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Courts & crime, 1922

7,218 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 250

Missing Horses a Suspected Theft a Case for the Police

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 10

Morton is the holder of a western Innd lease, and had some horses running on the properly a short time ago, Among the horses was an aged more…

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Assaults on Police Must Be Stopped Man Sent to Gaol

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

"A number of men have recently been sent to foal for this sort of thing, but it does not seem to step it."…

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Ex-minister Charged Paris, January 4

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 6

M. Vilgrain, who was Minister for Food in the Clemenceau Government, has been arrested at Nancy on a charge of shooting himself in the hand in order to obtain his discharge from…

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The Peakhurst Fatality. Cyclist Charged with Manslaughter

The Propeller · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Kenneth Ritchie, aged 18 years, of Kingsgrove Road, Penshurst, was brought before Mr. Leary, at the Newtown Police Court on Tuesday charged…

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Boy Criminals. Theft of Wallet with £151. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

Charged in the St. Kilda Children's Court to-day with having stolen a wallet containing £151, the property of Agnes Curtin, two brothers, living in Carlton, one aged 9 years and…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

Before the Industrial Registrar, 78 Elizabeth-street.— For settlement of minutes of Court's order: At 10 a.m., re Wire Makers', etc. (State) Award; 10 a.m., re Barbed Wire and Wire Nail (State) Award; 10.15…

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Missing Art Union Tickets Old Man Sent to Gaol

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 1

A[?] Edwards 61, was charged before [?] S.M., [?] Central Police [?] to-day with [?] fraudulently [?] priated to the own[?]ee books of…

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Art Union Tickets Fraudulent Misappropriation Man Sent to Gaol

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 3

Austin Edwards, aged 61 was, at the Central Police Court to-day, sentenced to three months hard labor, on a charge of having fraudulently misappropriated…

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Tirtschke Murder. No Solution Yet. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

A development occurred in the Alma Tirtscbke murder mystery to-day, resulting in three men being detained by the police. Rumours that some arrests had been made…

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Tirtschke Murder Discovery of Clothing Did It Belong to Girl? Theories About the Murder MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

Certain lines of Inquiry have been fol[?]owed by the police to the conclusion, but nothing has been discovered which would enable them to arrest anyone…

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New Land Court Wide Jurisdiction

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

The Land and Valuation Court, over which Mr. Justice Pike has been appointed to preside, will sit early in the New Year—practically in February…

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Day by Day the Assaults on Police

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Few people will read without lively feeling of indignation the report in this issue giving a detailed account of the many assaults on Policemen within the past three months, and…

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Fair Rents Court Attorney-General's Praise

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

A return recently issued from the office of the Fair Rents Court shows that during the past 12 months tent was reducted in 275 cases, but was increased…

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Law Notices. Friday, January 6. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

In Chumbers.—Before the Prothonotary in Prothonotary's Public Chambers.—At 10 a.m.: Atlas Assurance Co., Ltd., v Rottle (Farmers and Gaziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance, and Agency Co., Ltd.,…

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Paying for Mistake No Costs Against Police ARMIDALE

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 8

In the Armidale Police Court the owner of a hairdressing establishment was proceeded against by Sergeant Pye for a breach of the law regulating the…

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Big Strike Feared Police Contingents on Move LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 1

A message from Johannesburg says that the seriousness of the industrial position is nowise diminished, and it is generally believed that the ballot…

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Tirtschke Mystery Wild, Angry Scenes Mounted Police Employed Latest Developments

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

There were extraordinary scenes: yesterday afternoon, in the vicinity of Gun Alley, Melbourne, Where the body of the murdered child, Alma Tirtschke,…

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'Where Are the Police?' Beggar Arrested Plenty of Small Change

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 3

"Where are the police now? They are never here when they are wanted." Constable Hansen overheard a woman pass this remark, as he was…

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A Nurse's Death Dr. Cassidy in Court Coroner's Comments

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 3

The City Coroner (Mr. Jamieson) yesterday conducted an inquiry into the death of Isabei D'Argaville, a young nurse, which occurred at a private hospital in Darlinghurst on…

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Fair Rents Court Tenant's' Gains Benefits in 521 Cases

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

That tenants have gained advantages in 521 oases from the Fair Rants Court was stated by the Attorney-General to-day…

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