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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1945

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Strip-Tease Artist and Paratrooper Sentenced to Death

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).—Elizabeth Marina Jones (18), trip-tease artist, and Karl Gustav Hulten (22), U.S. paratrooper,…

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Cruelty Charges Against Police

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Sergeants Stevens, Reilly and McFarlane, of the NSW police, were today proceeded against by the RSPCA at…

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Man Charged With Murdering Two U.S. Men in Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday: A breadcarter in the Alderley district was arrested tonight by detectives on two charges of wilful murder…

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R.S.P.C.A. Charges Police With Cruelty

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — New South Wales Police Sergeants Stevens, Reilly and MacFarlane were to-day proceeded against by…

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Man in Court on Two Murder Charges

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thursday: Described as a carter, Frederick [?] Everest (34), appeared [?] the Police Court today on…

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Remand on Double Murder Charge

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Frederick William Everest, 24, was remanded to-day until next Tuesday on a charge of having…

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Lost Property at Police Station

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 4

Lismore police are seeking owners for a car spring, a woman's umbrella, and two felt hats (cleaned and reblocked), which…

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Court Clam Failure Led to Bankruptcy

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: Claude Jones Wilston, election campaign direction of the Australian Communist Party, said in…

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Chinderah Fishermen In Court

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 4

A lengthy hearing took place at Tweed Heads Court of Petty Sessions yesterday in a contested Tease in which cross charges…

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Stealing Charges

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 4

At Tweed Heads Police Court on Saturday morning Peter James Lamond (19), a member of the RAAF, appeared on a charge of…

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Sentenced to 14 Days' Jail

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 4

The case in which Henry George, Markwell, painter, Dutton Street, Coolangatta, was charged with having unlawfully sold a bottle…

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Murder Charge Remand

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 5

PERTH, Sunday.—On a charge of having murdered John Donohoe, 41, a lumper, late on Friday night, Mrs. Veronica Margaret…

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Youth Charged with Bank Robbery

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Sunday: A youth of 17 was yesterday charged at Kempsey police station with having, while armed, robbed…

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Alleged Murder of Man by Woman

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 1

PERTH, Saturday: Veronica Margaret Plant in Perth Police Court yesterday was charged with the murder of John…

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Youth Charged with Kempsey Bank Hold-up

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 4

GRAFTON, Monday.—The youth who is alleged to have held up and robbed the E. S. and A. Bank in Kempsey on Saturday morning…

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Guinea Pig Theft Not by Saboteurs Infected by Disease

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 5

Police discount a suggestion that enemy agents aiming to start epidemics stole 40 disease-infected guinea pigs missing from…

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Two Found Shot, One Dead Men Who Figured In Court Cases

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Two men who had figured in court cases recently were shot today, one being found dead in a bed at a, house in Surry; Hills, and the other, one of four accused of having shot at Dr. Stuart Jones…

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Three Charged with Murder; Bail Refused

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Bail was refused by Mr. Goldie, S.M., at the Central Police Court to-day when he remanded Irene Morley Day 39,…

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Charged with Murder of U.s. Navy Man Fitness Camp

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Frederick William Everest, 34, a bread carter, was charged today with the murder of Chief Petty Officer John…

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Three Women and Man Charged with Murder of "Donald the Duck"

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday:-- Three women and a man were charged at Central Police Court today with…

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