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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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Organised Gang Stealing Oysters

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--A well organised gang is stealing oysters from growers, leases in every port on the coast, and is selling them to certain cafe proprietors, the secretary of the Oyster Farmers' Association (Mr…

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Charged With Theft; Allegedly Posed As Migrant

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 2

BATHURST, Tues.--A 20-years-old Australian girl, who pleaded guilty to stealing a £2200 brooch had posed as a…

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Sentenced for Mercy Killing

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 3

ALLENTOWN (Pennsylvania), Tues. (A.A.P.).--Harold Menr, 36, tannery worker was to-day sentenced to three to six years…

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Five Years' Gaol For Bridges

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, Tues. (A.A.P.).--Australian-born Labour leader Harry Bridges was yesterday sentenced to five years' imprisonment on perjury and conspiracy charges…

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Charged With Murder; Claims Alibi

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--Counsel for Rex Llewellyn Flanagan, 33, who appeared in Central Criminal Court to-day on a…

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Brothers Appear Before Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR.--At the Court of Petty Sessions Coff's Harbour, Kevin Valerie Casey (28), of Merrylands, appeared…

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Seek Higher Pay For Police Force

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.--Higher pay for members of the New South Wales Police Force was sought before the State Industrial Commission to-day. President of the Commission (Mr. Justice Taylor)…

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Youth Charged With Injuring Child

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thurs.-- Mr. Justice Mansfield said in the Criminal Court to-day that a youth charged with causing grievous…

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Police Guard for Violinist

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 1

TEL AVIV. Thurs. (AAP).-- World-famed violinist, Yehudi Menuhin was given a special police guard when he arrived at…

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Skip Court Runs Brilliant Trial

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.-- Skip Court ran a brilliant three in 36 at Victoria Park to-day, indicating a first-up chance in the Rouse Handicap at Randwick on Saturday…

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Relieving Magistrate

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 2

Mr. E. I. Cocks, S.M., of Sydney, will be relieving stipendiary magistrate in the Grafton District for several weeks during the…

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Sentenced for Spying

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 1

PRAGUE,Friday (AAP).--A five-Judge Court to-day sentenced a Czech couple to heavy terms of imprisonment for…

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Acquitted on Theft Charges

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 3

BATHURST, Fri.--A carpenter was acquitted at Bathurst Quarter Sessions yesterday of charges concerning the theft…

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Remanded For Sentence For Theft

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Fri.--A mother was Prepared to mortgage her home to make part restitution of £4000 her son had stolen from his…

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Natives Charged After Tribal Dispute Death

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 6

BRISBANE, Fri.--Two aboriginals have been charged with murder following police investigations into the spearing of a…

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Police Thwart Gang Of Counterfeiters

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 6

CAPETOWN).--An attempt to distribute throughout the country false £5 sterling notes has been thwarted by Capetown…

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Court-Martial Sentence For Spying

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 1

GARMISCH (Bavaria), Sunday (AAP).--An American courtmartial yesterday sentenced Gustav Adolph Mueller, 19 year old…

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Alleged Burglary Store

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 4

Kenneth Davison (21), labourer, of Lake road, Woolgoolga, appe[?]red at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday charged with…

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Sentenced for Injuring Child

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

BRISBANE, Mon.--Ronald Potter 18, labourer, was sentenced to four years' hard labour to-day for having…

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Theft of £482 From Safe

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

LISMORE, Mon. -- C.I.B. fingerprint experts will fly to Lismore to-morrow to examine a safe from which £482 was…

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