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Courts & crime, 1924

9,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

District Court

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

Before his Honor Judge Cohen, at 10 a.m.—In Chambers, in No. 1 Court: Massey v Craven and anor., in the matter of the application of Annie Massey; in the matter of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1916,…

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Magistrate Ignores Threat of Appeal Two Young Men Fined for Sly Grog Selling--What the Police Saw in Moore Park

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 8

When the magistrate (Mr. Camphin), at the Central Police Court, fined Patrick Montgomery and Alexander Garden £30 each for selling beer…

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Alleged Hold-up Naval Man Charged Unlicensed Revolver

The Sun · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

A revolver, which led to Ivy Golding, alias Malatzky, aged 25, appearing in the Central Police Court to-day charged with having an unlicensed gun,…

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Kogarah Police Court. Wednesday, January 30. (Before Mr. McMahon, S.m.) Committed for Trial

The Propeller · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

Vivian Henry West was charged with breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Joseph Cairncross at Brightonle-Sands and stealing a lawn mower,…

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Many Gifts Police Sergeant's Bequests

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 11

A numbers of chartable [?] wert made in the will of Gord [?] an ex-police sergeant forward [?] Margaret-street, Newtown was…

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Court Appeals Frivolous Pretexts

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 11

To save the aime of the Criminal Appeal Court from being wasted with cases based on trivial grounds the Act will be amended, it is [?]…

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Murder of a Girl. Labourer Arrested. Auckland

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

Robert Herbert Scott, labourer, aged 33 years, has been arrested for the murder of the ll-year-old girl, Gwendoline Murray, near Gisborne, on Monday night. When arrested Scott…

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Borough Cash Short Clerk and Cashier Charged Auckland (N.z.)

The Sun · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 8

James Wilson, the town clerk of Devonport. and Greta Fauibaum, the borough office cashier, were each charged with the theft of [?]760, the…

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Gruesome Murder in New Zealand Man Given Himself Up to the Police--Full Confession of the Crime Exhausted After a Long Walk

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 8

WELLINGTON, Thursday.--The mystery surrounding the murder of the girl Murray at Makaraka on Monday night has now been cleared up by the…

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Brisbane Murder Ex-Politician Shot "That Will Fix You"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 18

A sensational tragedy occurred in Brisbane on Tuesday night, Mr. A. E. V. Whitford, formerly M.L.A. for Burrun, being shot dead in Albert Square…

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Tea with a Hammer Maid to go to Gaol LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 10

Dorothy Foster, the maid who heat her 70-year-old employer, Mrs. Rogers, on the head with a coal hammer, has been sentenced to one year's…

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Shot by Police Case Waits for Witness

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 11

[?] John [?]gham was remanded again at Redfern Court on a charged of having assaulted Constable Forrest and with having…

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Police Organisation Non-Commissioned Officers Separate Association ?

The Sun · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

It has been brought under the notice of the Inspector-General of Police (Mr. Mitchell) by the members of the Police Officers' Association that it is…

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The Gaol Plot Arousing Keen Interest Five Men on Trial Murray's Strange Behavior Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 7

STIRRED by the remarkable evidence given yesterday concerning the alleged plot to rescue Angus Murray from the Russell Street goal, a great crowd attempted to secure seats in the City Court. There was only room,…

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Law Notices. Friday, February 1. Supreme Court

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

Prothonotary's Office.— Before the Deputy Prothonotary, at 2.15 p.m.:Muir v Muir; 2.45 p.m. Best v Best. 3.15 p.m. kelly v Kelly. Before the Chief Clerk—At 11a.m. Sydney and North Sydney Lime…

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Labour Council. Secretary's Report. Arbitration Court Attacked

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

That "the misery of the working class is growing daily," that the Arbitration Court is "nothing but a boss's institution" and "a snare and a delusion," and that the "workers…

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Landlord Fails in Eviction Action Magistrate Stresses Important Point of Law--Owners Must Show Reasonable Excuse

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 7

"Notwithstanding that a tenant may have an application before the Fair Rents Court, a landlord may proceed with a case to recover…

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Katoomba Thousand Art Union Ticket Further Evidence--Is Given for Prosecution--On Stealing Charge--Broadribb is Doubtful

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 8

Further evidence for the prosecution was taken at the Police Court yesterday in the charge against Mark Broad-ribb and Dorothy Lydia of…

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N.T. Police Chief Major Dudley Appointed MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

Dr. Earle Page, Acting Prime Minister, announced to-day that Cabinet at Canberra had appointed Major S. V. Dudley as Commissioner of Police,…

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"For Discipline" N.S.W. Police Association Breakaway Scheme

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 9

The Police Officers' Association thinks that the [?] and the constables should belong to different associations and has submitted the…

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