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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

2,286 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 115

Profiteering Court. the Price of Fresh Milk

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The sittings of the Profiteering Prevention court under Judge Beeby was opened to-day. The court proceeded to inquire into the price of fresh country…

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Youths Charged with Murder. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Another four youth's —Boyce, Tobin, Whelan and McNamara—all residents of Dublin, appeared before the court-martial at Dublin to-day in…

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Yesterday's Police Court

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 2

At the Casino Police Court yesterday a number of dairymen were fined for failing to register their dairies. In imposing a fine of £2 and 8- costs…

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Charge of Murder

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Charles Wynne Speechley was again before the Central Police Court, this morning and charged with feloniously and maliciously murdering…

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Wolgast Murder. Speechley Again Remanded

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--Charles Speechley appeared at the Central Police Court to-day charged with murdering Constable Wolgast in Centennial Park…

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Star Court

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 4

Another Universal programme is advertised for to-night at the Star Court. Harry Cirey stars in "Riders of Vengeance," a brilliantly dramatic story, in which will be…

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Wolgast Murder. How Speechley Was Arrested

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—An account given by the police of the arrest of Speechley, who has been charged with the murder of Constable Wolgast, is that about 5.30 p.m…

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Kyogle Police Court. Thursday, January 27, 1921. (before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P .M.)

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 2

P. A. Hart proceeded against A. E. Russ an order directing him to vacate certain premises at Wyangarie. Mr. Fitzhardinge, for…

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Wolgast Murder. Lined Up for Indentification

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—About 3.15 p.m. 13 men including Speechley, were lined up in the exercise yard at the Central Police Station for identification. Four persons were…

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Sensation at Court Martial. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.—The court martial in Dublin was amidst a sensational adjourned because the principal witness, described as Mr. C, did not appeared. It is stated he…

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Witnesses at Court Martial. (United Service, Ltd.)

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

DUBLIN, Thursday.—In connection with the shooting cases at Belfast it is stated that the Royal Irish Constabulary victims were witnesses at the forthcoming…

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Police Court. Failed to Enrol

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

At the Mullumbimby Police Court on Thursday before Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.M., the following electors were fined 26 and 4 costs for failing to enrol on…

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Sensational Assault

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—A returned sol-dier named Victor Elliott, who had suffered severely at the war, was as-saulted by three men in Victoria…

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The Centennial Park Murder

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

Charles Wynne [?] was before the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Friday, charged with [?] and maliciously murdering Frederick…

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Star, Court

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 4

The programme advertised for to-night at the Star Court is claimed to be one of exceptional merit. Constance Talmadge takes the lead in the excellent First National…

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The Commonwealth Court

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Mr. Blakeley, M.P., addressing the A.W.U. Conference to-day, said that while the A.W.U. signified its willingness to continue its registration in the…

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Heavy Court List

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Owing to the record number of cases to come before the Sydney court of Quarter Sessions the Attorney-General (Mr. McTiernan) has made…

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Duntroon Graduate. a Court Martial

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Evidence for the defence in the case in which Captain Grain ger, a Duntroon graduate, who is undergoing a court martial on a charge of having…

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Profiteering Court. the Price of Milk

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—His Honor Judge Beeby continued the inquiry in the Profiteering Prevention Court into the price of milk. R. Strong, dairy farmer, of Berry,…

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Cargo Pilfering. Enormous Annual Losses. Special Police Force for London Docks. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 3

Lord Inchcape's letter has drawn attention to the serious pilfering of Overseas cargoes, which is estimated causes London alone a loss of over…

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