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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1945

484 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 25

Found Shot In Gaol Cell

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—Awaiting trial with three others in Long Bay Gaol on a charge of having attempted to murder Dr. Stuart…

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Kempsey Hold-Up Sequel: Youth And Man Charged

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Mon.—The youth charged with having held up and robbed the E.S. and A. Bank in Kempsey on Saturday morning lives in Newcastle, where he is employed. This was revealed at the Kempsey children's court to-day,…

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Three Charges At Maclean Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 3

At Maclean Police Court, before Mr. K. M. Dash, P.M., Valentine Edward Garde, of Maclean, was charged with having been found…

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U.S. Seamen On Stealing Charges

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—Two Americans, William Simponis, 32, seaman, and George Burton Miller, 21, seaman, were charged in the…

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Bail Refused On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—Bail was refused by Mr. Goldie, S.M., at the Central Police Court to-day when he remanded Irene Morly Day,…

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Police Charges At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 2

At Coff's Harbour Police Court, Ronald Joseph Hoffman (20) was charged with having stolen a bicycle, valued at £7…

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Charged With Two Murders

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wed.—Frederick William Everest, 34, carter, on remand, appeared in the Police Court to-day, charged with the…

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Wife Charged with Murder

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 1

LAUNCESTON, Thurs.--Mrs. Ivy May Stores, 22, mother of three children, the eldest being four, is being tried here to-day…

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Court Sittings On North Coast

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--The Minister for Justice, Mr. Downing, announced to-day that the following dates had been fixed for the…

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Charged With Assaulting A.W.A.S.

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Fri.--An allegation that a 29 years old soldier, Charles Hornbuckle, of Broad-meadows camp, had criminally…

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Police Force Understaffed

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—Protesting that The N.S.W. Police Force was too much understaffed, the secretary of the N.S.W. Police Association. Mr. Cosgrove, said last night that…

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Baccarat Players In Court

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—More than 60 men were charged at Darlinghurst police station early to-day with playing baccarat…

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Theft From a Grafton Hotel

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 6

Before Mr. K. M. Dash, P.M., in the Grafton Police Court yesterday, Russell Smith, was charged that on January 30 he…

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Charged With Possession Of Picture Films

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 2

Roy Lindsay James Wood charged before Mr. K. M. Dash, Police Magistrate, at Grafton Police Court yesterday with…

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American Troops in Manila Cavalry Was Assisted By Paratroops In The Final Assault

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 1

LUZON, Mon.--American forces have entered Manila. The important announcement was made from General MacArthur's headquarters, where it was revealed that the Americans penetrated to the heart of the city, and seized an important…

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Police Inadequate To Check Crime

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—In order to keep in check serious crime, man[?] must be immediately made available to the New South…

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Murder Charge Against Soldier

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Charged in the City Court to-day, with having murdered Jack Edward Lloyd, of Balcombe, on or about…

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Wife Acquitted On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

LAUNCESTON, Thurs.--Mrs. Ivy May Stokes (22) was acquitted in Launceston Supreme Court to-day on a charge of having…

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Two Charged With Butter Theft

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.—At Newtown Court to-day, John Walter Blaxland (32), Edwin street, Croydon, shop assistant, and Elsie Blaxland…

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Second Charge Of Murder

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--A man who was stated to have been committed for trial at the Coroner's Court at Orange on a charge of having…

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