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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime
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About 20,000 people were present to witness the fight.—Johnson led from the start, scoring freely with upper right cuts in the in-fighting. Burns' cheek…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Chief Secretary, Mr. W. H. Wood. upon being asked on Wednesday. [?] in the event of Johnson and Burns coming to terms between themselves for another…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During the year 1908 there were 650 charged proffered by the police at Lismore, as against 537 the previous year. There were 32 cases for in which persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Creat excitement prevailed when the men who had been working at the Proprietary Mine during the holidays, were paid off. The men marched to the mine in a body…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardirige. P.M. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Michael Cusack pleaded not guilty to a charge at having used indecent language…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A romantic marriage, the sequel of an abduction case, was celebrated in the Moss Vale Police Court on New Year's Day by Rev. Craig. The circumstances are that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the inquest concerning the death of J. Patton, who resided in Redfern, and who was found dead with several knife wounds about the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Herbert James O'Nell, a police constalble, was found guilty at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge fo stealing 30s from a prisoner named Bernard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is unofficially stated that a further contingent of police will leave for Broken Hill to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The inquest concerning the death of John Paton was resumed to-day. Senior-Constable Moore deposed that Alfred Grounds made a statement to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ox Tuesday, before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, P.M. Michael Skene, of Lismore, laborer, was charged with using indecent language in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Matters were very quict last night. One hundred police arrived from Sydney carly this morning. There was no demonstration on their arrival…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A romantic marriage, the sequel to an abduction case, was celebrated in the Moss Vale Police Court on New Year's Day by Rev. Craig. The circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →While all the police at Kopenick were on duty in the streets burglars entered the Town Hall and stole £30…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A further batch of police arrived from Sydney this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →C. Arnold (Tatham) v. Mrs. G. Rivers; claim, £11 13s 1d, goods sold and delivered. Mr. Raff for plaintiff; Mr. L. E. Cope for defendant. Adjourned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →H. Drinkwater was charged with behaving in a riotous manner at South Casino but the charge was withdrawn. C. H. Greenstreet v. Thomas Halpin;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A married woman named Johanson, aged. 45 years, has been found dead in a house in King-street, with a fearful gash over the left eye. She apparently bled to death…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Premier and Ohief Secretary are both absent from town but it is believed that a further detainment of police will be sent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the onset some of the police drew batons, and one pulled out his revolver, but quickly replaced it beneath his tunic. The cooliness and promptitude of the…
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