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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

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Lismore Theatres Star Court

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

"FEUDIN', FUSSIN' AND FIGHTIN' —The hilarious comedy. "Feudin', Fussin' and Flghtln'" opens tonight at the Star Court Theatre, starring…

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Court Threat to Shoot Bankrupt

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — A middle aged spinster in the Bankruptcy Court today dramatically shouted a threat to shoot a bankrupt "if she…

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Police with Rifles at Tyrone Power's Wedding

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

ROME, Thursday: The wedding of movie star Tyrone Power anu starlet Linda Christian began with a near-riot in spite of 30 police,…

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Court Account of Alleged Hammer Attacks

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: A former prisoner of war, Samuel Parker, 38, had blamed his prospective father-in-law for his fiancee's breaking off their engagement, according to Detective-Sergeant J. J. Mahony in the Police Court today…

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Assault Alleged at Casino

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 4

CASINO, Friday.—A P.M.G. Department employee, whom police believe was assaulted early last night neaer the Civic Arcade,…

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"Suicide" Turned Out To Be Murder Case

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 6

LONDON: Mrs Lillian Thomas 38, who once won a beauty competition, was found strangled in her home at Romford (Essex recently. Komford (Essex) recently…

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Police Needed to Check Rush On Clothing Store

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 4

Police were called yesterday morning to control a crowd of over 500 buyers who rushed an oddment sale at Bert Mullins' men's wear…

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Basic Wage Review Sought By Court Test

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Seven [?]netal trade unions have issued a joint summons from the Arbitration Court requesting a…

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Girl Alleges Assault Attempt

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—After a 17-year-old girl had complained to the police that an attempt had been made to criminally assault her a…

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Assault of Young Girl Alleged

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Police allege that a married man hailed a six-year-old girl as she was passing his home last night and when she…

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Police Avert Ugly Domain Situation

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Large sections of a big crowd at a Roman Cathoic protest meeting in the Sydney Domain this afternoon tried to break up two other meetings--one of Communists and the other called by a number of Protestant organisations…

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Intervention by Police Last Straw

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A man who withstood kicking, punching and scratching by a woman for several minutes last night, lost his temper…

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Police May Soon Have Own Plane

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday: Queensland police may soon have their own aeroplane to aid crime detection and assist in searches…

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Demonstrators Force Court Into Recess

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 3

DUSSELDORF, Monday:--Singing the Internationale, a crowd of 300 broke through strong German police lines…

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High Court Judge on Year's Leave

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: Justice of the High Court of Australia,Sir Hayden Starke. who will be 78 on February 22, has…

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Robbers Dressed As Police Make £30,000 Haul

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 3

COLOMBO, Monday: An armed gang of robbers today stole about £30,000 belonging to the Ceylon Turf Club…

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Theft of Watch on Train

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday.—As a sequel to the theft of a wristlet watch on the Sydney-Murwilumbah train on Saturday, Conrad Hugo Craig, 29,…

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Guilty Plea to Assault Charge

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 5

CASINO, Tuesday. — A former B.C.O.F. serviceman, John Joseph Roberts, 21, labourer, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault and having…

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New District Court Judge

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Attorney-General, Mr C. G. Martin, announced today that the wellknown Sydney barrister, Mr…

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Police Probe Report of Plane Crash

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 5

WAGGA, Wednesday. — Police from Tumut will investigate a report that a plane has crashed behind Talbingo Mountain, near…

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