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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

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Polish High Treason Trial; Count Sentenced To Death

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 1

WARSAW, Tues. — Count Grocholski, who with three others was accused of high treason in betraying State…

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Persian Demonstrators Dispersed By Police

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 1

TEHERAN, Wed.—Six people were injured when police yesterday dispersed a crowd around the Shah's Palace. British United…

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Police Find Two Former Nazis

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 1

LISBON, Wed. — When police yesterday unearthed two former Nazis hiding in a house in Lisbon, one committed suicide by…

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Police Court the January Sittings

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

At the first sittings of the Dorrigo Police Court for the new year, heard before Mr. G. Berry, P.M., on Wednesday of this week…

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Gaol Sentence for Youth

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Friday.—Efficient action by Coff's Harbour police resulted in the prompt arrest of an 18-year-old youth on…

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Six Months' Gaol Truck and Money Stolen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

Frank HIll, aged 18, was sentenced to six months' hard labor by Mr. G. L. Berry, PM, at Coffs Police Court yesterday on a charge of…

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Police Drive Against Criminals Who Fallow Country Shows

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Police have launched a drive against criminals who congregated at country shows and racecourses, said Det…

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1946 Court Cases Record At Glen Innes

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 4

Cases heard in the Glen Innes Court in 1946 were more than double those heard in 1945. Fair rents cases increased from 7 to…

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Lands Despite Ban; Spends Night In City Police Station

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs.—In defiance of the British Government's ban on his entry into the country, Professor Smertenko,…

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Bill Tilden In Court Sentenced To Nine Months' With Road Gang

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 1

LOS ANGELES, Friday.— Found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a 14-year-old boy, former world tennis…

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Police Intervene In Georgia Dispute

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Fri.—Armed police of the Georgia State Force, acting on orders from newly-elected Governor, Herman Talmadge, yesterday prevented Ellis G. Arnall from entering the Governor's mansion in Atlanta…

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Ex-N.S.W. Minister Frances London Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—Evidence that he had assisted in the "capture" of a man whose body was later discovered in a Surrey chalkpit and that he had been then handed £200 sterling by Thomas John Ley, former New South Wales Minister for Justice…

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Aerodrome Theft Charges

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 6

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sunday.— Two men who appeared in the Coff's Harbour Police Sourt on Friday on charged connected with…

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Coff's Coroner's Court

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sunday.— Three cases were finalised at the Coff's Harbour Coroner's Court. In addition to the inquiry into…

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Police Called To Control Art Gallery Crowds

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—For the first time in the history of the National Art Gallery, police were called to control crowds there this…

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Magistrate's Warning

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sunday.—Police had received many complaints about the behaviour of men, particularly at Sawtell…

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Police Action On Straying Stock

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 4

Grafton police action to deal with the owners of straying stock was supported last night by the Grafton City Council, which will…

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Aerodrome Thefts Cases Before Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 3

Thefts of property from Coffs Aerodrome were cleared up by the local police and had their sequel before Mr. G. L. Betty, PM, at the…

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Court Sequel To Street Brawl

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 5

A brawl at the Australian Hotel, South Grafton, on December 23, had its sequel at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions…

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Alleged Rape Young Man Before 'Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 7

Before Mr. G. L. Berry, PM, at Coffs Police Court last Friday considerable time was occupied in the hearing of a charge of rape against…

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