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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

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Convicted Man's Outburst In Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed. -- Sinking back into his chair and sobbing, Frederick Lincoln McDermott was overcome by emotion when giving evidence to-day at the Royal Commission inquiring into his conviction for the murder…

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Gaol for North Coast Robberies

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Three 20 year old men were sentenced recently to 16 months' gaol for robbery, attempted…

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Yugo-Slay Police Get Truncheons

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 November 1951 · page 5

BELGRADE.--Men of the People's Militia, the regular Yugoslav police force have appeared with truncheons…

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Youth Charged With Murder

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.--A 16-year-old youth was charged last night with the murder of his 17-year-old…

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Diamond Ring Theft

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday--Detectives to-night were still following up clues which they hoped would lead to the…

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Court Order Restrains Communist Officials

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.--TheFull Arbitration Court to-day issued an order restraining Communist officials of the Federated Ironworkers' Association from interfering in the Queensland branch elections…

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Mother Charged

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.--A 28-years-old married woman was remanded at Newcastle Court on a charge of…

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Woman Charged

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 2

Amelia May Manning, 21, domestic, of no fixed address, was charged at Grafton Court of Petty…

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Tilly Devine Before Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Sydney identity Tilly Devine, had an incurable disease, and was likely to…

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Long Assault Case Concludes

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 November 1951 · page 2

CASINO.--A Syrian fruiterer's wife and their son were each fined. £1 in. Casino Court of Petty…

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Found Guilty Of Murder

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 November 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.--A Criminal Court jury tonight found William Francis Godwin, 34 Carpenter,…

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Dutchman Fined For Theft

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 5

A Dutchman, Dik van der Klein, 21, motor mechanic, was fined £10 at Grafton Court of Petty…

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Eluded Police in Night Chase

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 4

A young South Grafton motor cyclist, Who eluded police in a night chase through Grafton streets,…

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McDermott Says Police Wanted Him To Blame Others

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday--At the Royal Commission inquiry into his conviction for the murder of William Henry Lavers, Frederick Lincoln McDermott alleged to-day that the police in…

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Gaol For Starting Grass Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 2

MAITLAND.--A rabbiter who set fire to fern and grass on Deadman's Creek, near Seaham, on Saturday,…

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Overheard Man Say Implicated In Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--At the McDermott Royal Commission to-day a witness said that he had overheard…

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Charged With Diamond Theft

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed. -- Melbourne detectives to-day arrested a man and charged him with the theft of a tray…

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Gaol For Domestic

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 2

LISMORE, Wed.--A sentence of 12 months light labour was imposed by Judge Storkey, V.C., on a…

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Gaol On indecent Assault Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 3

LISMORE.--A sentence of 12 months hard labour was imposed by Judge Storkey, V.C., in Lismore…

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Woolgoolga Mile Vendor Charged

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 8

Jack Angus Anderson, a milk vendor of Woolgolga, appeared before Mr. A. E. Capp, SM. in the Coffs Harbour Court of…

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