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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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How Japanese Police Used Their Bevolvers

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Thursday. (AAP- Reuter) .The issue on Tuesday of side-arms to Japanese police ended in a remarkable…

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Pole Charged With Murder Of Soldier

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--A Polish migrant, Marian Potalej, 23, was charged at he Liverpool Court to-day, with the murder of an Australian soldier and with having maliciously wounded tow other soldiers…

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Spy Sentenced to Death

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 1

BELGRADE, Fri. (A.A.P.).--A Yugo-Slav Court yesterday sentenced to death the ringleader of a 10-man Albanian group…

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Remanded On Murder Attempt Charge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--John Stancliffe Newton (60), pensioner, of Elamatta Avenue, Mosman, was reminded until…

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Admits Murder of Husband

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.--A tiny sixstone, woman, aged 50, yesterday told Paris police chiefs chief had killed her six-foot husband…

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Gaol Terms For Stealing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 5

Two gaol sentences were imposed on Gordon Nairn. 25, labourer; by Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., at Grafton Court of Petty…

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Man Charged With Double Murder

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon-- A written confession had teen made by a young man to the murder of a woman and her daughter at Lakemba on January 3 police claimed at the Campsie Court to-day…

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Six Months for Stealing Liquor

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

Mitchell Leonard Waddy, an aboriginal was sentenced to six months hard labor at Macksville Court of Petty Sessions on a…

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Showman Charged By Hotelkeeper

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 5

Mr. A.E. Capp S.M. ordered the forfeiture of £10 recognisange when Hunter Michael Quinn, showman, did not appear…

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Youth Fined £10 for Theft

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 5

A youth aged 17 was fined £10 in the Children's Court at Coffs Harbour on Friday before Mr. A. E. Capp, SM, on a charge…

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Court Case Follows Collision

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2

Keith Neville Hall was fined £4 and 10s costs at Coffs Court of Petty Sessions on Friday on a charge of negligent driving,…

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Woman Causes Court Stir

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 5

A woman caused a stir at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday when her husband, Len Crofton, of 1 North street,…

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New Trainer for Skip Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.-- Skip Court, one of the favourites for the Challenge Stakes, was taken away from. Randwick trainer E…

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Charged with Cheating

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 2

ROME, Tues. (AAP).--Police yesterday charged 116 students, professors and employees of Rome University with cheating…

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Clergyman Sentenced For Killing Wife

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tues. (AAP).-- Hungarian born Episcopalian clergyman, Rev George P. Hetenyi (40), was yesterday…

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Russians Charged With Deportations

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

BERLIN, Tuesday. (AAP).--West Berlin newspapers claim that many thousands of Germans Rave been deported to…

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Germans Sentenced. for Attempted Arms Disposals

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 2

MUNICH, Tues. (AAP).--An American Court has sentenced six Germans to prison terms ranging from seven months to…

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Williams May Ride Skip Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.--Skip Court, which was transferred to' Victoria Park trainer C. Rolls this week, will probably be…

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Court Charge, Sawtell Burglary

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

On the night of December 27 lost the garage of Sawtell Motors was broken into and £4 10s in money, two fountain…

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Thanks Of Police Letter to the Editor

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

Sir,--I have been directed by the Superintendent of Police, Tamwofth (Mr. C. J. Delaney) to request you to thank…

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