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Courts & crime, 1924

9,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

Stolen Letters. Telegraph Messenger Charged. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 14

John Clayton, 18, a telegraph messenger, appeared on remand to-day, charged that, between November 1 and January 14, at the Sandgate Post-office, he stole a number of…

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Assaulting the Police

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

Roy Scott (22), was before Mr. C. Jennings. S.M., at Paddington Police Court, yesterday, on charges of assaulting Constable Kelran Brennan, while in the…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 9

Before the Registrar.—At 10.30 a.m.,Howarth v Michel and another…

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£80 Bail Fixed for the Theft of £8

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 12

Mr. Le Brun Brown, S.M., at the Balmain Police Court yesterday, fixed the bail at £80 in the case of a man committed for trial on a charge of…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 9

Before the Industrial Registrar, 78 Elizabeth street.— For hearing; At 10 a.m., re New South Wales branch of the Australian Glass Workers' Union, application for registration as an industrial union…

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Gaol Sensation Five Arrests "Squizzy" Taylor Again MELBOURNE

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

Leslio ("Squizzy") Taylor, Thomas Taylor, stevedore: Michael Costello, temporary warder at Melbourne Gaol; Charles Toolin…

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Five Arrests Melbourne Gaol Case "Squizzy" Among Them Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

There was a sensational development today in connection with the alleged plot to free a prisoner from the Melbourne Gaol…

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Homebush Scared More Police Wanted

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 9

Resi[?] Homebush [?] Strathfield council last night to move for [?] adequate [?] protection…

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Three Months' Hard for Assaulting Police

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 12

"I would be the last man in the world to assault a policeman. I ask for leniency. I have a sick child at home, and I am too poor to get a…

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Interesting People in Melbourne Court

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Two cases with interesting possibilities were set down to be heard at the City Court to-day, but in each case the police…

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Nurse Mitchell Sent for Trial On" Murder Charge Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

Nurse Hannah Mitchell was to-day committed for trial by the City Coroner on a charge of having wilfully murdered Mobel Alice Hodgkinson at Richmond on…

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Murder Charge Nurse Mitchell Committed a Woman's Death Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

How a husband appealed to and implored his wife not to carry out her fixed determination to undergo an illegal operation was told at the inquest…

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Conspiracy Charge Five Men in Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 11

Five men were before Mr. Giles Show, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, charged with conspiring to defraud Robert Harper and Co., Ltd., of large…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, January 23. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 9

In Chambers —Before Mr. Justice Jaires in No. 3 Jury Court.—At 10 a.m.; Whiteley v Landers, special cast. In Divorce.—Motions; Lambert v Lambert, Eiliott v Eiliott…

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Child Under Horse Driver of Cart in Court

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 8

As a result of a horse and cart being driven past a stationary tram in Liverpool- street last Thursday William McGhee was fined £5 in the…

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Flappers Fall Out Skin and Hair Fly Trouble Over a Boy--Two Sisters Assault Another Girl in Restaurant

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 12

WHEN "FLAPPERS" fall out over a boy, who leaves one for the company of the other and the circumstances are known to both of the…

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BONGO-BAGADANG A.W.U. BALLOT Argument Before Court

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 8

The alleged A.W.U. ballot-box irregularity, in which corrupt practices were alleged in connection with an election of officers of…

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When a Sale Is Not a Real Sale Agents Claim Commission--Although Sale Was Not Completed--Magistrate Dismisses Case Splitting of Action

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 9

"This is an important case," sold the Magistrate (Mr. Giles Shaw) at the Central Police Court yesterday, when he was giving his Judgment in respect…

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Bavin's Attack on Arbitration Wants Unions to Lose the Federal Court--State Ministers Will Confer Will Bruce Give In?

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 4

A determined effort to smash the Arbitration Courts is to be…

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The Work of Police Agents Mr. Penny Tries to Find How Much They Get--But His Efforts are in Vain Barber Fined £20

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 6

The employment of "agents" by the police in locating "S.P." and sly-grog shops came in for a good deal of adverse criticism at the hands of Mr…

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