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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

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12 Charged ; 1 Appears Bail Forfeited

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 3

Only one of 12 persons charged with drunkenness in the Court of Petty Sessions at Lismore yesterday faced the court. He had no choice…

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Mullumbimby Men In Court

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 2

GRAFTON, Monday: Three members of a Far North Coast life saving club appeared in Maclean Court of Petty Sessions…

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Boy Kicks, Struggles, In Court

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Three policemen had to struggle violently with a 13-year-old boy at…

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Alleged Assault on Child Assurance By Police

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday.--Casino police today discredited rumours regarding an alleged attack on a 10-year-old schoolgirl near Casino Bridge on…

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Year's Gaol for Carrying Gun

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Thirty-two-year-old Louis Henry Morgan, who yesterday pulled a gun and threatened to shoot two detectives when…

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Notorious Japanese Before Court

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 5

HONG KONG, Tuesday: The story of "Puss in Boots" and of 16 other Japanese was told in the Australian War Crimes Court…

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Lismore Theatres Star Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 8

"ON OUR SELECTION" Opening at the Star Court Theatre tonight for a short season is the great Australian' laugh-making film "On…

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Police Say Body Was Found in Trunk

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Arthur Andrew Beech, 47, steward, charged with murder was further remanded at the Central Court today until…

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Golf Club Fire Has Court Sequel

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 5

WEST WYALONG, Tuesday.--Lloyd Fleming appeared in the West Wyalong Court to-day charged with that, deemed to he insane, he was…

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Charged Over 11,000 Bottles of Beer

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: a 19-year-old clerk was committed for trial today on 39 charges concerning the delivery of 11,160…

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Police Hunt Bandits

Northern Star · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.-- The police have thrown out a dragnet which they are confident will soon result in the early arrest of the three…

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Court Annuls Marriage

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday: On the grounds of non- consummation of the marriage, John Hamilton Townend, assistant…

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Want Tweed Heads Police Station Moved

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 2

Tweed Shire Council will request the Police Department to find another position for the Tweed Heads police buildings…

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Record in Court Sittings at Lismore

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 4

LISMORE, Wednesday: The contentious nature of many of the cases decided resulted in Lismore court of Petty Sessions…

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Records Sitting of Petty Sessions Court

Northern Star · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 4

The contentious nature of many of the cases decided resulted in Lismore Court of Petty Sessions sitting for a record number of hours…

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"Jock" Garden in Court on Forcing Count

Northern Star · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.-- When John (Jock) Garden appeared in the Special Federal Court on charges forging letters and fraud it was alleged by Mr. Shand, K. C (for the Crown) that Garden was believed to be several persons to whom a Queensland firm…

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Case Against "Jock" Garden Outlined in Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: John Smith ("Jock") Garden, 65-years-old ex-British Minister, appeared before a special Federal Court today for the hearing of summonses arising out of alleged…

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Prices Official Charged with Car Theft

Northern Star · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.--A hire car proprietor [?]d in the Central Court to-day that a prices officer and dealer had assaulted him and…

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Woman Vagrant Sentenced

Northern Star · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday. -- Pleading guilty at Casino Court of Petty Sessions to-day to a charge of having insufficient lawful means of…

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Fined £10 for Stealing 122

Northern Star · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.--On a charge of stealing 12s 2d, the property of L. Jabour, of Centre Street, Keith John Mock, 24, labourer, pleaded guilty…

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