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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 8

ON Wednesday, before the P.M. (Mr. F. G. Adzian) and Messrs. J. M'Lean and G. T. Butder, J's P. ASSAULT…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 4

ON Saturday, before the P.M. UNLAWFULLY ENTERING. Roger Maloney, for unlawfully entering the enclosed lands of W. Reynor, was fined £3 or…

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A Tragedy of the Sea. Shipwreck, Murder and Cannibalism

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 9

The following remarkable story of a sea tragedy. is here published for the first time in Australia. More lucidly than any narrative of recent…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 8

ON Wednesday, before the P.M. INSUFFICIENT MEANS OF SUPPORT. Alexander Davidson was charged with having insufficient lawful means of support…

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Forty-Five Years in Gaol

Northern Star · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 6

AMONG the prisoners sentenced at the Central Criminal Court, Darlinghurst, on Tuesday, by Judge Owen were two hoary-headed old men, named respectively Edward Moore,…

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The Murder of a Policeman in Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 10

ONE of the most horrifying of the cases where police constables have been Murdered in the execution of their duty by desperate criminals whose arrest they were…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 July 1902 · page 5

ON Monday, before Mr. F. G. Adrian, P.M. DRUNKENNESS. Charles M. Kenzie, 28, labourer, for being drunk was fined 5s or 24 hours' gaol…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 4

ON Monday, before the P.M. DRUNKENNESS A first offender, on a charge of being drunk and disorderly tn Woodlark-street the same day,…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 3

ON Wednesday, before the P.M. ALLEGED ASSAULT. Daniel Barton, 39, laborer, on remand, was charged with alleged assault, with…

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Lismore District Court

Northern Star · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 4

The District Court opened on Friday, before His Honor Judge Heydon. The Bar was represented by Mr, R. J. Browning and local members of the legal profession…

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Lismore Small Debts Court

Northern Star · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 5

ON Wednesday, before the P.M. Joseph Quilty v Joseph Brax.—Claim, of £3 10s 6d goods sold and delivered After hearing evidence, during which it…

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Church Bazaar Case. an Appeal by the Police Upheld

Northern Star · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 3

AN appeal from a decision of the West Wyalong Bench of magistrates, in a case having reference to the holding of a church buzaar lottery was before Mr. Justice…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 August 1902 · page 4

ON Monday before Mr. J. Macgregor Dunn, J.P. DRUNKENNESS. Donald M'Innes, 59, laborer, for being drunk…

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Lismore District Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 August 1902 · page 4

ON Friday before His Honor Judge Heydon. A BUILDING CONTRACT. M. Farrow and Co. v. Delph Singh.—In this case Mary Etta Farrow, trading as Farrow and…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 4

ON Wednesday, before Mr. F. G. Adrian, P.M. TIMBER AND CROWS LANDS Police v. George Albans and George Jordan —Defendants were charged that they, not being…

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Murder of a Chinaman

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 2

IN Sydney last Friday Archibald Kerr and Chas. Pengelly, first and second engineers respectively of the steamer Chingtu, were charged with the murder…

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Cobaki Police Court. Tuesday, 12Th August. Before F. G. Adrian, Esq., P.M.

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1902 · page 4

Before hearing the case of Williamson v. Nolan, the P.M. said he had received a letter from the defendant in the case. He read the letter, and remarked that he had given the…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 4

ON Wednesday, before Mr. F. G. Adrian, P.M., and Mr. J. M'Lean, J.P. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. Police v. Elizabeth Lee.—Defenadant was…

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Lismore Small Debts Court

Northern Star · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 4

ON Wednesday before Mr. F. G. Adrian, P.M., mid Mr. J. M.Lean, J.P. Louis Wakely v. Patrick Grant.—Denis Mahoney garnishee…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the "Northern Star." Municipal Appeal Court

Northern Star · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 4

SIR,—Would you kindly allow me a small space in your open column to draw attention to the remarks of "G.B.D" in the Rough Cut column of the Chronicle One would imagine that he…

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