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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

2,502 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 126

Stolen Timber Successful Police Raid. Two Arrests Made

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The police who raided a house in North Melbourne, found timber worth £600 stored in different rooms. This is alleged to be a part of a quantity…

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Help for the Police. Duty of the Public. Mr. Oakes Investigating

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Just how the public may be compelled to help the police when they are attached in the execution of their duty is engaging the attention of the…

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Police Court

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

At the Murwillumbah Police Court yesterday before Mr. R. H. Hicks, J.P., James Edward Norton, was fined 10 in default three days' hard labor for…

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Tweed Heads Cases at the Police Court

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

At the Tweed Heads Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs. W. R. Greenwood and R. T. Gillies, Js.P., Bertram Walker proceeded against Herbert…

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Lismore Police Court. Monday, January 29. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.m.) Offensive Behaviour

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 4

Henry Elliott, of Lismore, was charged with offensive' behaviour, on January 16, in Keen and Zadoc streets. Sergeant Cradock said at 6.15 p.m. on the…

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Alleged Breaking and Entering. Three Youths Before the Court

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—At the Central Police Court to-day William Brown, James O'Sullivan, and Alfred Jones, all youths, were charged with breaking and entering a house,…

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Electric Lighting of Police Quarters

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 4

Some time ago the Chief Secretary's department decided to have electric light installed at the Murwillumbah Police quarters. To-day a start will be made…

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Forced Marriages. 44 Per Cent. in the State. Statement by Magistrate

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- "According to statistics there are 44 per cent. of forced marriages in this State," said Mr. Giles Shaw, S. M., in the Central Police Court…

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Released From Gaol

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Two bookmakers, who were sentenced to a months' imprisonment at Ballarat for street betting were released to-day after…

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Murder Charge. Two Men Arrested

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday.-- As the result of an altercation in an hotel at Bundaberg to-day between Joseph Burke, John Haward and Thomas…

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"Threatened with Murder." Evidence at Inquest

Northern Star · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—An extraordinary story of having been threatened with murder was told by a witness at the inquest into the death of Henry Mullan, who was…

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Alleged Murder. Woman Committed for Trial

Northern Star · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Broken Hill coroner committed Jane Anstey for trial for the alleged murder of Timothy Galvin. Frances Ford gave evidence as to bearing…

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Altercation in Hotel. Charge of Murder

Northern Star · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—As the result of an altercation in a hotel at Bundaberg between Joseph Burke, John Howard and Thomas Coonan, the two last named have…

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"2000 Years in Gaol." (Published by Arrangement.) Prohibition Absurdities

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 3

according to recent cablegrams from Washing to Australia, the Department of Justice has announced [?] of violaters of the Prohibition…

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Violence in America Two Men Killed by Police

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday.-- At Corbin, today two men were killed by the special police while battling with the railway employees…

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Stabbed in the Back. Broken Hill Tragedy. Woman Committed on Murder Charge

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 3

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.-- At the conclusion of the inquest yesterday on Timothy Galvin, Janet Anstey was committed for trial on the charge of murder…

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Alleged Detention of Children. Man and Woman Before Court

Northern Star · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.—As a sequel to the discovery of the body of an infant buried on the prenlises at Newlands same time ago, Daniel Cooper and Martha…

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M.L.C. in Court. Faced with Two Charges. Remanded for Medical Observation

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.-- James Wilson. M.L.C., appeared at the Central Police Court to-day on two charges, one of having been drunk in King street last night…

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Police Court

Tweed Daily · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 2

At the Murwillumbali Police Court yesterday, before Messrs, A. E. Eyles and. A. Buchanan, Js.P., the Permanent Trustee Company of New South Wales…

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Coraki Police Court

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 7

On Tuesday last before Messrs. W. Nolan and R. R. Stewart, J'sP. William Edward Cook was charged with having stolen from a dwelling a…

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