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Courts & crime, 1920

6,028 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 250

Land Appeal Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 5

The Land Appeal Court Messrs. H. A. G. Currty, president; and W. Houston and C. E. Ronnie, commissioners) delivered its reserved decision its the appeal by Murray Yabsley, of…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 5

Industrial Courthouse, Queen's-square, No. 1 Court.— Before Judges Edmunds, Rolin, and Curlewis, at 10 a.m.—For hearing: Re United Bank Officers' Association, appeal by Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney,…

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Woman Stabbed Deep Gash in the Arm Domestic Charged

The Sun · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 7

Rose Jones (or Jackson), aged 27, a domestic, was charged at the Central Police Court this morning with having maliciously Inflicted grievous bodily…

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Hardships of Gaol. Accused's Complaint. Shower Baths and Luxuries Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 4

PERTH, Wednesday.--The trial of 16 men charged with rioting at Boulder in November, when the Coolgardie Union members were expelled from the mines. is expected to last ovor…

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Crime Wave Thirteen Capital Cases Eight Murder Charges

The Sun · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 7

The list of cases for trial at the Central Criminal Court, commencing on Monday week, is a formidable one, and is an indication of the crime wave in…

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Woronora Tragedy Worrell in Court Again

The Sun · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 7

In accordance with his remand from February 27, on the charge of having feloniously and malleiously murdered his wife, Martha Maud Worrell, at…

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Land Appeal Court. Yabsley V Fallon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 5

Reserved decision was given in an appeal by Murrey Yabsley against the disallowance of his additional conditional purchase application No. 1919/61, Casino. The case was…

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Law Notices. Thursday, March 4. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 5

Term List.—In Banco Court, St. James'-road.—At 10 a.m.; Eastway and another v Perrott, new trial motion (pt. heard); ex parte Buzacott, re Burns and others, prohn; ex parte Buzacott, re Wheatley and…

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Industrial Court. (Before Judge Curlewis.) Slaters' Award

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 5

Application was made by the Slaters, Tilers, and Shinglers' Society of New South Wales for a variation of award in accordance with the cost of living. The hourly rate was…

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District Court. (Before Judge Cohen.) Motor Car Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 5

Albert Hale, of Longueville, proceeded against Maud Chandler, of Watson's Bay, for recovery of £40 damages, caused to a milk cart and harness, by collision with a motor…

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Row at Port Kembla Police and Seamen Two Against Thirty WOLLONGONG

Evening News · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 1

Some excitement was caused at Port Kemble last evening by a conflict between about [?] members of the crew of the Whakatane, new coaling there, and…

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A Racehorse Killed Run Down by Car Interesting Court Case YOUNG

The Sun · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 6

The racehorses Gold Coat and Grosses Plains, owned in the Young district, were being led to the Cootamundra races on the wrong side of the road…

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Law Report. Full Court. (Before Sir Wm. Cullen, Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Ferguson.) Eastway and another v Perrott

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 5

This appeal remains part heard…

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Redfern Murder Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 5

An inquest was held by the City Coroner (Mr. Jamieson) yesterday on the body of Norman Kable, aged 27, who was shot dead at a house in Cornwalls-street, Redfern, on…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 5

Before his Honor Judge Cohen.—At 10 a.m.—In Chambers in No. 2 Court.—In the matter of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1916, and in the matter of the application of Mary Elizabeth Albiston; in the…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 5

At the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday, the following publicans' licences were transferred:—Hotel Steyne, Corse, Manly, from Charles John Burchmore to Ludlow Richard Oswald Sealy; Unity Hotel, Lane…

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In Every Gaol in State Accused Man's Admissions

Evening News · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 7

"I've been in every gaol in New South Wales— military. naval, and civil— and in [?]een different refor[?]tories besides, but I have never been given a chance…

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Draft-dodging Charged Dempsey Surrenders. London, February 28

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 5

A San Francisco message states that, learning that a warrant had been issued for his arrest on a charge of making a false declaration in order to escape the military war draft, Jack…

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Land Appeal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 5

Reserved decisions were given in the following cases:— In re Humphries. Appeal by William Henry Humphries…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 5

Industrial Court-house, Queen's-square.—No. 1 Court. —Before Edmunds, Rolin, and Curlewis, J.J.—At 10 a.m.—For Hearing: Re United Bank Officers' Association, appeal by Commercial Banking Co. of…

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