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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

799 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 40

Extra Police For Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 2

Twenty policemen, including plainclothes men, will be on special duty for the Grafton Show this week, said Police Inspector…

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Court Issues Ultimatum

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed. — The Commonwealth Council of the Amalgamated Engineering Union has instructed the Melbourne…

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Police To Check Small Nations

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 2

AFTER several months of wrangling and smoothing out differences among the great Powers, the United Nations' Military Staff Committee has decided on the formation of a U.N.O. police force to check potential warmongers among the small and medium…

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Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs. — Frederick William Robson, 48, cutter, of Darlinghurst, was to-day remanded without bail, on a charge of…

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Police Co-operation

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 5

Splendid co-operation was received by the show Society from Police Inspector W. O. McEwan, and his men, who were drawn…

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Broke Into Gaol

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 1

TOWNSVILLE, Fri.—Supt. D. C. Dwyer and Head Gaoler W. Waterman, of Stuart's Creek gaol, have been dismissed because a…

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Charged With Theft From Wife

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—John Victor Betts (29), labourer, was remanded to May 28 when he appeared in the Parramatta Court to-day…

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Sentenced To Rising Of The Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 2

Hunter Michael Quinn (49), described as a matchmaker, of South Grafton, was sentenced to the rising of the court by the…

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Police Warning On Census Returns

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 2

South Grafton police yesterday warned farmers in the district that agricultural, dairy and pastoral returns under the provisions…

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Contraband Jewels Found by Police

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 1

MANILA, Mon.—Police found 250,000 dollars worth of contraband jewels concealed in the false bottom of a Chinese…

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Claims For Homes Before Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 2

When an adjourned case relating to possession of premises at 32 Victoria street. Grafton, was mentioned before the Police…

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Accident Sequel Heard in Local Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 3

The sequel to an accident which occurred on the Jetty Road on January 3 last, when a 12-years old girl, Nellie Florence Miller, waft…

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Sent to Gaol for Robbery

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Saying it was the Court's duty to suppress the type of crime, Judge Barton, at the Quarter Sessions to-day,…

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Refused To Answer Gaol For Woman

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.— Mrs. Elsie M. Davies, of South Yarra, was to-day sent to gaol for seven days, because she refused to say…

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Supreme Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 5

Mr. Justice Owen will preside at the Grafton sitting of the Supreme Court country circuit, on Tuesday next, May 6…

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Show Revellers Before Grafton Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 3

Cases of drunkenness over the show period were dealt with by the Police Magistrate (Mr. G. L. Berry) at Grafton Court of Petty…

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Ron Richards in Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.--In the Central Court to-day, Ron Richards, 36, labourer and former middleweight champion boxer of Australia was…

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To Inquire Into Allegations By Police Sergeant

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Government has appointed Judge Kirby with the powers of a Royal Commission, to inquire into…

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Court Dismisses Appeal Against Death Sentence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Ful[?] Court to-day dismissed an appeal by Frederick Lincoln McDermott (58) against his conviction and…

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Theft of £1000

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--A dog rainer, Leonard Wilfred Draper day reported to the police that 1000 in notes had been stolen…

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