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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

3,055 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 153

Wrecked Shenandoah. Court of Inquiry's Verdict

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Sunday:-The U.S.A. Navy Department has been absolved from all blame by the finding of the court of inquiry into the…

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Airship Disaster Verdict of Court of Inquiry (Reuter.) WASHINGTON

Northern Star · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 5

The court of inquiry into the disaster of the giant airship Shenandoah absolved the Navy Department from all blame. declaring that the destruction of the airship was due…

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No Need of Police. Law Abiding Drayton. No Arrests for Six Years

Tweed Daily · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 2

TOOWOOMBA, Saturday. Mr. T. R. Roberts, M.L.A., for East Toowoomba, has been advised by the Home Secretary's Department that, with reference…

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Police Court. Stealing Case Dismissed

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

The case in which Frederick Brown, of Coraki, was charged with having stolen £10, the property of Harold Bathurst Joseph, solicitor's clerk,…

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The Police Court Cases Before Murwillumbah Magistrate

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

Robert Bruce pleaded guilty, in Murwillumbah Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. S. Bromhead, P.M., to assaulting a constable, damaging a…

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Missing Money. Coraki Young Man Charged

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 3

Frederick Brown, of Coraki, was charged, in Murwillumbah Police Court, on Tuesday last, before Mr. W. S. B[?]omhead, P.M., with stealing £10, the…

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Wedding Murder Best Man Shot Dead Paris

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 5

A gay wedding party at the little town of Clery-sur-Somme, in the heart of the old Somme battlefield, was broken up by a murder…

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KYOGLE court house SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 5

Tenders for the erection of new building, etc., for Kyogle Court House, were opened by the Tender Board (Public Works Department) to-day. G. J. Grove, of Kyogle,…

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Assault Case Two Men Arrested in Connection With New Year's Eve Affair. " A Very Serious Offence." SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

The police yesterday arrested two men, in connection with the brutal attack on Violet Anderson, near Glebe Island Bridge, on New Year's Eve…

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Shenandoah Disaster Navy Absolved from all Blame by Washington Court Inquiry

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 3

The Washington court inquiry into the Shenandoah disaster absolved the Navy Department from all blame declaring the destruction was due,…

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44 Hours Week Variation of Awards Railways' Five Days Arbitration Court Appeals Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 5

The Arbitration Court was crowd today when applications were made for variation in a number of awards pursuant to the 44 Hours Week Act…

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44-Hour Week. Will Mean Extra £40,000 Yearly to Ferry Companies. Police Want Benefit of Act. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

The Arbitration Court was crowded to-day, when application was made for a variation of a number of awards, pursuant to the 44 Hour Week Act…

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Police Court Romance Marriage Instead of Gaol

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 14

When the case of Surah Holsen, 28 years, housekeeper, was before the court at Fitzroy (Melbourne) a week ago (she was charged with having stolen a bed spread,…

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Stealing Case Dismissed

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

The case in which Frederick Brown, of Coraki, was charged with having stolen £10, the property of Harold Bathurst Joseph, a solicitor's clerk,…

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London Police Chief. Appearance in Court. Arrested by Constable

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.-A Huge, crowd besieged the Marlborough Police Court on the appearance of Sir Basil Thomson (Assistant Commissioner of the…

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On Licensed Premises During Prohibited Hours. Cases in the Police Court

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

William Imeson and Francis McLean were charged in the Casino Police Court yesterday morning with having been found on the licensed premises of the…

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New Police Buildings

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

Mr. Small, the successful tenderer for the erection of new police buildings at Kyogle, arrived last week, and expects to make, a start with the…

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The Seamy Side Tales of Mean Streets Day in a London Police Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 7

They were having a jolly evening in the Blue Post public house until a dark-complexioned cigar merchant became involved in a discussion on nationality…

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Good Meals in Gaol Tacke Visited by Friends

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Henry Tacke, who is in Coburg gaol under remand on a charge of murdering Mrs. R. Currell, was visited by has wife…

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Work of Police Department

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 13

The Inspector-General of Police, in reporting to the Chief Secretary, Mr. Lazzarin, stated that the increase of the volume of departmental business durinig the…

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