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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

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Casino Police Court An Affair at Bonalbo Girl in the Case

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 2

At Casino Police Court yesterday Robert Burcham proceeded against Henry Parker for an alleged assault stated to have been committed at…

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Life of Crime Severe Sentence for Theft

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—When William Hendricks (38), laborer, was sentenced to a year's hard labour at the Burwood Court to-day on a charge of…

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Life of Crime Severe Sentence for Theft

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—When William Hendricks (38), laborer, was sentenced to a year's hard labor at the Burwood Court to-day on a charge of…

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Brutal Assault Man Struck with Bottle Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 9

Edgar Wheeler (25) was brutally attacked by another man with a bottle in Crown-street last night and after being kicked about the body was left…

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Brutal Assault Man Beaten With Bottle Constable Attacked

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Edgar Wheeler (25), was brutally attacked by another man with a bottle in Crown Street last night, and after being knocked…

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Carried Off Woman Company Manager Charged Perth Affair

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 3

PERTH, Tuesday.--The case was commenced in the City Court to-day in which Herbert A. Mitchell (aged about 45 years), an insurance…

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Murder Charge Insurance Agent in Trouble

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Tuesday.-- Arthur Goldbold, insurance agent, who yesterday was remanded on the charge of causing grievous bodily harm to…

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Found in Yard Fruiterer Sent to Gaol Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 9

Carl Edward Holmes (26), a, fruiterer, who admitted several prior convictions, the last being three years' imprisonment for housebreaking in…

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Police Raid in Melbourne Counterfeit Coins Seized

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Police raided a house in Port Melbourne at midnight and seized several counterfeit coins and a number of plaster moulds…

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Police Raid in Melbourne Counterfeit Coins Seized

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Police raided a house in Port Melbourne at midnight and seized several counterfeit coins and a number of plaster moulds…

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Sporting News the Turf Court Princess Injured

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 3

The well-known rivers' trainer C. A. Russell, who intended talking Court Primess, Funny and Seintillate to the Tablelands to start at the Glen lunes…

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Sporting News the Turf Court Princess Injured

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 3

The well-known rivers' trainer C. A. Russell, who intended taking Court Princess, Funny and Scintillate to the Tablelands to start at the Glen Innes…

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Boonjie Murder "Wanted" Man Arrested? at Thursday Island Thursday Island, Tuesday.--A

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 2

man named James Maurice Kelly, who was arrested on Monday evening, appeared before the court to day charged with vagrancy. He pleaded…

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Spurious Coins Canberra Florin Police Make Midnight Raid Man Arrested

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Police raided a house at Port Melbourne at midnight and seized several counterfeit coins and a number of plaster…

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The Man Who Laughs Super-picture at Star Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 4

Victor Hugo's immortal romance, "The Man Who Laughs," has at last been made into a motion picture. With infinite effort and at great expense, the…

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Alleged Theft Railway Employees Charged

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 3

PROSERPINE, Wednesday:-- Two rail way employees, Clarence Robert Harvey (driver.), and Albert Ernest Philips (fireman), who were arrested…

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"I Am No Saint" Australian Crooks Sentenced in London Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--"I am on saint, but I am not an habitual criminal. I do not want to go back to imprisonment," said James Davis…

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"Life of Crime" 12 Months for Stealing

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--When William Hendrick (38), laborer, was sentenced to one year's hard labor at Burwood Court this morning, on the…

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Charged Moving Train Elephant's Little Joke

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 2

HOBART, Wednesday.--An elephant belonging to Wirth's circus, ridden by an attendant named E. Weeks, charging a moving train while waiting to cross a…

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Police Kept Busy

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 3

COWRA, Wednesday:-- The police are having some trouble with the arg. body of unemployed who have flocked to Cowra in the hope of getting work…

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