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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,367 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 69

Small Debts Court

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

W. Leben v. T. Morton, claim for £5 4s 6d for goods sold and delivered. Mr. P. Trench appeared for tne complainant. Verdict for plaintiff in the full amount with 4s 9d costs…

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Lismore Police Court. Monday, February 7, 1916. Before Mr. A..J. Peisley, P.M. Alleged Malicious Damage

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

Joseph Disson was proceeded against by Harriet McKenzie on a charge of maliciously damaging, at Coffee Camp on January 7th, a sewing machine, the property of the…

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Police Constable Charged with Murdering His Sister–in–law. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 2

Frederick Nathaniel Fisher, police constable, who was charged with killing his sister–in–law, Etheline Nelson, thirty–four, and wounding his wife, was…

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Star Court Pictures

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 4

The Star Court pictures opened their new serial to a crowded house last night. It proved to be well up to the standard, and pourtrays many most sensational incidents…

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Fair Rents Court. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 2

The Fair Rents Court has recommenced [?]operations, so far as the part of applications for variations [?] are concerned. "Singularly enough the…

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A Soldier's Fare. Collected in Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—When Francis White was charged at Bathurst with having attempted to travel on the train from Bathurst to Sydney without a ticket he pleaded that…

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Fair Rents Court. Member of Parliament the First Applicant

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 4

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—The Fair Rents Court commenced operations yesterday. Mr. Hall, Attorney-General, said that singularly enough, the first applicant for assessment was a…

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Private Crosby's Case. Attorney–general's Decision. Not Quashing Court Proceedings. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 2

The case of Private Crosby, who was court–martialled on a transport and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, which formed the subject of recent…

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Police Court. Obscene and Insulting Language

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 3

On Tuesday, before the P.M., Mr Fletcher, Harry Mawford was proceeded against by the police on two charges of language—one was…

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Alleged Stealing. a Bank Transaction

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—James Blease was committed for trial on a charge of stealing £20, the property of the Commissioners of the Savings Bunk of New South Wales. A…

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Charge of Murder

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An inquest was held concerning the death of Etheliue Nealon, who was alleged to have been shot by Police Constable Frederick Fisher. The latter was…

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Judicial Murder. Fate of a British Officer

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 8

Details of the death of Lieut.-Commander Oswald H. Hanson, E.N.V.B. who was taken prisoner in the Antwerp operations in Oetober of last year, have just come to…

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A Court-martial. Charge of Desertion. an Extraordinary Cas

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Private Norman Stacey Duke, alias Carl Conrad Maurice, was tried by court-martial at Victoria Barracks on a charge of having deserted from…

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"Stealing and Plundering."

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 3

A Berlin journal, with a name which, being interpreted, means the "Latest News," has discovered (says the "Daily Telegraph") that…

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Attempting to Escape German Officers Sentenced London

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 3

A military court sentenced two German officers who attempted to escape from a prison camp to nine months’ detention in military barracks…

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Failure to Report. German Sentenced to Three Months

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Alphonse Ludwig was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for not, while being, an alien enemy subject, reporting himself at intervals. The military…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide. Love and Jealousy. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

Harold Head, 19, living at 1 Victoria Street, Granville, and employed at Deaton & Spencers, Printers, Douglas–st., City, this afternoon shot…

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Food Riots. Police Charge Rioters. London

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 3

There have been renewed food riots in the Moabit district. The Berlin police charged and wounded many of the rioters…

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Exchange of Shots. Police and a Supposed Burglar

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—While two police constables were on duty in Darlinghurst early this morning they saw a man run from the front of a house. They called on him to…

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Supply No Information. Must Fight for Their Rights. Would Fight the Matter in the High Court. Prepared to "Raise Gain."

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 4

Mr. M. F. Morton also said this was the first time the farmers had been organised. If any of their officials compelled them to give the information requested by the…

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