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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

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Court-Controlled Ballots Opposed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon.--The A.E.U. would seek a High Court writ restraining the New South Wales Electoral…

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Early Recapture Op Gaol Escapee

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 3

A maintenance confines at the Grafton gaol escaped yesterday morning, but was captured in less than half an hour. He escaped through the…

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School Court District Asset

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 3

PALMER'S ISLAND. -- Enthusiasm and keenness of members together with the generous assistance of…

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Fined For Stealing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 4

MACLEAN, Wed. -- At Maclean Court of Petty Sessions to-day, Harold Roberts, 34, labourer,…

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Death Sentence for Murder

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Wed.--John Balaban (29) was found guilty in the Criminal Court to-day of the murder of…

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Coroner's Finding No Evidence Of Violence By Police

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.--There was no evidence that violence by a police officer has caused the death of a man…

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Six Charged with Traffic Offences

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 3

Six persons were charged at the Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday before Mr. A. E. Capp, SN, with traffic offences. In…

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Thallium In Tea; Two Years' Gaol

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. -- A woman who pleaded guilty to having put thallium poison! in her former husband's tea was sentenced to two veers' gaol to-day…

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Blistering Attack On Murder Cases

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs.--There had been "a number" of grave irregularities committed by police in the Christie…

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Police Action Sought on Straying Stock

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 8

An advertisement appearing in this issue states that Dorrigo Shire Council intends to institute proceedings against the…

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Probably Seek Heavy Damages From Police

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Douglas Shanton Annand, artist and designer, of Kiliara, probably will issue writs…

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Five Years' Gaol

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--A 45-years-old man, described by Judge Prior as "a menace to the youth of any…

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Three Charged With Sedition

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday. -- Three Sydney men have been charged by the Commonwealth Government with sedition. The charges follow searches by…

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Traffic Charges At Coffs Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 4

Harold C. Johnston, insurance inspector, of Ballina, was fined £[?] with 12 costs by Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., at…

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Fishermen Charged

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 4

MACLEAN. -- At Maclean Court of Petty Sessions, Henry Dwarte, of Maclean, a licensed fisherman, was…

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Stealing By Finding

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 5

MACLEAN, Sat.--Francis J. Faulkner, of Iluka was charged at Maclean Court of Petty Sessions…

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Fatal Shooting; Man Charged

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun. -- 43-years-old man was charged at the city watch house last night with…

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Farmer Charged With Murder

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon. -- Clarence Edward Ritchings (43). of Kilsyth, farmer, appeared in the City Court…

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Cypriots Charged With Murder Of Steward

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday--After a series of raids early to-day, detectives arrested two men who later appeared in the City Court charged with the murder of 69-years-old Ernest Clarkson, of Gordon Avenue, Tecoma…

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Police Search For Clothes Discontinued

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Detectives investigating the murder of Donald Brooke Maxfield (22), of Murray…

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