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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

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Charge of Stealing Motor Cycle

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 3

Hector Arthur McAndrew (24), Single, a member of the military forces, was charged by the police before Mr F. J. Pocock JP, at Murwillumbah Court yesterday with…

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Three Sentenced For Receiving Stolen Petrol

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 4

Gaol sentences, with hard labour, were imposed on two taxi-drivers and a taxi-owner by the P.M. (Mr. A. J. Bryant) at Lismore Court today. They each pleaded guilty to receiving benzine well knowing it to have been stolen from Pool…

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Five Sentenced

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday: For the part they took in the disturbance in the vicinity of the USA Post Exchange and in Adelaide and…

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Few Spectators As Absentees Charged

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Only three spectators witnessed the charges of absenteeism in the Central Police Court to-night. Of 17 cases…

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Charged With Damaging Oil Pipeline

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 5

LITHGOW, Tuesday. — Bail of £100 was allowed Ernest Gordon Johnston and Eric James McInnes, when they were remanded at the…

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New District Court Judge

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Edward Kinsella, LLB, was appointed a District Court judge at a meeting of the Executive Council today. Mr…

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Soldiers Court Martialled for Brisbane Brawl

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday. — For the part they took in the disturbances in the vicinity of the United States Postal Exchange…

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Machinery Wrecked Munition Worker Charged

Northern Star · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—When Robert Hendy Brand, a munitions worker, was proceeded against under the National…

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New District Court Judge

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 7

The Executive Council this week appointed Mr. Edward Kinsella, L.L.B., a District Court Judge. Born at Glen Innes 49 years ago, Mr…

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To Inquire into Suspension of Two Police

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Premier (Mr McKell) said today he would investigate the suspension without pay of two constables of…

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Charges Against Police

Tweed Daily · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The trouble which led to the suspension of two plainclothes constables following the arrest on…

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Police Prosecutor, S.m. 'To Show Cause'

Northern Star · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Justice Roper in Chambers made an order calling upon Mr. Hardwick, S.M., and the Police Prosecutor to…

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Alleged Wilful Murder "Dispute Over Price of Plums"

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 1

MT ISA, Monday: An alleged dispute over plums was described when Emanuel Theodosiou (52), greengrocer, a naturalised Greek,…

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Suspension of Police Decision About Inquiry Tomorrow

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: As to whether a Royal Commission will be immediately appointed as a result of a departmental inquiry…

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Alleged Murder and Suicide

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 2

TORONTO, Monday: The Canadian Press representative says that the bodies of Donald Macaskill, former vice-president of the…

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Regional Committees Planned to Police Price Regulations

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The possibility of regional committees to police price regulations will be explored by the Minister for Trade…

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Suspension Of Two Constables "Police and Public Will Be Astounded"

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Secretary of the Police Association (Mr. Cosgrove) said tonight that the statement by the…

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M'bah Court Remand on Five Charges of Stealing

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 4

Five charges of sealing or of having in his possession goods suspected to be stolen were preferred against Cornelius Kelly by…

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Man Thought Buried Found in Gaol

Northern Star · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Wednesday. —Police are endeavouring to establish the identity of a man they believed to be William Fullerton (77), who…

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Police Inquiry Cabinet Refuses Roval Commission

Northern Star · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—State Cabinet today refused the request of the New South Wales Police Association that a Royal Commission be appointed to inquire into the cirmumstances of the arrest of a man who gave the name of "Charles…

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