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Courts & crime, 1925

8,831 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Venturesome Girls. a Country Tour. Interrupted by Police. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 10

Two girls, of Redfern, Sydnoy, one aged 15 and the other 17 yeara, left Sydney after attending a picture show on Thursday evening last, and reached Newcastle by the paper…

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Law Report. Supreme Court. (Before the Prothonotary.) Alleged Misrepresentations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 6

Reserved judgment was delivered by the Prothonotary (Mr. A. B. Saddington) in the action brought by Miss Beatrice A. Waters against P. L., Ashley and Company, business…

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Trainer's Car Had No License R. Baillie in Court

Evening News · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 7

Robert Baillie, the well-known Granville horse trainer, was fined £3, with 5 6 costs, at Parramatta Court to-day, on charge of having…

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Walsh in Court Eight Days' Remand Is End Near? Fremantle

The Sun · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 9

Mr. Tom Walsh, general president of the Seamen's Union, was arrested last night on a provisional warrant issued under…

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Seamen's Union. Cited to Show Cause. "Insulting the Court." Judge's Warning. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 9

Mr. Justice Powers, in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, granted an application for a rule nisi calling upon the Seamen's Union to show cause why it should not be…

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Union Ordered to Appear Before Court Next Week Application for De-registration Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. Justice Powers, in the Ar-[?]itration Court to-day, ordered that the Federated Seamen's Union of Australasia be directed to appear…

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De Garis in Court Shuns Curious Eyes Seems Despondent No Longer "Has Complete Answer to Charge"

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 5

AUCKLAND, N.Z., Wedens : When C. J, de Garis appeared in the Police Court to-day his counsel declared that he had a complete…

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Kogarah Police Court. Wednesday, 14th January

The St George Call · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

James Burke was fined 20/- in default seven days hard labor, for using indecent language in Forest Road, Hurstville…

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Charge of Assault

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

Percy James Lang, a carrier, proceeded against W. Wilson, another carrier, for assault. Mr. R. Harris appeared for the complainant…

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Long Bay Murder a Possible Clue Letters to Police

Evening News · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 7

INTEREST in the Long Bay murder has been revived as the result of the recent publicity. To-day Super[?]tendent Mankey received several [?]…

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Five Dodge Cars Scenes at Water Police Court

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 8

A scene resembling a small warehouse and a motor car depot greeted Mr. Camphin, S.M., at the Water police Court, when he began in deal…

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Mr Tom Walsh. Charged in Court. Remand for Eight Days. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 11

Thomas Walsh, president of the Federated Seamen's Union of Australia, was charged before the City Police Court to-day with having incited the Waterside Workers'…

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Widow's Rashness The Magistrate Sympathetic

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

Elizabeth Bale, a frail little woman, pleaded guilty at the Parramatta Police Court, on Thursday, when charged with having boarded a moving train at…

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Drove Without License Bailie Again in Court Police Had Information

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

Robers Baille was caught in the act of driving a motor car at Granville on December 27. As his license was at the time under suspension—well, Ballie…

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Unionists Incensed Moeraki Men Sentenced Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 1

The developments in connection with the shipping trouble to-day have incensed a section of the seamen. One is the arrest of Mr. T. Walsh in West…

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Naked Man at Kogarah. Sentenced to Three Months

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

At the Kogarah Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Longfield, S.M., Hermann Joseph Pfister was charged with wilfully exposing himself in Percival…

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Long Bay Murder Further Investigations

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 10

A letter was received by Superintendent Mankey (C.I.B.) this morning with reference to the murder of Rebecca May Anderson at Long Bay…

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Police Officer Praised

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 3

"We wish to express our appreciation of the promptitude and alacrity displayed by Constable Regan who apprehended him under difficulties, while escorting another…

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Kogarah Police Court. Wednesday, January 14. (Before Mr. Longfield, S.m.) Dangerous Speed

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

Charles B. Tritton, aged 17 years, was proceeded against for driving a motor car at a dangerous speed. The police prosecutor (Sergeant Cummings)…

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Homeless Maltese Gets Two Months' Gaol Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 1

Samuel Wells, a Maltese, was [?]ed in the Police Court with having no visible lawful means of support. Defendant admitted that he had no…

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