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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

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Guilty Plea. Accepted In Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--A Criminal Court Judge to-day accepted, for the first time in Australia, a plea of guilty to a murder charge and sentenced the accused man to death. Edward Richard Block (27)…

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Two Strikers Killed In Police Firing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 4

BARI, Wed: (AAP).--Two Parading strikers were killed when police opened fire last night after 12 police and one striker were…

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Wants Legal Aspects Placed Before International Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Wednesday (AAF).--A resolution asking the General Assembly to submit legal aspects of South…

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Charged With Attempted Murder

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 1

LITHGOW, Thursday. -- Mary Swann (21), was to-day charged in Lithgow Court with the attempted murder of her brother,…

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Charged with Conspiracy

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 3

SOFIA, Thursday(AAP).--Former Bulgarian Vice Premier (Traichp Kostov) was yesterday formally charged with having…

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Airman To Face Court-Martial

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--RAAF Headquarters announced to-day that an Air Force man would face a court-martial on a charge of…

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Police Say Man Admitted Threats To Ravdell Family

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Bennie Gelbart had admitted making threats to members of the Ravdell family, and having been in a car when an attempt was made to crash Maurice Ravdell's car, Senior Detective F. J. Adam said in the City Court…

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10 Years' Gaol For Escapees

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Two prisoners who made a daring escape from Long Bay Gaol,on August 20 last, Darcy Ezekiel Dugan (29). tiler,…

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Police Mystified By Girl's Death

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 December 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Police are mystified by the death of an 18-years-old girl, who was found dead in a house at Daceyville…

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"Charges Against Police" Over Week-End Arrest

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 2

Charges would be made against police officers in connection with an episode at South Grafton after midnight…

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Man Charged With Attempted Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 December 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Blaming his wife's parents for his marital troubles, a 26-year-old man had attempted to murder his…

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Charged with Baby Selling

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 December 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tries. (AAP)-- Two lawyers and a housewife were yesterday charged with conspiracy in illegal dealings in…

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Director Charged With Damaging Flying Boat

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--Managing director of an airline company who is charged with having maliciously damaged a flying…

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Sister Of Dead Man Collapses In Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 1

LITHGOW, Wed.--A 21-year-old girl collapsed with a scream before a charge of murder against her could be read in…

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Police Remove Election Signs

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Police to-day removed election signs from buildings in Auburn and Lidcombe, in the Federal electorate…

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Burglary At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 December 1949 · page 2

A burglar, ransacked the residence of Mr. arid. Mrs. E. G. Reid, South Grafton, on Thursday night…

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Men Charged With Conspiracy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 December 1949 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Fri.--Two men alleged to have, conspired to bribe the chairman of steward's of the South Australian Jockey Club to allow batteries to be…

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Magistrate's View On Bathing Dress

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 December 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--Mr. Berry, S.M., said yesterday he thought it was less offensive for a man to wear only a towel around his…

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To Stand Trial On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 December 1949 · page 1

MOSS VALE, Fri.--A 21-year- old labourer, Stanley David Kennedy, was to-day committed for trial on a charge of having…

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Court Quashes Union Fine

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 December 1949 · page 1

Sydney, Fri.--The Newcastle Branch Executive of the Boilermakers' Society to-day in, the Federal Arbitration…

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