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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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Charged With Murder Of Baby

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Thursday.— Charged with murdering her 12 days' old daughter, Jillian. Mrs, Jean Spencer, 24, was remanded…

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Police Court Small Debts Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 8

In the Small Debts Court, Carlisle & Co., issued a garnishee order against K. Cook (amount paid in to court); J. Goldthorpe against J…

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Judge Sentenced

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thurs. (AAP) —Judge Norval Harris of Indianapolis was yesterday sentenced to 60 days at State…

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Acquitted on Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A Central Criminal Court jury to-day acquitted two people of a charge of having brought about the death…

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Charges Footballer With Assault

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.—State Rugby Union selector and city barrister, Arthur Cooper ("Johnny") Wallace had sworn at and…

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Police Operations Directed From Sick Bed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1950 · page 2

Inspector W. O. McEwan, officer in charge of the Grafton police sub–district, directed intensive police operations yesterday from a sick bed. HE became ill on Thursday…

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Police Risk Lives To Recover Bodies

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—Police last night risked their lives in a heavy wind and raging seas to recover the body of a woman…

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Relief Police fell Of Experiences In Coramba-Glenreagh

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 2

A tale devastation and near tragedy in the Coramba-Glenreagh district was told at Grafton yesterday by Sergeant R.A. Peterkin and COnstable J.L.Crane…

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Sentenced for Gambling

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 June 1950 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tues. (AAP).-- Frank Erickson. "King of America's bookmakers," was yesterday sentenced to two…

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War Crimes Court Adjourned

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 June 1950 · page 3

LOS NEGROS, Tues. (AAP. Reuter).--Despite objections by the prosecution, the War Crimes Court adjourned to-day while…

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Court Sequel To Demonstration

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--An election meeting, addressed by the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, at the Sydney Town Hall on…

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Two Years' Gaol For Manslaughter Of Wife

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Mr. Justice Gavan Duffy to-day sent a former officer of the Yugo-Slav Royal Bodyguard…

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District Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 4

Judge Storkey, V.C., has notified the Registrar at Grafton, Mr. J. R. Scarlett, J.P. that the District Court set down for next…

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Police Controlled Relief Queue

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 3

Police had to be called to control the queue at the distribution of clothing and footwear to flood victims at…

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Police Charges Over Found Articles

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 2

Alleged unlawful retention of articles found in streets after the flood has resulted in Grafton police making several charges…

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Settled Out of Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 1

CHICAGO, Thurs. (A.A.P.).--An alienation of affections suit by Rev. Matthew Faulkner, 33, for £223,214 against retired…

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Police Should Be In Flood Boats

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 2

The need for floodboats to have a uniformed policeman, or a person with police authority to insist that people…

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Police Boat Found

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 July 1950 · page 6

The South Grafton police boat has been located at Lawrence, with an oar and two anchors missing. It disappeared several…

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Sheep Stealing Allegation

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 July 1950 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Sun.--For some time graziers in the southeast have complained that sheep stealing had been…

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Testing U.S. Assault Techniques

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 July 1950 · page 3

Sixty thousand men of the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force and 600 aeroplanes engaged in manoeuvres to test new tactical and strategic assault techniques. Thousands of paratrooper's dropped from planes flying over an area in the…

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