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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

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Tenth Witness at Murder Trial 'Husband Disappeared' Further Evidence by Wife

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 1

At the end of the second day of the trial of Cecil Raymond Ellem, 21, and Constance Olga Davison, 24, on a charge of…

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T. C. Trautwein Hearing in Full Court. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 2

The hearing was commenced before the Full Court of Australia to-day of arguments in the affairs of Theodore Charles…

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Tell Police More Malicious Lies High Army Officers Slandered. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 2

Alleging that a malicious whispering campaign had been inaugurated against high military officers, army authorities to-day…

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Day in Bush! 17 Police Officers Ordered To Return Powers of Premier Overrides State Act. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 2

The Premier, Mr. McKell. has used the war time powers delegated to him under the National Security Regulations…

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Not a Word About Police Affair Premier Criticised. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

"The public are disturbed by the precipitate action taken by the Premier in taking control of the police force from the Chief…

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Vichy Govt. Supreme Court Action Ownership of Parcel. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

The Vichy Government war successful in an action which concluded in the State Supreme Court to-day…

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Charred Bones As Exhibits Third Day Of Murder Trial Evidence of Alleged Statements Female Accused Again Collapses

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 1

Fragments of a human skull and pieces of charred bones were tendered as exhibits in the Supreme Court, Grafton, yesterday, during the trial of Cecil Raymond Ellem, 21, and Constance Olga Davison, 24, who are charged with having on October 28, at Deep…

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Grafton Murder Trial

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

Three conflicting statements alleged to have been made by the female de fendant were mentioned in the Supreme Court at Grafton yesterday,…

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Police Dispute Charges Of Disloyalty Must Precede Inquiry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

Before any inquiry can commence into the circumstances surrounding the transference of the 17 members of the executive…

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Murder Trial Nearing End Accused Make Statements From Dock Jury Pays Visit to Scene of "Crime" Application Made For Increased Fees

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

The hearing of evidence in the hones murder trial was concluded in the Supreme Court yesterday, and after both the accused had made statements, in which they ami they gave the facts of how Stanley Edwin Bartlett met his death, the court…

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A.I.F. Man Shot on Beach Evidence Of Widow at Coroner's Court Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 2

Evidence of incidents leading up to the fatal shooting of a member of the A.I.F. and the wounding of his wife and…

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Trial Ends Ellem Sentenced Gaol For 10 Years Recommendation to Mercy

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 2

The curtain was runs down on what had become known throughout the district as the "bones" case, in the Supreme…

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Water Theft Costs £22

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

Giovanni Barp, of Fairfield, was fined £22 at Liverpool Police Court yesterday on a charge of stealing water. It was stated that Barp had…

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Stealing Charge Remanded to

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

On an application by Mr. T. A. Owen (McGuren, Park and Owen), the case in which Loyal Denis Cavanagh, 28, laborer, has been charged with steeling…

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Grafton Murder Trial

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

The jury in the murder trial at Grafton Supremo Court last week, after a five days' hearing, found Cecil Raymond Ellem (21) not guilty of…

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Brownout Breaches "Gaol Without Option" Minister's Angry Outburst

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 3

Sydney, Sunday.—Orde[?]ing an immediate investigation into the efficiency of the nightly brownout the Minister for Home…

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Illegal Hours Licensed Premises Cases in Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

Three cases involving persons being found by police on licensed premises during prohibited hours at the Post Office Hotel. Grafton, on January…

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Pitiful Story Young Woman In Court in Soldier's Company on Three Charges

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 1

When a young woman, 19 years old, appeared in Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, on stealing, breaking and entering charges, in company…

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Maclean Police Court Using Prohibited Net

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 4

At the Maclean Police Court on Friday morning, before Mr. R. M Stewart. P.M., Charles William Browning, a licensed fisherman, who pleaded guilty…

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Gaol Escapee Aiding and Abetting Charges

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 3

Sydney, Tuesday.—The death of Robert Sydney Jones, a desperate gunman and goal escapee, at Leichhardt on January…

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