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Courts & crime, 1920

6,028 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 250

THE U.S. WAY More Labor Leaders Sentenced VANCOUVER

The Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 5

A message from Winnipeg states that 6 more O.B.U. Labor leaders have been sentenced to a year's imprisonment each for sedition, the charge…

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Land Appeal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 9

The sittings of the Land Appeal Court will commence to-day, in the Quarter Sessions Appeal Court, at Queen's-square…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 9

Industrial Courthouse, Queen's-square.—No. 2 Court, before his Honor Judge Rolin, at 10 a.m.:—For hearing: Re Master Builders' Association of New South Wales v United Operative Bricklayers' Trade Society…

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Schooner Tragedy Captain Stabbed Charge of Murder

The Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 5

Alexander Thomson was charged at the Central [?] Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Wade and a Jury, with the murder of Frederick William…

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Fraud and Theft Man Discovered Posing As a Blind Anzac. a Despicable Deception

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 4

A man named Alexander Mack (alias M'Mullen) was sentenced at the Albury (N.S.W.) police court last week to six months imprisonment for pretending…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, April 7. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 9

Causs Lists.—In Banco Court.—At 10 a.m.—Wade v Rosehill Racecourse Co., Ltd. Notice to jurors.— The Jurors summoned to attend Banco Causes on Wednesday, April 7, will be required to attend at 10…

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Sea Captain's Death Charge of Murder Stabbing on Schooner Death Sentence Passed

Evening News · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 5

The story of the disturbances on the schooner [?] Campbell during which Captain Fredrick William West was stableed was retold at the Central…

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Saturday Work Bricklayers in Court Case Temporarily Blocked

Evening News · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 4

The questions of Saturday work and a 44 hours' week in the building industry were involved to a summons that came before Judge Rolin in the…

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Riparian Rights Safeguarding Settlers' Interests. a Case in Court

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 3

An interesting are affecting riparian rights engaged the attention of the Wagga land board last week. A man named Frederick W. Hughes, who…

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Law Report. Central Criminal Court. (Before Mr. Justice Wade.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 9

Mr. W. T. Coyle, Crown Prosecutor. NOT GUILTY. William Herbert Packer, for whom Mr. Bruce Walker appeared, was charged with…

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No Saturday Work Bricklayers Nil Court "Taking Part in a Strike"

The Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 5

As an outcome of the decision of the bricklayers not to work on Saturdays, and to work only five days a week, of 44 hours the Operative…

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Good Balaam Only One Court a Week Not Enough Work for Two

Evening News · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 4

A month ago the Department of Justice decided that there should be only one court day in Balmain, instead of two…

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The Dark Avenue a Story of Murder and Mystery, by Fergus Hume. Forty-second Instalment. (Continued from the Last Issue.)

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 10

Praise said nothing, but after contemplating the two ladies for a moment took Swaytown's arm and walked away. "Let's get back to the fun,"…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 4

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.: For hearing, Halliday v Gartrell, White, Ltd. (12). Williams v Ty Sun…

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Stealing From Islander Plasterer Sent to Gaol

The Sun · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 2

Owen Doherty (33), a plasterer, was sentenced to six months hard labor by Mr. Giles Shaw, S.M., at the Central Court yesterday on a charge of…

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Sentenced to Death. Murder of Ship's Captain

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 6

Alexander Thomson, a young, sturdily-built., seafaring man, was yesterday arraigned before Mr. Juscice Wade and a Jury, at the Central Criminal Court, on a charge of murdering…

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Spitting at Police Court

The Sun · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 5

Complaints have been frequent of the disgusting habit of spitting on the door of the vestibule of the Central Police Court by the people who daily…

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Cullen at Police Court

Evening News · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 4

[?] appeared at the Central Police Court this afternoon on a charge of having [?] at Enily Robtha Dormas with intent to murder her…

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Tutor Charged With Stealing Gold Rings Property of Two Girls Witnesses Reluctant

Evening News · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 5

[?] RObinovltz 25, tutor, was charged before Mr. Giles Shaw at the Cental Police Court this morning with having between December 25 and…

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