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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

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Shooting Affray: Woman Charged

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--A s a result of a shooting affray at King's Cross to-day, two men were treated for bullet wounds and a…

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Casino Police To Investigate Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 5

CASINO.--Although confident that the case was accidental, Casino police made formal investigations into a fire which…

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Big Jewellery Theft

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sun.--A cache of jewellery worth £2443, which was stolen from a Brisbane residential last-night was later recovered…

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Police investigate Golf Club Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Early developments are expected in police investigations into a fire which gutted West Wyalong Golf Club…

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Youths Bam Police In Escape Attempt

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Trapped in a mobile cordon of police, patrol cars, two youths in a stolen, butchers lorry tried vainly to ram…

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Crime Increase In Northern Police Area

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 3

TAMWORTH.--Since the end of the war there has been a big increase in crime in the Northern Police Administrative District. In…

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Stealing And Receiving Charges Dismissed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 4

THE case against Thomas Edward de Lieuen (35), of Prince street, Grafton, charged with having stolen £15, the property of Clifford James Riley, of Cloud's Creek, was concluded before the Stipendiary Magistrate (Mr. E. I. Cocks) at Grafton Court of…

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Japanese Guards Sentenced to Death

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 1

TOKIO, Tues. (A.AP.-Reuter). --Before the 250 Australians who survived the brutal treatment of Japanese guards in Tokio prisoner…

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Pulled Gun In Hotel; 12 Months' Gaol

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Louis Henry Morgan, 32, Who yesterday pulled a gun and threatened to shoot two detectives when they cornered…

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Steward Remanded In Trunk Murder Case

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tues.--Arthur Andrew Beech, 47, steward, charged with murder, was further remanded at Centra Court to-day…

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Man Charged As Sequel to Golf Club House Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 2

WEST WYALONG, Tuesday.-- Lloyd Fleming appeared in West Wvalong Court to-day charged with that, deemed to be insane, he…

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Clerk Charged with Forgery

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--Bail of £100 was allowed Howard B. Smith, 38. clerk, when he appeared at the Central Court to-day on a…

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Hotel Explosion Called Wanton Dastardly Murder

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 1

Jerusalem, wed. (A.A.P.).--An official statement by the Palestine Government brands the Semiramis Hotel explosion…

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Hotel Hpld-up Police Confident Of Early Arrest

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Police have thrown out a dragnet which they are confident will soon result in the early arrest of the three armed bandits who last night held up three porters at the Arcadia Hotel after kidnapping a hire car driver…

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Alleged Assault By Prices Officer

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--A hire car proprietor alleged in Central Court to-day that a prices officer and dealer had assaulted him and…

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Prices Officer On Stealing Charge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--A prices officer and car dealer were to-day committed for trial by Mr. Oram, S.M., at the Central Court on a…

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Reward Increased For Murder Information

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The State Government has increased to £1000 the reward offered for information leading to the arrest and…

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Police: "Squad" To Handle Fat Woman

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--A fat woman who refused to budge from a Central Railway platform scat had to he tumbled into a…

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Collapse of Europe Into Police States

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday (A.A.P.).--"If we decide U.S. is unable or unwilling to assist in the reconstruction of Western Europe, we must accept the consequence of its collapse…

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Police Allege. Postman Shot By Man Kissing Wife

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

WOY WOY, Fri.--A postman, who surprised his wife and a man kissing was shot dead by the man, it was alleged in the…

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