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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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Shot, Stabbed And Clubbed, Says Assault Case Counsel

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 3

Counsel for the plaintiff in an action for damages for assault, which began before Chief Justice Street, at Grafton…

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Court Upholds Doctor's Appeal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues—Judge Berne, in the Appeals Court to-day, upheld the appeal and set aside the conviction of a young doctor who…

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Popular Police Officer Farewelled At Coff's

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tuesday.—Sergeant N. T. C. Buggy, who has been stationed at Coff's Harbour for the past five and a half years, has been advised of his transfer to Grafton. In the school of Arts last night, Sergeant and Mrs. Buggy were tendered a…

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History Repeated At Supreme Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 2

Chief Justice K. W. Street, replying to a welcome at the Supreme Court sitting at yesterday, said that his…

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Verdict For Defendants In Assault Action

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 4

The jury in the assault action damages claim by Peter Gray, of Kala'eenee, against Alexander de Witt. Mackay,and his…

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To Face Murder Trial

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 3

CAIRNS, Wed.--Two aborigines. William and Conrad, were to-day committed for trial on a charge of having murdered…

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Court Application On Watersiders

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, .Wed--Ship owners intend to apply to the Arbitration Court to-morrow morning for the suspension of annual leave credits…

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Doukhobors Charged

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 4

KRESTOVA, Thurs. (AAP).— In British Columbia, 54 Doukhobors, who stripped off their clothes and burned five houses…

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Man Charged With Conspiracy On Greyhound Entry

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 2

Police at Gundagai this week laid a change against a man of having conspired with another man to attempt to cheat and…

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Supreme Court Draws to Close

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 2

The Supreme Court sitting at Grafton, presided over by Chief Justice Street, is expected to conclude this morning, when the…

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Italian Marshal Sentenced

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 6

Marshal Rudolfo Graziani, last-ditch general in Mussolini's army, was sentenced to 19 years' gaol recently for…

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Theft at "Printery."

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 2

Mere than £13 in notes and silver was stolen from the office of the Printery, Grafton, between May 5 and 9…

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Police Investigate Attempted Entry

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 2

Grafton police are investigating cases of attempted entry into several business houses in the city on Saturday night or…

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Committed For Trial For Murder Of Wife

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A 58 years old Melbourne barrister and solicitor told police that he had to use two knives to murder his wife, it was alleged at the Coroner's Court to-day. The barrister, James Raymond…

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New High Court Judge, 47

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 4

Mr Frank Walters Kitto. K.C., of Sydney, will fill…

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Migrant Charged With Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—A Scottish migrant James Fisher, moulder, of 124 Palmer street, East Sydney, was charged at Central…

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Woman Charged with Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tues.—Charged with the murder of her daughter's newly-born baby on February 13, Mrs. Anna Matilda…

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Not Guilty Of Assault

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 1

GOULBURN, Tues.—A labourer was charged at Goulburn Supreme Court to-day with having criminally assaulted the married…

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Police Hunt Continues

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.—Homicide detectives investigating the murder of 19-years-old railway portress, Carmen Walters, of…

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Police Blame "Sons of Freedom''

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 3

GRAND FORKS (British Columbia), Tues. (AAP).—Police blame the "Sons of Freedom." radical branch of Doukhobors…

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