Police, Soldiers Clash In Haymarket SYDNEY
Hundreds of people completely blocked traffic in George-street, Haymarket, last night to watch police and soldiers in conflict. Four…
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Courts & crime, 1940
1,066 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 54
Boy Evacuees Bound Over by Court
Four London children evacuated to Horsham played being firemen. They attached a hose to a tap and poured water into two unfinished houses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Contents Intact Safe Recovered by Police Dive[?] SYDNEY
With the contents intact a safe which was stolen from the Schofield Post Office last Thursday was recovered by a police diver in Cattai Greek, near…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Gaol Escapee Before Court
BRISBANE, Monday:—The circumstances of the arrest of Arthur Ernest Hallinay (29), laborer, who is alleged to have escaped from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Norwegians Charged with Neglect of Duty Strong Note Seeks Internment Of Altmarck
LONDON, Monday:—It is stated officially that Britain has sent a Note to Norway demanding full particulars of the Altmarck incident and declaring that the Norwegian examination of the ship was perfunctory…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →31 Men Fined Sequel to Police Raid
FINES totalling £30 were Imposed by Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., in the Lismore Police Court yesterday as the sequel to a police raid…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Local and General Tweed Heads Court
James Notar, of Tweed Heads, was charged before Mr. R. G. Collins, J.P., at Tweed Heads Court yesterday with having behaved offensively in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Meet Wall of Silence in Melbourne Shooting
MELBOURNE, Monday:—Detectives investigating a shooting affray in Therry, outside Victoria Markets, North Melbourne last night in which two men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Raid on Lismore Premises 31 Men on Gaming Charges
LISMORE, Monday:—Fines totalling £30 were imposed by the Police Magistrate (Mr. J. McElroy) in the Lismore Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fined £5 on Stealing Charge
George SALAELD (28) was fined £5, with the alternative of imprisonment with hard labour for 10 days, after pleading guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Young Albanian Charged with Parricide
ROCKHAMPTON, Tuesday:—Nexehemidim Ibrahim (18), Albanian laborer, appeared in the Police Court at Biloela this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Found Guilty of Murder Youth Sentenced to Death
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: — Found guilty of the murder of Alfred Thomas Atherton (35), hotel useful, on December 20 at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →U.s. Communist Sentenced
NEW YORK, Tuesday: — Robert Weiner, the National Treasurer of the United States Communists, who was charged with having falsely procured…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Death Sentence for Murder Melbourne
Miles Ansell (19) was round guilty to-day on a charge of murdering Alfred Thomas Atherton (35) at Ferntree Gully on December 20, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alleged Murder Albanian Youth Committed For Trial
BILOELA (Queensland), Wednesday:— An Albanian youth, Nexehemidim Ibrahim (18), laborer, was committed for trial on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Sentenced to Death by French
PARIS. Wednesday: — Military courts sentenced to death two artillery men for looting an evacuated house, and also a 26-year-old…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmer Found Guilty of Common Assault
IPSWICH, Thursday:— Charged with having wounded David Stweart Williams (16) with intent to disable him, at Moongerah, near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Paddock
The Town Clerk (Mr. J. D. Kay), reported to MurwiJlumbah Municipal Council on Wednesday night that, in connection with Council's desire to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Theft of 43 Rifles in I.r.a. Raid
BELFAST, Wednesday:—An official inquiry has established that 43 rifles, of which 41 were serviceable, were stolen from Ballykinlar camp on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mullumbimby Court Sequel to Truck Accident
In Mullumbimby Police Court, the Police Magistrate (Mr. J. McElrey) fined Francis Stanley Barbe, of Brunswick Heads, 10/-, with court costs…
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