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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

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Assaulted Girl; Sent To Gaol

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 1

ORANGE, Tues.—In a special court to-day, Joseph Colin Freestone (37), of Orange, was sentenced to…

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Ambulance Driver Charged

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Ambulance driver John William Wilson (28), Verlie street, Merrylands, was to-day…

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Police Statistics 27 Murders; 3 Unsolved

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday— Twenty-seven murders were committed in New South Wales last year, and police made 24 arrests in connection with them…

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Drunk At Train After Gaol Release

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 3

Victor King (39), labourer, of Worrell Creek, was yesterday fined £1/10/ by Mr. R. E. Barrell, J.P.,…

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Police Efforts To Locate Women

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Police have again appealed to two women who are believed to have "vital information" on…

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More Charged With Driving Under Influence

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 2

Charges against motorists of driving under the influence continue to show an upwards trend in the…

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Police Theory Woman Killer

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—Detectives are still working on the theory that a woman battered and strangled Mrs. Leopoldine Hacker in her Killara home on December 14…

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Two Albanians Charged With Murder

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Mon.—Two Albanians were charged with wilful murder when they appeared in Tolga…

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Lead Assault Through Snow

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 1

TOKIO, Mon. (AAF-Reuter).—The Australian aircraft carrier H.M.A.S. Sydney and the cruiser…

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£15 Fine For Bicycle Theft

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 5

Grafton police were besieged by people trying to locate bicycles which had been stolen, and which had…

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Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 5

Before Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., at Grafton Licensing Court yesterday, renewal was granted for six months…

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Court Struggle For Control

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Left-Wing Officials of the Federated ironworkers' Association mode preliminary application to the Equity Court to-day for an injunction to [?]train the Association's National Secretary, Laurence…

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Court Sequel To Street Chase

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 3

Two young men who recently figured in a thrilling motor cycle chase through the streets of Grafton, were yesterday committed for trial at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions by Mr. A. E…

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Christmas Eve Fun Ends In Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 5

"I cannot permit misconduct in the streets, even though it was Christmas Eve. If you cannot behave…

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Internment Camp Marriage Ends in Divorce Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—A marriage in an internment camp in the Philippines in 1942 against orders by the…

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Smart Work by Local Police

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 4

When Loyal Kenneth Beggs returned to his Korora home at 5 pm on Tuesday afternoon, following a short holiday at Red…

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Court of Petty Sessions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 3

Five cases of drunkenness were dealt with at the Coffs Harbour Courf of Petty Sessions on Monday. Convictions were…

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McDermott Cleared Of Murder Charge; Released From Gaol

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—Frederick Lincoln McDermott was cleared to-day of the Murder of William Henry Lavers, for which he had been serving a life sentence, and was released from Long Bay Gaol at 2.7 p.m…

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War Veteran Before Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 3

A man, who had a meritorious war record in New Guinea campaign, appeared before Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M.,…

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London 'Times' In Court Action

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.). — Newspaper history was made in London yesterday when the publishers of the…

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