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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

1,756 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 88

Trouble in Jamaica British Soldiers and Police

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

KINGSTON (Jamaica), Tuesday:-Soldiers of the Northumberland Fusiliers caused a disturbance on Monday night. After one of their comrades…

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Thefts From Radio Factory Police Charge Seven Employees

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday:-Unable to account for the daily disappearance of quantities of stock from a radio factory at Surry Hills, the manager, set many…

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Soldiers Run Riot Clash with Police Kingston (Jamaica)

Northern Star · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 7

Soldiers of the Northumberland Fusiliers caused a disturbance on Monday night after one of their comrades was slain in a fight. They…

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"Got His Men!" Northern Police Epic Trooper's Long Trek

Northern Star · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 9

Heading a string of six worn and feet weary camels, and followed by seven bearded, manacled natives Trooper McKinnon returned to Alice…

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E. R. Abigail's Will Appeal to High Court Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 4

The High Court has received notice of appeal against the recent interpretation by Mr. Justice Harvey of the will of the late E. R. Abigail,…

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Train "Scalers" a Big Batch Kyogle Police Court

Northern Star · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 9

On the arrival of goods train from Brisbane at Kyergle on Wednesday, Constable Crouch and Forbes took charge of ten young men who…

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Mystery of Farm Murder Body Found in Fire Puzzles Police LONDON

Northern Star · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 5

What appeared a simple case of a man overcome by smoke in a sudden fire in an office while typing at a desk…

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Gaoled for Assault Tried to Take Kiss

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday: - Joseph Hunter (21), laborer was sentenced to-day to a month for, having as assaulted a. girl,at North Stockton, and…

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Fined £3 for Stealing Pennyworth of Gas SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 5

Emily Evans, charged with having stolen gas worth one penny at Campsie Police Court to-day, pleaded that she…

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Murder Mystery Rent Money Missing. London

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 4

The body of the man found burned to death at Hampstead has been conclusively identified as Walter Spatchett by means of a laundry…

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Nurse Shoots Patient in Revenge for Murder SOFIA

Northern Star · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 5

Following the death of the editor Evtimoff, who was wounded during a political disturbance at the end of last month, his murderer Christoff…

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Attempt to Wreck House Bomb In, Copper. Police Investigate Lismor Mystery

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 2

A sinister motive is now believed to bo behind the wrecking of the bricked-in copper at the home of M. W. C Mobbs in Bright Street;…

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Murder Hunt in New Guinea Recruiter Killed 7 Natives Sentenced to Death

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday:--The story of a murder hunt in New Guinea was teld by Mr. E. McDonald. Acting Assistant District Officer at…

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Released From Gaol Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 6

Sentenced on April 27 of last year to three and a half years' imprisonment under the Bankruptcy Act, Walter Toohey (64), formerly a member of the…

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Alleged Assault by Constable SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 9

Constable Arthur Jones was charged at Manly Police Court yesterday with having assaulted Frank Alexander Mancer, a fish cafe proprietor. Mancer,…

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132 Charges Theft of Bicycles Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 5

No fewer than 132 charges of having stolen bicycles were preferred against Ernest Westbrook (29), Frederick Beattie (36), and Bruce Beattie (18) when…

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Father's Wish Gaol for Son Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 5

Describing his son as an inveterate thief, the father of James Lloyd (18) asked that he be sent to gaol. The son appeared on two charges of larceny…

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National Park Murder Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 4

Detectives investigating the murder of Bessie O'Connor to-day became possessed of certain information which they regard as important in assisting…

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6 KILLED, 20 Injured Rival Gaol Factions Calcutta

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 5

Six men were killed and twenty injured in a riot between prisoners in Dikhah gaol on the frontier. Ill feeling, which had been acute for…

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Fight on Ship Javanese Sent to Gaol Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 9

At the Central Policc Court yesterday, Kengo (42), a Javenes[?] native trimmer employed on the Dutch vessel Nieuw Holland, was sentenced…

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