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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

773 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 36 of 39

Boys Charged

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 November 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.-- As a sequel to the fire which damaged Redfern Public School last Sunday night, detectives to-day arrested…

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Head Injuries From Alleged Assault

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 November 1946 · page 4

BELLINGEN, Tuesday.-- Eric Davis, a Nambucca Heads aboriginal who works at Valla, was treated by Bellingen District…

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Evidence On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 November 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues. -- Cecil John Kelly stood in the way of sexual gratification and was murdered, said the Crown Prosecutor. Mr. T…

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New Trial On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 November 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--A new trial to commence on December 4, was ordered by Mr. Justice Herron, in the Central Criminal Court…

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Divorce Court At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 November 1946 · page 5

Decrees for the dissolution of marriage were granted by Judge Edwards in the Divorce Court at Grafton yesterday in the…

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Death Sentence for Bulli Murder

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 November 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Mervyn Garvie (39) was to-day sentenced to death for the murder of Cecil John Kelly, near Bulli, on August 28. When Judge Herron passed sentence in the Central Criminal…

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Police Seize Arms And Ammunition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 November 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.--While investigating the disappearance of a motor cycle to-day detectives found a camp in the Gippsland…

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Tilden Appears Before Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 November 1946 · page 1

LOS ANGELES, Wed.--The former tennis champion, William Tilden, pleaded guilty to a charge of contributing to the…

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Doctor Fails To Reconcile Married Pair Divorce Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 November 1946 · page 5

Dr. H. W. Charlton, of Maclean, said in the Divorce Court at Grafton yesterday that he had made an unsuccessful…

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Maclean Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 November 1946 · page 2

M. Benham, of Maclean, was fined £2 with 8 costs for having consigned undersized sand whiting to the Sydney market…

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Police Guard Test Wicket

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 November 1946 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tues.-- Police are guarding the Brisbane test wicket to-night. After the Australian team Dractised to -day the ground…

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Queensland Minister Before Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 November 1946 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday.-- The Minister for Health and Home Affairs (Thomas Andrew Foley) pleaded not guilty in the Court of Petty Sessions to an information alleging an offence under section 167 of the Excise Act…

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Jetty Road Fatality Driver Before Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 November 1946 · page 8

Lester Clifford Thompson, who was acquitted at Grafton Quarter Sessions on a charge of manslaughter arising out of the…

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Divorce Court. Decree Granted To Wife

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 November 1946 · page 2

A finding in favour of the defendant wife in the Clarke divorce suit was made by Judge Edwards in the Divorce Court…

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Megan Good Attendance at at Annual Tennis Meeting. New Court to Be Erected; Working Bee

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 November 1946 · page 2

The Megan Tennis Club held its annual meeting on November 1, when a good number of tennis enthusiasts was present…

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Men Charged With Killing Detective

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.--Keith George Hope and Sydney Grant appeared in the Criminal Court to-day charged with having murdered Detective Constable Victor Donald Ahern who was shot dead in a police car at Matraville on August 11…

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Police Appeals

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--The police Appeals Board to-day adjourned to consider whether it should proceed with the inquiry into the…

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Appeal To High Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Mon.--An immediate appeal would be made to the High Court against the decision of Judge Shortland that the…

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Betting Offences Charges Heard At Grafton Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 4

A RISING out of raids made by a visiting police squad from Sydney, ait South Grafton, on November 16, several defendants appeared before the Police Magistrate, Mr. G. L. Berry, at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, charged with betting offences…

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Fish Gets Horse Value Contested in Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 6

The value of a horse shot in error for fish bait was contested in the Small Debts Court at Coffs Harbour before Mr. G. L. Berry,…

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