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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

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Caught By Camera, Police Say

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.— An ingeniously erected camera had caught an alleged milk money thief in the act of…

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Clerk Charged

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Raymond Henry Barron. (27), clerk, Tusker avenue, Campsie, was charged on seven counts before Mr…

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Hanged Himself in Gaol

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Robert Donald Armour, 22, sentenced at Parramatta Quarter Sessions yesterday…

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Robert Newton's Silver Act In American Gaol

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 3

HOLLYWOOD, Thurs.—British film actor Robert Newton was fined 15 dollars after pleading guilty…

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Police Escort For Referee

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday. Eight policemen escorted a referee from the field after he had abandoned a Soccer…

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Police Guard On Airline Captain

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 1

SAN JUAN (Puerto Rico), Sunday—The Government yesterday placed a police guard over Captain John Burn, and refused to allow him to leave his room at a hospital…

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Court Testy with Bing

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 4

SAN FRANCISCO, Thurs.—Bing Crosby, film and radio star, has been ordered, under pain…

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Popular Police Officer Farewelled

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 6

Representatives of the police force, court house staff, legal profession, Commonwealth and State public service, local…

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Convict Shot Dead Bind To Escape From Pentridge Gaol

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday—one of two convicts, in a desperate bid to escape from Pentridge gaol, was shot dead by a warder this morning. The other convict was knocked back into the gaol yard from a…

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Kempsey Aboriginals Before Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 3

After being released on bail when apprehended for drunkenness, Con Sines, 42, an aboriginal, of Kempsey, was again…

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Gaol Sentence For Motor Cyclist

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A youth, found guilty of riding a motor cycle while under live influence of liquor, was…

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War Hero Shot at by Police

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tues.—A war hero killed himself at Canton, Ohio, thus ending a chase in which, police said…

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Charged With Improper Practices

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wed.—The Q.T.C. country stewards to-day charged owner-trainer W. H. Lee and apprentice…

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Police Trap for Motorist

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 4

ARMIDALE.—Police from Armidale, Dovrigo and Guyra laid a successful trap near Ebor for a…

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Charged With Stealing Taxi

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

MOUNT ISA, Mon.—Two New Australians were to-day charged in the police court, with having stolen a…

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Gaol Sentence

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 5

John Patrick Allen, 18. meatworks employee. of inverell, was sentenced to one month's gaol by Mr…

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Stealing Charge Dismissed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 5

A charge against Maxwell George Watkins (27), carpenter, of Turf street, Grafton, of stealing a quantity…

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Foreman Convicted of Theft

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 5

Harry Seymour (46), mill foreman, of Tweed street. Grafton, pleaded guilty at Grafton Court of Petty…

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Coramba Court of Petty Sessions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

Mr. A. E. Capp, SM, dealt with five cases in the Coramba Court of Petty Sessions at the last sitting…

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Gaol Sentence For Pensioner

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—In the Quarter Sessions to-day Judge Holden sentenced a 24-years-old invalid…

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