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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Stole Two Cabbages Sentenced to Three Months' Gaol

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 3

ALBURY, Tuesday.--At the local Police Court, a man named Guldy was sentenced to three months' gaol on a charge of having stolen…

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Estate Agent Charged

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 3

An estate agent in business at Manly was arrested by Detective-Sergeant Gallagher and Detective Lawrence, and charged with fraud in connection with…

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Recaptured. Bega Gaol Escapees

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

SYDNEY. Wednesday.— The two prisoners who escaped from Bega Gaol on Sunday night have been recaptured…

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Despicable Theft. Hospital Cabbage Stolen

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

ALBURY, Tuesday.--Robert Guldy was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at the Albury Police Court to-day on a charge of having stolen…

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Bob Skelton. Escapes From Gaol

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- A message received from Glen Innes states that during yesterday a prisoner, Bob Skelton, escaped from Glen. Innes lockup,…

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Police Hoaxed

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

"A body of a man is floating in a well a short distance from the post office." This was the message received by the Oakleigh (Vic.) police from the"…

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Donnybrook Murder. Husband Surrenders

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

PERTH, Tuesday.--The body of a married woman, named Gill, was found in bed with the top of her head blown of fat a farm at Donnybrook. Her…

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Punched a Constable. Three Months. for Assault

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

At Lismore Police Court yesterday, before Mr.F. D.H. Sutherland, P.M., Cecil Linden Olson pleaded guilty to stealing a cap valued at 9/06, the…

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Jealous Husband Faces Murder Charge

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 3

PERTH, Tuesday.--The body of a married woman named Gill was found in her bed at a farm at Donnybrook, to-day, with the top of her head blown…

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£500 Bail. Darlinghurst Murder

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Pierre Mousett (52) was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having murdered George Dunne, at Darlinghurst,…

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Land Agent in Court

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

At the Grafton Police Court, Walter Arnold appeared, to answer a charge of misappropriation. The information set out that Arnold had been given…

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The Black Hand of Murder. (Published by Arrangement.)

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 5

William G. Shepherd, after an exhaustive survey as special representative of "Collier's," of Prohibition and its results in Chicago has this to…

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Still Unsolved. Double Murder at Annerley. Detectives Busy

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 4

Is the Annerley double murder going to be added to the formidable list of Queensland'a unsolved murders The apparent failure, to-date, of detectives,…

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Broken Hill Mystery. Crowd Rush Court

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 5

When the doors of the court opened at the preliminary hearing against young Hughes, charged with the murder of the girl, Joan, Smith, a great…

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Local and General Court House Revenue

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

During the year the revenue at the Casino Court House amounted to £39,30052. Public monies collected totalled £4282192…

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Orgy of Cheques Young Englishman Who Posed as Major. Arrested in Murwillumbah, 30 Months' Gaol

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

Charles Kenneth Carter, when he arrived in Murwillumbah on December 16 in an Over and car suspected of having been stolen, was arrested by…

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Boy's Death French Chef in Court Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 5

Pierre Titrien Mousset (53), a French chef, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having murdered George Dunne in Little Burton-street, Darlinghurst,…

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Police Nonplussed Search for Motorist Responsible for John Hunter's Death

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Sydney police are still nonplussed as to the whereabouts of the motorist who is said to have been responsible for the death of…

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Darlinghurst Tragedy Death of George Dunne. French Chef Faces Murder Charge. Remanded on Bail

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--"Pierre Titrien Mousset (52), a French chef, was charged at the Central Police Court, today, with having murdered George…

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Safebreaker Fails Gelignite Used at Townsville. Police Say it Was Work of Amateur

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Tuesday: At 8 o'clock yesterday morning one of the partners of A. J. Cash's store discovered that the back door had been interfered…

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