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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

2,031 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 102

Police Clash With Arabs Three Killed

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 5

JERUSALEM, Wednesday.-- Troops and police engaged a band of 40 armed Arabs near the frontier village of Saffa, killing…

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Greatest Bugbear to Police Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 7

The secretary of the Police Association of New South Wales (Mr. Cosgrove), who has completed a 2000 miles tour of country districts…

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Raid by Nazi Police After Pledge to Defeat Hitler

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

Without warning, the dreaded Nazi secret police raided thousands of offices, flats, and houses in all parts of Germany last, in a desperate attempt to…

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Remand Granted Alleged Theft of Car Casino

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 5

William Craft (23), of Maitland, was remanded for eight days at the Casino Police Court to-day on a charge of stealing a car valued at…

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Barber Committed on Murder Charge Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 7

Harcourt Lee (38), a hairdresser, was committed for trial today at the Coroner's Court on a charge of having murdered…

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Police Story Of Midnight Scene

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 9

In Lismore Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. H. Kelly, J.P., Christopher Griffiths (37) pleaded guilty to charges of having behaved in an…

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Arbitration Court Judge MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 7

The Federal Cabinet decided to appoint Mr. Harold Bayard Piper, a barrister, of Adelaide, the fourth Judge of the Federal Arbitration…

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Plot Against Delbos Police Discovery Amongst Correspondence

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 3

PARIS, Friday:--Police have discovered among the correspondence of Kalman Budai, the Hungarian arrested on December 11 at Valenciennes,…

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New Judge Appointed Commonwealth Arbitration Court

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday:--The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Menzies) announced to-night that Harold Bayard Piper, barrister, of Adelaide, had been…

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Vacancy in U.s. Supreme Court

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Thursday:--Members of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee petitioned President Roosevelt requesting the…

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Police Called In To Kill Snake BANGALOW

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 6

At times a police officer is called upon to perform unusual duties. On being called to a house in Leslie-street, Bangalow, Sergt. Kirk was shown a 6ft,…

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Newcastle Inquest Evidence Completed in Closed Court Newcastle

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 7

When the inquest was continued to-day into the death of Dorothy Mary Everett (27), who was found strangled in the grounds of…

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100 Witnesses on the Police Brief Inquest on Death of Demsey

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.--With a statement that there were 100 witnesses on the police brief, the inquest on the death of John…

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Robbed Her Lover Woman Sentenced for £130 Theft

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 6

A woman who, with her brother, stole compensation money from the man she was going to marry, appeared in the dock of Liverpool the other…

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Noisy Wedding Party Bridegroom Almost in Gaol

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 6

How a newly-married man almost spent his wedding night in a prison cell was related at Glasgow when Tomas Hanafey (35), of Netherfield…

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Child Witness of Alleged Murder

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 6

Allegations that a middle-aged miner had been accused of familiarity with a daugliter-in-law and Then shot by his son were made…

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Cheque Frauds Man and Woman are Charged

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 8

Activities of a "dangerous forger," said to have been covered by a woman cheque "dropper," were referred to at Marylebone…

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Police Haul Stolen Cars In River Bed

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Saturday:-- Stolen cars and motor cycles worth £1400 have been recovered by the Richmond detective division in the last few…

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Clergyman's Obsession Reinstated Vicar in Court Again

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 3

[?] leave the Church for having been convicted on a serious charge 20 years ago, a clergyman struggled to overcome his…

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Lost Property Finder's Responsibility Stealing Charge

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 2

At the conclusion of the hearing of a stealing charge in the Lismore Police Court yesterday, the magistrate (Mr. H. Hawkins) said…

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