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Courts & crime, 1924

9,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Law Notices. Tuesday, January 15. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 6

Prothionotary's Office.—Before the Prothonotary.—At 11.30 a.m.: Burden v Burden, to settle issues. At 12 noon: Davies v Littlejohn, to settle order. At 2.15 p.m.: Cragg v Sampson, to tax costs. 12.30 p.m.:…

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Murder in India Was Wrong Man Killed? Two Arrests Made (Reuter Cable.) CALCUTTA, January 13

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 7

The man who shot Mr. Ernest Day has been identified as a Bengalese. He is about 20 years of age, an inhabitant of Serampere, a suburb of Calcutta,…

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600 Bakers Idle Police Guard Factory 5000 Loaves Too Many Yesterday's Doings

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 7

Yesterday the Master Bakers' Association kept its promise that there should he no shortage of bread through the employees' strike against…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 9

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.: For hearing: Halliday v Mrs. J. B. Dibble (three cases), Halliday v Campbell, Halliday v Drury, Halliday v Baragrey, Smith v…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing Stockdealer Charged. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 14

Before Mr. Walter Scott, S.M., at the local police court, Arthur Henry Casey, stock-dealer, was charged with, in October last, having stolen 74 head of cattle, valued at £323,…

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Alleged Assault. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 14

Thomas Heslop was found lying on the footpath in Forsythe-street in a serious condition. He was removed to the hospital, where examination revealed a fractured skull and…

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Wife Charged Husband in Hospital

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 7

When the case in which Alice Rose Jackson, 32. is charged with having maliciously wounded her husband, Alfred Jackson, was before the Central Police…

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Indecent Assault Charge Sans Souci Incident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 9

Following on the incident in which a young girl was alleged lo have been indecently assaulted at Doll's Point. Sans Souci. on Monday. William Frederick…

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Assault with Bottle. Sentence of Imprisonment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 9

Frank Margan, of Albion-street, Waverley, was charged at the Paddington Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. Le Drua Brown, S.M., with having struck Albert Heaton on the…

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Police Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 10

The concert given last night at night House by No. 1 branch of the Police Association was a success. There was an attendance of nearly 200 members, and a…

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Alleged Stabbing. Youth Charged. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 14

On the information of Detective Brennan, Arthur Clement Compston, a youth, who de[?]bed himself as a theatrical artist, of Balaclava-road, was charged at the Prahran Court…

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Last Minute News Melb. Gaol Plot Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 7

Discipline among the staff at Melbourne Gaol has been tightened up as a lease of Werrington Park Racecourse the rescue of a prisoner, [?] to…

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The Calcutta Murder. Calcutta, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 13

Gopinat Hsaha, who was arrested on a charge of shooting Mr. Ernest Day on Saturday, was produced in court to-day. He made a statement, in which he said that he had…

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Nurse Mitchell Charge of Murder MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 9

Nurse Hannah Mitchell was remanded to January 22 from the City Court to-day, on £ 1000 bail, on a charge of having murdered Mabel…

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Melbourne Gaol. Prisoner's Attempted Escape. a Warder Dismissed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 14

Warders and prisoners in the Melbourne Gaol were closely questioned to-day by detectives, who are seeking information regarding the plot for the escape of a long-sentence…

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Talk of Bribery Gaol Escape Plots Official Action Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 9

The Melbourne Gaol authorities will neither deny nor affirm that the Penal Department's action in dismissing a temporary warder without reason on…

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Parramatta Court. Monday, January 14

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 1

Heading guilty to a charge of using indecent language in Maraden-street, Parramatta, on January 12, James Morton was fined £2, in default fourteen days…

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Indian Murder Europeans Roused An Arrest Made CALCUTTA, January 14

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 9

The murder of Mr. Ernest Day, which is generally accepted as the work of a member of the revolutionary party, has deeply stirred the Europeans…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, January 16. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 9

In Chambers.—Before Mr. Acting Justice Ralston.— In No. 2 Jury Court.—At 10 a.m. McLeod v McLeod, to strike out plea. In Divorce.—Motions: Burden v Burden, Price-Jones…

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Police Look on Safe-Breakers at Work Newtown Incident

The Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 10

Police officials stood calmly by and watched a determined effort, to burst open a strong room in Newtown to-day…

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