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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

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Magistrate Condemns Tropble at Dances

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 2

"This type of offence is becoming extremely prevalent throughout the district, and something has to be done to stop it," said Mr. E. I…

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Gaol For Breach Of Bond

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 4

Pleading guilty to a breach of a five years' bond imposed on November 12, 1946, Cecil Albert Channels . (20), labourer, was…

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Remanded On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 2

LISMORE, Mon.--In the Lismore Court of Petty Sess ons today a man was charged with the murder of 65-year-old…

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Man from Cobar Charged at Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 5

Ronald Alexander Noyes a young man, poorly dressed, was charged at Coffs Police Court on Friday with having stolen a quantity of clothing…

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Seven Days' Gaol on V[?]grancy Charge

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 8

[?]am[?] [?] ([?]) was sentenced to seven days' gaol at Coffs Police Courts by Mr. E. I Cocks, SM, on a charge of having no lawful visible…

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Youth On Bond For Indecent Assault On Girl

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 4

Medical treatment under a psychiatrist was a condition of a good behaviour bond moored by Judge Storkey, in the…

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Death Of District Court Defendant

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 4

Stating that the circumstances were unusual, Judge. Storkey re[?]rved his decision in a District Court action at Grafton…

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Men Sentenced On Breaking, Entering And Stealing Charges

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 5

Terence Doyle Maloney (42), builder, was sentenced by Judge Storkey at Grafton Quarter Sessions yesterday, to 18 month's…

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Forty-One Japs To Die For Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 1

TOKIO, Tues. (A.A.P,-Reuter) --The Eighth Army Commission at Yokohama to-day sentenced to death 41 Japanese for murdering…

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District Court Action Over House Building

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 5

"This is a glorious example of the uncertainty of lackadaisical business arrangements," said Judge Storkey in awarding the…

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N.S.W. Miners Protest Against Police Action

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--All Western New South Wales miners will stop wort to-morrow as a protest against, police action taken in suppressing the Queensland strikers' demonstration in Brisbane to-day. Northern and southern miners have been asked to take…

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Police Court the March Sittings List of Cases

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 2

Mr. K. I. Cocks, S.M., had a fairly lengthy list of rases awaiting him on the occasion of his March visit to Dorrigo. At the local Court of Petty…

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Police Commissioner's Will

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--In the Supreme Court to-day it was revealed that Police Commissioner W. J. Mackay left £13,893. His…

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Negligent Driving Charge Dismissed In Grafton Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 6

In the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Mr. E. I. Cocks, S.M., dismissed a charge against Arthur Connor, 27, of…

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Police Search Over Alleged Assault

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--Police searched the Bondi- Waverley district tonight for a man whom they wish to question in connection with an…

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Seamen Sentenced For Desertion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Mon. (A.A.P.-Reuter).--Two stoker mechanics on the cruiser Australia were sentenced to one year's…

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Charged With Death Of Society Woman

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Following the death of a young society woman in Crown Street Women's Hospital to-day, a 39-year-old…

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Not Guilty Of Wyalong Murder

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Lloyd Fleming 39, farm labourer, of West Wyalong, was found not guilty to-day of murder, on the…

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Keane Case In Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--The late Senator Keane had asked Joseph Goldberg to arrange Purchase of various items for Mrs. Keane while…

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New Zealand Police Seize Jap Contraband

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

TOKIO, Mon. (A.A.P.-Reuter).--Twenty-seven Koreans and four Japanese will stand their trial following the seizure by New…

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