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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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For Trial On Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Thursday-- A 38-year-old barman was to-day committed for trial on a charge of having…

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Service Police Ball to Help Ambulance

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

People who go to this year's Police Ball in Grafton will be helping to pay off the Grafton District…

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Discharged After Apology In Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. -- A witness who was yesterday sent to gaol for 48 hours for contempt at the Studley-Ruxton Royal Commission, to-day apologised…

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Air Assault Halts Reds

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 1

HANOI, Friday.--A massive French air assault halted four advancing Communist divisions, 75 miles West of Hanoi to-day and averted an immediate…

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Youth Charged With Wounding

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--A 16-year-old youth appeared at North Sydney Children's Court to-day charged on…

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Record Deaths As "Murder, Suicide"

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 1

HOLLYWOOD, Friday.--Police said to-day they were prepared to record the deaths of Wallace R…

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Police Search Scrub For Missing Man

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Police are searching for a missing laboratory assistant who is believed to be in dense scrub near Fraser Park, 26 miles from Newcastle. The missing man is Peter Tyler, of Belmont Street…

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Police Search

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Police are still looking for First Class Constable Reginald Moulden Green, who has…

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Gaol For Stealing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 7

CORAMBA--Frank Graham (38), of no fixed abode, appeared before Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., at Coramba…

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Assault At Ulong

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 6

In the Court of Petty Sessions, at Coramba, Kevin James Parbery, of Ulong, proeeded against Brian…

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Assault Costs Man £33

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 2

A FINE, compensation and costs, totalling £33710 were ordered against a man convicted of unlawful…

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Charged Map Found Dead

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--A dentist who had been charged on Saturday night with having driven under the…

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Wife Charged With Shooting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.--A man, whose wife was charged with shooting With intent to murder him, said…

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Former Manager Sent To Gaol

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 3

LISMORE, Mon.-- The former manager of the Banana Growers' Federation Co-operative Ltd…

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Police Charge Former Constable

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues. -- A former N.S.W. police constable, Reginald Moulden Green. 29, was charged…

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Court Told Girl Jilted by Engineer

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--A Newcastle marine engineer had written a girl about 140 love-letters during three…

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Gaol for Stealing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 5

COFFS HARBOUR.--William Albert Hollis (26), dry cleaner, of High street, Coifs Harbour, who pleaded…

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Fair Rents Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 3

MACLEAN--Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., gave his reserved judgment in an application made by William…

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Sentenced for Stealing From Hospital

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 13

At the Court of Petty Sessions at Coffs Harbour. William Albert Hollis (26), who gave his occupation as a dry cleaner,…

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Pistol Puzzle For Police, Gaol Officials

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Police and officials are puzzled as to how convicted murderer, Robert Walker,…

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