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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

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Strike at U.s. Steel Plant Police Use Tear Gas

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tuesday:--A message from Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) says that policemen used fear gas to disperse pickets…

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Aggregate of £155 in Fines And Charges For Two Men Charges of Theft and Illegally Using Motor Truck

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 6

Fines and orders to pay costs, witness's expenses and compensation, aggregating £1551711, were imposed on two men at…

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Question in House Concerning N.s.w. Supreme Court Case

Northern Star · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.-- A printed question concerning the Supreme Court case in which Hubert Ralfe sued William John Smith last…

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Secret File in Court

Northern Star · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A file containing defence secrets and letters between the Prime Minister and the Chief…

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Small Debts Court at Murwillumbah

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 6

At Murwillumbah Small Debts Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. McElroy (Police Magistrate) H. E. Smith and Sons were awarded a verdict of 62,…

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No Rises In Rent Unless Court Agrees

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 3

CANBERRA: New regulations to control rents issued this week by the Federal Government peg rents at the levels prevailing at…

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Dance Hall Fight Has Court Sequel Five Young Men Fined

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 5

A fight at a dance in Chillingham hall on February 15 had its sequel at Murwillumbah Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday…

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"Hard to Keep Colored Men From Hotels" Court Hearing at Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 6

"The police have the devil's own job in keening colored men away from the hotels, while our difficulties have been increased…

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Magistrate's Court at Coolangatta

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 8

George Hector Robert Flint, of 19 Harrigate Street, South Brisbane, was lined £10, plus 6- costs, in default a month's imprisonment, and Eric…

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Convicted at Mullumbimby on Stealing Charges

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 3

"That is what they call hotel barbering, isn't it?" The Police Magistrate (Mr. J. McElroy) made this remark at Mullumbimby Police Court…

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U.S. Strikes Fierce Battle Police and Pickets

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday: A message from Richmond (Indiana) says that blood flowed freely this morning…

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Baby Boy's Head Severed with Razor: Mother Charged

Northern Star · Monday 31 March 1941 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A shocking tragedy occurred at Murrumbeena to-night, when an eight months old baby boy was beheaded with a…

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Charged with Murder

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Monday.--Harvey Oliver Potts, shearing contractor, shot his wife dead when he found her and another man at her…

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Lismore Police Court Betting Charge Succeeds

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 6

Ronald Keith Smith (20), who said he was a change clerk for a bookmaker who fielded at dog meetings, was convicted by the…

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Magistrate Farewelled Tributes to Mr. J. McELROY

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 3

Mr. J. McElroy presided at his last sitting at the Lismore Police Court yesterday prior to his transfer as police magistrate to Tamworth…

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"I Will Fight for Red Flag" Woman in Perth Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 April 1941 · page 5

PERTH, Tuesday.--After being sentenced to one month's imprisonment for attempting to cause disaffection among his Majesty's Forces, a…

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Local and General Police Warning

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 4

Tweed Heads police yesterday issued a warning that agricultural returns issued recently to primary producers in the Tweed Heads police patrol…

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Charge Against Warder Fails Sequel to Gaol Break

Northern Star · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 7

MAITLAND, Thursday.--Arthur Edward Hector Mackay appealed at the Maitland Quarter Sessions to-day charged with having aided the escape…

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Amusements Roxy Theatre "Murder Over New York"

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 4

In "Murder Over New York," at the Roxy Theatre to-night only, Charlie Chan matches wits with Europe's most dangerous spies, and…

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Publisher Fined for Contempt of Court

Northern Star · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thursday.-- The Full Court to-day fined Frederick West Brownhill, printer and publisher of the "Wellington Times," £50 for…

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