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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

2,136 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 14 of 107

The Station Hands' Award. Claim Lodged to Arbitration Court. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 3

A claim has been lodged to the Federal Arbitration Court for increased rates and other variations of the station hands' award…

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Echo of Ballarat Rush. Romantic Story Told in the Equity Court. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 2

A romantic story was related in the Equity Court to-day concerning the fate of Benjamin Baker, who went to Ballarat goldfields in 1852 and never…

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Price of Industrial Peace. The Court and the Breaking of Agreements. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 3

A remarkable state of affairs was referred to before Judge Curlewis in the Industrial Court to-day. An application was before the Court by the…

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A Police Raid

Northern Star · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—As a result of police raids on offices in the vicinity of Market and Pitt streets a number of men appeared at the Central Police Court charged…

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Star Court

Northern Star · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 4

Two unique pictures are advertised for showing to-night at the Star Court—"What Every Girl Should Know" and "Darcy's Last Fight." "What Every Girl Should…

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Suspected Theft. Possession of Bear Skins. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 3

Albert Hill and John Ross, dealers, were charged at the Central Court today with having in their possession 300 native bear skins suspected to have…

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Federal Arbitration Court

Northern Star · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The congested state of business in the Arbitration Court and he need to appoint another Judge, if not more than one, to assist the President in…

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Post Office Burglary

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Burglars entered the Croydon post office dining the night. They blew off the lock of the big safe and extracted between £80 and £100. Although…

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Casino Yoong Man Charged

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 2

James Francis Kelly, 19, on remand, appeared at the Casino Court yesterday on three charges, one of stealing a bicycle the property of…

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Theft of Railway Property. Bathurst

Tweed Daily · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 5

During the past twelve months the shortages of railway property represented £25,000. This announcement was made by Railway Detective Mitchell…

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Star Court

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 4

Mac Marsh stars, supported by an enormous east, in "Hidden Fires" to-night at the Star Court. This is a story more powerful and gripping than any she has yet…

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Police Stop a Wedding

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 4

As a wedding party was leaving a house at Auckland, New Zealand, on Monday, the police arrested the prospective bride on a charge of having…

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"The Buzzers." Members of a Youthful Gang Sentenced SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 5

Three youths, said to, be members of a gang known as "The Buzzers," who frequent the Leichhardt district, were sentenced to six months imprisonment…

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Congestion in Arbitration Court

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Mr. Hughes, replying to Mr. Justice Higgins, disclaims any responsibility for the congestion in the Arbitration Court…

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Attempted Bank Robbery. Fight with Police. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 5

CAPETOWN, Thursday—A message from Johannesburg slates that robbers attempted to hold up the Doernfontein branch of the National Bank. The police were forewarned,…

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Murder and Suicide. Man and Woman Found Dead. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 5

After a short abatement the shooting epidemic has broken out in Sydney again. About nine o'clock to-night, a man named Fay found a man and…

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Police Raids. Assyrians Arrested in Connection With Silk Robberies. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 5

Six detectives raided two shops at Newtown to-day and took away with them two motor cars in which they piled about £1,800 worth of silk…

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The Tabulam Case. Emil Schellie Before the Court. Sensational Evidence

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 2

Emil Schellie, 37, on remand, appeared before Mr. Peisley, P.M., at the Casino Police Court yesterday on a charge of shooting at Henry Heathcote…

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Attempted Burglary

Northern Star · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—An attempt to rob the office at Artarmon railway station on the North Shore line early this morning failed. The would-be thief was apparently disturbed…

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Charge of Stealing

Northern Star · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—Detectives arrested three Syrians in connection with a big robbery in January last at the premises of Stanton Mellick and Coy., Redfern. The…

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