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Courts & crime, 1923

7,397 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

The Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday grant[?] the following transfers of hotel licenses:—Bristol Arms Hotel, Sussex-street, Sydney, from Alexander Ironside to Nicholas Carides; Albert Hotel, fount and Walker…

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Police Raid. Defendants Not Guilty

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 8

The thirty-two men arrested at 179 Elizabeth-street recently were charged at the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Peisley, S.M., with having been found on…

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High Life Ends in Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 2

A charge of vagrancy was preferred against Alec Westland Robertson (25) when he appeared at the Central Police Court yesterday…

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What is a Brand? Court Decision

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 11

The result of a case in the Young police Court, before Mr. Walter Scott, P.M., hinged on the question of "What is a brand?" H. A. Grounds plended…

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Police Grievances. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

Sir,—I greatly regret that you have assumed from my advocacy of the need for the fulfilment of promises made to the police that the prestige of the force is likely to be…

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Proceedings at the Court-martial BERLIN, January 25

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

The court-martial of the German industrial employers and officials opened at Mayence. The press of all nations was represented. French troops, with…

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Proposed Hotel. Cremorne Junction. Application Before the Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

At the Water Police Court yesterday, before the Metropolitan Licensing Bench, consisting of Messrs. Giles Shaw, C.S.M., Gale, and Edwards, the hearing of an application on…

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Law Notices. Monday, January 29. Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 9

Before the Industrial Registrar, 78 Elizabeth-strect.— For settlement of minutes of Court's order.—At 10 a.m.: Re Painters', etc. (State) award, At 10.15 a.m.: Re Carpenters', etc. (State) award, At 10.30…

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Fast Work Ring Up Robbery Police Early on Job Booty Recovered

Evening News · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 1

Smart work yesterday on the part of Detectives Lynch, Allmond, Garlick. A. E. Jones, Matthews, and Prior Was responsible for £150…

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Little Boy in Court Who Was His Father? Judge's Greeting London

The Sun · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 1

Seven-year-old Joe Meades, whose paternity was disputed in the Divorce Court, was produced as an exhibit in the case. He did not say a word, but…

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Isolation of the Ruhr. New French Threat. General Railway Strike Probable. Trials by Court-martial. London. Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 7

The Ruhr situation has become graver. The railwaymen have gone on strike. The "Echo de Paris" asserts that the Government is about to send an ultimatum…

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Police Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 6

At the Parramatta police court, on Monday, Con Ring was fined 20/- for riding a bicycle at night, without the necessary light. Frederick Langham was…

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Another Burglary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

Mr. Torry Edwards' tobacconist shop was entered by burglars a few nights ago, and £1 worth of tobacco is missing. Mr. Edwards was robbed on a previous…

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Liverpool Police Court. Thursday, January 18

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 12

(Before Mr. A. Blix, P.M., and Messrs. B. Drinan and G. Stimson, Js.P. Norman Thor was charged with behaving in an indecent canner in a right…

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Fined £10. For Unlawful Assault

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 6

At Liverpool Court on Thursday, 18th Inst., before Mr. A. Blix, P.M. Arthur William Beck was charged with unlawfully assaulting George Newsome. Mr…

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Motor & Sulky Stanmore Smash Car Driver Charged

Evening News · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 1

As the result of a collision between a motor car and a sulky in Stanmore-road, Petersham, last night, a man was injured, and the…

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(Published by Arrangement.) "2000 Years in Gaol." Prohibition Absurdities

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

According to recent cablegrams from Washington to Australia, the Department of Justice has announced that violators of the prohibition laws,…

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Ku Klux Klan. Murder Investigation. New York, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 11

At Bastrop, in closing the preliminary inquiry into the murder of Daniel Richards, the State directly charged the Ku Klux Kian with being responsible for a series of…

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Ruhr Isolation. France's Further Measures. Control of German Police. American Troops Go Home

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 11

According to the "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Cologne, the French now admit the failure of their policy. He says that they are embarking on an infinitely dangerous policy of isolating the Ruhr from Germany, which will result…

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Luck a Big Element in Crime Detection. Former Head of Scotland Yard Puts Hard Work Ahead of Ingenious Theories—Third Degree Never Used in England—New York's Force is Praised—Stealing a Row of Houses

The World's News · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 14

The flights of genius and miracles of science which solve most of the crimes in detective stories have no real part in detective work, according to Sir Basil…

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