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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

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Lismore Theatres Star Court

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 2

"THE COCKEYED MIRACLE": The major presentation at the Star Court Theatre tonight will be the heart appeaking comedy, "The Cockeyed…

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Kyogle Police Acted Promptly When Flood Danger Was Likely

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

With the Richmond River rising at a rate in excess of one foot an hour on Saturday afternoon Kyogle Police acted promptly and issued a warning to residents in the low-lying areas of Kyogle to be prepared to…

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Experts' Report on Town Traffic Police To Decide If No Agreement

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 4

Although rejected by Lismore City Council when the proposal was first submitted, centre parking by cars pulling in parallel to a double line down the centre of the four streets…

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[?] Successful [?] Assault Case

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 6

[?] having assaulted his wife, [?] Kim, John William Kim, [?] of Taree and now of Lismore was fined £1 10s with 8s costs…

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Ley Murder Trial Resumed

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP). — A bank clerk told the West London police court, when the hearing of charges of murder…

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Not Guilty of Murder

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 5

IPSWICH, Wednesday. — Mr. George Arthur Crowley, 31, railway employee, was found not guilty of the murder of Francis Harold…

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Charged with Taking Live Heart: Suicides

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 3

TOKIO, Wednesday: Hideo Chakima, a former Army surgeon, who was alleged to have removed the heart from…

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Two Suicides to Each Murder

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 4

WASHINGTON (A.P.): Public Health Service has reported there were nearly twice as many suicides as [?] in the…

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Found Not Guilty of Murder Charge

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 3

IPSWICH, Wednesday: Mr. George Arthur Crowley (31), railway employee, was found not guilty of the murder of Francis…

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Police Defeat City Thugs

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday; Sydney for several months has been overcoming its wave of thuggery, night…

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Man on Charge of Attempted Murder Died in Cell

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Austin Rhoden, 32, who has been charged with attempted murder of his wife, died in the observation cell of Long…

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Human Rights Commission Not Appeal Court

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Wednesday (AAP). — The Human Rights Commission has already received thousands of complaints…

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Thousands Appeal To U.N. Court Of Human Rights

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS (New York), Wednesday: The United Nations Human Rights Commission has already received thousands of complaints from minority groups and individuals throughout the world…

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Tenancy Applications to Court

Tweed Daily · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 5

Three tenancy cases came before Mr W. C. Avery, PM, at Murwillumbah Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…

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Strikers Blow Up Police H.q

Northern Star · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 5

ZAPAZ (Bolivia), Thursday (AAP).—At least 10 police were killed and 50 injured when striking, miners at Potosi dynamited…

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Strict Police Eye on Drivers' Sobriety

Tweed Daily · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 2

The practice of driving motor vehicles while under the influence of liquor was increasing arid getting so…

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Lismore Theatres the Star Court

Northern Star · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 4

"BORDER PATROL."— This stirring Western melodrama opens tonight at the Star Court Theatre. William Boyd appears once again as the popular…

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Protestant Leaders Charged after Church Incident

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: Two leaders of the National Union of Protestants appeared in Bow Street Court yesterday following an incident at St. Mary Le Strand Church when High Mass was being celebrated…

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Move to Police Prices

Northern Star · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The A.W.U. Convention to-day carried a motion asking the Federal Government to appoint sufficient…

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Protestant Leader In Court

Northern Star · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Friday (AAP).— Charged with "molesting, disturbing and troubling," a preacher, the Rev. Wilfred St…

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