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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Burglary of 190[?]. a Melbourne Crime. the Incidents Recalled

Northern Star · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 6

An arrest in Melbourne in connection with the robbery of watches from Ayers, Henry and Co., manufacturers' agents, 27 Swanston-street, in January, 1905,…

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Kyogle Police Court. Friday, February 23, 1912 (Before the P.M.)

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 4

Kyogle Shire Council versus W. L. Dagg for allowing a horse to stray on the streets within the urban area. Defendant pleaded guilty and was…

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Sister Candida Sentenced Sequel to Sensational Case. Paris

Northern Star · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 9

Sister Candida has been sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment and fined a thousand francs, and also ordered to restore various sums of money…

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Small Debts Court

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 4

F. M. Hennessey sued A. J. Dudgeon for £13. 16s, being the amount claimed for ploughing 23 acres of land at 12s acre at Fawcett's…

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Distinguished Police Visitor. LONDON,Saturday

Northern Star · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 5

Sir Melville Macnaghton, Assistant commissioner Metropolitan Police has salled in the Mongolia for Australia for the benefit of his health…

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Ne Temere Decree. Taking the Court's Opinion. Ottawa

Northern Star · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 5

The Canadian Government have referred the Ne Temero Degree to the Supreme Court of the Dominion, asking the Court to decide whether the laws of tho…

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Mistaken Feeling. Police Removing Strikers Children. Creates a Riot Amongst Foreigners

Northern Star · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 5

LAWRENCE (Massachusetts), Sunday. The walling of children as they were being taken off to the police station, while their parents were on strike, aroused the…

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Lismore Police Court. Monday, February 26. Before Mr. A. J. Peisley. P.M. REMANDED

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 4

John Farrell was charged with having a pair of boots in his possession reasonably supposed to have been stolen, On the appheation of the police, the accused was…

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Contempt of Court. Application to Convict H. M. Bottomley. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 5

The High Court is hearing the Prudential Assurance Company's application, that Mr. H. M. Bottomley be imprisoned for contempt of court. They allege he published…

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A Shooting Affray. Sprikers v. POLICE

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 5

LAWRENCE(Massuchusetts), Monday. Shots fired at the police from a tenement house durin the strikers' affray led to reprisals on the policemen's behalf,…

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Bottomley's Examination. Charge of Blackmailing Estarlished. Cause of the Assault. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 5

A searching cross-examination of Bottomley resulted in showing, that John Bull[?] denounced financial swindlers, afterwards publishing their advertisements…

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Contempt of Court. Comments on the Predential. Lonfon

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 5

Mr. H. 'M. Boltomley was fined £100 for contempt of court—in commenting on the action of the Predential Insurance Co, while sub judice…

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Brutal Assault. by Supposed Brisbane Striker, Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 5

A man named James was to-day sentenced to three months in Grafton gaol, without the option, for brutally aasaulting a man whom he said promised him…

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Proceedings at Court

Northern Star · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

The following cases were heard at the police Court yesterday before Mr. A. J. Poisley, P.M.:—James Conway and george Prece, were charged with being drunk and…

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Criminal Offence. a Most Brutal Assault. Is It a Serious Offence? Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 5

The aboriginal Jack Lacey was committed for trial on a charge of having committed a criminal offence upon Amelia Goldsmith, aged 94, The accused, when…

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Murder of a Mate. Perpetrators Brought to Sydney. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 5

The steamer Mindint has arrived at Brisbane from the Solomon Islands, with two natives who are concerned in the murder of T. Jones, mate of the recruiting schooner…

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Arbitration Court. Mr, Justice. Highins Award

Northern Star · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

The, President of the Federal Arbitration Court decided on Tuesday that the tramway men may wear their badges. After giving a long history of the dispute, he…

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Industrial Court. Variations in Railway and Tramway Awards. an Adjcurnment Asked For. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 5

in the Industrial Court to-day, Mr. Catts, secretary for the Amalgamated Railways and Tramways Association, asked for an adjournment to allow…

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The Dungog Murder

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 4

GERLACH, who murdered Frank Coleman, at Maxwell's Creek, in October 1909, was sentenced by the Hamburg Court to 2½ years…

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Small Debts Court

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 6

A. E. Purves (for whom Mr. Kissane appeared, and on whose behalf E. W. Norman gave evidence that the amounts claimed were still owing), secured a…

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