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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

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Coff's Harbor Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 6

At the Coff's Harbor Police Court on Wednesday, 16th inst., Stanley Bernard Goerner (22) was charged with having in his…

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Collapsed On Tennis Court Death of Tregeagle Resident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 August 1944 · page 4

Mr. Clarence Durrington (51), teacher in charge of Tregeagle School, collapsed and died while playing tennis on Saturday…

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Coff's Harbor Police Court Six Months for Stealing Cheque

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 August 1944 · page 4

At the Coff's Harbor Police Court on Friday last, Kevin William Shiels, on remand from a previous court, was charged…

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Police Court Cases Follow Incidents At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 4

Two young men were fined in the Grafton' Court of Petty 'Sessions yesterday, on charges arising from their behaviour outside a dance hall in Spring…

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Man Bound Over On Charge Of Stealing Timber

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 4

Edward Reynolds (45), was charged in the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr. T. H. Brooke. P.M., with stealing a pine door two…

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Begging In Street Earns Mail Six Months' Gaol

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 4

For begging aims in a Grafton' street on August 16, James P. T. O'Brien, 54. was sent ot gaol for six months with hard labor when he appeared before…

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Alleged Theft of Rifle Case Dismissed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 3

At the Coff's. Harbor Police Court, on " Friday'' last William Hardy (25), was charged with stealing a Browning automatic 22 calibre fine, valued at…

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Police Question Dancing Partners Of Dead Girl

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 1

MOREE, Wed.--Although they questioned the dancing partners of Miss Joan Jenkins, 20, who was found severely injured on…

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Soldiers Charged With Mutiny

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thurs.--Arising from disturbances at Warwick detention barracks on August 10, 11 and 12, two Australian soldiers appeared before a…

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Murder Weapon Not Found

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 3

MOREE, Thurs.--The funeral of Joan Minnie Jenkins, waitress, who was battered to death at the Royal Hotel, Moree, early…

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Wages Rise For Police Cadets

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 August 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.--The Premier. Mr. Mc Kell. has approved a new wage scale for police, cadets, providing an increase of 10 a week on the existing rates…

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No Arrest Yet In Moree Murder

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 2

MOREE, Sun.--Although almost 60 Moree residents have so far been interviewed no arrests have yet been made in regard to…

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Supreme Court Grafton Sittings Cancelled Due To Coal Position

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 2

A special sittings of the Supreme Court on Circuit had bean arranged to be held at Grafton on September 25 to enable a number…

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Maximum Term For Assault On Child

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--The maximum sentence of five years' penal servitude was imposed on Claude Lionel Flynn, 30, railway fettler,…

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Russian Query On International Police Force

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 3

NEW YORK. Sun.--The Russian delegation to Dumbarton Oaks Conference has asked the British and American…

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Claim For Damages Fails In Grafton Court Yesterday

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 4

Several hours were occupied in hearing a case in the Grafton Small Debts Court yesterday, in which Richard Henry Apps, garage…

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Gaol For Bank Clerk

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Tues.--Pleading guilty to the embezzlement of £3612181 from the Union Bank at Newcastle on July 7, Herbert…

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Charged with Murder of Wife

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--When Roy Kable, 32, hawker, appeared in the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having…

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Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 1

There was only a short list for the P.M., Mr. T. H. Brooke, to deal with on his monthly visit to Maclean yesterday…

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Cases For Workers' Compensation Court Next Week

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 2

His Honor Judge Perdriau will preside at the Workers' Compensation Commission, which will sit at the Grafton…

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