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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

799 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 40

Police Allege Big Profits From Black Market

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 1

DAWS, Sunday.—A high French police official estimated the turnover of alleged black market currency deals by the mystery man, Max Intrator, at £156,000 monthly. Intrator is awaiting trial as…

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Theft From Home Of Minister

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Mon. — Thieves stole a £1 note and a bracelet from the Canberra home of the Minister, for Works and Housing…

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Sent To Gaol For Attempted Rape

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE, Mon.—Two young men were sentenced in the Criminal Court to-day to terms of five years and seven years for the…

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Bodies Of Women Found By Police

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Police to-day found the bodies of two of the three women for whom they have been searching since last…

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Gaol For Forging Tote Tickets

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.—Edward John Windeyer (33), labourer, of Glebe, was to-day sentenced to two years' imprisonment on six…

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Cattle Stabbing Puzzles Dungog Police

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 4

The Brookfield cattle-stabbing mystery has baffled defectives for years. It started some 12 years ago and in the intervening…

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Inquiry Into Transfer Of Police Magistrate

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—The Premier, Mr. McGirr, last night ordered a full inquiry into the transfer of Sgt. A. J. Keogh from Peak Hill…

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Remand To Grafton On Stealing Charge

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.—At the Coff's Harbour Police Court, William Robert Essington Andrews appeared on a charge of…

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Brothers Arrested On Charge Of Murder

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Two brothers were arrested to-day and charged with murder following a fatal stabbing which occurred…

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Vagrant Sentenced

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 3

"He has done no work for two years, obtains his food from garbage tins, and was recently discharged from Boggo Road Gaol."…

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Allegations Of Trafficking In Gaol

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Allegations of trafficking in goods between warders and prisoners, and the smuggling of firearms into Long Bay…

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Cafe Fracas Has Court Sequel

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 3

Raymond B. Smith (23), fisherman, pleaded guilty before the Police Magistrate (Mr. G. L. Berry) at Grafton Court of Petty…

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Court Action Over Insulting Words

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 3

Before the Police Magistrate, Mr. G. L. Berry, at Graf ton Petty Sessions Court yesterday, Clarence R. Grebert proceeded against…

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Traffic Cases Heard At Coff's Harbour Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.— At the Coff's Harbour Police Court, Vasil R. Alcock, of Coff's Harbour, appeared on a charge…

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Magistrate Stresses Menace Of Stock Straying On Roads

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 2

ULMARRA, Tues.—Straying stock were a menace to the roads of the State, said Mr. G. L. Berry, P.M., in the Ulmarra…

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Police Association View Of Inquiry

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—Because they consider the matter one of grave public concern, the Police-Association will ask the State…

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Court Sequel To Fatal Accident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—John Carroll (26), dentist, of Woollahra, today faced charges of manslaughter, drunken driving, and…

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Court Ruling On Land Transfers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—The State Full Court to-day ruled that the Water and Irrigation Commission had no power to refuse a transfer of…

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Arbitration Bill Would Destroy Prestige of Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.—The Government's new Arbitration Bill, if enacted, would strip the Arbitration Court of its prestige and…

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Aborigine Charged With Using Insulting Words

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed:— Evidence which, in view of the pending inquiry into the general conditions at the…

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