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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

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Murder Suspected Girl's Mutilated Body Found

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 5

PEKING, Friday:-- The body of Pamela (17), daughter of Mr. Edward Warner, former Consul at Foochow, was found outside the city wall,…

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"Better Off Dead" Man Sent To Gaol MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 12

"The sooner you are off the earth the better," said the Magistrate to George Taylor Grace (54), who was sentenced at Fitzroy court to-day to…

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Murder of Embassy Official Belgium Demands Reparation

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 5

BRUSSELS, Friday:--The Government has sent a note to Valencia demanding official reparation from the Spanish…

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Court Sequel Two Men Fined BALLINA

Northern Star · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 12

A disturbance at the Royal Hotel Broadwater, in the early hours the morning on December 21 had sequel at Broadwater Police Cou[?]…

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Police Hopes Raised Skeleton Mystery Clues to Identity of Victim

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday: -- The police investigating the Wedderburn skeleton mystery have had their hopes raised in [?] the…

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Gaol Warning. Given Baroness

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 2

Baroness Stutterheim, of the Meadway, Hampstead, was given 48 hours at Old Street recently to "find the money" to pay £27 in fines imposed…

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Traffic Breaches in Sydney Annual Return From Water Police

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday:-- Revenue collected at the Water Police Court, which is the main traffic court of Sydney, in 1936 exceeded that of 1935…

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Resentment of Criticism Police Officers "Obliged To Remain Silent By Regulations"

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday:-- Resentment was expressed at a meeting of the Police Officers' Association at the severe criticism which had…

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Stealing Charge

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 4

In Murwillumbah Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. F. E. Nicholl and J. L. Banner, J's.P., James Wilson (34) appeared on a charge of having,…

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Charges of Assault

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 4

Richard Henry Willcox (22) and Alfred John Deakins (20) appeared before Messrs. F. E. Nicholl and J. L. Banner, J's.P., in Murwillumbah Police…

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Man Committed for Trial Charged With Maliciously Wounding Wife

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 5

MOREE, Monday:--Edward Miller, a station hand, was committed for trial at the Moree Police Court today on a charge of having…

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Police Difficulty Bringing In Bookmakers

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 8

A big problem has been set for the police by Manchester (Eng) magistrates, whose latest edict is "bring in the bookmakers."…

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Intent to Murder Charge Men Remanded MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 7

"THAT at Royal Park on May 22 they did wound John O'Connell Brophy with intent to murder." This was the charge…

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Three Men Sent to Gaol Intent to Steal Incident at Tweed Heads Coursing Ground

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 4

Three men were arrested at the Tweed Heads coursing ground on Saturday night and taken to the lockup. Yesterday morning at…

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Truck Driver Reports to Police "Unaware of Collision"

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday:--The driver of the truck which was involved in a collision with a motor car driven by Mr. Cooper (Minister for Public…

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U.S.A. Supreme Court New York

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 10

Emanuel Celler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, in a radio address to-day said: "The Supreme Court must be made to…

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U.S. Supreme Court "Must Follow Election Returns"

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday:--Mr. Emanuel Celler (Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee), in a radio address, said:--…

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Brophy Shooting Case Two Men Appear in Court

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday: Charged with wounding Superintendent John O'Connell Brophy, head of the C.I.B., with intent to murder,…

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Less Crime Kyogle Court Year Reviewed Small Debts Heavy

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 4

Charge and summons cases heard at Kyogle Police Court during 1936 decreased by 26 when compared with those of the…

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Police Inspector to Be Heard New S.P. Inquiry SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 8

THE State Government has decided to issue a further commission to Judge Markell to enable him to hear the evidence of Inspector…

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