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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

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Miners Sentenced for Striking

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).— Emanuel Shinwell (Labour) to-day protested against the sentences imposed on Kent miners for striking…

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Kyogle Police and Gun Order

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2

Kyogle police announced to-day that they had now received receipt books and tickets to be attached to guns impressed under the recent…

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Police Arrive to Assist in Evacuation Plan

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2

LISMORE, Monday: Nine police constables from the metropolitan area arrived in Lismore to-day. They are part of the special squad…

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Special Police Squad Evacuation Evacuation Plans In Country Areas

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

Nine policc constables from the metropolitan area arrived in Lismore yesterday. They are part of a special squad of police…

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Gaol Escapee Committed Suicide

Northern Star · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A verdict that Robert Sidney Jones, escaped criminal and gunman, committed suicide after exchanging shots at…

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Brief Court Sitting at Murwillumbah

Tweed Daily · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 6

The Magistrate's Court sitting at Murwillumbah yesterday was one of the shortest on record. Apart from children's court matters, which were…

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Police Messages Public Urged to Attend Meeting To-night

Tweed Daily · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 2

Plans of vital interest not only to farmers of the Tweed but all other sections of the community will be discussed at meetings being…

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Tweed Heads Court Man Sentenced to Imprisonment

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 4

Edward George Philp (22), of Tweed Heads, was sentenced to two months imprisonment by Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M.. in Tweed Heads…

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News From All Sources Ballina Sensation Solicitor Charged with Shocking Offence

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 6

In the Children's Court,, at Ballina, on Friday last, Raymond Stanislaus Best, 39, solicitor and District Coroner, was charged, before Mr. A. J…

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Series of Police Meetings Stock Evacuation Plans

Tweed Daily · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 2

Considerable interest has followed the largely attended meeting at Murwillumbah on Thursday night when Constable Grebert outlined the…

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Case Dismissed Coolangatta Court Hong Kong Evacuees in Dispute

Tweed Daily · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 6

At Coolangatta Court yesterday, Mrs. Rose Ann Matheson, of Coolangtta, a Hong Kong evacuee, proceeded against, Mrs. Katherine Hodgson, also an…

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Woman on Murder Charge Death of Asylum Inmate

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday. — Harold Thonipson, 40, who had been an inmate of Callan Park mental asylum and who is alleged to…

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Lorry Driver Fined Farmer In Court

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 7

Pleading guilty at the Lismore Police Court yesterday, before the police magistrate, Mr. A. J. Bryant, to a charge of having occupied the…

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Court Martial Into Loss of Ark Royal

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (AAP).—A court martial is being held in camera to-day concerning the loss of the Ark Royal on November 14…

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Mr. Charles Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday.—The death occurred in hospital at Casino last night of Mr. Charles Court, a well known business man. Deceased,…

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Soldiers Sought for Vicious Assault

Northern Star · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Since the admission to St. Vincent's Hospital last nieht of William Coleman (44), hotel cook, of Jong's Cross,…

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Alleged Murder of Woman

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: At an inquest to-day on Ida May Faulder (36), also known as Mrs. Davis, Norman Motley (16) told the Yass Coroner of an…

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Attended Funeral of Husband Woman on Murder Charge

Northern Star · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY Wednesday.—A woman who has been charged with the murder of her husband was to-day permitted to attend…

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Cattle Stealing Charge Police Granted Remand

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 4

On the application of Sergt. Costello, who stated that an important witness was engaged in another court, Rupert Edmond White, 30, butcher,…

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Man Committed for Trial on Murder Charge

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Following the inquest to-day on Ida May Fauldner (36), the Yass Coroner committed Thomas William Davis (49), grazier, for…

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