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Courts & crime, 1920

6,028 stories in Sydney's papers · page 83 of 250

Suspected Housebreakers Police Arrest Three Valuable Property Recovered

Evening News · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 4

Three men were arrested by the police at South Randwick and Ashfield, and [?] property, said to [?] was recovered. More…

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London's Police Chief General Harwood Appointed LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 1

General Harwood, who has been assistant commissioner since 1918, has been appointed Chief Commissioner of Police, in succession to General Sir…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, April 21. High Court of Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 9

Orginal Jurisdiction.—At Darlinghurst Court-house— At 10.30 a.m.: Chapman v Federal Commissioner of Taxation…

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Supreme Court. Banco Jury Court. (Before Sir Wm. Cullen, C.J., and jury.) Mcclintock V Union Bank of Australia, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 9

This case remains part heard…

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District Court. (Before Judge Schiles and a Jury.) Claim for Damages

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 9

In the case of John Joseph Grealish versus the Railway and Tramway Commissioners, a claim for £250 damages for being struck by a tramcar, which plaintiff alleged was…

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Fireman Charged with Murder

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 1

John Small, 31, a fireman, was at the Central Police Court to-day charged with the murder of Stanley Walsh. The latter's death occurred on Tuesday…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate. —At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Percy v Railway Commissioners for N.S.W., Mulhouse v same, Davidson v same (part heard), Powell v same. Horne v same;…

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Charge of Murder Fireman Before Court

The Sun · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 7

John Small, aged 31, a fireman, was at the Central Police Court this morning charged with murdering Stanley Walsh on Tuesday…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

Cause List.—In Banco Court.—At 10 a.m.—The Mortgage Loan and Finance Co. of Australia, Ltd., v Graham. Notice to jurors: The jurors summoned to attend Banco Causes on Thursday, 22nd April…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

Before his Honor Judge Scholes, at 10 a.m.: Garton v Burke in the matter of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1916, in the matter of an arbitration between Alleen Teresa Forrester and Cumberland…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

Industrial Courthouse, Queen's-square.—No. 1 Court.— Before his Honor Mr. Justice Edmunds.—At 10.15 a.m.—For hearing: Re Warehouse Employees in the State of New South Wales. Application by the Shop…

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"Killing No Murder." Romanist London Editor. Sanctioned by Church

Watchman · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

An article appeared in "Catholic Herald" of December 27th, 1919, on "Killing No Murder." The issue has been seized, and its…

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What Is the Romanist Teaching on "Killing No Murder"?

Watchman · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

The following quotations are from "Aquinas Ethicus," or the moral teaching of St. Thomas, by Father Joseph Rickaby, S.J. (Vols. I. and II…

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Quarter Sessions. (Before Judge Cohen.) Mr. W. T. Coyle, Crown Prosecutor. Quilty of Stealing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

Thomas Cowle pleaded not guilty to the charge of having, at Waterloo on March 8, stolen a bag and money to the amount of £12/10/, the property of Amelia Murphy…

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Mid-day Murder Another Irish Crime The Londonderry Trouble LONDON, April 20

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 1

Yet another police officer has been murdered in Ireland. Detective Dalton was fatally shot in Mountjoy-street, Dublin, his case…

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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 22 April 1920 · page 5

Evidence was concluded in an action for conversion, in which Eva McClintock, William John McGrath, and Irvino Perrel, trustees of the estate of the late John Norton, sought…

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The Late Lord Mayor of Cork. His Murder. the Sensational Finding of the Jury

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 27

At the inquest on Mr. McCurtain, the former Lord Mayor of Cork, the jury found that the Irish constabulary murdered him under the direction of the British…

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Law Notices. Thursday, April 22. High Court of Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

At Darlinghurst Courthouse.—At 10.30 a.m.—Motion— For judgment: The King v Licensing Court of Brisbane, ex parte Daniell…

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Housebreaking Tools Midnight Arrests as Brooklyn Two Men in Court

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

At Hornsby Police Court to-day, John M'Donald, [?] electrician, and Ernest Kenneth Drury [?] rigger were charged before, before. Mr. F. M. Perry with being, on…

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Awards and the Living Wage. Important Decision by the Industrial Court

The Australian Worker · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 19

In the Full Court of Industrial Arbitration last week Judge Rolin made an important pronouncement with regard to the question of reviewing any award…

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