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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

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Police Search for Gunman

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Detectives are combing the underworld for a gunman who fired three shots into the former well-known boxer, Bobby Lee, or Lane (38), in the Ziegfeld Cabaret King street, City…

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Bomb Outside Police Station

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday, (AAP).--Irish Republication terrorists left a home-made bomb outside the Belfast Police Station, but its…

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Clerk Charged With Murder

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- A 36-year-old clerk was charged at Central Court to-day with the murder of William John…

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Charged With Unlawful Killing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Eric Edward Nott, (32), invalid pensioner, Charles street, St. Kilda, was to-day remanded…

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Detective Not Guilty Of Assault

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wed.--A Warwick jury to-day took nine minutes to find a Brisbane detective not guilty of assaulting a…

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15 Years' Gaol For Labourer

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed. -- A 32 years old labourer was sentenced to 15 years' gaol in the Criminal Court to-day, for the attempted…

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Charged with Conspiracy

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.-- A man sat up all night with a shotgun after his wife's lover had made an attack on his life,…

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Charged With Causing Harm

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs -- A 56 years old men, charged with having caused grievous bodily harm to a girl with intent to…

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Two Women On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.-- Statements about notorious gunmen, "stand-over methods," and an automatic pistol being drawn from a women's handbag, were made before the Central Court to-day, when two…

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Police Report Rise In Juvenile Crime

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--The incidence of juvenile delinquency is causing grave concern, the Police Commissioner (Mr. Scott) said in his annual report, tabled in the State Parliament to-day…

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Avoided Any Real Penalty Says Police Chief

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.-- 41 per cent. of the 2194 persons charged with driving under the influence of liquor during…

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Clash With Marchers Batons Used By Police

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Fri. (AAP-Reuter).-- Police used batons to break up a clash with 1500 de-registered waterside workers and sympathisers in Upper Queen…

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Police Investigate Boy's Death

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.-- Police are investigating the death of a seven years old boy at Royal Prince. Alfred Hospital on…

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Sisters Sentenced to 10 Years' Gaol

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 5

HONG KONG, Mon. (A.A.P.-Reuter).--The People's Court at Nanking sentenced two Catholic sisters to 10 years'…

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Brisbane Man Charged Under Crimes Act

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues.--Two summons charges under the Crimes Act were served on Edward Conrad Englart, at his home at…

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Police and Watersiders Clash In Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Police and waterside workers clashed in a short but ugly demonstration in Martin Place to-day. The clashes occurred after 5000 waterside workers and 2000 members of the Painters and Dockers' Union walked off…

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Charged With Theft Of £2250

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.--A paymaster said in the City Court to-day that Eric John Twist (25), was one of the two men…

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Police, Firemen Decorated

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--Six New South Wales police superintendents and two New South Wales Fire Brigade Chiefs have been…

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Court Refuses Stay Of Execution

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thursday (A.A.P.). -- An eleventh ho[?] stay on the execution of seven Nazi war criminals doomed [?]…

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Gaol Sentence for Father

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday.--A father pleaded guilty in the Newtown Court to-day, to six charges of indecent assault against his…

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