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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

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Drinking Party "Marriage" Ends In Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Thurs. Allegations that a 68 years old widow was "married" during a drinking party, before…

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Charged With Stealing Lorry

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1952 · page 1

WEST WYALONG, Fri.-- Eric William Turner, motor driver, of Adaminaby, was charged in West Wyalong…

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Police Constable On Armidale's Rising Road Toll

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1952 · page 2

ARMIDALE. -- Eighty road accidents have occurred at or near Armidale so far this year. Thirty-one…

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2000 Police In Murder Hunt!

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.--Two thousand Glasgow police yesterday made a house to house search for the…

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Charged With Father's Death

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Police charged a 24-years-old sailor with murder early to-day following the fatal…

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Assault Charge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 4

George Barker, 46, labourer, of Clarence street, Grafton, appeared at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions…

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Two Charged With Rape

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--Robert William Elphinstone (28), miner, of Corrimal, and Donald Norman Hill Ritchie…

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Ex-Grafton Man Acquitted Of Car Theft

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 4

A Grafton Quarter Sessions jury yesterday acquitted Len Clarence Collard Wood, 25, married, of…

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Three Years' Gaol For Embezzlement Residents' Gesture

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 4

James Oliver Poulsen, 34, former assistant station-master at Sawtell, was sentenced to three years' gaol yesterday for having embezzled £2400 from the Commissioner of Railways between June, 1947, and…

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New Police Deputy

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--It is anticipated that Superintendent W. R. Lawrence, the N.S.W. Superintendent of Traffic,…

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From Honeymoon To Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 4

A man called as a witness in a divorce hearing at Grafton yesterday told Judge Storkey that he was…

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Could Not Aid Police In Inquiries

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon.--A "third man" whose photograph was taken with Frederick Ronald Percival…

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C. J. Delaney Appointed Police Commissioner

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--The appointment of the Deputy Commissioner, Mr C. J. Delaney, as Commissioner of…

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Gaol Terms

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 4

Michael William Beckman, 19, of Kempsey, was sentenced to 12 months gaol yesterday by Judge Storkey…

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Changes Needed In Police Force

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Changes were necessary in the Police Force although no sweeping reforms would be made, the new Commissioner of Police, Mr. C. J. Delaney, said…

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Court Verdict for Plumber

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 4

A verdict for £24186 in favour of James Wood, plumber, of Ulmarra, was entered by Judge Storkey…

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Full Court Decision On Hearing Venue

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Full Stated Court will determine the venue of hearing of claims totalling £2,500,000…

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Police Appointments

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.-- The appointment of Supt. J. Wiley as Chief of the Criminal Investigation s Branch,…

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Answer Questions, Or Go To Gaol

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Mr. Justice dyne to-day threatened to commit John Woolcott Forbes to Long Bay Gaol on Monday unless he then discloses the sources of about £8000 share capital…

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District Court Judge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY,Wed.--The New South Wales Attorney-General, Mr. Martin, announced, to-day that the Executive…

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