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Courts & crime, 1924

9,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250

Cudal Fires Police Investigations CUDAL

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 6

Further investigations by the police prove that the "dope" used to start the three fires which burst out simultaneously some days ago, is identical in every case;…

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Arbitration Court Sits at Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--A sitting of the Arbitration Court will take place at Newcastle at an early date, and among the matters set down for…

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Boarder Fined for Assault Row in a Willoughby Home--Gustafson Has in Pay

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 7

"He tried to strangle me." said a young man named Leslie Wilson to a magistrate at the North Sydney Court yesterday. He was…

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Police Promise "No Perjury Charge" Subornation Alleged

The Sun · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 9

Further evidence was given at the Central Police Court to-day in the case in which Ernest William Baxter, aged 44, Ronald James Shekleton, aged 28,…

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An Errant Daisy That Puzzles the Police

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 5

Has anybody lost a cow? Does anybody want a cow? A harassed station sergeant at George Street North Police Station and his assistant Constable McIntee, will welcome an applicant with open arms, but to their deep regret the red tape of off[?]oin must be observed…

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Law Notices. Thursday, January 31. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 5

In Chambers.—Before the Deputy Prothonotary, in the Prothonotary's Public,Chambers.— At 11 a.m.: McDonald v Cleave (part heard). Prothonotary 9 Office.—Before the Chief Clerk—At2.30…

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Murder and Loot Bandits in Palestine British Motor Attacked. LONDON, January 29

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent at Jerusalem reports that highwaymen attacked and looted a motor-car containing stores from Ludd…

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N.Z. Horror Man Arrested Outrage and Murder AUCKLAND, N.Z..

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 9

Robert Henry Scott, 33, hat been, arrested for the outrage and murder of Gwen Murray. at Gisborne. He was hunted to the Motu Valley,…

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Breadcarter's Claim Upheld by Magistrate Cousins have a Difference about Wages--Working for what the Business would Stand

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 3

In the Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court yesterday. Eric Sutton of Sorrell Street. Parramatta, sued his cousin. Alfred Sutton, for 16, under the…

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The Ticket Was Lost and Won a Prize Trouble Over First Prize in Kaloomba Thousand--Man and Women Charged

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 7

When asked yesterday why James Fletcher had left his home at O'Brien Street, Bondi Detective Gallagher said that Fletcher told him he did so…

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Norman List Eludes the Melbourne Police Swagman-Detective Now Scouring the Countryside for Missing Man

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--There were no new developments today in the hunt for Norman List, whom the police want to interview regarding…

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Bavin's Tribunal Is Working Badly Public Service Board's Report Shows Folly of with Drawing Civil Servants From Arbitration Court Fantastic Substitutes "Ajax" writers:--

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 5

The report just issued by the Public Service Board upon its operations for the year ended June 30. 1923, contains some very severe structures upon the…

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Escape From Gaol. Conspiracy Case. Five Men Charged. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 14

Sensational evidence regarding the unsuccesful attempt which was alleged to have been triade to assist a prisoner to escape from the Melbourne Gaol on the morning of Sunday,…

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Theft at Kensington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 15

[?]le a party was in progress on the front [?]of Mr. Jack Wolfson's home at 3 Don[?]er-avenue, Kensington, in the early hours [?] yesterday morning, some person gained…

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Gruesome Find Body Under Floor Son Charged With Murder LONDON, Thursday Night

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 7

The disappearance in September last of George Cooper, 60, an engineers' patternmaker, and tenant of a modest villa at Brislington, a suburb of Bristol…

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Alleged Theft of Art Union Ticket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 7

At the Water Police Court yesterday the hearing was continued of the charge against Mark Broadribb, aged 20 years, and Dorothy Ljdia Lunt, aged 24 years, of stealing the winning ticket in the Katoomba…

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Hushing It Up Assault After Party

The Sun · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 7

A brutal attack is alleged to have been made on a man in Addison- street, Kensington, last night. The affair was the aftermath of a party…

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Horse-owner Fined, But No Time to Pay Lucky Not to go to Gaol, said tho Magistrate--Carter Also Punished

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 8

In refusing to allow time to pay a £10 fine, in a case of cruelty to a horse, the magistrate (Mr. Hawkins), at the Central Police Court yesterday, said…

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Man in Hospital Motor Driver Charged

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 9

At the Central Police Court to-day, Darrell Whitehall, 30, was further remanded to February 22 on a charge of having done bodily harm to Patrick…

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Alleged Assault on Girl. Young Constable Arrested

The Propeller · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

It is alleged that late on Tuesday night a 22-year-old girl, resident at Hurstville, was knocked down and assaulted on a vacant allotment of land…

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