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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

1,233 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 62

Tennis Court Lease Move Deferred

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 2

Tweed Heads Urban Committee, at its latest meeting, decided to defer consideration of a request submitted to the…

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"Gov't Will Not Override Court"

Northern Star · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday.--In a State-wide broadcast to-night the Premier (Mr. Hanlon) said the Government would not override the Arbitration Court in settling, the railway strike…

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Big Jewel Theft in France

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: Four masked bandits, with machine guns, broke into Fransart Castle, near Amiens, bound the owner, aged…

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Grazier Charged with Sale of Diseased Animal

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 4

A Lismore grazier, who pleaded guilty in the Court of Petty Sessions in Lismore yesterday to one charge of selling a diseased animal, denied…

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Theft of £3150

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- C.I.B. detectives were flown by special police plane to Inverell today to investigate the alleged theft of £3150…

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Farmer Alleges Assault

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 4

A Caniaba farmer alleged in Lismore Court of Petty Sessions yesterday that the husband of a woman who is living and working at his…

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Coraki Welcome to Magistrate

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 4

Mr. H. C. F. Tompson, S.M., recently appointed magistrate for the Lismore district, was welcomed at Coraki Court of Petty Sessions…

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Garden, 3 Others Charged

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- Four men including John Smith ("Jock") Garden appeared in the Special Federal Court this…

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New Police Chief

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Superintendent J. F. Scott was appointed New South Wales Police Commissioner by State Cabinet today to…

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Court Hearings Were Brief

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 4

Tenancy and assault cases were briefly dealt with by Mr. F. G. H. Tompson in the Court of Petty Sessions in Lismore yesterday…

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Lismore Theatres Star Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

"TAKE A LETTER DARLING": The laughable society comedy "Take a Letter Darling," opens tonight at the Star Court Theatre,…

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Court Circuits to Be Changed

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 4

GRAFTON, Tuesday. -- Courts in the Grafton magistrate's district have become so congested that they will be held on an extra day a month…

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Grazier Wins Diseased Cow Court Action

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 4

The complaint against Lismore grazier, Wildon Alfred White, that he sold a diseased animal to Andersons Sausages Pty. Ltd. was…

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Unions Hopeful Court Will End Rail Strike

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Unions inside and outside the railway service are hoping a Transport Union application for Court intervention…

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Court Rules Red Rook Contrary To Church Rules

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- Mr. Justice Roper ruled in the Equity Court today the administration of Holy Communion according to the order contained in the Red Book was contrary to the rules of the Church of England…

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Lismore Theatres Star Court

Northern Star · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 5

"TAKE A LETTER DARLING": The laughable society comedy "Take a Letter Darling" heads the programme at the Star Court…

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Princess Visits Juvenile Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: Boys and girls before Tower Hill Juvenile Court in London today suddenly realised that Princess…

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Qld. Rail Strike. Court Orders Conference of All Parties

Northern Star · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- Twenty Unions and the Railway Commissioner were summoned today by the Industrial Registrar (Mr. Wallace)…

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Vagrant Sentenced to Gaol

Northern Star · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.--After pleading guilty to four charges, Michael Raymond Bourke, labourer, was sentenced to three months'…

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Alleged Assault

Tweed Daily · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 5

At Mullumbimby Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday before Mr F. C. H. Tompson, SM, Richard Walter McNe[?]lee was charged with…

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