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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

2,187 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 110

The New Guard Case Against Leader Crowded Court Adjournment Granted SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 7

The case in which Eric Campbell, leader of the New Guard movement was charged with using insulting words in an address at Lane…

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Alleged Forged Will £101,000 INVOLVED Two Women and Man Before Court

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Friday:--A man and his wife and daughter appeared in the Adelaide Police Court to-day on a Charge arising over a…

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6 Weeks' Gaol Mrs. Gandhi Sentenced CALCUTTA

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 5

Mrs. Kasturbhai Gandhi, wife of the Congress leader (who is himself in gaol), was convicted at Surat under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, and…

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Motor Car Stealing

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 4

During the past few months there has been a mild epidemic of motor car stealing from garages and parking areas at Casino. Last Thursday…

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Comedy in Court Flippant Lady's Defiance Sent to Gaol

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday:--This is not a court at all. You take yourselves too seriously," said Sheila Humphries, with a toss of the head, when charged at…

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Murder Backstairs

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 8

Detective Payne, liked and admired Detective Dundee, but on the ride out to Hillcrest lie found his young associate very poor company…

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Brutal Assault Chinese Gardeners Robbed

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday:--A brutal assault was made on who Chinese market gardeners at Chumbrumba by two men, who robbed them of a quantity…

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Arrests at Armidale Alleged Cattle Stealing

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sunday:--A stir was caused in Armidale on Saturday by the arrest of Thomas Hiekey (23) and John Prater (28) on charges of cattle…

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Murder Charge Laid Shooting of Cecil Baker

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 6

SYDNEY, Saturday:--The five clays and nights' intensive search lay police, following the killing of 19-year-old Cecil Baker, at…

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Recent Shooting Youth on Murder Charge SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 5

The five days and five nights' intensive search by police, foil owing the killing of 19-year-old Cecil Baker, at Yagoona railway station last Monday…

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Wild Chase Police and Suspects Pursuers Outdistanced Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 5

What is believed to have been an attempt to rob Sergeants Limited, wellknown city caterers, of a large sum of money, was frustrated to-night by the…

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Police Car Crashes Into Van Tragedy in Melbourne Thieves Escape

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday:--While pursuing a stolen car on Saturday night a powerful police car crashed into a confectioner's van at Clifton Hill…

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Registration of All Firearms Police Commissioner's Recommendation War Against Crime

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday:--As well as recommending to the Government that all firearms should he registered, the Commissioner of Police…

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Court of Petty Sessions Tweed Heads Business Returns for 1931

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 2

Following is a summary of business transacted at Tweed Heads Court House during the year ended December 31, the particulars being made available by…

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Byron Bay Police Court

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 2

At the Byron Bay Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. R. Brownell and R. J. Clarke, J's.P., Frederick Watts and Henry Gibbler were again…

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Stealing Charge

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 2

At Tweed Heads Police Court yesterday, Clement Francis Reynolds (28) was charged that, on December 26 last, he did, at Tweed Heads, steal one pair…

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Police Court Cases at Lismore

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 3

Failing to state his Christian name and surname in full, in a notification in a shop window that he treated an ailment (indigestion), Tommy Young, a…

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Murder Backstairs

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 8

"Oh, don't be an idiot!" she cried, stamping her foot. "I didn't put wood alcohol in her perfume, and I don't know who did!"…

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Sentenced for Fraud Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 4

When Thomas James Mu[?]r (30) as charged with having obtained £41 from Rene Stubbs by fraud, evidence was given by Stubbs that defendant…

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Roman Organ Magistrate and Music

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 2

A truly astonishing discovery has been reported by Professor Ludwig Nagy, who is in charge of excavations near Budapest, on the site of what was…

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