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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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Defectives Certain Mailbag Theft At Katoomba

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Defectives investigating the £30,000 mail bag robbery are now certain the theft occurred at Katoomba…

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Gaol for B.g.f. Case Hll Manager

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

The former manager of the Banana Growers Federation Co-operative Ltd. sawmill at Barker's Vale, who admitted a…

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Bomb Outrage at Redfern Police Station

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Police believe that a criminal with a grudge against them is responsible for the bomb…

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Sentenced To 12 Years' Gaol

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY. Fri.-- A 39-year-old main was to-day sentenced to 12 years' gaol on three charges of having…

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Woman Charged

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 2

TAMWOHTH, Fri.--A 33-year-old married woman appeared at Warialda Court to-day, charged with the…

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Charged With Train Murder

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.-- A 24-year-old labourer had admitted shooting a C.S.I.R.O. scientist and taking food and £10 from him, the Crown Prosecutor,…

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Police Promotions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 2

The latest list of N.S.W. Police Force promotions contain the following. Promoted to Constable…

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Woman Booed In Coroner's Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 4

LAUNCESTON, Monday.-- Women in the Launceston Coroner's Court booed and hissed a woman, described by the Coroner as a Belsen-like character, and…

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Nine Lads Before Children's Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 6

Nine lads were proceeded against at Grafton Children's Court yesterday on a series of charges of stealing…

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Sleepercutter Placed On Bond In Grafton Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 7

A Glenreagh sleeper cutter was yesterday placed on a £20 12 months good behaviour bond after being…

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Assault On Police

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 3

WALCHA.-- A twenty-three-year-old Walcha laborer Donald steward Naylor. was fined £10 in Walcha…

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Charged With Abducting Daughters

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues.--A woman was charged in the Police Court to-day with having abducted her two…

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Judge Threatens To Gaol Solicitor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Mr. Justice Dovey to-day threatened to goal solicitor J. R. Poole for contempt of court at the Studley- Ruxton Royal Commission…

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Death Sentence For Murder Of C.S.l.R.O. Scientist

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.--Ronald Vincent Holl to-day was sentenced to death for the murder of C.S.I.R.O…

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New Judge Of District Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--Sydney barrister. Mr. John Michael Bruxner, was to-day appointed a Judge of the…

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Police Honours

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.-- Full police honours were accorded the late Constable Cecil Sewell at his funeral to-day…

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Police Promotions

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Police Commissioner Delaney today announced the following promotions:…

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Not Tout For Work At Gaol

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.-- Solicitor John R. Poole hotly denied at the Studley Ruxton Royal Commission to-day that he had touted for work among prisoners at…

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Assault Alleged

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.-- A 20- year-old woman was allegedly raped at La Perouse to- night…

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Record Number At Police Ball

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 2

The record attendance of the dancing season was that at the Police Ball to benefit the Grafton Ambulance service last night…

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