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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

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Persian Police Chief Resigns

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 2

TEHERAN, Tues. (AAP)--The Persian Police Chief. General Manscuri Mozayeni resigned last night…

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Iranian Police, Students Fight

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 1

TEHERAN, Tues. (AAP).--Fighting broke out between Iranian police and students to-day for the…

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Crown Alleges Abbott Confessed To Murder Of Young Wyan Couple

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday--William Henry Abbott had confessed to shooting a young married couple near Casino and then setting fire to their house, the Crown Prosecutor, Mr. G. Amsberg, K.C., alleged in Central Criminal Court to-day…

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Licensing Court at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 4

MACLEAN, Wed.--At Maclean Licensing Court today, Mr. A. E. Capp, Licensing Magistrate,…

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Counsel Claims Court Should Not Accept Evidence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--Handwriting experts fluctuated so much that their evidence could not be accepted, Mr. F. W. Paterson told the Arbitration Court to-day. He said that this had been…

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Assault and Insulting Words Cross-action

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 12

Two Boambee farmers, Kenneth Shaw Doak and Douglas Jacob Dean, brought actions and cross-actions for assault…

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Abbott Found Guilty Of Wyan Murder Only Verdict Possible--Judge

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday--A Central Criminal Court jury to-night found William Henry Abbott guilty of the murder of Don Warner, 19, at Wyan, near Casino, on July 15. Abbott stood quietly to attention in the dock as the jury…

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Gaol Sentence For Strangling Woman

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--A 23-years-old bricklayer who strangled a woman whom he was escorting after a drinking party, was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment by Mr. Justice Clancy in the Central Criminal Court to-day…

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Underworld Haunts Combed By Police

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Sydney detectives combed underworld haunts again to-night for three men who escaped…

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Obey Court Order, But Limit Powers

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The Communist-dominated National Council of the Federated Ironworkers' Association yesterday obeyed the Commonwealth Arbitration Court's order appointing Mr. Laurence Short National…

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One Month for Stealing Bicycle

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 5

Alfred Mercey, aged 34, an aboriginal, pleaded guilty in the Coffs Harbour Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday to…

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Industrial Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 5

At the Industrial Magistrate's Court yesterday, three complaints against George Shadie, of Spring…

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No Vacation At Divorce Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Four or five acting judges in divorce would have to be appointed to work during…

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No Criminal Court But For Alcohol

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.--If it were not for alcoholism the Criminal Courts of New South Wales would rapidly go out of business, Mr. Justice McClemens declared to-day in the Central Criminal Court…

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Nightwatchman Charged

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Wed.—In the Court of Petty Sessions today, Thomas Henry Hawes (30), nightwatchman, was…

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Truck Driver Charged

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 1

TAMWORTH, Wed. — A truck driver was charged at Tamworth to–night with the manslaughter of a…

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Court Asked To Hold Ballot

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—In the Arbitration Court this afternoon, Mr. Justice Dunphy adjourned until…

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Strain on Magistrate

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 3

TARRE—The strain imposed upon the Magistrate in having to take his own depositions was mentioned…

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To Take Charge Of Grafton Gaol

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 2

The new officer in charge of the Grafton Gaol will be Mr. J. S. Smith, who for some time has been Deputy…

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Students And Police Clash

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 3

TEHERAN (Iran), Thurs. (A.A.P.).—More than 100 persons were injured to–day as thousands of battling…

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