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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

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Youth Kills 3 In Family, Police Allege

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 5

MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin), Monday (AAP).—A 16 year old youth killed his mother, brother and sister yesterday…

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Remand in Murder Charge

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—William John O'Mally, 28, labourer, in the City Court today was remanded until…

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Guerillas Kill Police Chief

Northern Star · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Wednesday (AAP).—Communist guerillas ambushed an armoured car in Kuala Selangor district…

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Migrant Remanded on Cricketer Murder Charge

Northern Star · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday— Elias Gaha, 24, cleaner, of North Terrace, City, appeared today in the City Court charged with the murder of Arthur Francis Henderson, who was shot while playing cricket at Railway Oval…

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Man Felt Judge Storkey's Pocket, Police Allege

Northern Star · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A man given a three months' suspended sentence today had been seen to feel the…

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Remanded on Taxi Driver Assault Charge

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Tuesday.—Two young brothers on remand charges of assaulting with intent to rob…

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Stealing Charge As Sequel to Camp Fire

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday.—As a sequel to the fire which burned out the C.R.C.C. camp near Casino on…

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Court Refuses Watersiders' Application

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Justice Kirby, In the Federal Arbitration Court today, refused an application by…

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9 Months Gaol for Car Thief

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Bryant, S.M., in Kogarah Court today, sentenced a postman to nine months'…

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Car Stealing Syndicate "Met at Night Club"

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Police in Central Court said today that members of a car stealing syndicate met frequently in a City night club. The police began…

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Judge Dies at Murder Trial

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 5

HULL (Quebec), Wednesday (AAP).—A psychologist won a dramatic reprieve last night when the judge…

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Court Move Against Dave Sands

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Boxing manager Tom Maguire has filed a notice of motion for an injunction…

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'Uncle' Also 'Aunt', Court Told

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).—"Uncle Bill"and "Aunty," two characters who answered a call to appear at a London seance last year were, in fact, the same human being—with a moustache as "Uncle Bill." This was alleged in…

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Court Fines

Northern Star · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

In the Lismore Court of Petty Sessions Ray Edward Johnson, farmer, of Three Chain Road, was fined £10 on…

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Lismore Theatres Star Court

Northern Star · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 3

"HOMESTRETCH."—The technicolour sporting comedy, "Homestretch," opens at the Star Court Theatre tonight with Maureen…

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Charged Doctor Present At Murder Inquest

Northern Star · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—At an inquest today into the death of a married woman, a 70 years old doctor, charged…

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Beetle Killer at Murder Trial

Northern Star · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 5

PARIS, Friday (AAP).—Greyhaired 56 years old Marie Besnard faced a packed court room across bottles of beetle killer and human shinbones yesterday and hotly denied she had poisoned 11 people with arsenic. Besnard sat grimfaced in…

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Killed Baby Son, Police Allege

Northern Star · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A 26 years old labourer was carged early tonight with the murder of his three-months-old son in November, 1947. The man was arrested today by two C.I.B. homicide detectives at Circular Quay. He was taken to the C.I.B. and later charged at Central Police Station…

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Ballina Court Motor Cyclist Fined on Two Charges

Northern Star · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 6

BALLINA, Sunday.—Luigi Simeoni, of Rock Valley, at Ballina Court of Petty Sessions, pleaded guilty to having…

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Assault Victim Recovering

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Monday. —Murwillumbah taxi driver, Thomas (Dinny) Waugh, who was critically injured when…

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