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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

721 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 37

Blonde Suspect In 2½M. Dollar Burglary

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 1

RENO (Nevada), Monday (AAP).—Police have ordered the arrest on sight of a blonde woman and her four male…

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Stealing Charge Adjourned

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 5

Mr. K. Anderson, S.M., in Lismore Court of Petty Sessions, yesterday adjourned to March 17 a charge of stealing…

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Doctor For Trial: Murder Charge

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Dr. George Stanley Thompson, 70, of Carr Street, Coogee, was committed for trial…

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Fined for Shop Theft

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A man, who was stated to have been acclaimed throughout Australia for an action…

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Four Men Fined For Petrol Theft Sequel to Camp Fire

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 5

CASINO, Wednesday.—Four men, charged with stealing petrol valued at 12/6, were each fined £10 by Mr. E. A. Capp, S.M., in Casino Court of Petty Sessions today…

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Court Order Delays Man's Burial

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An interim injunction delaying burial of a body was granted by Mr. Acting…

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Lismore Theatres Star Court

Northern Star · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 5

"THREE DESPERATE MEN."—Preston Foster gives a lifelike performance as the head of the notorious gang of outlaws known in…

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Marathon Court Hearing:Driving Case Dismissed

Northern Star · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.—Charges against a Lismore garage proprietor were dismissed and the man found…

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Potato Deal Appeals Upheld by Court

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday—The Full High Court to-day set aside the conviction and dismissed information against three Dorrigo residents who were convicted for offences under the New South Wales Marketing of…

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Peace Carnival Court Move on Hire of Hall

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The national committee of the Youth of Peace and Friendship carnival today made…

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6 Mos. Gaol for False Pretences

Northern Star · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 5

BALLINA, Sun.: Thomas Embleton was charged at Ballina Court of Petty Sessions with falsely pretending…

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OBITUARY 40 Police March In Funeral Tribute

Northern Star · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 6

Police officers from all parts of the Lismore Police District, representing stations throughout the Richmond and Tweed River districts, paid a tribute at the funeral in Lismore…

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Retrial of Lee Murder Case

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The retrial of John Frederick ("Chow") Hayes, on a charge of murdering…

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Engineer Pleads Guilty to £8652 PMG Wire Theft

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 1

GRAFTON, Monday.—A former P.M.G. divisional engineer pleaded guilty at Grafton Quarter Sessions today to stealing 37 tons of copper wire valued at £8652, the property of…

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Court Move on Youth Carnival Against Council

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The hearing of an application for an injunction against the Sydney City Council to…

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Four Years Gaol For P.M.G. Theft 3 Others Acquitted

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 1

GRAFTON, Tuesday. — James Wallace Entwisle, 40, former P.M.G. divisional engineer at Grafton, was sentenced to four years' gaol by Judge Storkey at Grafton Quarter Sessions…

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Assault While Armed Alleged

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 4

GRAFTON, Tuesday.—A man was arrested at Dorrigo today and charged at Dorrigo Police Station with causing actual…

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Police Arrests Indication of "Protection"

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 4

The fact that 23 out of 31 arrests in the last month had been made in the North and South Lismore…

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Disagreement in Murder Retrial

Northern Star · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—After deliberating for more than six hours, a Central Criminal Court jury tonight failed to agree on a verdict as to whether John Frederick ("Chow") Hayes, 39,…

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Court Order on Clerks' Ballot

Northern Star · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Federal Arbitration Court's Industrial Registrar, Mr. J. E. Taylor, announced today he…

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