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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

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Seamen Charged After Incidents At Dance Hall

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 5

Reginald James Bright, 27, and Ronald Daniel Honeyman, 22, both stated by police to be seamen on H.M.A.S. Australia…

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Police Commissioner Appreciative

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 2

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. W. J. Mackay, has forwarded to Ald. J. Flaherty, of South Grafton, a certificate and letter…

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High Court Ruling on Desertion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—The Full High Court to-day ruled that a husband's failure to make payments to his wile agreed to in deed of…

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Charged After Acquittal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—After being acquitted on a charge of murder at the Central Criminal Court to-day, Edward, James White (65)…

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Professor Charged Under Officials' Secret Act

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 1

MONTREAL, Tuesday.—Dr. Raymond Boyer, professor at the McGill University and an employee of the National Research Council, was committed for trial on charges under the Official Secret's Act of communicating information to the Soviet, and…

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Doubts About Police Plane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Police Department Avro Anson aircraft is not expected to be suitable for the job originally intended…

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Magistrate Lenient with Milk Vendor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 6

MACKSVILLE, Wed.—Before Mr. G. L. Berry, P.M., at the Court of Petty Sessions, Macksville, on Tuesday, George Cahill,…

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Poser For Japanese Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 1

TOKIO, Wednesday.—The Japanese judiciary has been brought up short by the questions whether the, Emperor may be referred to as "that guy," whether the Empress be called "that guy's wife," and whether the Crown Prince may be called that…

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Party Politics Seen In High Court Proposal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Commonwealth Government is increasing the High Court from six to seven Judges to secure a majority by appointing someone who has given good service to the Labour Party…

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Police Extend Search For Attacker

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Police wireless cars, fitted with searchlights, worked over the Como area all last night, while searclers on foot beat the scrub in a search for the thug who attacked and robbed two persons at Como last night…

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Gaol Escapee Recaptured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Fri.—Unarmed and penniless Earl McFarland, the Killer, who escaped from the death house in Washington gaol eight…

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Deaf Mute Tor Trial On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.—Michael Courtney Bereyne Allen (22), a deaf mute, was committed for trial on a charge of murder by the Coroner…

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Appointed Judge Of High Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Fri.—The Chief Justice of Queensland, Sir william Webb, has been appointed as Judge of the High Court…

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Company's Request In Arbitration Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—Tooths asked Judge O'Mara, in the Arbitration Court to-day to decide if it and its industrial officer (W. Hancock)…

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Two Men Charged With Taking Plywood Sheets

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sat.—Before Mr. G. L. Berry, P.M., at the Court of Petty Sessions, Coff's Harbour, on Friday, Colin…

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Grafton Police Court Milk Diluted By Melting Ice

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 4

Describing the explanation as "a very novel defence," the Police Magistrate (Mr. G. L. Berry), in the Grafton Court of…

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Police Conference

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—"The secret of 'secret promotions' within the police force was a serious anomaly, and likely to cause…

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Charged With Inviting People To Bet

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 4

At the Court of Petty Sessions, Coff's Harbour, a charge against George Downie, 35, fisherman, of exhibiting a placard inviting a…

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Court Sequel To Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 4

A collision at the intersection of Alice CAd Powell streets, Grafton, on February 14, between a panel van and a utility, truck, resulted…

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Court Awards Sum For Train Injuries

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—The Supreme Court jury to-day awarded Delham Lawrence, of Potts Point, £560 in a claim for £2000…

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