Ship "Arrested" in Court Action
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A warrant has been issued in the High Court for the arrest of the 7,000-ton American freighter Moina Michael…
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Courts & crime, 1947
1,388 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 70
Von Papen Sobs In Court
LONDON, Tuesday: The former German Ambassador to Turkey (Von Papen) burst into tears in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Charged with Stealing Bowls Club's Liquor
Brandy Nichols Donnelly (23), of New Brighton, was charged at the Mullumbimby Police Court with stealing from the club house…
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MULLUMBIMBY, Wednesday. — Brandy Nicholas Donnelly, 23, of New Brighton, was charged at Mullumbimby Police Court with…
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CASINO, Wednesday.—A utility truck, owned by Mr. H. V. Small, of Leevilie, was reported missing from Bennett Bros.' Sawmill, at 7 o'clock…
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HAMBURG, Wednesday: German police unleashed Alsatian police dogs to disperse thousands of coal looters. Hamburg police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brisbane Murder Case: Finding of Girl's Body Described
BRISBANE, Wednesday: When the hearing was proceeded with today of a, charge against Reginald Brown of having wilfully murdered Bronia Mary Armstrong (19) on January 10 evidence was given by Nurse Lorna Helene…
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A full-scale interior of Old Bailey, London's historic criminal court, was used by Director Lewis Allen for trial scenes in Paramount's "The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Magistrate Hits at Housing Lag
CASINO, Thursday.— At Casino Court of Petty.Sessions to-day, Mr. G. L. Berry, PM., criticised the housing position in…
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"BLOOD ON THE SUN": Tonight, at the Star Court Theatre, James Cagney makes a welcome return to the screen in the action packed drama. "Blood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Remanded at Casino Court
CASINO, Thursday.—Two men were remanded at Casino Court of Petty Sessions until next court on charges that they knowingly had in their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane Murder Charge Hearing Witness Tells of Hearing Screams From the Street
BRISBANE, Thursday: The hearing of the charge against Reginald Wingfield Spence Brown of having wilfully murdered Bronia Mary Armstrong on January 10 entered the fourth day in the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Two youths were charged in the Central Court this morning with stealing goods and money valued at £1150, the property…
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SYDNEY, Friday.— Three 17-year-old youths received sentences ranging from five years to twelve months at the Quarter Sessions today for…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—A boot found near the body of an English remittance man, John Mason, 50. may provide a clue to the identity…
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NEW YORK, Friday: Three hundred of New York's biggest bookmakers have closed up their businesses, complaining in…
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BRISBANE, Friday.—A witness in the Armstrong murder charge said today that he had surprised the accused Brown with his arms round…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dog Helps Police Trail Man
SYDNEY, Friday: The police dog, Souri, was used this afternoon in an effort to trail an elderly man, who was alleged to…
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GRAFTON, Friday.— The early morning arrest at Grafton of a youth who had taken a car from outside South Casino sawmill was…
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BRISBANE, Friday: When the hearing of the charge against Reginald Wingfield Spence Brown of the wilful murder of Bronia Mary Armstrong on January 10 was continued in the Police Court today, Norman Seacombe,…
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