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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

685 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 35

In Hands of Police

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 3

GOSFORD, Wed.--Following the defaulting of bets at the Gosford race meeting, yesterday, by a bookmaker, the…

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Murder Charge After Spear Fight

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 1

PERTH. Thurs.-- Following a fight between natives at Cosmo Newberry Settlement. near Laverton, Sunday, an…

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School Tennis Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 6

SOUTHGATE,-- Work on the school tennis court is progressing well due to the enthusiasm and help of a small band of…

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Court of Petty Sessions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 7

Before Mr. A. E. Capp, SM, in the Coffs Harbour Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday the following cases were set down…

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Police Disperse Auckland Crowd

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 May 1951 · page 4

AUCKLAND (N.Z.). Friday (A.A.P.-Reuter).--Eighty police dispersed about 200 striking watersiders and supporters who…

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All-Out Assault Would Be Crazy

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 May 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Sun. (A.A.P.).--The War Minister (Mr. Strachey) said yesterday that an all-out assault on China would be crazy. He said it would be crazy to turn a limited war into an unlimited war…

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Police Constable Defends Assault Charge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 May 1951 · page 4

Constable Maxwell Barnby, of Yamba police station, pleaded hot guilty at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions…

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Appears In Court On Forgery Charge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 May 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.--Former State Electoral Officer, Bernard Maguire, 53, appeared in the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of forging a ballot paper…

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Yamba Constable Convicted Of Assault

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 5

Constable Maxwell Barnby, of Yamba police station, was yesterday convicted and fined by Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., at…

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Committed For Trial On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues. -- [?] Edward Bradshaw (23) was this afternoon committed for trial by the City [?]…

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Court Quashes Death Sentence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.--The conviction for murder and sentence of death passed on 32-year-old chef, Kevin James…

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Union Member Charged

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs--Officials of the Communist-dominated Iron- workers' Union have charged Mr L. Short, a right-wing…

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Police Warned Of Escapees

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 2

LISMORE, Thurs.--Police in northern New South Wales have been warned that the three men who escaped from Rockhampton…

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Police Break Up Demonstration

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday (A.A.P.- Reuter)--Police brake up a demonstration of 200 members of the de-registered Waterside Workers' Union at Dunedin this morning…

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Court Finding On "Kiama"

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.-- Had the aerial of the ill-fated collier, "Kiama," been in position, and an S.O.S. message sent out for…

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Oil Dispute for Court

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Sun. (AAP).--The British Government and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company yesterday took action in The Hague to place the Persian oil dispute…

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Two Charged with Murder

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 5

BRISBANE, --Mon.-- Two men Were arrested and charged this afternoon with the murder of Albert Falrrity (29), whose…

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Charged With Neglect Of Children

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- Police claimed to-day in the Fitzroy Court that a man charged with having neglected…

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Two Men Charged With Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tues.--Two men were charged in the Police Court to-day with the murder of Albert James Flarrity Whose…

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Attempted Murder of Migrant Girl

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.--A 32-year-old labourer was to-day found guilty of attempted murder and attempted rape of an…

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