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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

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Death of Taxidriver Youth On Charge Of Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--A 17½-years-old youth was charged at Phillip street police station early to-day with having murdered Joseph Edward Fisher (29), Dee Why taxidriver, at…

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Chose Gaol To Convent

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.-- A 19 years old girl, who has lived at her life in convents, was offered the choice…

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She "Master-Minded" Safe Stealing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 1

CARSON CITY, (Nevada) Wed.--An attractive French-Canadian song writer was sentenced to five years…

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Charged With Daughter's Death

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 2

GILGANDRA, Wed.-- Thomas George Bonham, 25, was charred in Gilgandra Court to-day with having…

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Nurse Faces Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.--A 20-year-old trainee nurse from Ballarat was charged with murder at the City Watchhouse to-night…

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Murder Inquiry Takes Dramatic Turn

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Investigations into the murder of Queensland taxidriver Athol Henry McCowan took a dramatic turn to-day. Detectives are now…

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Charged With Setting Fire To Guest House

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--A pantrymaid was committed for trial at Camden Court today on a charge of having…

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Allegations On Court Withdrawn

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Mr. J. L. Geraghty, M.L.A., to-day withdrew certain allegations he had made…

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Aborigine Sentenced To Year's Gaol

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 6

A sentence of 12 months imprisonment was given Mitchell Leonard Whaddy, 26, an abcrigine by Judge Storkey, VC at…

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Youth Charged With Murder

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Thurs.--A well built youth of 17 appeared in Adelaide Juvenile Court, to-day on a charge of…

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£50 Bond for Assault on Wife

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 3

Lewis Henry Johnstone, 30, of Coffs Harbour Jetty, was given a £50 bond to be of good behaviour for five years by Judge…

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Love Affair Behind Hotel Murder

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 4

LONDON, Thurs.--A tempestuous love affair was behind the murder of Christine Granville, 37,…

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Grafton Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 3

William James Chambers Craig, 72 labourer, was fined £1 at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday,…

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Arrests For Murder Of Taxi Driver

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Police to-night charged two young men with the murder of Sydney taxi-driver,…

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Charged With Taxi Murder

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--Two 21-years-old youths in the Central Police Court to-day were formally charged with the murder, last Saturday, of taxidriver William Vincent Corbett…

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Gaol For "Fixing"

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 6

NEW YORK, Friday.--Eleven men who had pleaded guilty to charges ranging from "fixing"…

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Remanded on Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--A soldier who is charged with the murder of a 17 years old girl on June 1, was…

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Police Investigate Deaths In Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.--South Melbourne detectives are investigating the deaths of an elderly crippled woman and her 42-years-old son in a fire which damaged the dining room of their home in Ross street, Port…

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Donation For Tennis Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 2

A donation of £5 from the Women's Auxiliary was received by the Bellevue Heights Progress…

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Will Urge Simpler Court Life

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.--Mr. Clement Attlee and other Labour leaders decided last night to press in…

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