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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

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Court Told Man Had £1000 in Bank

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.-- The City Coroner, Mr. Bott, was told in the Coroner's Court to-day that an elderly man who slept in…

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Cattle Stolen From Police Court Yard

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 1

ROMA (Queensland), Tues.--Nine cattle being held in the Police Court, yard as evidence in a cattle stealing case,…

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Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The brother of a two-up player whose body was found down a disused mine shaft was charged…

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Murder Charge Against Mother

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 3

TOOWOOMBA, Tues.--Mrs Evangeline Lee, (41), of Toowoomba, was to-day remanded until Thursday on a charge of…

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Charged With Killing Brother

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wed.--In Newcastle Court to-day, Michael Joseph Maher (50), labourer, was remanded until August 8,…

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Remanded on Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.--A man and a woman charged, with the murder of elderly wharf labourer, George Brett, in a…

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Maclean Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 5

MACLEAN.--At Maclean Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr. W. M. McCauley. S.M., Glen A. Till…

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Charged With Murder Of Sons

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 1

TOOWOOMBA, Thursday--A 41-years-old woman, Mrs. Deletha Evangeline Lee, of Bridge street, Toowoomba, was to-day committed for trial on a charge of murdering her two sons, aged 10…

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Gaol For Youth

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thurs.--A 19-years-old coloured youth was sentenced in the Criminal Court to-day to four years' gaol for…

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Police Belief

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 3

CANOWINDRA, Thurs. -- Police believe Alick Osborne Marshall (43) shot his 83 years old mother on Tuesday, and…

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Remanded On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 4

LISMORE, Thurs.--In the Casino Court, William Henry Abbott (29), assistant stock inspector, was remanded to…

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Talkies Saraton--garden "Destination Murder": To-

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 5

night at the Saraton and Garden, the exciting police drama. "Destination Murder." will head the programme. Albert Dekker, Myrna Dell, Joyce…

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Short Court Session

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 4

Mr. M. J. McCauley, relieving SM, conducted one of the shortest sessions in the' history of die Coffs Harbour Court of Petty…

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Police Believe Sisters' Deaths Natural Causes

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.--C.I.B. detectives now believe that two spinister sisters died at Tweed Heads last week-end from…

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Comic Court Retires From Racing

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Australia's outstanding racehorse Comic Court has been retired from racing…

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Sixth Appearance Before Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 July 1951 · page 4

Senior Constable C. D. Smith advised Mr. P. Davenport, J.P., at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions that Harold Donnelly,…

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Blank Cheque To Create Police State

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The passing of the Communist referendum proposals could give the Menzies' Government "a blank…

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Actor Charged

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 3

SANTE FE (New Mexico), Sun. (A.A.P.).--Actor Lawrence Tierney was charged with smashing down the screen door…

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Police Inquiry Into Death

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Mon. -- Police are inquiring into the death of the wife of a wealthy Wallabadah district grazier, at her home…

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Police Say New Australians In Disturbance

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 3

OBERON, Men-- A riot, believed to have been started by eight New Australians last night, resulted in several…

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