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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

7,397 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Gave Himself Up Murderer Falls From Train Constables Charged Perth (.W.a.)

The Sun · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 2

An important Issue depending upon the words of a man condemned to death has arisen in the case of Frank Matamin, alias Rosland, a Malay…

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Is It Foul Play? Balmain Mystery Police Puzzled

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 8

The disappearance of George Harvey (35), a seaman employed on the American schooner Ella A., remains a complete mystery. As yet the police…

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City Employees Conciliation Fails Application to Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 7

A peculiar situation has arisen over the Conciliation Committee, which has apparently reached a dead-end over [?]…

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Poisoned Sweets Posted to Police Chief London, February 8

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 7

Walter Frank Tatam, 43 years of age, a hortic[?]rist, of Balham, who was recently arrested and charged with attempting to murder Sir…

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Neighbors in Court. One Cut the Other's Rope

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 1

Two neighbors appeared in the role of litigants at the Parramatta Police Court on Thursday, when Charles Henry Sly proceeded against Charles Birch, on a…

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District Court. (Before Judge White.) Ownership of Diamond Ring

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 11

Hearing was continued of the interpleader actions in respect of the ownership of a one-stone diamond ring, in which William Raymond Dalton, horse trine, of…

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An Esteemed Police Officer Presentation to Constable Cafe and Mrs. Cafe

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 5

Constable T. Cafe, for three years police officer at St. Marys, and now of Petersham, and Mrs. Cafe were the guests of the evening at a very…

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Safety of the Court. "I'm Not Thin-skinned, But—."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 6

No one who knows our genial solicitor, Sholto Kemp, can easily picture him in the role of pugilist. But oven the most genial can be ruffled, as was…

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Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament "Why Worry?" Says Mr. Hawkins Sydney Magistrate's Cure for Grief and Cripples After All! It Happened Eight Years Ago

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 26

What a delightful place Australia would become if we could all bring ourselves to accept the outlook of Mr. Hawkins. This gentleman is a Stipendiary Magistrate in the city of Sydney. A solicitor was defending a poor devil who had been smashed up on…

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Gaol for Heroine Lavish Screen Drama

The Sun · Sunday 11 February 1923 · page 4

The positively wicked behavior of the wealthy orders was pictorially compared to the Bacchanalian orgies of pagan Rome in the new Cecil B…

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Police Suffered When Figures Speak

The Sun · Sunday 11 February 1923 · page 2

"I notice that Mr. Dooley, in commenting upon the figures with regard to State finances published by me a few days ago, tries to draw me into…

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Police Carnival Hospital Secretary's Praise

The Sun · Sunday 11 February 1923 · page 2

"The efforts of the police and firemen during the last seven years in raising, the sum of over £27,000 has been simply wonderful. They deserve…

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Balmain Mystery Police Discountenance Foul Play

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 February 1923 · page 2

There Were no fresh developments last night in the investigations concerning the disappearance of George Harvey, of the Ella A., from his lodgings in…

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Police Appeal for Charity Art Union and Carnival Should Be Records

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 February 1923 · page 3

Recent revelations in respect of the conduct of allegedly charitable appeals are apt to raise doubts in the minds of the public respecting the ultimate…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 6

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate. —At 10 a.m.: For hearing;: Rowland V Hewitt, Newland v same. Jones v Reid, Swinnerton v Elliott…

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"Stable Boy" Sent to Gaol

Evening News · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 1

A stable boy" Edward Kivan Lee 22. was sentenced to a year's imprisonment at Darlinghurst Sessions, to-day on a charge of having attempted…

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Actor Charged. London, Feb. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 9

Hugh Buckler, actor, who was charged with issuing a valueless cheque, has been further charged at Bow-street Police Court with obtaining £46 and £25 by means of worthless…

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Now in Hospital Charge of Assault

Evening News · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 1

"The man whom he is alleged to have assaulted is lying Sydney Hospital in rather a bad way." said inspector Spyer at the central…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 6

Before his Honor Judge White in No.1 Court.—At 10 a.m.: Dalton v New South Wales Mont de Plete Deposit and Investment Company, Ltd., (Part heard); Smith v New South Wales Mont de Plete Deposit and…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 6

Industrial Court house. Queen's square. No 2 Court— Bofore his Honor Judge Rolin.—At 10.30 a m. To be mentioned—Re Builders Labourers' (Cumberland and Newcastle), Carpenters', etc (State), Painters', etc…

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