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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

799 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 35 of 40

Charged With Murder Of Elderly Sister

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1947 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wed. (A.A.P.-Reuter). — Following the discovery of the body of Miss Edith Swan, 67, lying in the…

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To Stand Trial For Murder Of Children

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—Keith Edmund Arnold (34), of Hurstville, was committed for trial at the City Coroner's Court to-day on a…

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Betting Charge After Police Raid

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1947 · page 2

Grafton police on Tuesday afternoon raided premises in Prince street where starting price betting was allegedly being…

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Police Motion To Deal With Communists

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—A motion to deal with Communistic activities throughout Australia was foreshadowed by the Victorian…

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Court Judgment That Accused "Go Without Day"

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed. — "The judgment of the court is that accused shall go without day," said Judge Book, in the Court of…

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Busy Morning at Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 3

Monday was a busy morning at Coffs Police Court, following the week-end Eleven cases were cal[?]ed, two of which were for drunkenness, two…

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Tennis Court Controllers

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 5

The following members have been appointed court controllers for the week-end at the City Courts, Grafton:— Saturday, Messrs. A. Ebborn and W…

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Small Debts Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1947 · page 4

In the Grafton Small Debts Court yesterday, Mr. E. I. Cocks, S.M., began the hearing of a claim for £22 by Francis John…

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Barrister Appeals To High Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.—Samuel Wilton Davis, referred to in the court hearing as "Mr. X.," lodged an appeal in the High Court to-day against the order of the State…

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Bachelor Of Science Sentenced To Gaol

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 November 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE, Mon.—A 61-year-old Scottish Bachelor of Science and Engineering, William Stuart Mitchell, appeared in two courts…

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Charged With Murder Of Married Daughter

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 November 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Charged in the Newtown Court to-day with having murdered her 20-year-old married daughter, Mrs. Margaret…

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Italian Police Arrest Swimming Champion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 November 1947 · page 3

ROME, Mon. (A.A.P.).—Italian police have arrested the former world's breaststroke swimming champion, Jacques Cartonnet, a…

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Battered Police Doors To Rescue Friend who Was Not Locked Up

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 November 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—A young man, who admitted in court to-day, that he was "very drunk," ripped palings from a…

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Cream Ban Challenged In High Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 November 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The validity of the Commonwealth order banning the sale of cream without a special permit was…

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[?] Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1947 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday. (A.A.P.).—A sequel to the exhumation of the body of a dead woman free months ago was the appearance…

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[?] By Fettler In District Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1947 · page 4

A District Court jury at Grafton yesterday, before Judge Storkey, V.C., returned a a verdict for the plaintiff in a…

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Police Allege. Attacker With Knife Killed By Axe Blow

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1947 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Wed.—Attacked with a large butcher's knife by a man with whom he shared a hut, a man picked up…

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Coffs Police Court Disorderly Conduct

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 3

Cases called before Mr. E. I. Cocks, Stipendiary Magistrate, at Coffs Harbour Court on Monday, were mainly for disorderly conduct…

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Rosevear Attacks High Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—During to-day's Banking Bill in the House of Representatives, Mr. Rosevenr said every statement made by responsible people representing the Opposition was designed to indicate to the Australian people, that, regardless of…

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Carrier Fails In District Court Claim

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 7

Comment on evidence given by motor experts was made by Judge Storkey, in his judgement yesterday on a Grafton…

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