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Courts & crime, 1920

6,028 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 5

Industrial Courthouse, Queen's-square.—No. 3 Court.— Before his Honor Judge Curlewis.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Re Stonemasons', etc. (State), award, application by Operative Stonemasons' Society for…

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Land Appeal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 5

The sittings of the Land Appeal Court will commence to-day at the Courthouse at Darlinghurst…

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A Cook's Wages Full Court Appeal

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 6

Argument was concluded this morning before the Full Court (the Chief Justice Sir William Cullen Mr. Justice Gordon and Mr. Justice Ferguson in…

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Law Notices. Tuesday, February 17. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 5

Term List.—In Banco Court, St. James-road, at 10 a.m.—Mallison v Scottish-Australian Investment Co., Ltd., District Court appeal (part heard); Barry and others v Slade, special case; Mead v Swan and others,…

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District Court. (Before Judge Cohen.) Contractor's Claim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 5

Annest Charlog Weine, of Dulwich Hill, builder and contractor, sued Arthur William Baker, of Marrickville, electrician, for the recovery of £102/9/5 for goods supplied and…

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Sinn Feiners' Raid. Police Barracks Attacked. London, February 15

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 5

Sinn Feiners attacked the police barracks in Ballytrain, Monaghan. After a three hours' fight the raiders blow up the building, a wall falling, injuring three of the police…

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Industrial Court. (Before Judge Curlewis.) Cutters and Trimmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 5

On the application of the Cutters and Trimmers' Union of New South Wales, new awards were granted in respect of cutters and trimmers and shirt cutters…

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Pimlico Shooting Australian's Arrest Raid by the Police London

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 1

A further story is told in [?] with the shopping of [?] [?]…

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The Dark Avenue a Story of Murder and Mystery, by Fergus Hume. Twenty-ninth Instalment

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 8

(Continued from the Last Issue.) When the gipsy disappeared through the postern, Praise popped out like a jack-in-the-box from the brushwood,…

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Shot in Heart Sinn Fein Raider Dies Irish Skirmishes Police Barracks Blown Up LONDON, February 16

The Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 1

The correspondent of "The Times" at Cork says that a party of Sinn Feiners raided the residence of a veterinary surgeon named M'Swiney in a…

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Law Report. Full Court. (Before Sir William Cullen, C.J., Mr. Justice Gordon, and Mr. Justice Ferguson.) a Contractor's Bonus. Wicks v Johnson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 5

This was an appeal from a decision of his Honor Judge Bevan, in a District Court action, in which John Henry Wicks sued John Erridge Johnson, to recover £400, the value of two…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 9

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate. —At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Walters v Hardwoods, Ltd., Pollard v Oliver, same v Scott, same v Shaw (2), same v Ryan, same v Jones, same v Newey (2),…

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Charge of Assault

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 9

At the Central Police Court, before Mr. Gale, Reginald Charles Russell, 26, a canvasser, was charged with having committed a serious offence against Lella Neilson on…

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Parramatta Police Court Wednesday, February 11, 1920

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 3

(Before Mr. C. Jennings, S.M.) Michael Carroll, drunk in Railway-street, Lidcombe. No appearance. Recognisances (5/-) forfeited. J. Birch. for whom Mr. F. Todhunter appeared…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 9

Before his Honor Judge Cohen.—At 10 a.m.: Costello v Jurd, Wotzasik v Smith, Bain v Kerr. In the matter of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1910, in the matter, of an arbitration between George Rose…

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A Smart Theft Thief Gets £7000 LONDON

Evening News · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 1

A daring theft was perpetrated at Paddington Railway Station. A jeweller's traveller went to a ticket window to purchase a ticket…

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For Medical Treatment Ex-Soldier Sent to Gaol

Evening News · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 1

George Clarence Biggs, who had been found guilty of having at Sydney on November 24 assaulted Charlic Wong, a Chinaman, and robbed him of £2 10s, was…

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Police & Firemen's Charity Carnival

Referee · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 16

The big carnival by the Police and Firemen, on February 28, is expected to eclipse all previous efforts, spectacularly and athletically. The programme…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 9

Industrial Court—house, Queen's square.—No. 1 Court.- Before his Honor Mr. Justice Edmunds.—At 11 a.m.— For hearing: Re Broom and Brushmakers' (State) award: Application by N.S.W. United Society of…

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Land Appeal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 9

The appeal of H. C. W. Riley against the disallowance of his additional conditional purchase application in the Scone district was withdrawn, and the case struck out…

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