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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

7,397 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

48 HOURS Appeal to Court Likely City Council Men

The Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 7

The Conciliation Committee met to-day at the Town Hall, when the representatives of the unions made a statement regarding the decision of…

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Liquor Laws. Proposed Reform. The Court and the Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 9

The Minister for Justice (Mr. T. J. Ley) after an investigation of the liquor laws of Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia, proposes to recommend to…

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Lawless Ireland Women to be Court-martialled LONDON. Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 8

A Dublin telegram states that three women in possession of arms and munition have been arrested, and will be court-[?]…

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Law Report. District Court. (Before his Honor Judge White.) STAFFORD v Pile and Another

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 5

The plaintiff, Ruby Stafford, sued to recover from Claude Tudor Pile and Cyril Stanley Brown, trading r; C. T. Pile and Co., a sum of £284 alleged to have been paid to the…

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Says He Found Them. Police Allege Theft. And Magistrate Convicts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

David Henry Winning (21) was charged, at the Parramatta Police Court on Thursday, with stealing, at Guildford, on January 6, a lifting Jack, a grease pump, a…

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Chiff Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 10

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate, at 10 a.m.—For hearing: Minister v Kwong Sing (six cases)…

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Assaults on Police Two Men Sent to Gaol

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 11

Two serious assaults upon the police have been recently dealt with by the courts, and in each case the offender was seht to gaol without the option of a fine…

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"Glorious Adventure" Ends in Police Court

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 1

[?] in fancy dress as a [?] with a banner [?] The Glorious [?] on a [?]…

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Parramatta Police Court. Monday, January 29

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 4

Joseph Synold (28) pleaded guilty, to a charge of behaving in a riotous manner in Western-road, Wentworthville, on January 28…

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Parramatta Police Court. Monday, February 5th

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 5

John McDonald, charged with behaving in an indecent manner in Good-street, Granville, on February 2, pleaded guilty and was fined £1, in default 7 days…

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Lovers in Court Chocolates and Glass Young Woman Charged

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 8

Emily Gornall, aged 25, a slim, fair girl in a black frock, faced the magistrate at the Central Police Court today. She was charged with, sending…

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Cool Theft At the Races

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 9

On February 3, Earnest Patrick Madden, a manager, went to the [?] Park races, and while there saw [?]der Jack. The latter, accord…

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Police Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 14

No effort is being spared to make the police carnival on February 24 the best of its kind yet held. The programme for the sports has been drawn with a judicious sprinkling of humorous items, and visitors…

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Ground Glass in Chocolates Young Woman Charged

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 7

"This girl was keeping company with the man to whom she sent the letter, and she still threatens to do for him and do for herself. I…

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Alleged Defalcations. Railway Official Charged. Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 13

In the Moree Police Court this morning, before Mr. M. Longfield, Walter S. H. McJanett again appeared in connection with the shortages discovered in the Railway Department…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 10

Before his Honor Judge White, in No. 1 Court—At 10 a.m.: In the matter of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1916, and in the matter of the arbitration between Craigie and the Under-Secretary of the…

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For Charity Police Carnival

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 13

A record of public service that stands un[?]led is that of the Police and Firemen's Hospital Carnival and Art Union appeals, which had [?]…

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Perfect Alibi Police Confusion

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 7

A perfect a[?]bi was established by Robert George Smith, 18, at the Central Court to-day. When he was supposed to have been…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 10

Before the Industrial Registrar, 78 Elizabeth-street.— For settlement of minutes of Court's order.—At 9.30 a.m.: Re Painters (State), Carpenters, etc. (State), Bricklayer, etc. (State), Plasterers, etc. (State),…

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Hugh Buckler And Worthless Cheque Popular Actor Charged London, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 1

Hugh Ch[?]man Buckler, on [?] who had been [?] the [?] Theatre, was [?]…

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