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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

572 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 29

Murder Charge Follows Death of Lismore Man

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 2

LISMORE, Sat.--Early this morning a half-caste aboriginal was charged at the Lismore police station with having feloniously…

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Diggers' Parade Murder Most Foul

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 4

Somebody with a heart of gold left three nice fresh eggs on Ken's counter to be distributed By the…

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Murder Charge Remand Granted Death of Lismore Man

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 2

LISMORE, Sun.—On a charge of murder, Donald Ritchie, 28, aboriginal half-caste, of Kempsey, was remanded to March 27, by…

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Grafton Police Court Language Charges

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday, before Mr. T. H. Brooke, Police Magistrate, Donald Bender, who did not appear, was represented by Mr. R…

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Court Cases Follow Assault In Hotel Bar At Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 4

At Coff's Harbor Police Court on Friday, before Mr. T. H. Brooke, P.M., Robert Keith Mackay charged Bertie Clyde Loader with assault. Loader…

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Murder Charge Withdrawn

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Mon.--a charge against James Murdoch, 66, of Northcote, of having murdered David Orchard, 60, also of…

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Charge Of Murder

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.--A sequel to the death of Francis Reynolds, at Leichhardt, last Friday, was the appearance in the Central…

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Found Not Guilty Of Attempted Murder

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--After Edward John Oswald, 53, had been found not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of…

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Police Investigating Use of Horseflesh

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.--The Health Minister, Mr. Kelly, said to-day that detectives were now investigating the alleged use of…

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Liquor As Exhibit In Special Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Allegedly seized when Customs inspectors entered two shops in Milson's Point in December, about 900…

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Aerial Assault on Europe Continues

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Mon.--Continuing the non-stop aerial assault on Europe, a medium force of U.S. heavy bombers to-day attacked…

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Two Constables Charged with Conspiracy

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 4

LISMORE, Tues.--Evidence that after they had been advised by the constable in charge of the Nimbin police station, that their brother would be…

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Ownership of Mare Disputed at Grafton Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 4

In the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions on March 6. before Mr. T. H. Brooke, P.M., William Denis Nicholls, of Glenreagh proceeded against Walter…

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Constables Charged With Conspiracy

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 1

LISMORE, Wed.—After paying £50 to a "Government man" at Nimbin Police Station on January 5, Gina Maluta waved a…

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Jury Finds Forbes Guilty: Five Years' Gaol

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—An attack by the accused, both on the Crown, which he accused of dastardly methods, and on Mr. Justice…

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Charged with Assault and Robbery

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thus.--Following reports earlier in the week that American servicemen had been assaulted and robbed by a man…

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Conspiracy Charges Against Police at Lismore Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 1

LISMORE, Thurs.--"I attribute the cause to the Commissioner of Police, and other high officers, who would go to any lengths to get rid of me out of…

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Alleged Theft Of Wireless Set

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday, before Mr. T. Lumley, J.P., George Russell Wightley, 26, soldier, John Squire, 23, soldier, and William George Peacock,…

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U.s. Servicemen on Theft Charges

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thurs.--Three American servicemen were charged in the Brisbane City Court to-day on stealing charges…

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Sentenced for Consorting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Fri.--On a charge of having habitually consorted with reputed thieves between December 17, 1943, and…

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