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Courts & crime, 1921

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Extradition Order. Granted by Magistrate. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 3

The hearing of the case in which Lister Bradshaw is charged by provisional warrant with having forged an instrument for the sum of 10,000…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 2

Attention has been drawn to a regrettable error in the [?] number for the Police and Firemen's Carnival as [?] in the “Daily Express”…

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Police Association. Not Linking Up. with Labor. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 2

Constable Fortescue, secretary of the Police Association, remarked to-day that "if an impression exists that the police association approached the…

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Labor’s Star Chamber Government Charged with Neglect of Duty Ministers Defend Their Administration Upper House Appointments and Preference to Soldiers

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 1

AS a result of a motion carried by be Labor Conference last night Cablet Ministers will appear before the Conference to-night to answer charges…

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Imported Films. Case in High Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 4

In the High Court the Chief Justice giving judgment in the case of the Minister for Customs versus Australasian Films, Ltd., found that the…

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Still Quarrelling. Delegates to Labor Conference. A.W.U. Issues Manifesto. Ministers Charged with Causing Dissension. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 2

The Labor conference continued its discussion of the executive's report at to-night's session and the debate had not finished when the…

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Riots in India Gang of Prisoners Escape Troops and Police Active. Allahabad March 29

The Daily Express · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 1

Seven hundred prisoners escaped from Raj[?] [?] Goal. They first overpowered the warders and snatched their guns, afterwards…

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Seven Years' Gaol. Ellen Branscombe Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 3

Ellen Branscombe, who was convicted of the manslaughter of a young woman who died from the effect of an illegal operation, appeared before…

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The Court of Petty Sessions (Before Mr S. J. Hamblin, Police Magistrate, of Albury) Small Debts Court

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 2

Armitage. v. Hawkins, a claim for money due -- The case wan postponed. Melbourne v. Morey, and a counter claim by the defendant. -- Both cases…

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Police Court. Wednesday, March 30th 1921

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 5

Frank Stone was charged with having insufficient lawful means of support, and pleaded not guilty. Mr. Quirk appeared for defendant…

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Woman Sentenced Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 2

Ait the Central Criminal. Court to-day Ellen Branskcombe was sentenced to seven years penal servitude for the manslaughter of a young…

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Narandera Escapee. Sentenced to Twelve Months. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 2

Harold Williams aged 19, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day on a charge of having escaped from the…

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Junee Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 4

At the Junee Police Court yesterday before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.M., Thomas John Smith consented to an order being made against him for 12…

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Junee Police Court Liquor Act Prosecutions. Junee ,Friday

The Daily Express · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 2

Three prosecutions under the Liquor Act were heard in the Junee Police Court to-day before Mr, G. S. Shepherd, P.M…

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Compensation for Police

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 4

One policeman wounded in the Irish disorders has been awarded £5300 as compensation, and a pension of £190. Another has been granted £4000…

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Junee Licensing Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 4

Before Messrs. G. L. Shepherd, L.M., and W. J. Hiscock, J.P., at the Junee Licensing Court yesterday James Egan, licensee of the Royal…

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The Brookfield Murder Accused Sent for Trail a Hired Assassin. Adelaide

The Daily Express · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 1

The only now feature of the Riverton tragedy [?] at the inquest concerning the death of Mr. Brook field, M.L.A to-day was the evidence…

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IRELAND Police Barracks Attacked a Tragic Fight London, Mar. 31

The Daily Express · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 1

A large force of armed men [?] up the Ross[?]bery Police Barracks. The attack opened at 2 o’clock this morning. Bombs and high…

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Arbitration. the Federal Court. No More Judges Needed. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 2

"When questioned last night after the meeting of the Federal Cabinet as to whether Mr. Justice Higgins had resigned, Mr. Hughes said that he had…

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Opened the Letters. Clerk Charged with Stealing Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 2

Jack Chard, aged 17, was committed for trial at the Police Court yesterday on three charges of stealing cheques, money orders, postal notes and…

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