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Courts & crime, 1924

9,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

New York Murder Louise Lawson's Death a Perturbing Diary

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 2

When the New York (U.S.A.) police searched "The Monastery," as the apartment was called in which Loulse Lawson was murdered, they discovered…

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Cocaine Fiend Melbourne Murder Trial Breadknife Used Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 7

The crowd in the visitors gallery at the Criminal Court listened with rapt attention to-day to one of the most remarkable stories of tragedy ever…

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Man's Skull Smashed Murder at Orange a Man Detained

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 4

A terrible tragedy has been reported from East Orange (N.S.W.). Early on Wednesday morning a man named Joseph Leslio Quinlan, who had been…

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All in Accordance with Court Etiquette

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 8

Judge Owen came into No. 3 Jury Court yesterday to pronounce a decree absolute in a divorce ease, Evelyn Barton v Arthur Joseph Burton…

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Life Sentence Old Ryde Court-house

Evening News · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 13

Business at the Ryde Court was conducted yesterday for the next time in its 60 years' history without the coat of arms—a bleary-eyed lion and a…

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Law Notices. February 15. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 6

Commonwealth Arbitration Act.—In the Deputy Registrar's Chambers, Supreme Court, King-street.—At 11 a.m.: N.S.W. Board of Reference, Musicians' Board…

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Opium Raid Ten Chinese Arrested Surprise by Police

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 8

Ten very excited Chinese filed into the Central Police Station last night. They had been arrested when a house in Forbes Street was dramaticaly raided by the…

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Orange Murder Alleged Confession Rifle Butt Used Weapon Recovered ORANGE

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 8

Thomas Henry Newton, who was detained yesterday in connection with the East Orange murder, it is alleged, made a statement to the police [?]st…

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Ghastly Murder Story Mother Slain In Child's Presence "Hacked with Knife" Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 7

One of the most shocking murder stories ever told in the Criminal Court was unfolded to Mr. Justice Mann and a jury to-day…

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Rude Awakening Knife at Throat Strange Court Story

Evening News · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 7

About 1 a.m. on Wednesday Alfred Tenholme was awakened by the plashing of a knife across his throat. Mr. and Mrs. Trenholme…

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Quarter Sessions. No. 1 COURT. (Before Judge Cohen.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 6

Crown Prosecutor, Mr. L. J. McKean. FALSE PRETENCES. Allen Henry Gibson pleaded guilty to obtaining £5 from Arthur Hordern Wilkins,…

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Police Fire Shots Capture in Railway Yard Coff's Harbor

Evening News · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 5

Sergeant Sproule and Constable Buttsworth, seeing three men at the railway trucks, in the station yard, called on them to surrender, when the…

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Current Comment The German Seamen Strike Government Assists German Company to Deal with Men .... Sailors Sentenced to 14 Days for Taking Food

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 4

The strike of German sailors in the port of Sydney has advanced another stage. Last Friday week the sailors, being hungry, took the food from the ship's locker which had…

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Orange Tragedy. Accused in Court. Finding of a Pea Rifle. ORANGE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 9

At the police court this morning Thomas Newton, aged 40 years, was charged with having wilfully murdered Joseph Leslie Quinlan at Orange on February 12. The court was…

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Goulburn Search Still Resultless Marauder Steals Horse and Sulky--drives Past Police--bad Weather Covers Tracks. Daring and Desperate Man

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 5

GOULBURN, Thursday. -- The man who is terrorising the locality a few miles out from Goulburn is a either a desperate character or else…

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Batson Still at Liberty His Early Capture Expected-- Police Think He Is Getting Help From a Friend. Clothes Taken From Boy

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 5

ALBURY, Thursday.--A message was received from Jingellie to-day from Sergeant Hindle, stating that "Dilly" Butson. She mad gunman, had…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 14

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate. —At 10 a.m. For hearing: Black v Parkinson (Australia), limited…

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Police Court

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 4

At Penrith Police Court on Monday, before Mr. E. P.. Cusick, J.P., Edward B. Joyce was charged with (1) drunkinness, (2) using language in the bar…

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Ambassadors Raided Police Court Sequel

The Sun · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 5

There was a sequel to the police raid upon The Ambassadors, Pitt-street, city, last night, by Sergeant Russell, and Constables Chuck,…

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Alleged Attempted Murder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 19

Henry Josephs, aged 27 years, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday morning with having telonously wo[?]ed Alfred Tren[?] with [?] to murder…

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