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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

8,831 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 250

Crime Wave. Melbourne Alarmed. Police Warn Banks. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 9

It is [?]rstood that a special warning to guard against hold-ups has been issued to various banks by the police. Sometime ago it was stated that the police…

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Fainted in Court Woman Defendant Big Bets Mentioned

Evening News · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 7

Mory Modden, 35. who was charged with Jean [?] Court to-day with having to account for [?]…

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Picnic As Alibi Refuted by Police S.M. is Suspicious

Evening News · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 8

Charges at [?] last week with having used indecent language in [?] point-road, On December 20 Sydney [?]…

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Wife's Loyalty a Court Drama Bigamist's Problem Brisbane

Evening News · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 8

A little drama was staged in the Supreme Court to-day before Mr. Justice [?] After a prisoner had admitted having…

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For Appendicitis Worker Compensated U.s.a. Court's Order

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 8

A somewhat remarkable case of workman's compensation has been decided in America, where a State Supreme Court has ruled that a works…

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Quarter Sessions. No. 1 COURT. (Before Judge Edwards.) Crown Pros[?]cutor, Mr. L. J. McKean. EMBEZZLEMENT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 6

Thomas Henry Dutton pleaded guilty to having, between October 6 and November 1, at Sydney, while a servant of the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales, received…

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District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Scholes.) Workmen's Compensation Act. Whal[?]y v Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 6

Ann[?] Mary Whaley, widow, of Rose Bay, was a claimant for compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act against the Union S.S. Company of New Zealand, Ltd.,…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 12

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Pollard v Saul, same v Bury, same v Shalvey, sa[?]e v Ricketts, same v Wilson, Mallos v Pocock, Ritchi[?] v Nathan…

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Intent to Murder Barwell Boy Charged Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 1

A Barwell boy, Charies Victor [?] King 17, who arrived in Austra[?] a few weeks age was charged at the [?] Police Court with having…

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Alleged Assault

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 12

Charged with having assaulted Arthur Mott, at Pyrmont, on February [?], thereby occasioning actual bod[?]ly harm, John Jackson Blair, aged [?]7 years, a labourer, appeared before Mr. Giles Shaw, [?].S.M.,…

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Solicitor Sent to Gaol Three Years' Hard Labor for Theft Auckland

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 8

A sentence of three years' hard labor was imposed by Mr. Justice Hordman on Lawrence James Prendergast, lately practising as a solicitor, who…

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Theft by Solicitor. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 17

Lawrence James Prendergast, solicitor, for stealing moneys totalling £400, received from clients for investment, was sentenced by Mr. Justice Herdman to three years'…

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Poisoning Husband Charged Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 1

Detectives from Russell Street, who have been investigating the circumstances surrounding the poisoning of Agnes Marshall, of…

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Tips That Failed Sequel Before Magistrate

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 5

Two women who ventured into the well-crowded ranks of house and land agents were Paddington Court yesterday committed to the March…

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Here and There Gaol for Motorists

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 9

Melbourne, Wednesday. -- Imprisonment for having been drunk while in charge of a motor car was imposed by Mr. Knight, P.M., in the City Court…

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Bomb Outrage. Communists Sentenced. London, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 17

Reuter's correspondent at Warsaw telegraphs:—The Supreme Court has sentenced three Polish Communists to 15 years with hard labour for complicity in a bomb outrag[?]…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 12

Before his Honor Judge Monahan.—In No. 2 Court.— At 10 a.m.: O'Brien v Loadsman, O'Brien v Wong and another, the Standard Insurance Company, Limited, v Blenkins, M'Gree v Stewart, Ro[?]s v…

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How Police Landed De Garis

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 1

While everybody was waiting at the gangway for De Garis, the police landed him over the stern of the vessel into this waiting launch…

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Police Carnival Crowning of "Queen"

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 12

At the Strand Theatre, Petersham, to-night. Miss Hannan, who won the Queen contest for the western suburbs, in connection with the Police Carnival…

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