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Courts & crime, 1920

6,028 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250

Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 9

At the Metropolitan Licesing Court the following publicans' licenses were transferred:—Glengarry, Castle Hotel, Abercrombie and Wells streets, Redfern, from Wil[?]am McNamara to Henry…

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Hampton Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 8

The work of demolishing the huge building known as Hampton Court, at the tram terminus, has already begun, and the material is being sent earthwards to be…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 9

Before his Honor Judge Cohen, at 10 a.m.: In the matter of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1916, in matter of an arbitration between Ida Mary Lavings and the Railway Commissioners for New South…

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Industria Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 9

Before the Industrial Registrar, Board of Trade Room, University-chambers, Elizabeth-street.—At 10 a.m.— For hearing: Re Public Service Association of N.S.W. Application for registraion as an industrial union…

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Wyandra's Engineers. Court Proceedings

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The adjourned case, in which John M'Millan, David Alexander, James H. Batchelor, Thomas Main, and Cecil Howse, engineers of the steamer Wyandra,…

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End of North-west Mounted Police

The World's News · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 18

THE Royal North-west Mounted Police, the picturesque force which has patrolled Western Canada since settlers first went there, has ceased to exist, being merged in the new…

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Law Notices. Monday, Feburary 9. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 9

Prothonotary's Office, before the Deputy Prothonotary: Fox v Adriab, at 11 a.m.: Fullerton v Fullerton, at 2.15 p.m. Befor the Chief Clerk: Trumble v Trumble, Palmer v Palmer, at 10 a.m.: Wiseman v…

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Yesterday's Police Court Charges

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 February 1920 · page 2

Before Mr. O. O. Edwards, S.M., at the Central Police Court, yesterday, Thomas Francis Hanratty, 45, carter, was charged with driving a spring van in…

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Found Him Dead Wife's Midnight Discovery Man Charged With Murder MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1920 · page 5

Joseph Smith, aged 40, a laborer, was charged at the Brunswick Court this morning with having murdered Hedley Dunlop, 30, a laborer, yesterday…

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Wyandra Engineers Sentenced NEWCASTLE

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 February 1920 · page 2

John McMillan, David Alexander. Thomas Main, James H. Batchelor, and Cecil Howes, engineers of the steamer Wyandra, who were charged with…

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The Crime and the Punishment No Place but Gaol for the Wounded Soldier Who Lapses Mr. Hall's Comments

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 February 1920 · page 3

In passing sentence on a wounded and gassed soldier, found guilty of forging and uttering a small cheque, Judge Bevan, at the Goulburn Quarter Sessions on…

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Robbery at the Bankstown Post Office Safe Blown Open, and £130 in Cash Stolen—Police Recover Postal Notes Thieves Use Explosives

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 February 1920 · page 2

The gans of safe-blowers that has been operating in the suburbs for some time, and specially giving its attention to post offices, is again at work. Recently the…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 5

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate. —At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Cochrane v Giles, Pollard v Hines, same v Fenton, same v Coleman, Rowland v Sands (2), same v Crowell, same v…

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Wyandra. Engineers Sentenced. Week's Imprisonment. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 7

The hearing of the case in which live engineers of the steamer Wyandra, John M'Millan, David Alexander, Thomas Main, James H. Batchelor, and Cecil Howes, were charged with…

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Seven Days' Gaol. Wyandra's Engineers. Warrant Stayed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The cases in which John M'Millsn, David Alexander, James H. Batchelor, Thomas Main, and Cecil Howes, engineers of the steamer Wyandra, were charged…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 5

Before his Honor Judge Cohen, at 10 a.m.: In the matter of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1916, in matter of an arbitration between Ida Mary Lavings and the Railway Commissioners for New South…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 5

Before the Industrial Registrar, Board of Trade Room, University-chambers, Elizabeth-street.—At 10 a.m.— For hearing: Re Public Service Association of N.S.W. Application for registration as an industrial union…

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Wheat Tangle Conspiracy Alleged Eight Men Charged Cases Adjourned

The Sun · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 5

Seven men were before the Control Police Court to-day charged with conspiracy, arising out of Mr. Justice Pring's report on the administration of…

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Four Safes Broken Open City Warehouse Entered Wharf Laborer Charged

Evening News · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 1

A charge [?] taking and entering the waterhouse M Donal and Company Limited Yoy Stat, and stealing £96 7s 5d the [?] John Lavery. was…

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Law Notices. Monday, Febuary 8. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 5

Prothonotary's Office, before the Deputy Prothonotary; Fox v Adrian, at 11 a.m.; Fullerton v Fullerton, at 2.13 p.m. Before the Chief Clerk; Trumble v Trumble, Palmer v Palmer, at 10 a.m.; Wiseman v…

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