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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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Two Girls Charged With Murdering Mother Of One

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 August 1954 · page 1

CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. -- Two teenage girls sat quietly in Christchurch Supreme Court to-day, facing a charge that they had battered to death the mother of one of them. The Crown Prosecutor…

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Police Theory on Shooting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 August 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.-- The wealthy middle-aged woman shot in her flat in Lansell road, Toorak, last night was…

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Fair Rents Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 August 1954 · page 3

MACLEAN.--An application by R. B. and M. E. Savage to fix the rent of two shoes in River street…

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Lucky Not Sent to Gaol

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 12

"You are extremely fortunate I did not send you to prision," said Mr. O. J. Lake, S.MV to Vincent Herbert John Batho (33), a fisherman, of Coffs Harbour, who pleaded guilty to a charge…

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Police Theory

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday -- Police believe a 15-year- old boy lost his life to-day while playing at "cowboys…

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Soldier on Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 1

LITHGOW, Thurs-- A 23- year-old battle-dressed Korean war veteran appeared in Lithgow Court to-day, on…

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Police Seek Motorists

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 2

Grafton police inquiring into the accident on the Armidale road on Friday night which resulted in the…

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Police Sergt Farewelled at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 5

MACLEAN. -- Before business was taken at Maclean Court of Petty Sessions the Stipendiary Magistrate…

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Court Grants Mrs. Mace Leave To Appeal

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. -- The Full High Court to-day granted Mrs. Gloria Mace leave to appeal against a Full Supreme Court decision on what has become known as the Mace baby case…

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Appeals Against Fines For Contempt Of Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.-- Hearing began to-day in the High Court of an appeal by Consolidated Press…

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Soldier Charged With Murder

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--A 23- year-old soldier was remanded in Central Court to-day to September 21, on…

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Gaol for Six Months

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 3

Clinton Roy Naylor, 25, bus driver, of no fixed address, was sentenced to imprisonment for six months…

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Youth On Charge Of Murder

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 1

WOLLONGONG,, Friday --A 17-year-old Yugoslav migrant was charged in Wollongong Children's Court…

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Mechanics Defy Court Direction

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday -- Bus mechanics on strike at two Sydney depots to-day decided to defy a direction of…

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Assault Action

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 4

COFFS HARBOUR.-- An action for assault brought by Leonard Maurice Saxby against Ian McDonald, both…

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Girls Found Guilty Of Murder

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Sunday.-- Two teen-age girls convicted after a tense week-long trial on a charge of…

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Police Sergeant Farewelled

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 3

MACLEAN, Sun. -- Although at Maclean only three years, Sergt. R. A. Peterkin experienced three…

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Fair Rents Court

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 7

COFFS HARBOUR.-- At a sittings of the Fair Rents Court, Mr. O. J. Lake, S.M., in an adjourned hearing…

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Mass Arrest Of Persian Police

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.-- A mass arrest of Persian police and army personnel was reported from Cairo to-day…

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Before Court After Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 5

MACLEAN, Saturday.-- On Maclean Show night, Francis E. McClaer, of Clarenza, was involved in an accident on the Pacific highway near Shark Creek bridge. He appeared before Maclean…

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