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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

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Three Women Char With Murder

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—As a sequel to the death of Beryl Una Lang at Balmain. on April 22, three women have now been charged…

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Kiosk Murder Evidence About Blood Stains

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—When the third day's hearing of the kiosk murder case was resumed in the Central Criminal Court to-day, a police witness said that the pattern on the rubber shoes found at the home of Douglas Ronald Morris was the same as…

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Champion Swimmer Leaves Police Force

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—Constable Ross Bassingthwaite, former champion swimmer, is the latest to resign from the New South…

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Kiosk Murder Victim Died of Strangulation

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The post-mortem examination of Mrs. Jeaette Wieks revealed that although she had two depressed fractures of the skull she died of strangulation. This evidence was given to-day by Dr. Stratford Sheldon at the trial of Douglas…

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Missing Man Sought By Police

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Robert Peter Lewis (18) who figured in a sensational escape from the police prison tram six weeks ago, and was…

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New Arbitration Court Judge

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurst.—In the High Court to-day Mr. Justice Rich swore in Mr. B. Sugerman, K.C., as an Arbitration Court Judge…

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Riot In Milan Gaol

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 1

ROME, Fri.—For the second time in a fortnight convicts in San Vittore gaol, Milan, rioted on Wednesday, occupying part of the…

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Japs Sentenced For Massacre On Ocean Island

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 1

RABAUL, Fri.—Eight Japanese were, sentenced to death and four to imprisonment for terms ranging from 15 to 20 years for their…

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New Plane for Police

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—The New South Wales Police Department five-passenger Avro Anson aircraft arrived from Melbourne this…

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Jap Suspects Before Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 1

TOKIO, Fri.—The former Premier, General Tojo, and 25 other top-flight Japanese war criminal suspects were brought to the war Ministry building…

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Sentenced to Death

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 2

YOKOHAMA, Sun.—The Eighth Army tribunal sentenced Lieut. Ikegami, former commander of Sasebo prison camp, to be hanged…

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Theft of Clothing

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Women's coats and tailored suits were among the clothing valued at £2000 stolen from the premises of…

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Assault At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 6

Details of an assault, which the plaintiff, Walter James Williams, alleged took place at the rear of his shop in Skinner…

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Charged With Negligent Driving

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 6

Following a collision at the intersection of Found and Mary streets, Graf ton, on March 8. Frederick Williams was charged…

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Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 6

Before Mr. G. L. Berry, Police Magistrate, at the Licensing Court, Grafton, yesterday, the executors of the estate of the…

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Kiosk Murder Defendant in Witness Box

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—Evidence for the prosecution in the kiosk murder trial lasted five and a half days, and concluded shortly after noon to-day, when the…

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Expenditure on Police Buildings Discussed By Chamber Of Commerce

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sunday.—At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on Friday night it was decided to communicate, with the Public Works Department regarding the proposed expenditure on repairs to the police buildings at Coff's Harbour…

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Kiosk Murder Admitted Tried to Mislead Police

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Douglas Ronald Morris (26), journalist, admitted in the Central Court to-day he had tried to mislead the police during their investigations into the death of Mrs. Jeanette Wicks (45)…

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Airlines Appointment Upheld By Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—The appointment of Mr. W. C. Taylor, State Vice-President of the A.L.P. as vice-chairman of the Australian…

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Seaman Charged With Theft Of Dutch Money

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Before a court-martial at R.A.N. headquarters to-day Richard Essex Scott, an Australian seaman, was charged with stealing 4097 2½ guilder pieces, 35,577 one guilder pieces and 33,000 one cent. pieces, the property of the…

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