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Courts & crime, 1949

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Miners' Leaders Apologise to Arbitration Court in Move to Leave Gaol

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 August 1949 · page 1

NEW SOUTH WALES MINERS RETURNED TO WORK TO-DAY IN ALMOST FULL STRENGTH AFER THE DISASTROUS SEVEN WEEKS STRIKE. All but three mines are…

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Increased Pay for Police Officers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 August 1949 · page 1

Non-commissioned police officers were granted £30 a year wage increase by the president of the State Industrial…

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Vandals Damage Davis Cup Court in U.S. Austn.-italian Dispute Follows Sidwell's Win

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 August 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday (A.A.P.): Vandals on Friday night or early yesterday morning damaged the court at the Westchester Country Club, Rye, on which Sidwell defeated Cucelli (Italy) in the first singlet of…

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Two Police Suspended From Duty

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Two police constables, suspended from pay and duty today by the Police Commissioner (Mr. Scott), will…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 2

Before Mr. A. Tuncheoh, S Wireless Offences. Twenty-three people were each charged with failing to…

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Sharkey's Statient Merely His Views; High Court Appeal

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: When Lawrence Louis Sharkey, general secretary of the Communist Party made alleged seditious utterances to a newspaper reporter he was not thinking of forces of Soviet Russia…

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Charged with Robbing 'Mmigrant

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 2

Two men, charged with stealing from an immigrant, will appear In the Wagga Court on Monday…

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Cases Heard in Junee Police Court Heavy Fines Inflicted on Two Charges

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 3

A fine of £100 was imposed on R. T. Begg in the Junee Court yesterday on charges arising out of inaccurate returns to the Taxation…

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Four Police Constables Remanded

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Pour police constables, dismissed from the Police Force by the Police Commissioner (Mr. Scott) this afternoon,…

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West Wyalong Hotel Mentioned in Court Action

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 1
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SYDNEY, Wednesday—It was alleged in the Equity Court that after a man had given his fiancee more than 2,300 to…

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Ferry "Assault" "Victim" to be Prosecuted

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Attorney-General (Mr. Martin) has directed that William Dobson, who alleged that he had…

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Third Policeman Charged with Assaulting Man

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Another ex-policeman faced a magistrate at Central Court today on a charge of having assaulted…

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Federal Govt. Charged with Hoarding Funds Outburst by Mr. McGirr at Premiers' Conference

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Charges that the Commonwealth was hoarding huge surpluses of revenue while the States were just managing to scrape through on "Knife-edged balances" were made at the Premiers' conference today…

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Unions Pay Money Into Court Gaoled Officials' Cases Next

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Representative of the Ironworkers, Association, Waterside Worker,' Federation and the Miners' Federation today paid a total of £40,500 to the Registrar of the Arbitration…

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Miners' Union Will Pay Money Into Court No Application Yet on Claims

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Miners' Federation will pay into the Arbitration Court tomorrow most of the £23,700 withdrawn from banks during the coal strike…

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Miner Acquitted of Assault

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 1

BATHURST, Thursday: The jury had taken a commonsense view in finding Arnold Samuel Glew, 36, miner, not guilt of…

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Coolamon Police Court (Before Mr. A. V. Quiggan S.m.) Tuesday, 16th August Motor Traffic Case

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 2

Thomas Patrick Kennedy was charged with attempting to start: a motor car while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Mr…

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Unusual Interest in Court Case

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: In the Bankruptcy Court today, mt. Justice Clyne reserved his decision in a case which has…

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Police Fire on Finnish Strikers One Killed

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 1

HELSINKI, Friday.—One striker was killed and six strikers and ten policemen were injured when police opened fire after…

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