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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

743 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 38

Conflicting Evidence in Police Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 3

Conflicting evidence was given at Coffs Police Court before Mr. A. R. Raschke, Relieving SM, between the…

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Comic Court Held For Big Races

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Mon.—The V.R.C St. Leger winner, Comic Court, will not race in Melbourne again before being sent to Sydney for the A.J.C. St…

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Two Years' Gaol For Assault On Girl

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 4

Eric William Ladd, 26, single, of Coff's Harbour, was sentenced to imprisonment for two years by Judge Storkey, V.C., at…

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Court Clash

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 4

During a clash between a visiting barrister, Mr. G. P. L. Hungerford and a Grafton solicitor, Mr. C. M. Pollack, during a case…

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Assault Alleged

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 5

MACLEAN.—Ashby ferryman in a report to Harwobd Shire alleged that he had been assaulted en the ferry. A man tried to…

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Gaol For Year After Bond Breach

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 4

John Lowey Anderson, 25, married, of Sawtell was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by Judge Storked, V.C., at…

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Two Years' Gaol For Boambee Assault

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

Eric William Ladd (26) a single man of Coffs Harbour. was sentenced to two years gaol at Grafton Quarter…

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Police Stations Reopened

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 5

Since the cessation, of hostilities 24 police stations, closed during the war, have been re-opened, one closed before the…

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Coffs Police Highly Praised

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 3

Detective-Constable C. Smith, of Coffs Harbour Police, received high praise for his presentation of a case at the sittings…

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Court Case Settled

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 8

When an adjourned case in which there were charges and counter-charges of assault was called at Coffs Petty Sessions…

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Court Order Causes Unusual Relationship

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.R).— By virtue of an order made in the Chancery, Division by Justice Vassey a 16-year-old girl will…

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Story In Court Of Poisoned Schoolboy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—A 14-Year-old schoolboy, poisoned himself with cyanide after being told that he would cyanide after being told that he would have to repeat a school…

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Theft From Cafe

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNNE, Sun.—A thief stole an attache case containing £400 from a Swanston street cafe early to-day. The money was the…

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Woman Reports theft Of "Life Savings"

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A woman told detectives last night that two armed men had held her up at 9.30 p.m. and stolen…

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Town Loses Fifth Police Chief

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 3

HARLAN (Kentucky), Sunday (AAP).—The tough little coal town of Evarts yesterday lost its fifth police chief since August…

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"Mean" Theft

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 4

Three young-Sydney men were each fined £2, in default four days' imprisonment, at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…

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Sentenced For Manslaughter

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Eugene John deary, 44, plumber, was sentenced to 12 years' gaol by Mr. Justice. Clancy in the Central…

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Fined For Theft From Garage

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 4

Erice Hilton Norris, 30, motor driver, of South Grafton, was fined £10 at Graf ton Court, of Petty Sessions yesterday, for…

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Colored Men Involved' in Assault Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 2

Lal Singh, a Hindu, charged Rowley Gordon and David Ritchie, two aboriginals, with unlawful assault at Coffs…

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Straying Cattle Council Intercedes in Court Action

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 4

EVIDENCE for the defence on a cattle straying charge was given by the Copmanhurst Shire Clerk,(Mr. H. G. Greenaway) at the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday. The defendant, Arthur Edward…

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