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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

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Freed On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 3

CARMEL (New York). Wed. (AAP). -- Director Herbert Gehr was acquitted yesterday of a charge that he killed his…

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Young Mother On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.--A 27- year-old widow was committed for trial to-day on a charge of having murdered her five-months-old blind daughter on June 30…

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Libel Hearing Magistrate Warns Counsel

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--During heated clashes between counsel in the ''Power Without Glory" case at the City Court to-day, Mr. Jackson, S.M., threatened to adjourn the hearing…

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Horror Story At War Crimes Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

LOS NEGROS, Thursday (AAP-Reuter).--Cars and trucks brought scores of Japanese spectators to witness…

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Police Officers Die In Bushfire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Friday.--Three Adelaide police officers were burned to death while fighting a fierce bush fire in a gully at Upper Sturt Estate to-day…

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Czechs Sentenced For Sabotage

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

PRAGUE, Sun. (AAP).--The State Court sentenced a group of Czechs to long terms of imprisonment sabotage, the…

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Charged With Illegal Operation

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. -- Two women were remanded until January 31 at the Central Court to-day on charges of…

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Girl's Death After Swim; Man Charged

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon. -- A man was charged in the Parramatta Court to-day, with having feloniously slain Valerie May…

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To Stand Trial For Baby's Murder

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.--On a charge of having murdered his one-year-old daughter, Kevin James Miller, 32, to-day was committed for trial by the City Coroner (Mr. Burke)…

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Comic Court Races Again

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Mon.--Trainer Jim Cummings to-day advised racegoers not to regard Comic Court as a "certainty" in the…

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For Trial On Murder Count

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues. -- The Coroner, Mr. Burke, S.M., today committed David Eccles, 56, labourer, of East Brunswick, for…

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Police Dog Finds Missing Boy

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tues.--A Sydney police dog, Vengeance, which was flown to Gayndah yesterday, found the two-year-old boy who had been missing…

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Lost Property Held At Police Station

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 2

A wooden attache case containing clothing and money, and a purse containing money, has been handed to the South…

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Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 3

MACLEAN, Wed: -- Mr. A. E. Capp presided at a sitting of the Licensing Court at Maclean to-day. The Licensing…

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Move To Combat Strike Problem Threat By Government To Gaol Leaders

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed. -- It was learned authoritatively to-day that the Government was deter mined to bring the industrial situation to a head even to the extent of gaoling convicted strike leaders of Australian nationality and deporting those…

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Attempted Burglary In Queen Street

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 2

Grafton police are investigating an attempted burglary at the residence of Mr. Peter Bernard, of Queen street…

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Guiding v. Business At Land Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 6

RELATIVE value to the community of the Girl Guide movement at South Grafton and a project for handling earth- moving and other equipment, was the subject of cross-questioning before the Local Land Board at Grafton on Wednesday…

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Decline in Court Work Tribute to Citizens' Behaviour

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 3

With the exception of drunkenness and small debts cases, the volume of court business that passed through the Coffs Harbour CPS office during the your just closed showed a sharp decline on figures for the previous…

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Charged With Murder Of Wife

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.-- A 52 years old man was charged with the murder of his wife, by three Melbourne detectives,…

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Comic Court in "Blaze of Glory"

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sun.--Comic Court, which will go to Sydney for the Sydney Cup, began his autumn campaign in a blaze of glory at Moonee Valley yesterday…

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