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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

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Wheeler Charged With Rape

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 1

KURRI KURRI, Wed.: A 19-years-old wheeler, Robert Clive Brooks, single, of Mount View road, Cessnock…

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Police Intensify Search For Killer

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday—Police have intensified their search for a man, believed to be a Russian, they want to question about the brutal murder of Shirley But[?]er, 21, at Waverton on Christmas Day…

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Police Fear for Taxi Driver

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Police fear for the safety of a taxi driver, who has been missing with his cab in the…

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Police Still Seek Russian Man

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Detectives investigating the murder of Shirley Butler, at Waverton, on Christmas…

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[?]uried Remains Of Babies Found Two Charged

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday--A 29-years-old domestic [?] a 38-year-old fencing contractor appeared in Brisbane Police Court to-day on charges arising from [?] finding by police of the buried remains of two…

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New Leads In Murder

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.-- Detectives are working on two new leads in the investigation of the murder of…

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Australian Court Martial

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 1

TOKIO, Sun.--An Australian court martial will try two Australian privates alleged to have robbed a…

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Year's Gaol for Bogus Orders

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 3

LISMORE, Mon.--A man alleged by police to have collected about £50 in deposits for bogus…

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Planned Coup Sent To Gaol

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 1

KARACHI, Mon.--Ex-Mayor-General Akbar Khan, leader of 15 charged with planning a coup d'etat in…

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Exhibition On Indoor Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 5

LOS ANGELES, Monday--Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor demonstrated various strokes at…

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Dance Hall Incidents End In Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 5

Two defendants appeared before Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, arising…

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Labourer Charged With Murder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 1

TAMWORTH, Tues.--Accused of having shot his wife and murdered a man, 42-year old labourer, Robert Eric Ryan, was remanded without bail in Tamworth Court…

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New Year Court Sequel

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

LISMORE.--New Year's Eve celebrations resulted in two young men being fined in Lismore Court of Petty…

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Charged with Wounding Sister-in-law

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wed.—A 38- years-old engineer was charged :in the police court to-day, with ;. having unlawfully} wounded his…

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Police Find Stolen Car

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 3

The 1952 Morris Minor car stolen from Grafton in the early hours of Tuesday morning has been found…

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Orchardist Charged With Killing Wife

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday--A man on leave from a mental institution, bashed his wife to death with a sledge hammer at Eastwood this morning, it was alleged in Ryde Court to-day…

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Tram Man Charged After Fatal Smash

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday--A tram-driver appeared in Redfern Court on a charge of manslaughter following a fatal taxi-tram smash at a Mascot inter-section to-day…

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Five Years' Gaol And Discharge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 1

TOKIO, Fri.--A British Army sapper was to-day sentenced to five years' gaol and dishonorouble…

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Police Confer

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--Police Commissioner Mr. C. J. Delaney conferred at police headquarters to-day with…

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Test Player On Murder Trial

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 1

COLOMBO, Fri.--Ceylon Test cricketer Mahadeva Sathasivam will stand trial on March 20 on a charge of…

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