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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

3,215 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 161

Communists Sentenced Riga

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 5

The trial was concluded of 29 Latvian Communists charged with attempting to overthrow the present regime and establish a Communist dictatorship. Twenty were…

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Sheep Stealing West Australian Complaint

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 3

PERTH. Tuesday.—At the last meeting of the West Arthur Road Board, it was decided to request the Commissioner of Police to do…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing Case Against a Butcher

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 2

Before Mr. F. D. H. Sutherland, P.M., in the Casino Police Court yesterday morning, Thomas E. Llewellyn, of Leeville, was charged with having…

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Amusements Star Court Theatre

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 4

"Frisco Sally Levv," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's new, picture, featuring, the vivacious Sally O'Neil, which comes to the Star. Court Theatre, Lismore to-night, is a…

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Reprieve Sought Petition With 1,000,000 Signatures Welsh Murder

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 3

LONDON, Monday:—The question of a reprieve for John and Edward Rowlands and Daniel Briscoll, who have been condemned to death for the…

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"Christmas Cheer" Missing Beer Cases in Lismore Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 13

During the Christmas holidays 47 bottles of lager and 48 bottles of bitter ale were stolen from Mr. G. Stratford's depot at youth Lismore. What was alleged to be…

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Rydalmere Tragedy Strangled in Mental Hospital the Inquest Patient's Behaviour in Court Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 5

An inquest was commenced to-day by the Parraniatta coroner concerning the tragedy at Rydalmere Mental Hospital on January 16, when one of the inmates,…

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Sentenced for Stealing Casino

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 4

At a special sitting of the Casino Police Court this morning, presided over by Mr. F. D. H. Sutherland, P.M., John Williams, who was yesterday convicted at Casino on…

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Rydalmere Murder Case Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 7

When the Attorney-General returns to the city he will decide whether a bill will be filed against William Horace Suckling, who was yesterday committed for trial on a…

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Solicitor Charged Allegation of Fraud Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day Thomas Joseph Hurley (51), solicitor, was charged with having received £403 12s trader, authority and upon terms requiring him to pay it…

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Grazier Charged a Loan Transaction Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

At the Central Police Court Robert G. M. Tyson, a well-known grazier of Happy Valley and Reedy Creek stations, near Aberdeen, was committed for trial on a charge of…

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False Pretences Station Owner Charged Committed for Trial

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

SYDNEY; Wednesday.-- At the Central Police Court, Robert G. M. Tyson, owner of Happy Valley and Reedy Creek stations, near Aberdeen,…

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Millionaire Reprieved The Melun Murder Case

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

PARIS, Tuesday:-- The President (M. Doumergue), exercising his privilege, has granted a reprieve to Gaston Guyot (Gaston Guyot, the millionaire…

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"Flying Dutchman" Youth Leads Police Merry Chase

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- Having secured an 85 horsepower sports model car, Frederick Reeves (17), has led the police a merry dance for the past…

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"The Flying Dutchman" Leads the Police a Dance Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 7

Having secured an 85 horse power sports model car Frederick Reeves (17) led the police a merry dance for the past cloven weeks. He was chased by the police in…

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Condemned Men Murder of Cardiff Footballer No Reprieve Precautions for the Execution London

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

Sir Austen Chamberlain has refused to reprieve John Rowlands and Edward Driscoll, who were found guilty of murdering David Lewis, the Cardiff…

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Freely Forgave Brother Pleads With Magistrate Assault Case

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. --When Harry Clauton, was charged at the Newcastlc Police Court to- day with having assaulted his brother, David Clauton, and…

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Disciplining a Gin Aboriginal's Brutal Assault

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 3

PERTH, Thursday. --Because his gin would not go for water when he ordered her to, an aboriginal named Joe Jackawarra made a savage attack on…

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A Police Mistake

Northern Star · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

In a police prosecution against. William Hoffman, a car proprietor, residing at Kyogle, it was alleged in evidence by Constable Cohan and Sergeant Lisle that they had both…

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Murder and Suicide in Auckland Suburb

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Thursday. --A double tragedy occurred at Point Chevalier, a suburb of Auckland, to- day, when Peter Closs, a laborer, murdered his…

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