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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

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Lismore Theatres Star Court

Northern Star · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 2

"THE WEB": The principal attraction at the Star Court Theatre tonight is the murder-romance "The Web," co-starring Edmund O'Brien,…

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Man Charged with Stealing Car; Police Tell of Investigations

Tweed Daily · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 2

Edward Kevin Hall (20), of Mt. Warning Road, Uki, was charged in Murwillumbah Court of Petty Sessions yesterday with having stolen a 1939 Standard car, the property of Mr Jack Kearney, licencee of the Australian…

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Prices Officer Charged with Stealing

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. -- A Prices officer and a car dealer were to-day committed for trial by Mr. Oram. S.M., at the Central Court on a…

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£200 Bail on Car Stealing Charge

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday.--Edward Kevin Hall, 20, of Mount Warning Road, Uki, was charged at Murwillumbah Court of Petty…

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Meal Before Theft From Week-ender

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 4

GRAFTON, Friday.--Thieves who ransacked a "week-end" cottage near Dalmorton during the past week had a meal and drink before…

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Murder After Kiss Alleged

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

WOY WOY, Friday.--A postman who surprised his wife and a man kissing was shot dead by the man, it was alleged in the Central Court to-day when Robert John Murray, 31, was charged with having murdered…

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Out of Gaol and Back in 24 Hours

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 5

SOUTHPORT, Friday. -- George Peter Rich, 40, who was discharged from Brisbane prison yesterday morning, was to-day sent to gaol…

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Jap. Says He Is Charged with Wrong Beheading

Tweed Daily · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 5

SINGAPORE, Friday: Japanese Captain Ito Shichuo told the War Crimes Court at Kuala Lumpur today that he was…

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Too Big a Handfull For Police

Tweed Daily · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Twenty-stone 28-years-old Eileen Fuller proved more than a handful for the…

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Forged Petrol Tickets; Court Action Likely

Tweed Daily · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: A large number of prosecutions is expected to result from an investigation by State and Commonwealth investigation branch…

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Gaol Breaker Surrenders

Northern Star · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Crofton Edward Barnes, 26, who broke out of Long Bay gaol on New Year's Day, had two narrow escapes from the…

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Man Charged with Manslaughter

Northern Star · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 5

GOULBURN, Sunday.-- Following a fatal accident early today when Laurie John Frey, 22, Goulburn, was lulled, the police charged the…

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Men Arrested on Assault Charge

Northern Star · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Sunday.-- Two men were arrested at Murwillumbah last night on a warrant issued in Sydney in connection with…

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Ex-lismore Police Officer to Retire

Northern Star · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 4

GRAFTON. Sunday.-- Grafton police sergeant, E. McInnes. will retire next Saturday after 34 years' association with the New South…

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Police to Control All Q'land Traffic

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday: Complete police control of road traffic throughout Queensland will be provided in a draft Bill for…

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Charged with Stealing, Breaking And Entering

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

Terence Doyle Maloney (42), of Murwillumbah, was remanded at Murwillumbah Court of Petty Sessions yesterday to…

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Two Charges with Assault

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

Raymond Leslie Harvey (24) and John Joseph Charles Bell(22) were charged in Murwillumbah Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…

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Charged with Murdering His Mother

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: William James Marshall (23) stood erect with his arms folded when charged at Redfern Court…

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Murder Charge Against Boy

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday: In the Children's Court at Landsborough this morning, before Mr J. D. McLean, J.P., a youth 15½ years, on…

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Jealousy Cause of Murder

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. -- Jealousy was said to have been the motive behind the murder yesterday of a 75- year-old woman by an 85-year-old…

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