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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

743 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 38

Reds Receive Gaol Terms

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 4

LOS ANGELES. Wed. (AAP).--Four communist party execur[?]ies including a woman, to-day received gaol sentences from a…

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Copmanhurst Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 5

Before Mr. E. I. Cocks, S.M.. at Copmanhurst Court of Petty Sessions, Cyril Mundine was fined 10, with 10 costs, on a charge…

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Drastic Rail Cuts Mentioned In Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--Suburban and country transport services will be drastically reduced within a few days, said…

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Police Guard Man With Throat Cut

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--A 38-year-old man, who is alleged on Friday night to have cut his throat, is in South Sydney Hospital in a serious…

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Sentenced For Theft From Poor Box

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 5

LISMORE Monday:--"I cannot think of anything more despicable than going into a church and stealing money which has been…

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Three Years Gaol for Labourer

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 4

Richard Cedric Ellem (20), labourer, of Maclean, was sentenced to three years' hard labour by his Honour Judge Storkey,…

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Police Watch Darkened Streets

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 2

Darkened streets in areas where street lighting has been restricted through lighting cuts will receive special attention from police…

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Court's Order To Unions On Funds

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--Mr. Justice Kelly in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day ordered officials of the Miners' Federation and the Ironworkers' Association to produce £40,000 to the Registrar of the Court by 11 a.m. to-morrow…

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Police Promotions

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.--The following police promotions were announced to-day:--Sergeants 2nd-class to sergeanls lst class. J. R. Doyle,…

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Three Years' Gaol On Carnal Knowledge Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 4

Frederick Charles Skinner (32), - timber hauler, of White- man Creek, was yesterday sentenced to three years hard…

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Awaits High Court Decision On Act

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Mr. Justice Kelly to-day adjourned the "Union Funds Case' in the Arbitration Court until to-morrow to await the at come of proceedings in the High Court. HE said that if the-High Court…

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Miners' Official Sent To Gaol

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday--The secretary of the Western District of the Miners' Federation, John H. King, was to-day sentenced to a month's gaol by Chief Judge Kelly, of the Arbitration Court, for refusing to say what he had done with £4500 drawn from a…

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Demand For Release From Gaol

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Miners' Federation will demand the release from gaol of one of its officials, John H. King,…

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Ratio of Police

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The ratio of police to the population, in New South Wales is one to 728.8. The report of the Police…

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High Court Holds Strike Act Valid

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The High Court today upheld the validity of the National Emergency (Goal Strike) Act, and the Validity of the orders made by Mr. Justice…

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Fifteen Months For Dorrigo Theft

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 5

Peter McLachlan (52), laborer, was sentenced to 15 months' hard labor at Grafton Quarter Sessions on Monday on…

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More Police for Road Safety Campaign?

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 3

N.R.M.A. efforts to secure an assurance from the Government that more police would, be appointed to road…

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Court Action Over Banana Plants

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 6

In the District Court at Bellingen, before His Honor Judge Storkey, VC, a verdict was given to the plaintiff, Leo J…

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Police Probe Death Of Jap Rail Chief

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 1

TOKIO, Thurs. (AAP).--General MacArthur's headquarters and the Japanese Government called urgent conferences…

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Six Months Gaol For Union Official

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--After imposing heavy penalties on the Federated Ironworkers' Association and two of its officials Mr. Justice Foster in the Arbitration Court…

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