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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

1,388 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 70

Alleged He Was Assaulted by Police Officer

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 2

Allegations that he had been assaulted at Tweed Heads lock-up by Constable K. McA. Clark were made at Tweed Heads Court of Petty Sessions yesterday by Raymond David Rowlands, who appeared on two charges…

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Arrest in Chinese. Murder

Northern Star · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A 31-year-old Chinese has been charged with the murder of a Chinese seaman and the wounding of a…

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N.s.w. Police Seek Full Rights

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday: A New South Wales police campaign over the last six years for full political and civil rights for policemen will…

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Charged With Murder of Chinese

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday. — Chan Quan. 31, Chinese stallholder at Fitzroy was charged at the City Court today with the murder of Yeung…

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Stealing Charge

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 5

John Cunningham (31), laborer, of Tweed Heads, was charged in Murwillumbah court yesterday with having stolen a bicycle valued…

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Gaol for Acid Throwing Bribe

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday. — Frederick Robert Wood, 37, French polisher, denied in the Burwood Court today that he had offered £1,000 to Michael…

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Brisbane Murder Trial Opens

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.— In the Brisbane Police Court today Reginald Wingffield Spence Brown, accountant, 49, pleaded not guilty to…

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Police Sergeant Transferred

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 4

After an association of 10 years with the Lismore police district Sgt. M. Griffin, of Lismore, has received notice of his transfer to…

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Evidence Begins on Brisbane Murder Charge

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday: The small public gallery of the Police Court was crowded today, and hundreds waited outside, when the hearing was commenced of the charge against Reginald…

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Theft Charge Defence Claims Money Paid to Taxation Dept

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.— A man told the police that he had taken £7184 17s from his father's table and paid it to the Taxation Department, it…

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Mrs. Uvesey in Bankruptcy Court

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mrs. Florence Ethel Livesey told the Bankruptcy Court today that £55 owing to Farmer and Company Ltd., was for…

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Lismore Theatres the Star Court

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 6

"DRAGONWYCK": Tonight Gene Tierney, Walter Huston ana Vincent Price nead tne cast In the emotional domestic drama, "Dragonwyck," at the…

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U.k. Evacuees Leave Palestine Under Police Escort

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Monday (AAP).—A strong police escort guarded the first batch of British evacuees leaving Jerusalem for Lydda Airport. An armoured car and children were the firsteft the barbed wire closed security area. preceded the convoy as it led all cars and baggage lorries. Forty British women…

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Daring Theft of Rings

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Twenty diamond rings, estimated to be worth more than £100, were stolen from the shop of J. Williams…

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Charged With Larceny, Involving £2802

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — The former General Secretary of the Australian Natives' Association (John Saunders Parker, of Glen…

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Cross-action in Assault Case Deferred

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 6

A cross action alleging assault between Angelo Compardo, Sante Compardo and Mario Luchesse, all of Nimbin, and Edward Smith was…

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Magistrate Finds For Defendant In Tenancy Case

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 6

In a tenancy case at Lismore Court, Henry Thomas Eastment, agent for Florence Emily Moehead, sought possession of premises at…

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Body Moved After Murder Says Witness

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday. — A police witness s[?] in the Brisbane Police Court today it is believed Bronia [?] Armstrong was murdered in…

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Police Called to British Vessel

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Four blasts on the siren and the hoisting of the "police wanted" signal on the British naval supply ship "Empire…

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Waterfront Dispute Going To Court

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Federal Government has decided to refer the waterfront dispute to the…

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