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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1880

7 stories in Northern Rivers's papers

Casino District Court. (Abridged from the "Express.") Monday 19Th January

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 2

THE Court assembled at 2 p.m. to hear arguments, which his Honor had agreed to do, in order to expedite business. James Bryant v. John and Elizabeth…

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Land Inquiry Court

Northern Star · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 2

AT a sittings of the above at Lismo[?] Thursday, the 11th instant, [?] Commissioner Bolding, the following were heard:—…

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The Trish Revenue Police Inspector's Dream

Northern Star · Saturday 19 June 1880 · page 1

MACKIN'S HOTEL is, or was, a refuge fo the waits and strays of male humanity whom circumstances and the Limited Mail bring to Dublin; and the walls of its dingy…

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A Close Shave. a Prison Babber Who Meant Murder

Northern Star · Saturday 26 June 1880 · page 1

YOU can readily understand why a newspaper man wonld be attracted to visit a State prison, but yon may well wonder why he should seek permission for the prison barber…

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Miscellany. a Burglar's Disguise. Picturesque Burglary in the Orient

Northern Star · Saturday 14 August 1880 · page 2

THE quiet Greek village of Kadekem on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora, some four miles from here, was a scene the other night of wild excitement and alarm. At dusk,…

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The Murder of Captain Ferguson

Northern Star · Saturday 9 October 1880 · page 3

THE following is an extract of a letter from the Rev. George Brawn, dated Duke of York's Island, August 21, to Messrs. Cowlishaw Bros., of Sydney:—" I well know…

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Scene in a Nevada Court Room. by Ammi Badd

Northern Star · Saturday 23 October 1880 · page 2

"HAVE yon engaged, or do you depend On a lawyer your Case to defend?" Thus to the pris'ner spoke the judge— A good man, free from bias or grudge…

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