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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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Maclean Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 5

MACLEAN.-- At Maclean Court of Petty Sessions Wilfred Keith Warrell (26), labourer, of Ilarwill,…

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Theft Of £450 From Hotel

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

TOOWOOMBA, Sun. -- A daring thief escaped with a bag containing £450, from the Newtown Hotel…

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Charged Twice for Drunkenness

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 5

Clive John Donnelly (26) labourer, of George street, South Grafton forfeited 10 bail at Grafton Court of…

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Three Months' Gaol For Train Guard

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. -- An electric train guard, who police allege told them he had "probably had more than 32 drinks before starting duty on New Year's Ere" was sentenced to three months' gaol by Mr. Raschke, S.M., at Newtown Court…

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Bicycles At Police Station

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 5

Grafton Police Station is overcrowded with bicycles. The cycles have all been found in Grafton within…

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Police Search For Man Near Temora

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday--More than 20 armed police and 100 civilians are searching the bush country near…

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Charged With Theft Of £15,566

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 6

HOBART, Wednesday. -- A 40-year-old bookmaker, Cecil William Bowes, has been charged with the theft of £15,566163, the property of…

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Charged With Shooting Women

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

TEMORA, Wednesday.--After an intensive all-night search, in which more than 120 armed police and civilians participated, a 23-years-old labourer…

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Left Gaol To Join Legion

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

MULHOUSE (France) Wed.--Five criminals who broke out of Mulhouse gaol because "we…

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Prisoners Of War On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

PANMUNJOM, Wed.--Eight anti-Communist North Korean prisoners of war appeared before an Indian…

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Father Obtains Court Order

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. -- The desperate bid by a millionaire's daughter and her ex-Etonian lover to marry in Scotland, took a dramatic turn when the…

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Parkes Hotel Shooting; Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

PARKES, Thurs.--A 33-years-old labourer was charged in the Parkes Court of Petty Sessions to-day…

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Court Act ion Abandoned; Can Marry

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs.--Don Antenor Patino, Bolivian tin millionaire, to-day abandoned his court action…

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Gaol Sentence For Sugar Heir

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

SANTA ANA (California). Sun.--Sugar heir Adolph Spreckles was sentenced to 30 days' gaol for beating…

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Lord Montagu Charged With Serious Offences

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.--Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, 27-year-old bachelor, was charged yesterday with…

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Police Search For Attacker

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Police are searching for a man who early yesterday knocked 60-year-old…

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Extra Police For Royal Visit

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

LISMORE, Sun.--Lismore police will be augmented by 266 police from outside stations for the Royal visit on February 10. The reinforcements will…

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Theft Charge Dismissed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

A stealing charge against a young Grafton man was dismissed by Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., at Grafton Court of…

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Police Seize Counterfeit Sovereigns

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday -- Eight-hundred counterfeit "gold" sovereigns and a quantity of coining…

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Court-Martial Adjourned

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 1

TOKIO, Mon. -- The court-martial of an Australian Army officer charged with misapplication of…

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