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Courts & crime, 1920

6,028 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 250

Land Appeal Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 6

The Land Appeal Court, consisting of Messrs. H. A. G. Curry (president), W. Houston. C.M.G., and C. E. Rennie (commissioners), gave reserved decisions yesterday in the following…

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Irish Patriots in Gaol. a Terrible Tragedy. London, April 12

The Catholic Press · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 27

Mr. Thomas Clarke, chairman of the visiting Justices of Mountjoy Prison, has resigned after telegraphing to Mr. Hamar Greenwood to hasten to Dublin in order to avert…

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District Court, (Before Judge Scholes.) Alleged Perjury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 4

George Thomas Davison, of Georgetown, proceeded against James Henry Edwards, of Wharf-road, Kogarah Bay, on a claim for £200 damages, "on the ground that defendant…

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The Byng Bobbies New Police Chief LONDON, April 14

The Sun · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 1

General Lord Byng has been appointed to succeed General Sir Neville Macready as chief the London police…

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Mr. R. D. Meagher. Application to High Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 3

Application for special leave to appeal against the decision of the State Full Court, refusing to restore him to the roll of solicitors will be made to the High Court of Australia this…

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Supreme Court. Banco Jury Court. Action Against a Bank. McClintock and others v Union Bank of Australia, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 4

This was an action for conversion, in which Eva McClintock, William John McGrath, and Irvine Perrel, trustees of the estate of the late John Norton, sought to recover from…

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R.d.meagher Appeal to High Court Judgment Reserved

Evening News · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 5

Special leave to appeal against the recent decision of the Fall Court returning to rainsiste him as a solicitor of New South Wales, was applied for this…

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Law Notices. Thursday, April 15. High Court of Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 4

At Darlinghurst Court[?]house.—At 10.30 a.m.—Motions. —Appeals: Black and others v Commissioner of Land Ta[?] Jackson and another v Commissioner of Ta[?] tion…

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Supreme Courts Power Challenged by Industrial Court Judge Rolin's Statement

Evening News · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 5

An important statement was made Judge Rolin in the Industrial Court to-day upon the cases brought by the Minister for Labour and Industry against the…

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R. D. Meagher Before High Court Leave to Appeal Asked For

The Sun · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 7

Richard Denis Meagher this morning asked the High Court of Australia, consisting of Mr. Justice Knox (Chief Justice), Mr. Justice Isaacs, Mr. Justice…

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Judges Disagree Is Supreme Court Supreme? Industrial Bench's Attitude Will Act Without Interference

The Sun · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 7

"We have put these eases in the list to be mentioned, with it view of informing the parties that this court intends to proceed to hear and deermine them…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before Messrs. H. A. G. Curry (president), W. Houston, C.M.G., and C. E. Rennie, commissioners. Reserved Decisions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 4

Reserved decisions were delivered in an appeal by Hilton William Pitman against the decision of Local Land Board in respect of his application to bave the non-convertible part…

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Law Report. High Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Kn[?]x, Mr. Justice Isaacs, Mr. Justice Gavan Duffy, Mr. Justice Rich, and Mr. Justice Starke.) Divorce Case Judgment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 4

The High Court delivered judgment in the appeal of Amy Margaret Seymour Moses against a New South Wales Divorce Court declsion of Mr. Justice Gordon in a suit against…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 5

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate —At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Jennings v Aiken, At 11 a.m.. Lawrence v Hall, Hosking v same…

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Bread-carter Charged

The Sun · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 5

Frank Edward Morris, aged 21, a bread carter, employed by Bakeries, Ltd., Surry Hills, was committed for trial by Mr. Giles Shaw, S.M., at the…

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Seven Years' Gaol. Verdict of Manslaughter

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 8

HAY, Thursday.--In the Circuit Court, before Mr. Justice Wade, Frederick Ewin Wright (22), a returned soldier, was charged with feloniously slaying his wife at Ferrier Town,…

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Charged with Bigamy. "With Reasonable Provocation."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 8

William Lionel Kopit was charged, at the North Sydney Police Court yesterday morning, with having committed bigamy by marrying Emily May Hall, at North Sydney, on January…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 5

Before his Honor Judge Scholes.—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 Annie Dead[?]. In the…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 5

At the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the following publicans' licenses were transferred:—Went worth Park Hotel, Harris-street, Ultim[?], from Nels P. Christian to Frederick W. Dineen: Hampshire…

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Alleged Commercial Travellers. Charged with Robbery. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 7

In regard to the Melton-Mowbray shooting affray, the two men with the revolvers who purported to be commercial travellers journeying from Hobart to Launceston on Sunday…

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