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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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Police Warning On Lost Tablets

Northern Star · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 4

A woman's purse containing a bottle of sleeping tablets was reported to Lismore Police as lost yesterday…

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Remanded To March Court

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 6

Two Kyogle youths were, at the Kyogle Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday remanded to appear on March 2 on…

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Police to Rescue of Royal Couple Crowds Out of Control

Northern Star · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Police came to the rescue of the Royal couple on two occasions today when excited crowds burst out of control and broke through the barriers. Ambulance officers treated…

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Murder Charge

Northern Star · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday--A young married woman was charged at Darlinghurst Police Station with the murder of…

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Police Measures "Adequate"

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.--Measures taken by the N.S.W. Police Force to control crowds during the Royal tour were…

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Extra Police To Handle Crowds At Newcastle

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 5

EXTRA POLICE TWO The Royal party will arrive at Newcastle at 1.10 p.m. and will drive two miles through…

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Open Flying Suits Comedy Court at 'Royal' Meeting

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 10

Smart beginner, Comedy Court, should be well suited in the Open Flying (350 yds.) at Lismore greyhound meeting tonight. Lismore Jockey Club is…

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Last-minute Check on Tour Plans Appeal By Mayor, Police

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 4

Every precaution has been taken to ensure that the Queen's programme in Lismore tonight and tomorrow goes according to schedule and without a hitch. All day yesterday, the Mayor, Aid. R. Granger, and Lismore City…

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Stealing by Minors

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 16

One boy was sentenced to an institution and three others were placed in the protective custody of their parents for…

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Police Courtesy Praised

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 5

A highlight of Lismore's greeting to the Royal couple last night was the courtesy and good humour of the…

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260 Extra Police For Today

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 11

THE Lismore police force today will be augmented by reinforcements from Sydney and many northern…

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Hardship Preceded Great District Progress First Map Of Lismore In 1855; Casino Court 1846

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 12

THE growth of the Richmond district in a little more than 100 years from dense scrub and undergrowth to one of the richest rural areas in the Commonwealth is a saga of hope, fear, success and defeat. The flourishing city of Lismore, the progressive towns, the rich dairying country and pastoral…

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Contempt of Court Case Adjourned

Northern Star · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday. --The State Full Court today adjourned for one week an action brought against…

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Gaol for Murder of Child

Northern Star · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday (AAP). -- A woman who allegedly threw boiling water over her three-year-old daughter…

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Police Recover Bodies In Creek Tragedy

Northern Star · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 4

The bodies of a man and two children were recovered by police from the swirling waters of a flooded creek hear Nimbin yesterday. Police and residents of Nimbin worked…

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Police Bid to Smash Car Racket

Northern Star · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. -- A bid to smash a ear stealing and stripping racket in the Liverpool and Bankstown…

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Train Smash Inquest Court Told Alcohol In Specimen From Driver

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. --A specimen taken from train driver Harold Joseph O'Neill showed a percentage of alcohol equivalent to at least 11 middies of beer, the Coroner's…

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Fined for Stealing From Petrol Tanks

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 5

There had been numerous complaints of petrol being stolen from cars parked near the greyhound course at Coleman's Point, Constable O. Pomroy said in Lismore Court of Petty…

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Wife's Evidence In Murder Case

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 5

PARKES, Monday. -- A woman today elected to give evidence before the Coroner's Court at the inquest into the death of a man her husband is charged with murdering…

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Aborigines Before Court

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

John Bugg, of Woodenbong Aboriginal Station was convicted on two charges arising from intoxicating liquor…

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