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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

799 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 40

Concern At Delay By Court

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—Railwaymen view with seriousness the delay on the part of the Arbitration Court in announcing a decision…

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Youth Charged With Murder Of Brother

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 3

PERTH, Mon.—An 18 year old youth was charged at Mullawa Police Court to-day, with the murder of his 21 year old brother…

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Further Assault On Freedom

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 2

FREEDOM to-day is a tiny precious island set amid a vast and turbulent sea of confusion and aggression. Despite its ever narrowing confines, however, we in Australia, easy-going and genial people that we are, fondly imagined that freedom of…

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Vagrancy Charges Men Sent [?] Gaol

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 1

A white man and two aboriginals were sent to gaol at Coffs Police court on charges of having insufficient means of support. The…

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Theft Alleged Against Former Mill Manager

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 4

A former manager of the South Grafton Veneer Company, Arthur Edward Copeman, of Hawthorne street, South…

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Small Debts Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 4

Judgment for £3/13/6 and 9/ costs was given in the Small Debts Court at Grafton yesterday for the Grafton Base Hospital…

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Gold Coast Murder Another Attempt To Save Natives

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.—Another dramatic attempt is being made to save five Gold Coast natives from the executioner's noose for having performed ritual murder. Mr. A. L. Bryden, solicitor in…

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New Court House Planned For Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.—Plans for a new courthouse and police buildings at Coff's Harbour were in course of preparation…

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Ley Sentenced To Death Surrey Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Tues.—Former N.S.W. Minister of Justice, Thomas John Ley, 66, was sentenced to death at Old Bailey yesterday for the murder of John McBain Mudie, whose body was found in a chalk pit in Surrey on November 30. Lawrence John…

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12 Years' Gaol For Cooper Park Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—After a retirement of 25 minutes, a jury in the Central Criminal Court to-day acquitted Clifford James…

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Soviet Assault On United States

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tues.—The Communist Party was the Soviet agency designed to weaken America "for the…

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Year's Gaol For Hospital Wardsman

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 3

Harold Ernest Clenton (30) married, who appeared at the Grafton Quarter Sessions yesterday for sentence on a false…

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Theft Charges Against Two Dorrigo Youths

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 3

Two Dorrigo youths pleaded guilty at the Grafton Quarter Sessions yesterday to three charges of breaking, entering and…

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Year's Gaol For Ex-Middle East Coloured Soldier

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 4

A married coloured man who pleaded guilty at the Grafton Quarter' Sessions yesterday to breaking into the home of Robert…

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Grafton Police Acquire Boat

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 2

Mr. Frank Foxover, boatbuilder of South Grafton, has just completed to the order of the Grafton police, a flat-bottomed rowing…

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Arundel Nixon Before Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 1

PERTH, Tues.—In the Children's Court to-day, Arundel Nixon, radio announcer and actor, was freed of a charge of…

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Talkies Saraton. "Murder He Says"

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 4

To-day and to-night at the Saraton Theatre, Fred MacMurray will lead the cast in the comedy drama, "Murder Fe…

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Mother On Charges Of Attempted Murder

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mrs. Constance Lesley Walker, of Beecroft, was remanded on £200 bail when she appeared in the…

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Police Say Youth Admits Thefts

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—Police allege that a 16-year-old, youth they arrested at Wavevley yesterday, has admitted stealing about £1000…

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Film Entertainment Saraton. "Murder He Says"

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 3

The principal attraction at the Saratnn to-night will be the comedy drama. "Murder He Says." starring Fred MacMurray…

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