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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

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Alleged Attempt to Murder

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: At Central Police Court today, John Joseph O'Connor (33) and Charles Russell Kelly (32), wharf laborers,…

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Greatest Assault Ever 5000 'Planes Rock Reich

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP). — Over 5000 planes were involved in the greatest aerial assault in history when British and American bombers dropped over 8000 tons of bombs on German industrial targets…

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Radios Taken From French Police

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).— Police officers in prefectures, throughout France have been deprived of their wireless sets lest…

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Police Seek Owners of Lost Property

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 4

An adult bicycle and a child's scooter are included in the lost property which has remained un claimed at the Lismore Police…

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Wireless Sets Taken from French Police

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: Police officers in prefectures throughout France have been deprived of wireless sets lest they render assistance…

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Two Boys for Children's Court Housebreaking Alleged

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday.—About noon to-day a neighbour noticed two boys endeavouring to gain an entrance to the home of [?] and…

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Assault Alleged

Northern Star · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 5

On a charge that he indecently assaulted a female at Lismore on February 22. Hilton Joseph White, a member of the R.A.A [?] was…

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10- Fine for Stealing Cigarettes

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 1

Smokes are scarce nowadays, but it doesn't pay to steal them, as a young man, Alfred Mervyn John Spencer, learned when he appeared…

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Airman Fined For Assault

Northern Star · Saturday 26 February 1944 · page 4

Pleading guilty to a charge that ae unlawfully assaulted Beryl Walsh at Lismore on February 22, a 20-years-old member of the…

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Alleged Theft of Tyres Two Men Released on Bail

Northern Star · Monday 28 February 1944 · page 4

CASINO. Sunday—Whilst conducting a search for tobacco and other goods stolen from trains whilst in transit, Railway…

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14 Seamen Sentenced

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday: Following a hold-up on ships on Saturday morning. 14 seamen pleaded guilty at a Special Court of…

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Japanese Murder Hospital Patients

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: The Japanese, for 36 hours after their seizure of the 7th Indian Division's improvised, field hospital in Ngakyedauk Pass, Burma, on February 7, used the wards as battle headquarters. They killed the British…

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Police Rush to Enlist in Raaf Brings New Ban

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: When he recently agreed to members of the Police Force joining the RAAF as members of air crews he…

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Rush of Police Applications to Join R A.a.f

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—When he recently agreed to members of the Police Force joining the R.A.A.F. as members of air crews he anticipated…

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Man Gaoled For Stealing From Mother

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—For having stolen articles valued at £38, the property of his mother, James Ernest Brown, 31, was, at the Centrol…

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Alleged Black Marketing Five Persons Charged at Grafton

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 4

GRAFTON, Tuesday.—At Grafton on Monday five persons were arrested in relation to alleged black marketing offences relating to…

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Mass Murder by Nazis in Kiev

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—The Germans destroyed 1742 communal dwellings and 3600 private houses rendering homeless over 200.000…

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Sweeping Powers for Court Black-marketeers in Conspiracy Cases

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Commonwealth Government by a regulation Issued tonight has given new sweeping powers to…

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Small Debts Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 4

In Murwillumbah Small Debts Court yesterday, in the garnishee case, McDonnell and East Ltd v A. Gillespie (Norco Co-oo Ltd,…

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Warwick Court Martial Sentences

Northern Star · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Sentences on two defendants in the Warwick detention barracks court martial were announced to-day…

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