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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

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Gaol Escapees Take Women As Hostages

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 December 1953 · page 3

JACKSON (Michingan), Sun.--Five convicts seized a 28-years-old housewife and a 31-years-old nurse as…

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Kicked Marj. Jackson-- Landed Gaol Sentence

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Monday. -- A 26-year-old man who kicked sprint star, Marjorie Jackson at Glenelg Beach on Saturday night was sent to gaol for three months to-day. He was John Cahill, salesman, of Rose Terrace, Wayville…

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Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 6

The licence of Rest Point Hotel, Copmanhurst, was transferred from Noel Roland Thompson to Mrs…

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Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues.--John Ernest Watts (35), butcher, was charged in the Police Court to-day with the…

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Charged With Robbery

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--Two members of a family of five who disappeared from their Manly flat on Friday were…

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Trunk Murder

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 4

LONDON, Wed.--A 30 year old soldier who police allege strangled his wife last July, placed her body…

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Police Promotions

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Police Commissioner (Mr. Delaney) today announced the following…

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Popular Police Inspector Dies Suddenly

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Wed.--Police Inspector Richard Yardy, of Kempsey, died in his sleep in the early hours of…

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Charged with Murder

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 December 1953 · page 2

BRISBANE, Fri.--A 34-year-old man has been charged with the wilful murder of a woman who…

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Husband And Wife Charged

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 December 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--A man stole £1500 worth of jewellery from his employer and gave it to his wife, police…

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Quiet Christmas, Police Report

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 December 1953 · page 2

Sergeant J. T. Parkinson, of the Grafton Police, stated yesterday that this Christmas had been the quietest, in regard to police activity, that he had…

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£10,000 Haul in Melbourne Raid Daring Theft From Bookmakers' Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 December 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday. --Thieves entered the Victorian Bookmakers' Club in Queen Street, City, early this morning, cut open a heavy strong room, and escaped with at least £10,000 in cash…

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