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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

799 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 24 of 40

Footballers Brawl With Police, Porters

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--A team of Soccer footballers returning from Newcastle to-night became involved in a brawl with railway…

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Chinese Red General Outlawed By Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 7

Veteran Chinese Communist leader General Mao Tse-tung…

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Charged With Murder Of Wife

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—As a sequel to the death last night of Mrs. Margaret Lavina Weston, 55, at Campsie, the woman's husband…

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Jeeps for Police Patrols

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Police patrols in outlying parts of the State now dependent on horses for transport will soon have the use of jeeps…

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Kirkham Arrested On Assault Charge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Former middleweight champion of Australia Jack Kirkham (25) appeared in Central Court to-day on a charge…

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"The Maggott" Hanged At Changi Gaol

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 July 1947 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Friday (A.A.P.- Reuter).--Known as "The Maggott" to Allied prisoners working on the Burma-Siam "death…

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Police Court Defendants Plead Guilty

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1947 · page 6

At Coffs Police Court on Friday, before Mr. E. I. Cocks, PM, Harold John Booth pleaded guilty to illegal betting in the bar of the Pier Hotel…

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Young Man's Behaviour Brings Court Charge

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1947 · page 1

At Coffs Police Court yesterday morning Laurence Russell McGuinness (19) was fined £2 on a charge of offensive behaviour, to which he…

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Jetty Tennis Club Question of Court Fees

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1947 · page 8

To assist the District Association financially and help to make the forthcoming tournament a succes, also future tournaments, Jetty Tennis Club…

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Three Men Charged With Stealing At Port Macquarie

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Three men appeared in the Police Court at Port Macquarie to-day, charged with having stolen a [?] of…

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Attempted Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—In Kogarah Police Court to-day, Leslie Frank Porter, 45, clerk was committed for trial on a charge of having…

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Set Fire To House, Seven Years' Gaol

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tues.—Philip Gordon McKenzie, 40, gardener was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment with hard labour…

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Little Progress In Melbourne Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.—Police have made little progress towards locating the person or persons who killed James Coates,…

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Tennis Club Reduces Court Rent

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR.—The Coff's Harbour Jetty Tennis Club has decided that to assist the District Association financially and contribute to the efforts being…

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Police Search For Escaped Criminal

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 3

ALBURY, Thurs.--Squads of Victorian and New South Wales police are scouring the Riverina in search of Lee Stephens, 30,…

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Smoking in Public Hall Young Men Before Court Knew It an Offence—but Claim They Forgot

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 1

Charged with smoking in a local public hall, two young Dorrigo men appeared at the July sittings of the Court of Petty…

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Police Promotions

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Det.-Sgt. Peter Clifford, C.I.B. area officer, has been promoted to the rank of inspector…

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Young Man Sentenced on Several Charges

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 4

Sidney Albert Baker, 21, labourer, of Sydney, was charged at Grafton Police Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate…

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Returned To Gaol For Remainder Of Life

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.--Thompson Garginer William Bacon, who was eleased from a life sentence in 944, was to-day. ordered to be…

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University Students Appear In Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon. -- Thirteen University students appeared at Central Court to- day, as a result of a demonstration last…

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