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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

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Woman Awarded Police Medal

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The award of the King's Police and Fire Services Medal to seven members of the New South Walds Police Force,…

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Murder Charge

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tuesday: Wilcon Batten (26), agent, of Eameroo. was remanded until January 15 in the Police Court today on a…

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Court Martial of Caldwell

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The court-martial of Group Captain Caldwell will commence on Friday. The court-martial follows the…

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Casino Burglary

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 2

CASINO, Wednesday: Rifling the cash register at Crittenden' Brothers' butchery at Casino, thieves stole notes and silver…

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Remand on Theft Charge

Northern Star · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday. —Charged with having stolen a £l note, the property of David M. Inne's, at Leeville, a man arrested by Sergt…

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Charge of Shooting with Murder Intent

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Cecil John Allen (28), laborer, appeared at the Central Court today, charged with shooting…

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Alleged Friends of Amery Charged

Northern Star · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday (AAP).— Five men who allegedly conspired with John Amery to assist the enemy by joining the "British Free…

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Five Alleged "Free Corps" Members Charged "Free

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: Five men who are alleged to have conspired with John Amery (recently…

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Belief Murder Victim Had Large Sum

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The policy believe that robbery was the motive for the murder of Mrs Jean Wicks (34), of Macleay…

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Group Cpt. Caldwell's Court Martial Adjourned

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Forecasting "action in another jurisdiction," Mr. J. E. Cassidy, K.C., secured the adjournment of the general…

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Nuremberg Trial "No Holds Barred For SS Police"

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 1

NUREMBERG, Friday: The SS Security Police commanders were instructed to use whatever measures were necessary…

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0Ilipino Police Given 10,000 Sub-machine Guns

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 3

MANILA, Friday: The Defence Department announced that 10,000 sub-machine guns were issued to 19,000 Filipino Army military…

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Police Allege Eight Suicide Efforts by Disappointed Bride

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: The disappointed bride of an American serviceman tried eight times to commit suicide after she had been arrested on December 29, the police alleged in the Police Court today…

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Boy Charged with Causing Explosion

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Police investigating a gelignite explosion at Captain's Plat, Southern Tablelands mining town, last…

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Solution Hope in Kiosk Murder

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: A new line of inquiry is expected to lead to a solution of the mystery now known as the "Kiosk Murder Mystery."…

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Court and Sessions Dates

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 2

The Supreme Court will sit at Graften on Tuesday, May 7. and at Lismore on Tuesday, August 20. The, Northern District…

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Retirement of Police Sgt McPHERSON

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 4

On completion of over 38 years' Service, First-Class Sgt. Wm. John McPherson commenced extended leave yesterday prior to retirement…

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Fined £5 for Theft of Tyre

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 6

Pleading guilty to stealing a motor tyre, valued at £2, the property of James Leonard Cave, William Henry John Ruttley, 40, was…

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Japanese Camp Chief Sentenced to Be Hanged

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday: The Associated Press correspondent at Yokohama says: The Japanese camp commander, Yuri, charged…

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Aborigines Before Casino Court

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 6

CASINO, Monday. — At Casino Police Court this morning, before Messrs. M. Hammond, C.P.S., and Elsmer Jones, J.P., William Charles,…

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