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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

731 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 31 of 37

Woolgoolga Men Charged with Offensive Behaviour

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 2

Two Woolgoolga men Terrence Searson Jones and Charles William Younger were charged at Coffs Harbour Court…

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Charged With Not Turning With Safety

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 6

A charge against a Maclean resident of not causing his vehicle to turn with safety, was part heard in…

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Jacaranda Queen Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 5

QUEEN-ELECT Nanette Ravenscroft is pictured here with the group of Queen Candidates…

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Allegations Against N.Z. Police

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Mon.--A commission of inquiry will investigate charges of misconduct against the New…

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Man Says Police III-Treated Him

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.--One of two men charged with the "body in the Barwon" murder, told the Geelong Supreme Court to-day, that police had…

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Iluka to Have Tennis Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 7

ILUKA.--A public meeting was held in the Iluka Hall to discuss erecting a public tennis court…

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Attempted Poisoning Police Investigating Case from Woolgoolga

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 1

Detective Sergeant W. Davis of the Sydney CIB poison squad and Detective Constable [?]Hepper of Coffs Harbour Police are inves[?] a case of attempted poisoning at…

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Magistrate Comments On Police Evidence

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 2

LISMORE, Tues.—Evidence by several police witnesses had been of no value in arriving at a decision,…

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Police Stopped Strikers' March

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues.—Police at Bowen to-day stopped a march by 150 striking waterside workers through…

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Will Not Table Police Files

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—A request that the Government table in Parliament all police files of the…

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N.S.W. Government Rejects Court's Decision

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—In the House of Representatives, Mr. Joske, (Lib., Vic.) moved an adjournment motion calling on the House to discuss…

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Charged With Forging Notes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 39-years-old labourer, described by police as being identical with "Mr. One by One", was to-day committed for trial on six charges…

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Murder Charge Denied By Men

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Both accused in the "Body in the Barwon" murder trial to-day denied having anything to do with the death of the dead…

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Death Sentences In Murder Trial

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The "Body in the Barwon" murder trial in Geelong Supreme Court concluded tonight when the jury returned a verdict…

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Chamber Concerned at Shortage of Police Officers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 1

"Coifs Harbour police officers are working 12 to 14 hours on some days. The station is hopelessly under-staffed, and…

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Police Inquires Continue in Woolgoolga Poinsoning Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 1

Detective-Sergeant W. Davis, of the Sydney CIB, and Detective-Constable R. Hepper, of Coffs Harbour police, are continuing their inquiries in the attempted poisoning…

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Lengthy List at Court of Petty Sessions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 11

Coloured people again predominated in the lengthy list of charges heard at the Court of Petty Sessions over the…

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Arbitration Court Refuses To Grant C.O.L. Adjustments

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Government employees under seven awards in New South Wales were refused cost of living adjustments by the Arbitration Court to-day although the State had agreed with the unions that payments should…

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Arrested On Assault Charge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 October 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--Frederick McDermott was arrested and charged at Parramatta Police Station to-day with assault…

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Charged By Cow

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 2

Charles Wilson, 66, of Copmanhurst, suffered a probable fracture of the right thigh yesterday, when…

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