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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

2,136 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 107

Licensing Court. (Before the P.M. ad Mr. G. J. Mortimer, J.P.)

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 2

Frances Badham, Casino, was granted a renewal of her colonial wine license. Mr. Norton appeared for Ernest…

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Police Promotion

Northern Star · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday—The recent police promotions include the following:—To be inspector, second-class: Inspector Woods, Lismore. The promotion will take effect from…

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Star Court Pictures

Northern Star · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 4

A programme of exceptional merit is advertised for to-night, the stars, "Men" and "Grain of Dust," being two of the features now being shown to crowded houses in…

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Run to Earth. Daring Gaol Escapee Captured. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 3

A man with several aliases was arrested yesterday and charged with escaping from custody. He was arrested under the name of Regan…

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IRELAND. Chief of Police Dismissed. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 5

DUBLIN, Friday.—A sensation has been caused by the summary dismissal of Sir Joseph Byrne, Chief of Police, without notice. He was merely informed that the…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

Before Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.M., yesterday morning the charge sheet was a rather formidable one, but most of the cases set down were either withdrawn or postponed…

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Casino Police Court

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 6

On Friday, before the P.M., George Pyers pleaded not guilty to using indecent language in Centre-street, Casino. Constable Holland…

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Licensing Court

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

On Friday, before the P.M. and Mr. G. J. Mortimer, J.P., L.M.'s. The quarterly report of the Licensing Inspector was read, and the Bench…

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Star Court Pictures

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

The pictures advertised for to-night at the Star Court, make up a programme seldom if ever excelled. The drama, "Men," which was screened also last night, is certainly a…

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Engineers Before the Court

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Percy Bolton, James Begbie, and Jack Thompson, engineers of the steamer Eastern, were again before the police court on a charge of having refused…

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Retrospective Awards. Full Court Consideration. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

The Full Court of the High Court of Australia begins a special vacation sitting to-morrow for the purpose of hearing argument as to whether the…

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Persistent Attacks on Police Barracks. Defenders Largely Outnumbered. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 3

A hundred Sinn Feiners, with revolvers and shot guns, attacked the police barracks at Castle Hackett, County Galway, and wrecked it with bombs,…

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Police Court

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 2

Before. Mr. M. H. Cleeve, J.P., at the Murwillumbah Police Court yesterday, Henry Willet (60), and Roy Parmenter (29), were charged with having…

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Opium Case. Sentence of Six Months' Gaol

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In connection with the seizure of opium valued at £2500 at Cremorne' in December last Joseph Powell and Clarence Potts were charged at the…

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Star Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 4

The world-famed actor. John Barrymore, stars to-night sin "Raffles," a seven-reel master production, showing the eleverest crook the world has over Known. "The girl…

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High Court Bench

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The names of Messrs. Shand, Blacket, Campbell, Ralston and Owen are mentioned in connection with the vacancy oh the High Court Bench…

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Kyogle Shooting Case. Hart Before the Court

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 1

At the Casino Police Court on Friday, before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M., John Montague Hart, on remand, was charged with that he did at…

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Police Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 2

There was very little business at the Murwillumbah Police Court yesterday. An assault case, in which Herbert Foster was proceeding against Walter Bullock,…

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Warden's Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 2

At the Warden's Court, held at Murwillumbah yesterday, the application of Alexander Gibson to enter and prospect on his own land in the parish of…

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Licensing Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 2

A Licensing Court was held at Murwillumbah yesterday, before Messrs. . A. J. Piesley, P.M., and A. E. Budd and F. P. Ewing. G. B. McClymont's…

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