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Courts & crime, 1921

7,036 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 250

Old Bungonia Relic Gaol Used as a Silo GOULBURN

The Sun · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 6

Since the Goulburn centenary attention has been turned to the many old relics in and around the district and Mr. A. H. Buckham, Mulwarree Shire…

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A Carlingford Fatality. The Inquest.—Police Forethought

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 1

The District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) held an inquest at the Courthouse, Parramatta, on Wednesday, touching the death of William John Sydney…

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Politics and Police Lively Doings in Adelaide Police Guard Outside Chairman's "Pair of Hands" ADELAIDE

The Sun · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 7

Polities have reached such a high stage of tension in consequence of the unprecedented party rivalry and the approach of the elections that…

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Mr. Justice Higgins. Arbitration Court Work

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Friday.--A petition is being circulated among Labor unions urging the retention of Mr. Justice Higgins as President of the Federal Arbitration Court…

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Court Pride of Australia, A.o.f

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 6

The following officers have been elected for the ensuring year:—Chief Ranger, Bro. D. H. Rumble: sub-C. Ranger, Bro. R. Rumble: Senior Woodward, Bro. C…

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Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Edmunds.) Bank Officers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 9

An application by the United Bank Officers' Association for an award was referred to the Full Court. Mr. Cantor (instructed by Messrs. C. A. Coghlan) appeared for the…

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District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) an Arbitration Agreement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 9

In the arbitration between Percy Charles Pascoo, of Keindel, Chester-street, Camperdown, labourer, and Thomas Balentine Beat and James Balantine Beat, trading as Beat…

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Profiteering Prevention Court. (Before Judge Beeby.) Excessive Profit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 9

A. De Fina admitted having made on the sale of a necessary commodity a profit that was unreasonable Mr. J. H. S. Harnett, who appeared for the…

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Indian Riots. a Serious Outbreak. Police Overpowered. Allahabad, March 3

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 11

Serious riots occurred at Trichur and in part of Calicut on Monday, between loyalists and non-co-operators. Hindus and Mohammedans attacked a loyal…

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Order by Court. Intermediate Prices Unfixed. "Settlement May Result."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 11

An application for the "internal" variation of the milk prices order came before Judge Beeby, in the Profiteering Prevention Court yesterday, and the application was granted…

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Job Control. General on All Fronts. Allegations in Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Assertions that the system of "job control" had extended to the waterfront of all the capital cities of the Commonwealth were made in the Arbitration…

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Job Control. Extended to Waterfront. Statement in Court. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 12

Assertions that the system or "Job control" had extended to the waterfront of all the capi tal cities of the Commonwealth were made in the Arbitration Court before Mr. Justice…

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Work Sn Vain Divorce Court Story Alleged Burial in Laundry Yard MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 7

Residents of Nelson-street, Williamstown, had their curiosity aroused by the appearance of two plain clothes policeman with a uniformed constable…

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Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice Harvey.) Interpretation of a Will. Dean, v Cole and others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 9

This was an originating summons, instituted by Charles Frederick Dean, surviving executor of the will of his father, William Dean, grazier, of Tu[?]e Creek, near Cassills, for the…

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Court of Criminal Appeal. (Before Sir Wm. Cullen, C.J., Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Wade.) REX v KENNEDY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 9

William John Kennedy applied for leave to appeal against his conviction at the Coonamble Quarter Sessions, before Judge Armstrong, on a charge of obtaining money under false…

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Law Report. Full Court. (Before Mr. Justice Pring, Mr. Justice Ferguson, and Mr. Justice Wade.) to Ascertain Unimproved Value. Glebe Municipal Council v Howard Smith, Ltd. Same v Sydney Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 9

These were special cases stated by his Honor Judge Cohen for the determination of the Full Court of questions relating to the practice to be adopted in ascertaining the unimproved…

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Brutal Assault Shopbreakers Disturbed Police Sergeant Knocked Out

The Sun · Sunday 6 March 1921 · page 2

Shortly before midnight Sergeant Vaughan, of the Petersham police, was brutally attacked by two shopbreakers. He had to be taken to hospital. His…

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Gaol for Seaman

The Sun · Sunday 6 March 1921 · page 4

Charged with having unlawfully assaulted, the second engineer of the vessel on which lie was engaged, John Robert Norman, aged 26, a seaman…

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North Motton Murder Hobart

The Sun · Sunday 6 March 1921 · page 5

The spot whore the murder of the girl Chrissie Venn was committed has been located. It is a short distance away from the place where the body…

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Wharf Pilfering Alleged Theft of Sugar HOBART

The Sun · Sunday 6 March 1921 · page 8

Following on comments by the Chief Justice, Sir Herbert Nicholls, in a Criminal Court case recently, about the existence of a gang in Hobart engaged…

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