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Courts & crime, 1925

8,831 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250

Solicitor Charged Alleged Use of Indecent Language

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 2

"William Charles Moseley. a well-known police court solicitor, appeared in a new role in the Summons Court yesterday, when he answered charges of indecent…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 10

Before the Registrar.—At 10.30 a.m.: Doonan ats Doonan. At 10.15 a.m: Wood v Batty…

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Youthful Criminal. Charges of Theft. Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 17

When Frederick Stewart Parkes, aged 18, appeared at the Police Court on seven charges, of theft, the magistrate said that he was quite a modern Jack Sheppard…

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Industria Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 10

Before the Industrial Registrar, Board of Trade Room, 6th floor, Univereity-chambers, 78 Elisabeth-street.— At 10 a.m.: For settlement for minutes of Court's order, re constitution of industrial boards…

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Dockyard Secrets. Alleged Spying. Irish Republicans Charged LONDON, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 13

At Bow-street Police Court to-day Jeremiah Joseph O'Leary, a dockyard shipwright at Portsmouth, was charged with communicating information about Haslar dockyard to…

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Night Clubs. Police Difficulties. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 13

The Bishop of London headed a deputation representing all the churches, which requested the Home Secretary (Sir William JoynsonHicks) to re-enact portio[?]s of the Wartime…

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One a Minute Traffic Charges at Court

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 15

Between 10 a.m. and 11.20 a.m. to-day, exactly 100 cases of breaches of the traffic regulations were called at the Water Police Court--an average of…

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Arrested in Surf Charges Against La Court

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 6

Desire La Court, the young foreigner who was arrested under sensational circumstances in the surf at Cronulls on Boxing Day,…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, January 28. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 10

In Chambers.—Before the Prothonotary, in the Prothonotary's Public Chambers.—At 10 a.m.: Tooth and Co., Ltd. v Anderson, de Gruchy garnlshees. In Divorce.—In No 1 Court.—At 10 a.m.—Motions:…

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Awards Will Be Enforced In State Court Judge's Assurance

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 11

"I am very pleased to hear that the men have returned to work. No doubt, the fact of the men going back was due to the advice given by Mr. Connington. I saw by the…

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'Scratching About' Jewels Worth £3000 in Garbage Tin a Story in Court

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 6

"One night at dusk I was sitting alone near a fence, and saw a man scratching about. After he went I dug the jewellery up."…

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Night Clubs Bishop Wants More Raids Should the Police Have Right of Entry? London, January 20

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 1

The Bishop of London headed a deputation. representing all the churches, requesting Sir Joynson Hicks. Home Secretary, to re-enact portions…

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Faking Up "Red" Army Election Cry Fuller's Desperate Efforts to Blacken Labor Use of Police in Tammany Tactics Exposure of Vile Cabinet Scheme

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 1

THE FULLER CABINET, at its meeting. yesterday, discussed a scheme providing for the use of notice for election purposes in the most approved American style. THE POLICE have been instructed to report that the "Reds"…

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Company Director Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 5

At the Central Police Court yesterday Hartley Davidson Wilson was charged before Mr. Peisley, S.M., with having between September 29, 1923, and February 6, 1924, then being director of the public company,…

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Nuns Prevent Murder

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 47

Three nuns, grappling with an enraged man flourishing a long carving knife, prevented a murderous attempt on the life of another man at the House of the…

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Solicitor Charged. Defendant Alleges Conspiracy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 5

The case in which William Charles Moseley, Sydney solicitor, was charged with haling incited Lily Brown to resist Constable Hole while in the execution of his duty, on January 8, and also with having used…

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Threw a Bottle Assault on Motor Driver

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 1

"He came and asked me for a drink. When I told him he had a bottle in his pocket he took it out and threw it at me, hitting me on the legs. The bottle…

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Police Protection Promised

The Sun · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 12

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Oakes) this morning promised to place a policeman at Pendle Hill to protect the property of poultry farmers and…

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Alleged Robbery. Jewellery Worth £3000. Man Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 10

On October 19 last it was found that the jeweller's shop of James Henry Woods, 284 King-street, Newtown, had been broken into, the safe blown open, and Jewellery to the…

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Mob Rule in Gaol Bedlam Let Loose Prisoners Refuse to Work Townsville

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 1

Mob rule prevailed at Stewart's Crock Gaol last Friday. A group of prisoners demanded of the superintendent the reason for a…

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