions at Grafton yesterday morning to a charge that ne…

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Suspected Theft

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 2

Sergeant Blanchard had his first coun case at Grafton yesterday, and it had some connection with Coff's Harbour. Ross Underwood, laborer,…

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Fined £5 Suspected Theft

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 2

A fine of £5 was imposed on Ross Underwood, 20, laborer, who was charged in the Court of Petty Sessions at Grafton yesterday, that at Grafton…

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BORROWED £3600 Evidence At Inquest Police Unable to Trace Money. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 2

Evidence given at the Coroner's Court to-day at the inquest into the death of Mrs. Delia Young, 33, of Marrick[?] revealed that, unknown to her husband…

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Dog Racing "More Important Than Court Work" Judge's Sarcastic Comment. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 5

Justice Halse Rogers, in the Supreme Court to-day, dismissed a jury panel and referred to the cessation of the publication of the list of court cases…

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IMPRISONED Former Police Constable Theft of Raido Sets. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 4

William Edward Bailey, 29, ex-police constable, was charged at the Balmain Court to-day, with having stolen three radio sets valued at £4010, the…

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