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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

799 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 33 of 40

Women Involved in Assault Action

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 4

An attack, by Elsie Curnow, of South Grafton, on Jocelyn Aspinall, in Skinner street, South Grafton, on September 5, which was…

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Rail Officer Charged With Manslaughter

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE, Men. —Mervyn Douglas Gilliland (20), who was night officer at Tamaree Siding when the Brisbane-Townsville…

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Assault On Woman By Timber Cutter

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 4

Sylvester C. Jarrett, timber cutter, of South Grafton, was fined and bound over on a 12 months' good behaviour bond by the…

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Polish Police Hold British Employee

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 1

WARSAW, Mon. (A.A.P.).—Security police on Friday arrested and questioned two employees of the British and American…

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Bulgarian Police Discover Plot To Overthrow Regime

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 1

SOFIA, Mon. (A.A.P.).—According to Sofia Radio, the Bulgarian Security Police have discovered a plot "with…

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Seventh Fine for Not Attending Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.—A. C. J. Murfett, of Prahran has so far paid,£29 in lines for failing to attend court to answer questions…

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Full Court Expels "Mr. X" From Bar

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—The State Full Court to-day debarred Sydney Samuel Wilton Davis 33, barrister, previously…

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Not Fit To Plead On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 October 1947 · page 3

BATHURST, Tues.—In the Supreme Court to-day, Mr Justice Owen ordered that Frederick John Rothery, 25 be held in…

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D.F.C. Winner Fined In Special Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 October 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Ronald Hickey, of Randwick, was fined £100 in a Special Federal Court to-day for having possession of…

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Guilty Of Murder

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.—After a retirement of two and a half hours, a jury in the Criminal Court to-day returned a verdict of guilty in the case in which…

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Two Years' Gaol Coffs Man Loses £895

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 3

Bernard Hambridge, 31-year old salesman, was sentenced to two years' gaol at Sydney Quarter Sessions recently on charge…

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Chilean Police Arrest Reds

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 1

SANTIAGO (Chile), Thurs. (A.A.P.).—Chilean police yesterday arrested 200 Communist leaders including the staff of the…

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Union Delegates Asked to Police Prices

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 5

At the meeting of the Coffs Trades and labour Council this week it was decided to readiest all Union delegates to help police prices of…

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Punter Alleges Theft By Police Constable

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—It was alleged in the Sydney Quarter Sessions to-day that after a run of six successive winning days, a punter was…

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Special Police At Royal Wedding

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.).—Five thousand specially selected uniform police and 700 C.I.D. officers, including 200 from the special branch, will be on duty at Princess Elizabeth's wedding on November 20…

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Police Truck Takes Wreaths For Funeral

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 2

The Grafton police utility truck was used to take wreaths from the Clarence River district to Armidale for the funeral…

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High Court Dismisses Cream Application

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.—An application in the High Court for an interim injunction to restrain the Commonwealth Government…

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Parties Settle Court Action; Shake Hands

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 4

Two South Grafton men, brothers-in-law, shook hands in the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday after they…

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Successful Appeal By Mr. Falstein, Police "Riding" Him

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Mr. Max Falstein, M.H.R., successfully appealed against a traffic court conviction to-day. He declared…

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Police Kill Leader Of Malayan Secret Society

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 4

SINGAPORE, Tues. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—A message from Kuala Lumpur states that the chief officer for Selangor (Mr. G…

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