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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1974

13 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Police warn drivers of rash of thefts

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 8 January 1974 · page 1

Coffs Harbour police have repeated their warning to motorists not to leave valuables or money in their parked cars. This follows the theft of goods and money valued at…

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Unfortunate Theft

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 31 January 1974 · page 1

One of the young people helping with the Play Center Group over the holidays left her basket…

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Closures of Police Motor Registries “Off”

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 31 January 1974 · page 1

The N.S.W. Government has decided not to close the motor registries at 102 country police stations for the present, so t the subject can be further…

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Arrests Over Assault Case

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 7 March 1974 · page 1

Three men and a woman will appear in Coffs Harbour court tomorrow on charges relating to the assault and robbery of a man at Coffs Harbour Jetty…

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Theft From Club — Five Charged

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 2 April 1974 · page 1

Three women and two men will appear in Coffs Harbour court on Friday on charges relating to the alleged theft of $450, the property of the Sawtell RSL Club, last Thursday. They appeared…

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Police recruiting drive Young men needed for expanding force

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 23 May 1974 · page 4

A streamlined recruiting campaign has been introduced by the NSW Police, Force as part of a drive for 500 new recruits in the force. A member of the police public relations branch, Sgt. A. Jones,…

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Missing Girl Remanded to Court in Sydney

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 28 May 1974 · page 1

A 14-year-old Sydney girl detained by police at Raleigh on Sunday following a car crash was yesterday remanded to appear in Albion St. Children’s Court, Sydney, on Friday. The girl, whose name has not been released, has been missing from…

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Juvenile on Car Theft Charge

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 6 June 1974 · page 3

A Sydney youths will appear in Children’s Court at Coffs Harbour on Friday…

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Man charged over robbery

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 11 July 1974 · page 1

A man was arrested at Armidale yesterday and charged with a robbery from a Coffs…

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Charge of stealing dismissed by SM

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 8 October 1974 · page 4

A former Sawtell man was last week discharged on a charge of stealing £1681.98 from Grace Bros. Pty. Ltd. He is John Graeme Dalton, 29 labourer, of…

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Police Arrest Two Men

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 24 October 1974 · page 5

Two men arrested while driving through Coffs Harbour this week will be charged…

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Escapees Captured by Police at Coffs

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 7 November 1974 · page 1

A traffic policeman’s vigilance resulted in the capture of three escaped convicts north of Coffs Harbour on Tuesday afternoon…

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Youth, 18, to Face Stealing Charges

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 19 November 1974 · page 1

An 18-year-old youth arrested at Bellingen last weekend will be charged with a series of…

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