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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

180 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 9

Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 July 1901 · page 5

On Saturday, before the P.M. Alexander M'Crae, an old man, was charged with having a cap in his possession reasonably supposed to have been stolen…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 4

ON Wednesday before Messrs J. F. O'Flynn, R. R. Jack, and R. M'Kenzie. J's.P. ABSCONDIKG FROM SERVICE. James Graven, a Sobraon apprentice, on…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 August 1901 · page 5

ON Monday, before the P.M. (Mr. F. G. Adrian.) DRUNKENNESS. Arthur Kennedy pleaded guilty to being drunk the previous Saturday, and was fined 10s,…

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Police Raid on Premises. NEARLY 100 Police Engaged, 135 Arrests Made

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 August 1901 · page 8

THERE was considerable excitement in the city on Friday night (says the ' S.M. Herald ') when it became known that a large body of police had made raids on certain premises…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 4

ON Wednesday before the P.M. and B. M'Kenzie, J.P. AFFLIATION. Louisa Morgan v. Martin Nolan.—Complnln…

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The Colchester Murder

Northern Star · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 6

MUCH sympathy (writes the London correspondent of the "Argus") is felt for Mr. Charles Lillywhite, who was arrested in Wellington (N.Z.) and brought to…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 4

ON Monday, before the P. M. DRUNKENNESS. Jamen Smith nnd Frederick Ryan, for being drunk in Union-street the previous day, were…

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Court Etiquette

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 6

A FRIEND of mine who was to be invested the other day with some Order (says the editor of London " Truth ") told me what occurred. " We were all," he said,…

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Lismore Small Debts Court

Northern Star · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 4

ON Wednesday, before the P.M. and Mr. R. E. Walker, J.P. Edward Jenuer v. — Thorburn.—Claim of £2 1s 3d, meat supplied. Defendant did not appear…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 August 1901 · page 8

ON Monday, before the P.M. (F. G. Adrian, Esq.) DRUNK AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE. May Hollands, 27, a married woman, pleaded…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 4

ON Wednesday, before the P.M. aud Mr. R. E. Walker, J.P INSULTING LANGUAGE. Victor Alex. Henry v. Evan Powell.—…

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Bankruptcy Court

Northern Star · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 4

A SINGLE meeting of the creditors and public examination in the bankrupt estate of Henry William Heins, Constable of police, was opened at the Court House on Wednesday morning, by…

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Lismore Small Debts Court

Northern Star · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 4

ON Wednesday, before the P.M. and Mr. R. E. Walker, J.P. Isaac Griffiths v. Mrs. M. M'Donough.—Claim £1 19s, fencing done…

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The Oakland-Sarah Hixson Collision. Court of Marine Inquiry

Northern Star · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 5

BEFORE Judge Backhouse and Captains C. Taylor and D. Dakin, assessors in Sydney on Tuesday the Court of Marine Inquiry investigated the circumstances attending a collision…

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Lismore Liconsing Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 4

ON Monday, before Mr. F. G. Adrian, P.M., Chairman of the Licensing Bench. An application was made for a transfer of the license of the Court House Hotel from Charles…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 4

ON Wednesday, before the P.M. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Michael Hartnett pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness and using indecent language…

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Lismore Small Debts Court

Northern Star · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 4

ON Wednesday before Mr. F. G. Adrian, P.M Charles Smith v. Charles Smith.—Claim of £2, money mis-appropriated by defendant from the Postmaster-General and for which…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 September 1901 · page 4

ON Monday before the P.M. OFFENDING AGAINST DECENCY. John Amos, a cane-cntter, pleaded guilty to a charge of having offended against decency,…

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Murder and Suicide

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 2

A dreadful tragedy occurred at Taroom (Q.) last week. The dead bodies of Ellen Jounquay, aged 22, and her two months' old child were found in the local…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 7

ON Wednesday, before the P.M. and Mr. E. M'Kenzie, J.P. DRUNKENNESS AND INDECENT LANGUAGE. Michael Fitzpatrick, laborer, 38, for…

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