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Courts & crime, 1920

6,028 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 250

Police Pensioners

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 16

Mr. R. H. Barry writes to draw attention to the anomalous position of police pensioners: -- "Upon retirement from office, all extraneous…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 9

Cause Lints.—In Banco Court. St. James's road —At 10 a.m.: Brenk v Lammers, part heard. At 11 a.m.: Brenk v Transcontinedtal Tracing Compeny. Notice to jurors.—The jurors engaged in the above…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 9

Before his Honor, Judge Cohen.—At 10 a.m.: Marq[?] v Southern Trading Co., Ltd; He[?] v Windsor, Thomas v Keech; Higlett v Barnes. Note: The list will be called over punctually at 10…

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Sentenced to Death Leeds Bank Murderer LONDON. March 17

Evening News · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 1

Albert Edward Redfern, formerly an army officer, who was found guilty of the murder of a bank manager at Leeds, in the course of an…

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Police and Firemen's Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 14

On Friday evening next at the Town Hall a popular concert and drawing of their art union will be given by the Police and Firemen's charity carnival. Mr. A. E. G. Benham will be hon. director, and Eileen…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 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 Ludowiel and Son, Ltd., v Asutralian Saddlery and Leather Workers' Trades…

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Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 9

Florence Amy Agnes Elliott, murder…

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Prince's Visit Special Police Arrangements

The Sun · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 5

In addition to the Scotland Yard detectives who, as announced by cable, are to accompany the Prince of Wales on his visit to Australia, arrangements…

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Police Pensioners' Pay Plea for Increase

The Sun · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 6

Now, when all classes of workers in our midst complain of the inadequacy of their incomes to meet tho ever-increasing cost of living it seems to me…

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Fisher's Ghost[?] the Midnight Apparition That Revealed a Murder

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 17

So far as can be judged, it is only now and then that a ghost justifies its intrusion into earthly affairs. A few of them certainly contrive to lower the…

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No Magistrates Central Court Hold Up

Evening News · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 2

Everything seemed to go wrong at the Central Police Court this morning. It is the practices for only one magistrate to attend the Court on Saturdays, as it is…

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Central Griminal Court. (Before Mr. Justice Wade.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 9

Mr. W. T. Coyle, Crown Prosecutor. ALLEGED FELONIOUSLY WOUNDING. Frederick Hayward Dubois, for whom Mr. E. F. M'Donald (instructed by Mr. Maclean, of…

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Retrospective Awards High Court Case. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 13

The High Court, consisting of six Justlcrs, for the second time was again unable to give a majority Judgment in the Waterside Workers' case. In which the power of the Arbitration…

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District Court. (Before Judge Cobon.) Lost Luggage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 9

George Henry Smithers, formerly a stipendiary magistrate at Sydney, proceeded against William Moiris'a Baggago Agency, claiming £20, value of a suit-case and contents which…

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High Court of Australia. Busintss for the Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 9

Before the Full Bench.—Waterside Workers' case stated (for re-argument): the king v Licensing Court of Brisbane, ex parte Danicell; Bukard v Oakley and another…

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Law Notices. Monday, Narch 22. High Court of Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 9

At Darlinghurst Court-housc.—At 10.80, a.m.—Before the Full Bench, Motforts, the King v Licensing Court of Brisbane, ex parts Danlell; Burkard v Oakely. Before his Honour the Chief Justice.—At 10 a.m.—…

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Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Edmunds, Judges Rolln and Curlewis.) Monumental Masons

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 9

The application by the Operative Stonemason's Society for a variation of the monumental mason's (State) award was again before the Court…

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NO. 1 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Pring and Jury.) Damaged Taxi Motor. Leo v Zlngleman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 9

James Lee sued Bernard Zinglcman, claiming £100 damages for expense incurred by injuries caused to his taxi cab in Regent-street on October 2 last, which he charged to the…

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Law Report. Banco Jury Court. (Before Sir Wm. Cullen, C.J., and Jury.) Film Photographer's Claim. Higgins v Pugliese

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 9

The plaintiff, Ernest Henry Higgins, theatrical film photographer, sued Caroline Frances Pugliese, claiming £696/10/10, a balance due for work and labour done in connection with…

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Huns Assault Typistes

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 March 1920 · page 5

PARIS, March 17.—Germans at Wiesbaden attacked two female typistes attached to the French Mission. One has died from the injuries she received…

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