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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

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Our Country Police

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 6

"Police News," Official journal of the NSW Police Force, republishes an interesting excerpt from a recent edition…

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Three Years' Gaol for Stealing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--A man who allegedly planned to steal £4800, which was lying unprotected on the Riverstone…

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Charged With Murder Of Wife

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--A detective said in the Campsie Coroner's Court to-day that a man had admitted strangling his wife…

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Two Charged with Manslaughter

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--Police charged two men with drunken driving and the manslaughter of a Church of England minister, Rev C. Short, of Chatswood, who…

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Magistrate Issues Warning

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 3

MACLEAN.--At the Maclean Court of Petty Sessions, Mr. E. I. Cocks, S.M., issued a warning that casus of indecent language…

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Gaol for Krupps' Chief

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 1

NUREMBERG . Sunday (A.A.P.).--The American War 'Crimes Tribunal has sentenced Alfred Krupp Von Bohlen. Und…

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Police Sergeant Found Shot

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 1

COROWA, Sun.--The officerin-charge of the Corowa police, Sergeant John H. A. Miller (56) was found at the rear of…

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Police Raids On S.P. Bookmakers

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun. -- Betting hooks and slips recording bets of more than £10,000 were seized in police raids on S.P…

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Youths Charged With Arson

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.).--A sequel to the fire at Rongotai Air Force station, Wellington, on September 25, 1946, has…

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Fined £5 on Theft Charges

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 7

Charged with the theft of a grease gun, 2 gallons of petrol and 2 gallons of oil, the property of the Forestry…

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Sporting Spotlight (Continued on page 8) Officials, Police, in Wrestling Mix-up

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 3

One of the wildest finales to a wrestling bout on'the North Coasft was witnessed at Nambucca Heads on Friday night…

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Charge of Theft Against Porter

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 6

Before Mr. E. I. Cocks, SM. at Coffs Police Court on Tuesday, Reginald Kenneth McLennan, aged 21, a porter…

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Another Prince Street Burglary

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 2

A shop and an office in Prince street, Grafton's main business thoroughfare, were broken into on Thursday night…

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Police Blitz On S.P. Bookmakers

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 August 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.-- The police blitZ on starting price bookmakers was continued yesterday, when for the third…

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Tipped Off Police To 'Save' Man

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--After being be made to rob an elderly lonely part of Smithfield, police arrested a man…

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On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.--Mabel Flora Rowe (52) was remanded to August 18 at the Campsie Court to-day on a charge of having…

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Police Raid

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1948 · page 5

Maclean and Grafton police carried out a raid against alleged starting price activities at Maclean, on Saturday afternoon…

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Terrorist Murder Wave Continues

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1948 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Mon (A.A.P. Reuter). --Continuing the murder wave at Johore, where a European rubber estate manager, H…

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Man Charged with Murder

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1948 · page 3

LISMORE, Wednesday.—In the Supreme Court to-day Augustus Jones, 37, [?] of Blacktown, was charged with the murder of…

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Decision On Banking Case Vital Sections Invalid High Court Holds

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—She High Court to-day declared invalid vital sectional of the Act for the nationalisation of banks and made an order restraining the Commonwealth Government from putting the Act into effect…

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