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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

608 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 31

Court of Petty Sessions Magistrate Faces Heavy List Many Cases Adjourned)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 1

The Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. E. I. Cocks, faced a lengthy list of cases at the monthly sittings of the Dorrigo Court of Petty Sessions held…

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Appeal Rejected by Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 1

WELLINGTON. Thurs (A.A.P.-Reuter).--The Court of Appeal judgment to-day rejected the application by Mrs. Patsy Louise…

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Charged with Theft of 40 Rings

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--C.I.B. detectives arrested a paper seller on his stand in Pitt street to-day, and charged him with the theft…

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Charged With Murdering Crippled Wife

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--A man was charged in the Campsie Court this afternoon with the murder of his c[?]ppled wife whose…

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Police Kill Red Terrorists

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Fri. (A.A.P.-Reuter).--Police killed 11 Communist terrorists including two Communists leaders in a dawn…

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Civilians Arrested by Czech Police

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 2

PRAGUE, Sun. (A.A.P.).-- Czecho-slovak police arrested 76 civilians and three soldiers ''in connection with terrorist…

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Police Court Sequel Over Wrecked Car

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 3

Two men were remanded yesterday at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions by Mr. E. I. Cocks, S.M., to July 26, on charges of taking…

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Long List at Coffs Harbour Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 7

A long list of cases was before the Stipendary Magistrate, Mr. E. I. Cocks, at Coffs Police on Friday. Time…

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Effective Brakes Essential Says Magistrate

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 3

The Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. E. I. Cocks, yesterday warned motorists, particularly omnibus proprietors, of the…

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Case of Alleged Assault From Sawtell

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 3

A case in which Roy G. Pigeon, a young man, of Sydney, was charged with assauling Allan Leslie Sawtell,…

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Police Station Attacked

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Mon. (A.A.P.).—Police authorities report a force of 100 Chinese insurgents attacked a police station 120 miles…

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Assault Charges Dropped

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Because police could not contact Mr. E. D. Darby, M.L.A., for instructions, charges of assault against three…

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Doctor, Student on Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri--A Macquarie street doctor, George Stanley Thompson (66), of Coogee, and Gene Valentino Van Gercken…

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Pilot Charged

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sun. (A.A.P.).--The crew of nine aboard the mysterious Flying Fortress which flew to Halifax. Nova Scotia, then…

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Man And Wife On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--A young man and his wife were arrested in their Heme Bay flat, just before midnight last night, and charged with the murder of the baby boy found in Belmore road,…

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Unlawful Assault Prosecution

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 5

"I plead guilty, but I must have had a blackout, for I don't remember the incident," said Kenneth William Drinkwater…

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Cash Theft at Council Office

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 5

A fine of £20, in default 40 days' hard labour, was imposed on Francis Henry O'Brise[?]ll, 27, timber worker, of South…

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Palestine Problem Not for Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Wednesday (A.A.P.).--The United Nations Security Council yesterday refused to refer the Palestine…

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"Tokio Rose" Charged

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday (A.A.P.).--Although she is still in Tokio and not so far arrested, "Tokio Rose" an American…

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German Prince Charged

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 4

STUTTGART, Thurs. (A.A.P.).--Prince August Wilhelm (61), son of the ex-Kaiser, has been charged at Potsdam with crimes…

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