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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

3,215 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 161

Police Little to Do

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 3

J. T. McKittrick was charged at the Grafton Police Court with having committed a breach of the provisions of the Early Closing Act, by having…

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Amusements Star Court

Northern Star · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 6

"Hell-Bent Per Heaven," the J. Stuart Blackton production for Master Picture release, which comes to the Star Court Theatre to-night only, is a screen adaptation of the…

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P.M. Rebukes Police Officer

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

A severe lecture was administered by Mr. Arnold, P.M., to Inspector Woods, at the conclusion of the hearing of a traffic case at Bathurst, in…

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Trial Commences Los Angeles Murder Counsel Objects to Judge Hickman Threatened

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 3

MONTREAL, Wednesday. --A Los Angeles message States that thousands of persons endeavouring to gain admission at the opening of the trial of…

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Kyogle Items Interesting Court Cases Kyogle

Northern Star · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

Although the proceedings in the police court yesterday were conducted with the usual decorum there was an element of humour underlying the majority of the cases that came…

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Child Endowment Cheque. Interesting Court Case at Maclean

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 8

In the Small Debts Court at Maclean last week, before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., a garnishee application T. E. Sheehan v, Leo Gillespie, with Money,…

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Motor Driver Charged Omitted Turning Signal

Tweed Daily · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. --Walter Tilson Cunningham (34), a motor driver, was committed for trial at the Central Police Court to- day. on a charge that,…

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The Welsh Murder Gambling Responsible

Tweed Daily · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

Mr. C. Proudman, a young Englishman --comparatively, a recent arrival --informs "The Tweed Daily" that he knew David Lewis, the murdered…

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Woman Sent to Gaol Slashed Sailor With Razor

Tweed Daily · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. --Dorothy Roberts (21), was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at the Central Court today for having assaulted Victor…

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False Pretences Charged Man Arrested in Sydney Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 9

Detectives on Wednesday arrested a man wanted on a charge of false pretences. It is alleged that he told his friends at Canberra that he was short of money, and had…

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Raids by the Police Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 9

Twenty-five men were arrested during a raid on a garage at Redfern on Wednesday night. It is alleged that the floor of the garage was carpeted and was furnished…

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Forgers' Den Unearthed by French Police Leader Escapes

Tweed Daily · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

PARIS, Friday. -- The police unearthed a veritable forgers' den in a lonely villa at Vitry-Sur-Seine. The master forger, Andre Villa, fled, but…

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Brothers in Court Prosecutor Breaks Down Newcastle

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 13

When Harry Clauton was charged at the police court with having assaulted his brother. David Clauton, and the magistrate announced his intention of convicting, the…

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Woman Drowned Husband Charged With Murder South Australian Tragedy

Tweed Daily · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Friday. --The inquest was opened at Port Adelaide yesterday, into the death of Mrs. Stella Hamilton, whose body was found floating in the…

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The Last Game inside and Outside Cardiff Gaol Both Men Calm Driscqll Jests with Warders London

Northern Star · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 5

Emotional scenes, praying and hymn singing by the crowds at Cardiff gaol, hysterical cries, and fainting women were in sharp contrast to the last hours…

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Charged with Assault. Arrests Effected

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday. -- Detectives arrested two men and detained two women in connection with an alleged out rage committed upon Louis Earl…

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Escaped From Gaol the Police Puzzled Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 5

Wollongong gaolbreakers, James Atkins (26) and Lionel Horton (32), were rceaptuved at Gosford last night. They had travelled the greater part of a huudred miles,…

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A Bishop Sentenced London

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 7

A message states that the Moscow Roman Catholic Bishop, Monsignor Skalsky, or Polish nationality, was sentenced to ten years on charges of counter revolutionary…

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Brutal Assault on Woman Another Casino Sensation

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Miss A. J. Mackey, a music teacher, who resides alone in a dwelling in West street, Casino, opposite the saleyards, was the victim of a brutal attack on…

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Woman Shot Her Husband Charged Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 5

Mrs. Mary Hartramps, a resident of Surry Hills, was admitted to Sydney Hospital last night with a bullet wound in the forehead and with blood pouring from the wound. She…

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