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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

1,407 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 71

Coal Court

Northern Star · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Tho Government has decided to appoint Mr. Justice Edmunds as President of the Coal Court which will be established for the carrying out of the…

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Lismore Court Records

Northern Star · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

The return of business transacted by the C.P.S., Registrar of the District Court, etc., at Lismore for the year ended December 31st, 1917, has been compiled. The…

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Star Court Pictures

Northern Star · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

One of Triangle's best. "Time Locks and Diamonds," showing the great actor William Desmond, is the feature to-night at the Star Court. It is the story of a sensational…

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Police and Firemen's Hospital Carnival

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

It is generally recognised that the Police and Fire Brigade Services have an unlimited scope for organising and successfully carrying out an…

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Russia. the Hospital Murder. Funeral of the Victims (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Reuter's, Petrograd correspondent says that members of the Battalion of Death" were arrested yesterday at barracks, accused of supporting the Right…

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Queensland "Hansard." High Court Proceedings

Northern Star · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The alleged seizure by the Commonwealth Government of copies of the Queensland "Hansard," and the incidental litigation between the…

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Licensing Court. Before Mr. Fletcher, P.M., and Mr. Loder, J.P.

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

Mr A. E. Anderson was granted .permission to carry out additions to his licensed premises. In connection with the defining of the boundary of the…

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Star Court Pictures

Northern Star · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 4

What is claimed to be a most humorous screen comedy will be shown to-night at the Star Court in "Are You a Mason?" featuring John Barrymore. The wife…

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Notorious Criminal Sentenced Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

Norman James Burges, charged with stealing 15, was sentenced to-dav to four months' imprisonment. The police stated that Burges was one of the Worst…

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Star Court Pictures

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

The sensational and interesting screen story, "The Stolen Treaty," with Earle Williams and Corinne Griffiths in the leading roles, is the feature to-night at the…

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Lismore Police Court. Monday, January 28th. (Before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, P.m.) Unregistered Motor Car

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

Edward Gear, for having driven an unregistered motor car in Woodlark-street on January 23rd, was fined £2, with 6s court costs, in default one month's imprisonment…

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An Unusual Case. Husband Charged with Stealing Wife's Jewellery. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

An unusual ease was cited at the Central Police Court to-day, when Edmund Chris tie was charged with stealing money and jewellery valued, at £160 from his…

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Firemen and Police Carnival

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

The local police received their tickets for the above carnival about three weeks ago. Mr. Scadden, officer in charge at the fire station,…

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Star Court Pictures

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

Ann Pennington will appear-to-night at the Star Court in "The Rainbow Princess," a fascinating play of circus life, teeming with thrills and color. A good assorted list of…

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Alstonville Police Court. Tuesday, January 29th. (Before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, P.m.) Sunday Trading License

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

A Sunday trading license was granted Haughton C. Burgett, Alstonville. SHOOTING AT A BULL. John [?]Yates, farmer, was charged with…

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Burglary

Northern Star · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Anderson's mercery establishment in Oxford-street was broken into dining the night and £175 worth of wearing apparel stolen…

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General Telegrams. Alleged Stealing

Northern Star · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Edmund Christie was charged at the Police Court with the robbery of money and jewellery belonging to his wife, Elizabeth Christie, valued at…

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Sentenced to Three Years

Northern Star · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Frederick Monaghan was sentenced to three years' hard labor on a charge of having garroted a Chinese market gardener, and attempted…

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A Husband Charged

Northern Star · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At the inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Mary Smith at North Sydney evidence was given that she complained that her husband used to…

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Telegrams Another City Burglary. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

The mercery establishment of Crawford Anderson, in Oxford Street, was broken into and goods valued at £175 stolen…

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