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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

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Two Sentenced For Conspiracy

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—Charles Henry Harding McIntyre Parker, jun. (24), undertakers assistant, and Henry Davidson (33) textile…

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Sentenced For Killing Parachutists

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 1

WUPPERTAL, Wed.—Eight from 14 members of the S.S. charged with killing eight British parachutists in 1944 at La Grande…

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Court Begins Hearing Claim For 40-Hour Week

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.—The hearing of the case for a 40-hour week was commenced in the Full Arbitration Court to-day. Mr. R. M. Eggleston, for the A.C.T.U., said he represent 53 Unions with a membership running into hundreds of thousands…

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Three Charged With Death of Girl

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Charged with, illegally using an instrument and with feloniously slaying a 19-years-qld girl, a taxi driver and…

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Alleged Assault With Stockwhip

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 May 1946 · page 3

An assault action, in which, it was alleged, a stockwhip played a major part, was heard before the Police Magistrate…

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Youth Charged: Sequel To Armed Hold-up

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—As a sequel to the armed hold-up of the Westmead Boys' Home last night, when a clergyman was…

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Escape From Grafton Gaol

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 May 1946 · page 2

There was consternation at the Grafton Gaol yesterday. One of the most popular and trusted inmates escaped…

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Police Investigate Death Of Girl

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 May 1946 · page 3

GOULBURN, Sun.—Police are investigating the death of Audrey Cameron, 20, of Mundy street, Goulburn, who, it is believed,…

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Casino Robbery Before Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 May 1946 · page 6

Before Mr. A. G. Morgan, Police Magistrate, at Grafton Police Court yesterday, William McDonald was charged with…

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Theft of Camera Alleged

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—Charged in the Paddington Court this morning with having stolen a camera valued at £100 the property of the…

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Accorded Police Funeral

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Full police honours were accorded the late Constable H. J. Jackson, of North Sydney Police Force, to-day,…

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Police Concerned Over Wave Of Bashings

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Police to-day expressed concern over the wave of bashings by gangs of youths during the week-end. There were…

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Germans Sentenced To Death

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 May 1946 · page 1

WUPPERTAL, Tues.—A military court sentenced to death three German S.S. members accused of killing special air…

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Son Charged

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Walter James Myers' (23); labourer, of 12 Holland street, Cronulla, was remanded to June 7 in the Kogarah…

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Gaol For Cruelty To Horse

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—William Bentley Fitton, a drover, of Auburn, was sentenced to two months hard labour at Parramatta Court…

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Police Warning On Rabbit Destruction

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 2

The officer in charge of the Grafton sub-district, Inspector J. Canning, said yesterday that a police warning had gone out…

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U.S. Court Recognises Age Of Flight

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wed.—The Supreme Court has recognised the present age of flight by creating new precedent of extending property rights to low altitude air space. The court's ruling, had two main points:—…

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Police Court the May List

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 4

At the recent May sitting of the Dorrigo Police Court, before Mr. G. L. Berry, P.M., the following cases were listed for…

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Gaol For Assaulting Married Woman

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions to-day, Harry MacDonald Blackett (29), of Windsor, was found not guilty…

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Gaol for Assaulting Girls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Fri.—Found guilty in the Criminal Court to-day of indecently assaulting four yong girls, John Ruediger (49), school…

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