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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

799 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 40

Sentenced To Death: Attempted Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Late to-night a jury returned a verdict of guilty m the case in which Antonio Martini, 32, and Edward Garland, 34…

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Police Court the March List

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

Police Magistrate, Mr. G. L. Berry, paid his monthly official visit to Dorrigo, on Wednesday of this week and at the Dorrigo…

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Stolen Bananas Man Sent to Gaol

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

Charged before Mr. G. L Berry, PM, at Coffs Police Court yesterday with having stolen 72 cases of bananas of a total value of £111…

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Three Young Men On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

ROCKHAMPTON, Thurs.—Three young men are facing a murder charge following the finding of the body of Flora Prior, 26,…

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Six Months Gaol For Theft of Bananas

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Fri.—At the Coff's Harbour Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. L. Berry P.M. Francis Aloisius Casey (30)…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 2

In the Grafton Police Court yesterday before Mr. H. Breakell. J.P. Cyril Mundine. 23, labourer, of Baryulgil, and Herbert Avery…

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Small Debts Court Ambulance Driver Charged

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 1

Keith Henry, ambulance driver, was ordered by Mr. G. L. Berry, PM, in the Small Debts Court at Coffs Harbour on Friday, to pay…

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Sentenced for Shooting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—In the Quarter Sessions to-day, Judge Kirby sentenced Royce John Garland, 32, labourer, to 12 years' penal…

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Stealing Charge Hearing Adjourned

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 3

A man named William R. E. Andrews was before Mr. G. L. Berry, PM, in Coffs Police Court on Friday morning, charged with stealing…

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Country Party Supports Police Aim

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 2

Mr. M. V. McNamara, president of the South Grafton branch of the Country Party, vigorously championed a Police Association…

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Remand On Stealing Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1947 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.—At the Coff's Harbour Police Court, before Mr. T. Slack, J.P., Alfred King, 36, fisherman, was charged…

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Boy Arrested For Murder of Father

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tues.—A boy of 16 has been arrested for the murder of his father. The arrest follows the finding…

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Man Charged With Assault

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—A man who was alleged to have participated in an assault on a man and his wile and child at Dover Heights,…

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News In Brief Darwin Gaol Escape

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 1

DARWIN, Wed. — Malcolm Boyle, who was last week sentenced to two and a half years for shopbreaking and other…

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Soldiers Sentenced For A.W.L. Offences May Be Discharged

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.—Soldiers sentenced for A.W.L. offences after the end of the war might be released shortly and…

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Heavy Fines for Prices Breaches Special Court at Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 1

Heavy fines were inflicted on a number of local business firms at a sitting of a special Federal Court at Dorrigo, on Friday,…

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10 Years Sentence For Jewel Theft

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—Cecil John Rolls, 24 labourer, was to-day sentenced to 10 years penal servitude in the Quarter…

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Greatest Mass Murder In Pacific War

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 1

TOKIO, Friday.—An Australian Military Court in Singapore sentesced five Japanese war criminals to death by hanging for participation in what was described as the "greatest mass murder in the Pacific war during the building of the Burma-Siam…

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Spaniards Sentenced

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 2

MADRID, Sun.—A court at Alcala de Henares sentenced two alleged Spanish anarchists to 30 years' imprisonment, three others…

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Ley Murder Trial Nears Close

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.— No. 1 Court at Old Bailey sat on Saturday for the first time for many years to hear more evidence for the defence in the trial in which Thomas John Ley, former Minister of Justice in New South Wales, and John Smith, are charged…

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