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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

731 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 37

Two Months' Gaol For Begging Alms

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 6

COFFS HAEBOUR, Mon.--James Robert Mackay, of 72 Carrington street, Mayfield, labourer, was…

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No Evidence By Wives ln Assault Cases

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 4

A South Grafton resident charged with unlawfully assaulting his wife was discharged by Mr. A. E. Capp,…

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Armed Police Raid Conference

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 3

JOHANNESBURG, Tues.-- Police armed with Sten guns, rifles, bayonets and spears, raided an Indian…

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Police Warning To Cyclists

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 2

Grafton police said yesterday that drastic action would be taken against cyclists who persisted in…

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Grafton Gaol

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 2

Sir, -- My attention has been drawn to a letter appearing in the "Examiner" on June 27, signed by…

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Man Sentenced To Death

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Fri.--Sentencing a man to death in the Central Criminal Court to-day, Mr. Justice Dovey…

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Court Criticised Conduct Of Trial

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday. -- The State Full Court of Criminal Appeal to-day upheld an appeal by a man whom Judge Amsberg had sentenced to three years gaol…

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Charged With Assault

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon. -- Police to-night charged a 20-years- old labourer with having assaulted a 12-years-old girl…

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Treatment Of Prisoners At Grafton Gaol Letter to the Editor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 2

Sir, -- While Mr. Wing field is to be commended on his never failing support of the gaol, it must be…

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Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 2

At Lawrence Licensing Court to-day the license of the Argyle Hotel, Maclean, was transferred from J. E…

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Winsor Ordered To Withdraw Court Application

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- The New South Wales Railway Commissioner, Mr. Winsor, has been ordered to withdraw his court application for the reduction of week-end penalty rates. State Cabinet decided to-day that the Minister for Transport,…

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Thallium Poisoning Alleged Four Charges Of Murder

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday--Detectives tonight charged a 63-years-old woman with the murder of four people and the attempted murder of another…

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Nine Charged With Drunkenness

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 2

Nine persons were charged at the Court of Petty Sessions during the week with drunkenness. Six of the defendants from Coffs…

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Month's Gaol For Public Mischief

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--A Sydney man who admitted five Melbourne shopbreakings to poilce was sentenced…

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Woman Charged with Four Murders

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.--A 63-years-old married woman was charged at Central Court to-day with having murdered four people in the last six years by thallium poisoning…

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May Challenge Court Ballots

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE,. Thurs.--A High Court challenge on the right of the Arbitration Court to control union…

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Gaol For Vagrancy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 July 1953 · page 4

GLENREAGH.-- Leslie Thomas Healey (56), of no fixed abode appeared before Coramba Court of Petty…

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"Held" By Police In East Berlin

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 1

BERLIN, Sun.--East German police held Mr. Adlai Stevenson, United States Democratic Leader…

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Man Charged With Murder

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 July 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. -- Police alleged in Central Court to-day that a 68-years-old man had stabbed his son with a knife then fatally wounded another man…

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'Dangerous' Man Sent To Gaol

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 July 1953 · page 4

A 29-year-old South Grafton man described by the police as "dangerous" was sentenced to three…

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