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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

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Alleged Assault Cross-Actions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 1

In the Court of Petty Sessions, at Grafton yesterday, before Mr. T. H. Brooke, P.M., the case was mentioned in which Arthur James Saul, of Grafton…

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Police Association Wants Inquiry

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--A special meeting of the New South Wales Police Association decided to-day to ask for an inquiry into police…

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Soldier's Escapade Ends In Gaol Bogus Medallist Gets Three Months

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 4

Pleading guilty in the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr. T. H. Brooke, P.M., on a stealing charge, Lyell Frederick Wakeford,…

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Court-Martial At Warwick

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

WARWICK, Mon.--A defence witness at the Warwick barracks court-martial had been threatened by words and acts by certain…

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Defendant Discharged Stealing Case Dismissed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

After hearing evidence In the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions, yesterday, Mr. T. H. Brooke, P.M., dismissed the case and discharged Peter Arnolf…

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Yamba Escapee Sentenced On Three Charges

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 4

Before Mr. T. H. Brooke, P.M., in the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, George Joseph Burke, who figured in an escape last week from…

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Not Guilty Of Stealing Charge Defendant Discharged

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

Stating that he was satisfied that defendant had given an account of how he became possessed of the articles which he was charged with stealing,…

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Gaol for Having Custody of Suspected Goods

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.--When police raided premises at Milson's Point last month they found a large quantity of assorted articles…

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Warwick Court-martial

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tues.--Warwick court-martial to-day found Acting Sergeant T. Redmond and Private E. Connors not guilty of a charge…

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Germans Intern Police In Copenhagen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Mon.--According to the Free Danish press service in Stockholm the Germans this morning interned the entire…

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"Sun" Not Guilty Of Contempt Of Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.--The "Sun" was not guilty of contempt of court in publishing the statement of the Customs Minister,…

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Violence to Children Cases in Open Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY. Wed.--Following consideration of recent cases the State Cabinet has decided that in future cases of violence to…

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Murder Charge Against U.S. Soldier

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thurs.--At the Police. Court to-day Fontaine B Williams, a United States soldier, was charged with…

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Assault Too Much For Japs, Who Fled In Panic

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 3

In the Finnisterre Ranges, New Guinea, Fri.--When the three-pronged Australian assault on the Japs in the…

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Detectives Reject Theory Of Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Detectives to-day rejected the theory that James Davies, 67, of Arncliffe, whose body was found on a vacant…

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Plane Accident Investigated By Open Court-Martial

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues.-- The circumstances in which a man lost both his feet and a girl lost her arms, when they were…

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Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 4

At the Maclean Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. Brooke, P.M., the following defendants were each fined 10, with costs, for failure to re…

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Illegal Use of Petrol. Case at Maclean Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

Arthur Andrew Langan, of Yamba, was sentenced to six months imprisonment by Mr. T. H. Brooke, P.M., at Maclean…

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French Police And Laval's Guard Clash

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.--According to Vichy radio, French police and Laval's special guard on Saturday fought a pitched battle for an…

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Italian Generals And Admirals Sentenced

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Mon.--Without giving any details of the actual penalties, the German news agency special correspondent says an…

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