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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

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Man Fined for Railway Station Assault

Northern Star · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY, Wednesday.— On an assault charge before Messrs. R. W. Norris and A. Vardy, J's., Andrew Noter, 38, labourer,…

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Freed on Murder Charge

Northern Star · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Sydney Hoban, 22, of Ascot Vale, appeared in the Criminal Court today charged with the murder of his…

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Part of Nose Bitten Off: Court Charge

Northern Star · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A man bit off part of his adversary's nose and spat it in the river, it was alleged in the Police Court today…

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Mrs O'Keefe Submits Her Case to High Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The case of Mrs. Annie O'Keefe probably will be argued before the full High Court next Tuesday. In the High Court late this afternoon, the Chief Justice, Sir John Latham, granted leave to Mrs. O'Keefe to serve on the Minitser for…

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Youth Charged With Murder

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday: An 18-year-old laborer, Richard Dudley Barnett, of Mayfield Road, Tarragindi, was charged in the…

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Racial Discrimination Charged against Qld. Education Dept

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday: The Australian born son of Chinese parents, John Quinlen, said tonight that he was considering his position regarding taking legal action against the…

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Czech Spy Jailed by U.S. Court

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 1

MUNICH, Friday: The first of about 20 people to be tried on charges of spying on the United States…

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Comic Court and Carbon Copy Meet In Big Race

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday: The highlight of the meeting at Moonee Valley today should be the clash between Comic Court and Carbon Copy in the Gisborne Handicap, to be decided over 1¼…

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Rural Bank Will Go to High Court

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Rural Bank has decided to take before the High Court an award made last…

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Tumbulgum Tennis Court Move

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 5

A meeting of those interested in the formation of a tennis club at Tumbulgum was held on Friday night…

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Invented Story: Court Admission

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: A man in the Coroner's Court today said that he had invented a story, about being knocked…

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Police Hold Two After Train Smash

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 1

PARIS, Monday: The learner driver and engineer of the engine which was involved in the crash with the Nancy Express on Friday…

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Isaacs Fails in Move to Delay Timber Case Application Now to High Court

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The bid by John Smith ("Jock") Garden's counsel to delay the hearing of the Royal Commission into the New Guinea Ember case failed today. The Royal Commissioner, Mr Justice Ligertwood, rejected an…

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Charged With Deserting His Ship

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

At Coolangatta Police Court yesterday Charles Stirling, 27, appeared before Messrs W. C. Dobson and W. F. Higgins, J's.P.,…

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Two Fined Following Theft Of Ring

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

The disappearance of a dress ring from a nail in a bathroom at a Coolangatta guest house led to the appearance of two…

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Police Check on Transport Licences

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Traffic police are engaged in a drive to detect careless driving and to check transport licences…

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Southport Court Big Batch of Traffic Cases

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

A police campaign to kerb reckless holiday motorists and cyclists on the Queensland South…

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Maimed Youth on Murder Charge

Northern Star · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A youth who will probably never walk again appeared today at the inquest into the death of a man he is alleged…

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Flying Doctor Charged

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

DARWIN, Thursday: Dr Clyde Fenton, who originated the aerial medical service in the Northern…

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14 Charged with Having Conspired with Cardinal

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

BUDAPEST, Thursday: It was learned that the Government's indictment against 14 persons who are alleged to have conspired with…

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