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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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Indian Sedition. Native Public Prosecutor Assassinated in Court. London

Northern Star · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 3

A Bengall student, named Base, from Barisal, fired three shots in the Alipore Court, killing Asutosh Biswas, public prosecutor engaged in the trial of Anarchists…

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Murder of a Poet. London, Thursday afternoon

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 7

The mutilated body of Catulle Mendes, poet, has been discovered in a tinnel close to St. Germain, Paris The facts suggest outrage and robbery…

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Casino Police Court. FRIDAY. (Before Mr. Fitzhardinge, P.M., and Messrs. R. Page, and A. P. Carlton, Js.P.)

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 2

Alfred Harrison was charged with furious driving. Mr. Kissane (Parker and Kissane) appeared for the defendant. He was fined 40s and 6s costs…

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Death of Police Pensioner

Northern Star · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 2

A link with the past has, been removed with the death in Sydney, on Wednesday last, of Sub-Inspector John Carroll, police pensioner, whose, reputation as a capable…

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Murder Brought to Light. London, Friday Afternoon

Northern Star · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 3

The body of a man hass been found in the ruins of the Chancellory, which 1ms been identified as Porter's, who, it is now apparent, had been stubbed to death…

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Police Court

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

In the police court yesterday, before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, P.M., Edmund Malone, charged with drunkenness, was remanded until to-morrow…

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Casino Police Court. Friday, February 12

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 6

BEFORE the P.M., and Messrs. R. Page and A. P. Carlton, J's.P. Alfred Harrison was charged at the instance of the Police with furious driving…

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Solicitor v. Lady Doctor. Alleged Assault

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

A case which created conalderable interests was heard at the Toowoomba Police Court on Thursday morning, before Mr. P. W. Pears, P.M. William Ievers Garde charged…

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The Now Police Offences Act

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

MR. KING, offering at the Central Police Court, Sydney, dealt with two young men under the new Police Offences Act in a way which caused considerable surprise to…

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Licensing Court. Friday, February. Before the P.M. [?]

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 6

and A. P. Carton, L.M. T. J. Delaney applied a billiard license. Application granted. William Nolan, Coraki, was granted a…

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Another Acting Supreme Court Judge to Be Appointed. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 3

It is understood the Cabinet intends to appoint an Acting Supreme Court Judge who wil sit in Divorce jurisdiction…

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Charged with Stealing. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 5

Two young, men named William Gill, salesman,and Matthew Hayes, draper, were remanded to-day charged with stealing a large quantity of goods valued at…

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Sentenced to Death. London, Monday afternoon

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 5

The Bengali, Bose, for shooting the Public Prosecutor at Alipore, has been sentenced to death…

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The Council's Court Costs

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 4

A recommendation of the finance committee at the Lismore Council's last meeting was to the effect that in all future cases in which a solicitor's services are…

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An Interesting Will Case. IRWIN v. BEATTY. [In the Probate Court, before Mr. Justice Street.]

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 5

WE have been furnished with the full evidence in this Kyogle will case, which we are publishing by instalments, the first of which appears…

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A Grazier Sent to Gaol

Northern Star · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 2

At the Glen Innes Quarter Sessions on Friday night, Lawrence Stack, a grazier, near. Tenterneld, was sentenced to six months in Goulburn Gaol for causing…

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Small Debts Court

Northern Star · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court, before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, P. M., verdicts were given for plaintills in the following cases:- Allen and McNamara v. A. W. William…

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The Santiago Murder. Remarkable Revelation. London

Northern Star · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 3

Chancellor von Bockert, who was supposed to have been murdered in the Chancellory at Santiago in Chile, last week, was subsequently arrested on a charge of…

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Murder of British Soldier in Calcutta. London, Tuesday Afternoon

Northern Star · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 3

A private in the Warwickshires has been murdered on the Jamrud road, Calcutta…

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Police Raid in Calcutta. London, Tuesday Afternoon

Northern Star · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 3

The police in Calcutta have raided the houses of influential natives, and important documents were seized…

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