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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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Negro Seaman On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--A 51-year-old coloured Jamaican seaman was charged in the Central Court to-day with the murder of a woman at West…

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Murder Charge Remand

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.--Jamacian seaman Oscar Skyers, 51, was remanded to January 10 when he appeared in the City…

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Police Search for Killer

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday.-- The maniac killer of a mother and her daughter at Lakemba last night is believed by detective be still in the Lakemba Campsie area. Police think he was known to his victims…

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Ex -RAF Launches For River Police

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 3

R.A.F. high speed air -sea rescue launches were converted for use by the Metropolitan Police of the River Thames Division They are fitted with radio telephones and a searchlight on the top of the cabin…

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Charged with of Murder

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.-- A man charged with the murder of his mother had said "Satar has taken possession of my soul…

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Solicitor Charged

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thurs,-- Fred Alward (50) solicitor, of 18 Fleming street Wickham appeared at the Paddington Court to -day on a…

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Man Charged After Woman Dies

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.-- After a 47 year old woman was found dead in her flat at Hawthorn early this morning an elderly…

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Vital Clue in Murder Case

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.-- Although homicide detectives have discovered a vital clue in the Lakemba double murder, they are still baffled as to a motive for the crime…

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Charged With Double Murder

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.-- A 23-years-old moulder was to-day charged with the murder of Dorothy Dart, 49, and her 20-years-old daughter, Dorothy Jean Dart…

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Murder Victims' Funeral

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.-- More than 300 people crowded into St. Andrew's Church of England, Lakemba, and a similar…

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Remanded After Murder Hearing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.-- Senior Detective Currer related in the City Court to-day that Walter Henry Camion had shown him…

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Death Sentence for Governor's Murder

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 1

SIBU (Sarawak), Fri. (AAP).-- Two Malay, youths found guilty to-day of having murdered the Governor of Sarawak,…

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Boy Charged After Father Wounded

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.--A 13-old Red Cliffs boy has been charged with wounding with intent to murder his father, a…

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Charged With Intent To Murder

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--John Stancliffe Newton, 60-year-old pensioner, Glengarry guest house. Mosman, was charged at the…

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Boy Charged After Father Wounded

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.-—Charged with the wounding of his father with intent to murder a 13-year-old bow was charged at Mildura…

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Convenes Court During Law Vacation

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--The new Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Street) has decided to convene the Court of Criminal Appeal…

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Alleged German Murder

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 4

BERLIN, Wed. (AAP).--German police are looking back into their murder files following the alleged confession of Lisbeth…

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Charged on Son's Death

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thurs. (AAP).--A young married couple were charged yesterday with starving to death their three-year-old…

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Need More Patrol Police

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--No real impact will be made upon the road problem until the numbers of the police patrol force are…

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Television Used in Police Search

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

NEW YORK, Thurs. (AAP).--Television is being used by Yonkers (New York) police in their search for Josephine Leech…

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