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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

7,036 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 250

To Commandeer Milk. State Cabinets Proposal. Application to Profiteering Court To-day. Abortive Conference of Parties

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 5

The State Cabinet sat all day yesterday considering the situation created by the withholding of supplies of milk from the city. Representatives of the producers and the distributors…

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Equity Court. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Street.) Claim by the Crown. Attorney-General v Adams

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 6

The matter is part heard. (Before Mr. Justice Harvey.) DEBENTURE-HOLDERS' CLAIM. Alexander and another v Marrickville Timber…

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Law Report. Full Court. (Before Sir Willlnm Cullen C.J., Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Wade.) Cases Postponed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 6

The hearings of appeals in the cases of Sharpe v Wotherspoon and Slade v Crispin were postponed…

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Oldfield's Money Man Charged With Stealing

The Sun · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 7

Ronald Edward Bourne, aged 26, who was arrested at Katoomba, and charged with having stolen £260 from William Albert Oldfield, the Australian…

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Wicket-keepers' Money. Man Charged with Stealing. Over £200 Recovered

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 6

Ronald Edward Bourne, 35, described as an engineer, who was arrested at Katoomba on Wednesday night by Detectives Rankin and W. Thompson, of the Criminal Investigation…

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Attempted Theft

The Propeller · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

Roy Rigg, a young man, was charged with attempting to steal money from the person of Anthony Howard, at Moorefield Racecourse, on Saturday last…

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Three Years for Stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 7

ALBURY, Wednesday.--At the Quarter Sessions yesterday, James Stewart M'Clelland was charged with breaking and entering a motor store in Albury, on October 11 last, and…

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Sentenced at the Sessions

Evening News · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

The following prigoners were sentenced by judge [?] at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day:— Cyril [?] breaking, entering…

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Conclusive Alibi Alleged Theft of Handbag

The Sun · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 5

Though positively identified by Mrs. Martha Isabella Cahill, of Holt-avenue, Mosman, as the man whom she alleged had robbed her at Mosman of her…

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War Bond Man Charged With Forgery

The Sun · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 6

Errol Arnold Renouf, aged 29, was, committed for trial by Mr. Jennings, S.M., at the Central Court today on a charge of having forged a war gratuity…

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Brutal Assault. Unemployed Raid on a Restaurant

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

Last week, thirteen unemployed men entered a restaurant in Market-street, Sydney, kept by Mrs. Vasyil, and ordered dinner. When they had finished a…

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Goods Worth Over £1000 Involved in Stealing Charges

Evening News · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 5

Thomas James M'Colter [?] and Andrew John Bar[?] man, were charged at Red[?] Court to-day with breaking and…

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Kogarah Police Court. Wednesday, March 2. (Before Mr. Giles Shaw, S.m.) Indecent Language

The Propeller · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

Edwin Climpson was charged with using indecent language in Rocky Point Road, Kogarah. Defendant pleaded not guilty, but…

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Abusing the Police. Action Against Speakers. What the Police Want

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 6

The police are much opposed to the practice of public speakers, politicians, and others being allowed to abuse them in speeches in the Domain…

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Law Court Flummery

The Land · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 10

Democracy is coming into its own in the far North. At Darwin Supreme Court the judge gave the jurymen permission to remove their…

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Police Pensions. an Increase Desired

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 7

A deputation from the newly-formed Police Pensioners' Association waited on the ActingChief Secretary (Mr. Kavanagh, M.L.C.) yesterday…

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Big Haul by the Police

The Sun · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 6

Collection of goods recovered as the result of police raids on houses in Forest Lodge and Leichhardt. It includes boots and shoes, rolls of serge, suit lengths, made-up suits, laces and silks, and dress materials, alleged to be the proceeds of recent robberies in the city, suburbs, and country…

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Cricketer's Money. Recovered by Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 7

The police have recovered £201 of the £260 belonging to Mr. W. A. Oldfield, the Australian cricketer, who, in anticipation of his departure for England with the Australian…

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Police Conference. Many Motions Carried

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 9

The Police Association annual conference was continued yesterday. A motion to consider the advisableness of requesting payment to all police performing…

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Notes for Gold Cricketer [?]field's Money Man Charged with Tneft

Evening News · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 1

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