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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

799 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 25 of 40

Sequel To Police Raid On South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 4

ARISING out of a raid by police on premises at South Grafton known as Tattersall's Club, 31 men were charged before the Police Magistrate (Mr. E. I. Cocks) at Grafton Police Court yesterday…

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Race Horse Treatment Leads To Court Charge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 4

A CHARGE of practising as a veterinary surgeon without being licensed to do so was preferred against Robert Pomeroy, 54, of Queensland, who appeared before the Police Magistrate (Mr. E. L Cocks) yesterday at Grafton Police Court…

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Investigating Officers Of Prices Branch Charged

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues.—In the Police Court to-day, two investigating officers of the Prices Branch were charged with…

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Young Men To Die For London Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.).—At the Old Bailey yesterday, Charles Henry Jenkins, 23, and Christopher James Geraghty, 20,…

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Police And Gendarmes Wage Gnnbattle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 3

SHANGHAI, Tues. (A.A.P.)--Following a gunbattle with gendarmes on Sunday, in which eight people, including six policemen…

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Right To Address The Court In Criminal Case

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—The State Full Court ruled to-day that defence counsel in a criminal prosecution could not be denied…

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Guilty of Murder

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wed.--After a retirement of 20 minutes, a Criminal Court jury to-day found Earle Edwin Baxter, 27, labourer…

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Socialite Sentenced For Keeping Negro Maid In Slavery

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wed. (A.A.P.).--At San Diego (California) yesterday, a prominent Boston socialite, Mrs Elizabeth Ingalls,…

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Tipstaff Committed For Murder Trial

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--In the Coroner's Court to-day, the Deputy Coroner (Mr. Wright) found that Percy William…

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Licensing Court Postponement

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 2

Hearing by the Licensing Court of applications for club liquor licences has been postponed until December…

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Labour M.P. In Court On Fraud Charge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wed.--A case was commenced to-day, in the City Police Court, in which a Labour member of Parliament and a…

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Three Gaol Escapees Recaptured

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—Three of the eight men who escaped from Be[?]chworth Gaol on Monday night have been…

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15 Years' Gaol For Armed Hold-up

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—In the Quarter Sessions to-day, Judge Markell . sentenced Kenneth Charles Senior, 19, to 15 years'…

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40-Hour Week for Police

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Police throughout New South Wales will work a 40-hour week as from tomorrow. At present, many are…

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Charged with Murder

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.--Alexander Arthur Fleming, 27, labourer, of Box Hill, was charged in the City Court- to-day with having…

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Young Grazier Charged With Murder Of Sister

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 3

ORANGE, Friday.--Frederick John Rothery, 25, grazier, was charged at Orange Police Station this afternoon with the murder at Cudal last night of his sister, Miss Dorothy Lorna Rothery, 26…

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Two Gaol Escapees Recaptured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.--Two young prisoners who escaped from the Castlemaine Reformatory at the week-end were…

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Twin Brothers On Murder Charges

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.--Twin brothers were in the City Court to-day, one charged with attempted murder and the ether…

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People Thanked by Police Commissioner

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 1

In a letter we have just received Mr. w. J. MacKay, Commissioner of Police, states:—"I have befoie me reports regarding the disappearance…

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Coffs Police Have Busy Time

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 1

Coffs Police arrested twelve men on Saturday—a very busy day. There was standing room only in the cells. Drunkenness was' the main offence…

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