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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

608 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 31

Police Capture Lunatic

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY. Fri.--A dangerous lunatic made at desperate' but unsuccessful attempt to ride a horse through a police cordon…

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Magistrate's Advice On Tenancy

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 5

Landlords would be well advised to have something on writing on the question as to who was legally the tenant of…

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Coffs Police Residence Needs Investigation

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 1

The late Sgt, Smith is the second Sergeant resident in Coffs Police Station residence to die of pneumonia. The…

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Pianist Charged With Manslaughter

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tues. (A.A.P.).-- A cafe pianist has been charged with the manslaughter following the death of John Dyer Spellman…

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Says Reds Formed Police State

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

BERLIN, Wednesday (A.A.P.) .--In a 6000 word statement the the British Control Commission has accused Russia of establishing a police state in Eastern Germany where it' declares individual rights have ceased to exist…

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Woman Charged with Murder

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thursday.--Charged with the murder of a woman who allegedly died from the effects of an illegal operation,…

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Parcels Recovered in G.p.o. Theft

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Detectives investigating last night's G.P.O. theft of 160 registered packets recovered a bundle of opened…

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Theft From Hut

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 2

A shot gun, a 22 rifle and a quantity of ammunition were solen from a small dwelling near Gurranang last week-end during…

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Military Firearms Sought By Police

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 2

Several 303 military rifles and some hundreds of rounds of ammunition have been handed to Grafton police in the…

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Men Charged with Assaulting Police

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun. --Two men, were charged at the Darlinghurst police station, with assaulting police last night after…

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Guilty of Intent to Murder

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY. Mon.--Committed in the Central Criminal Court to-day of having wounded his stepdaughter, Mrs. Mary Deguara, at…

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Glowing Tributes to Late Police Sergeant

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 2

Sympathetic reference to the loss suffered by the whole community through the death of the late Sgt Sydney Smith was…

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Police Promotions

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Many country police officers are included in the lengthy promotions list issued by the Police Department to-day…

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Gardener on Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Tues, (A.A.P.).--George Russell, 45-year-old gardener of no fixed address, was yesterday charged at Maidenhead,…

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High Court Writ

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--A High Court write, challenging the validity of the Defence. (Transitional Provisions) Act which governs the…

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Three Months Gaol for Man Who Imposes on Hospitals ('Ase at Dorrigo Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 4

A man with many aliases and a long string of convictions who apparently suffers delusions of Illness, thus gaining admission to…

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Former Guard Sentenced To Gaol

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 5

A man who claimed to be a former railway guard was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment at the Grafton Court of…

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School Tennis Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 6

LOWER BUCCA:--At a monthly meeting of the Lower Bucca R and C. Association, it was decided to re-form the school tennis…

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Police Explanati0n of Flood Criticism

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1948 · page 2

LISMORE. -- Police Inspector Taylor speaking at a round table conference of police and the Lismore Rowing Club and Water…

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Methodist Tennis Court Lighted

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1948 · page 2

MACLEAN, Fri.--At a pleasant and well supported function last night, held at the Methodist Jubilee Hall, lights on the…

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