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Courts & crime, 1921

7,036 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 250

Murderer of 13 Boy Before Court Is He Legally Capable? LONDON, February 17

The Sun · Sunday 20 February 1921 · page 1

Donald Litton, who confessed to the murder of a septuagenarian widow, Mrs. Seabrook, on January 27, because he "wanted money to go to the Zoo,"…

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Moore Park Episode. Jones Does Some Sleuthing. Results of an Interrupted Tete a tete. "I Didn't Know She Was Married: They Always Called Her 'Sadie'". "This Unfortunate Woman Driven to Extremes," says Magistrate Gale

Truth · Sunday 20 February 1921 · page 7

A considerable portion of the time of Mr. Gale, S.M., was taken up at the Summons Court on Tuesday and Thursday with cross-summons actions In…

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The Unknown Police Boss

Evening News · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 4

The Cessnock mining lodges will not stand any nonsense from the police. They have lac[?] expressed their view in a resolutions, "That the Acting Premier be written to, asking for the removal of the local sergeant of police, falling which industrial action will be taken." So that's that…

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Judge on Betting Railway Clerk Charged Grandson of Baroness Seddeler

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 5

There is nothing morally wrong in betting. But I just wish those people who advocate it could see the misery that it brings from day to day in these…

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Charge of Murder. Ex-constable Arrested. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 7

John O'Loughlin, formerly a constable, and recently a purtner in a pastoral lease with Thomas James, storekeeper, of Burtville, was yesterday arrested on a charge of murdering…

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Safe Wheeled Away. Recovered by Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 7

While on duty in a lane off Lnyton-street, Camperdown, early yesterday morning Constable Lancaster, of Newtown, saw, about 150 yards away, two men wheeling a hand truck…

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MUTINY & MURDER Outbreak Against Soviet Warships Blown Up London[?]

Evening News · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 1

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Goulburn Seat Question of Costs Pull Court Application

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 5

The adjourned application for a writ of mandamus, on behalf of Frank Hartley, of Goulburn, arising out of the resignation of Mr. James (now Mr…

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Sunday Gallop Under the Old Fig Tree Police Win Sprint

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 8

Sergeant Charlton invited six constables to take a walk with him yesterday afternoon in Wentworth Park. The excursion revealed the fact that…

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Impudent Thieves Wheel Safe Away Drop it to Escape Police

Evening News · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 6

Two men who had broken into the butchering establishment of Charles Stainer Mallet at the corner of Parramatta-road and Layton-road and Layton-street. Camperdown, were…

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New Development. Application to Court To-day. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 7

Preliminaiy steps to bring the shipping trouble before the Commonwealth Arbitiation Court will be taken to-morrow morning. The official list of cases to be heard by Mr…

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Carters' Week 54 Hours Objected to Points for Full Court

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 7

Three applications by the Trolley, Draymen, and Carters' Union of Sydney and suburbs for awards were made to Judge Rolin in No. 2 Industrial…

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Narrowing the Issue Seamen Offer to Return Job-control Scheme Waived Manning Left to Arbitration Court Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 7

The little building which houses the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration was overcrowded today when the case of the Federated…

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Sirius Cove Assault Actor Gets Three Years Gaol

The Sun · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 2

Found guilty of having Indecently assaulted a girl of eight years at Sirius Cove on September 24, Harry Paul Walker, aged 23, described as an actor…

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Profiteering Prevention Court. (Before the Magistrate.) Price of Potatoes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 6

Emill Mellander, of 443 Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, wts charged with having sought to make an excess profit on the sale of potatoes. Defendant desired to raise the defence…

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North Sydney Murder Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 9

It is expected that Wilfred Ernest Coley, who was charged at the Central Police Court, Brisbane, last Friday, with the murder of Gertrude M'Grath at North Sydney on…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 11

This is the last week of the big campaign conducted by the police and firemen of this State for the relief of the hospitals, which urgently need money to relieve them from…

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North Sydney Murder. Escort Sent to Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 4

Detectives Sedgwick and Thompson will leave Sydney for Brisbane to-day as an escort, to bring back the man the Brisbane police have arrested believing him to be Coley, the man…

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Receivers Sentenced Strategos 4 Years; Grill 3 Years "Disrepute on This City"

The Sun · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 8

George Strategos, restaurant keeper, and John Henry Grill, Independent means, found guilty at Darlinghurst Sessions of having received 3000 yards…

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