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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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Charged With Abducting Own Son

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--A 35-years-old woman was charged in Central Court to-day with abducting her own two-year-old…

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Committed For Trial On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.--Olaf Karl Kharlsen (53), was committed for trial on a charge of murder at the Coroner's Court…

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Boxer Before Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- Hanley James Tilden, 21, who figh[?]s professionally under the name of Harry Hayes, was to- day…

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Police Search For Missing Witness

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--All police patrols were alerted to search for Robert Brewster, main Crown witness in an alleged shooting case, following the issue of a warrant for his arrest in the City Court to-day…

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Found Guilty of Murder

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Wed. -- In the Criminal Court to-day the jury after 19 minutes retirement returned a verdict of guilty…

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Preparing Tennis Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 2

SWAN CREEK. -- The top dressing of the local tennis court prior to the opening of the coming season has been commenced,…

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Appointed District Court Judge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Minister for Justice (Mr.Downing) announced to-day that Mr. G. J. O'Sullivan had been…

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Police Search For Dead Man's Relatives

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 2

LISMORE, Wed.--A pair of running shoes and photos of Robert Percy Richardson (44), are the only clues found by…

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Wife in Court at Inquest

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Wed.--Giving evidence to-day at the inquest into the death of Harold Edward Emms, 36, carrier, of McLaren…

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Heavy Case List Causes Congestion At Lismore Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 4

LISMORE, Wed.--A total of 92 cases on the Court of Petty Sessions list at Lismore has caused a recurrence of serious conges [?]…

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"Absolute Frame-Up," Says Woman In Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

LAUNCESTON, Thursday.--"This is absolutely a frame-up, and I can prove I am speaking the truth," Mrs. Ethel Livesey,…

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Charged with Selling Secrets

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 2

BERNE, Fri. (A.A.P.).--Will Gerber, 47, aircraft mechanic, pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of having sold important…

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Court Halves Sentence On Sharkey

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The State Full Court reduced the three-year gaol sentence imposed on Laurence Louis Sharkey, 51, general secretary of the Communist Party…

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Swiss Sentenced For Spying

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 3

BERNE, Sun. (AAP). -- A military tribunal sentenced 47-years-old Swiss Army mechanic, Willi Gerber, to 20 years'…

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Theft Will Delay Show Preparations

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun. -- Preparations for the Coff's Harbour annual show to be held on Wednesday and Thursday next…

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Comic Court, Chicquita to Clash

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun. -- Brilliant South Australian Comic Court will clash with the flying filly Chicquita during the autumn…

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Charged With Murder Of Wife

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Mon. (AAP). -- Charles Stancil killed his wife whom he suspected of infidelity at Ringgold (Georgia) yesterday…

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Attack In Train; Court Hears Story

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 1

MAITLAND, Mon. -- At the Maitland court to-day, a 34-year-old labourer was committed for trial or March 31 on a charge of having attempted to rape Coral Jean McLaehlan, 26, of Harwood Island, near…

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On Trial For Murder Of Plane Occupants

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 1

QUEBEC, Tues. (AAP).--Albert Guay, 32-year-old Quebec jeweller, wept when told of the crash of the…

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Retiring Age For High Court Judges

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues. --The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) and former Labor Ministers clashed in the House of…

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