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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

799 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 40

Fifteen Villagers killed when Attacked Police

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 1

BALURGHAT, North Bengal. Fri.—Police, firing on villagers armed with spears, bows and arrows, brickbats and lathes…

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Man Charged With Forgery And Uttering

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.—Two counts or forgery and uttering were laid against a man taken from Canterbury racecourse to the C.I.B. late…

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N.S.W. Police Force Short Of Men

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—Already short by 300 men of the authorised strength of 4100 officers and men, the N.S.W, "Police Force will need…

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Gaol Sentence For Perjury

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—In the Quarter Sessions to-day, Judge Markell sentenced William John Thomson, 36, salesman, to 18…

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Alleged Theft of Ban[?]as

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 1

A man name Francis [?] Casey, aged 30, of Moonee, [?] the Coffs Police COurt this [?]ing, charged on six sepa[?] that…

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Gaol Sentence For Tram Driver

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Allan Hugh Williams, tram driver, was to-day sentenced to one month's gaol in the Central Police Court,…

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8 Years' Gaol for Von Papen

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 1

NUREMBERG, Monday.—The de-Nazification Court sentenced Von Papen to eight years' imprisonment in a labour camp…

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Clashes Between Police and Moslems

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 3

AMRITSAR (Punjab), Tues.— "Exceedingly serious," is the description given by the Punjab Government to the situation…

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Passion Player To Appear Before Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 3

MUNICH, Tues.—The man who plays the part of Christ in the Oberammergau Passion play, Alois Lang, is to appear before the…

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Theft Of Bananas Alleged

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed.—At the Coff's Harbour Police Court, Francis A. Casey (30), of Moonee, appeared on six separate charges…

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To Stand Trial On Jewel Theft Charge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY. Wednesday.—A man accused of a £9175 jewel theft is alleged, by, police, to have said he had considered shooting it out with the. police while making his getaway. Police also said the man admitted he had considered serving…

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Special Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 2

The Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. R. C. Atkinson, will hold a special Court at Grafton, on March 17…

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10 School Boys On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Wed. — Ten schoolboys, the oldest of whom is 16 1/3 year's, were committed for trial at the Magistrates' Court at…

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Three Charged with Murder

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Three young men were charged with the wilful murder of Flora Prior, domestic on February 25…

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Escaped From Police Van

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—While being transported from Long Bay to Parramatta gaol, Kevin Lenore, Diggins (22) escaped from the…

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Maclean Police Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 2

MACLEAN, Thurs.—At the Maclean Police Court on Wednesday J. Battee did not appear to answer a charge of being drunk…

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Theft at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 2

MACLEAN, Fri.—The premises of Dugald Macdonald and Co. of Maclean, were entered on Thursday and £6 stolen from the…

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Blocked Drain Leads To Court Actions

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 3

MACLEAN, Friday.—At Maclean Police Court on Wednesday Frank Johnson, of Lower Coldstream proceeded against…

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Police Hear Glass Smashed; Man Arrested

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—A smash and grab robbery, in which three wristlet watches were allegedly stolen from the window of a…

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Defendant Accuses Police of Assault

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 5

An allegation that he had been assaulted by a police officer at the Police Station after his arrest was made by Arthur…

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