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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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Police "Book" Cyclists

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 2

ON Saturday night a special traffic police squad from Grafton took the names and addresses of 19 cyclists,…

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Sentenced To Gaol Pending Deportation

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs. — Two former members of the Luftwaffe and the Hitler Youth League were to-day…

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Convicted of Murder

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thurs. (AAP). Alleged to have killed the wrong person, 33-year-old Mrs Viola Gavle was convicted at…

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Committed For Trial On Stealing Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A 21-year-old man was committed for trial by Mr. Hawkins, S.M., at Central Court to-day…

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Charged With Murdering Wife; Committed For Trial

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.—In the Newcastle Coroner's Court to-day Harold Stephen Devereaux (29), wood…

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Committed For Trial On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs. — The City Coroner (Mr. A. N. Bott) to-day committed for trial, William Noel…

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Australian Men Best Tennis Court Partners

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday (AAP).—Australia's Ad[?]ion Quist will partner Miss Gertrude…

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Oyster Stealing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1950 · page 2

The Oyster Farmers' Association had decided to assist members prosecuting persons on…

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Gaol for Shooting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—A tram conductor who fired shot's into the body of a fellow-employee outside Waverley Depot on…

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More Severe Gaol Term

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1950 · page 4

OTTAWA, Friday (AAP).— Canada has announced its intention to double the prison term for violations of the…

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Shot Fired In Taxi; Youth Charged

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A rifle bullet went through a taxi window last night during a struggle between a taxi driver…

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Man Charged After Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 6

William Harry Davey, whose lorry overturned about a mile from Woolgoolga on lune lO, was charged before Mr. A. E…

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Thief Sent to Gaol for Year

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 5

A 51-year-old man with police convictions dating back to 1920, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for…

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Man and Woman on Charge of Murder

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—A man and a woman pleaded not guilty in the Central Court to-day to a charge of having been…

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Husband and Wife in Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 5

A young married woman. living apart from her husband at Woolgoolga, said at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions…

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Farewell To Court House Official

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 2

BELLINGEN,—Most of the business and professional men of Bellingen assembled to farewell Mr. E. R. C. Hughes, who…

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Charged With Woman's Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—A business agent charged with the murder of a young woman who died after an illegal operation,…

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Mother Charged With Murder

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Wed.—When a 24-year-old woman told her husband early this morning that she had taken their…

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Stole From Grafton Gaol

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 2

LISMORE.—An aborigine as a prisoner in Grafton Gaol—the strictest in the State—had stolen three pairs of…

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Building Contractor In Bankruptcy Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—A bankrupt building contractor denied to-day that he had accepted deposits from prospective home…

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