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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

731 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 37

More Police on Border

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs.-- East German police were ordered to reinforce border units early this year as soon as…

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Man Under Police Guard

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.-- Detectives investigating the murder of Betty Jones may not be able to question a…

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Will Take Action In Equity Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday. -- A special meeting of the Bookmakers' Co-Operative Society to-day decided to take action in the Equity Court following the suspension of three of…

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Gaol Sentences

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Mon.--Twenty people have been sentenced from six months to 15 years imprisonment by the…

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Husband Bound Over For Wife Assault

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 4

William Henry Woodcroft, 42, labourer, formerly of Sydney, pleaded guilty at Grafton Court of Petty…

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Police Break Up Demonstrations

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 3

NEW DELHI, Monday.--Police used teargas and staves to break up demonstrations in New Delhi last…

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Gaol For Life For Gunman

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 1

MANILA, Tpesday.--A Chinese gunman who killed the pilot and purser of a Philippines Airlines plane…

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"Murder At Ritz" Became Reality

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Tues.--"Murder at the Ritz" became reality yesterday when police battered down the door of a…

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Court Martial Told Masters Communists

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 3

SEOUL, Tuesday.--Australian private Ian Dowling Cupit told a court martial to-day, that three…

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Sentenced to Death

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.--A 24-years-old labourer, Kenneth John Brazier, of Liverpool street, Paddington, who…

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Gaol For Conspiracy

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A Victorian salesman, convicted of conspiracy to defraud a Victorian wheat…

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Ten Men Charged With Drunkenness

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 5

Visitors from Kempsey and Tweed Heads helped to swell the ranks of defendants brought before the Court of Petty Sessions…

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District Court Jurors

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 4

The attendance of District Court Jurors summoned to appear at Court House, Grafton on March 16 has…

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Working-bee Advances at Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 4

CORAMBA. -- An active working bee has been making great progress on the new Coramba tennis courts…

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Magistrate Holds Case To Answer

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 4

CORAMBA.--Holding that there was a case to answer on a charge of cruelly ill-treating an animal at Glenreagh, Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., adjourned further hearing to Grafton Court of Petty Sessions on March…

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Youth on Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 2

NEW YORK, Fri.--Carleton Mason, 16, was, charged with murder yesterday after confessing that he…

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M.H.R. Charged With Contempt

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Cameron, to-day charged Mr. Curtin (Labour, N.S.W.), With contempt of the House…

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British Woman's Court Claim

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--A claim for £2750, part of £3875 Allegedly lent, by .Mrs. Marporie Coventry, of…

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Theft Charge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 4

The hearing began at Grafton Quarter Sessions yesterday, before Judge Storkey, V.C., and a jury,…

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Sentenced To Death

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Fortytwo-years-old Tamworth farm labourer Robert Edward Ryan, was to-day…

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