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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

8,831 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

North Sydney Tragedy Man Sees Police But Search Goes on

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 5

Early yesterday a man called at the North Sydney Police Station and interviewed the officials concerning the death of Mrs. Eileen Marion Shirriff…

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Quarter Sessions. No: 1 COURT. (Before Judge Edwards.) Crown Prosecutor, Mr. L. J. McKean. Illegally Using a Lorry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 6

Thomas James Woods, for whom Mr. Dovey (Instructed by Mr. W. M. N[?]land) appeared. pleaded guilty to using a motor lorry, the property of Ernest Thomas Cook, at Glebe,…

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Law Report. Full Court. (Before Mr. Justice Street, C.J., Mr. Justice Gordon, and Mr. Justice Ferguson.) BURNHAM v SALON

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 6

Argument had not concluded in this appeal when, the Court adjourned…

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Five Years' Gaol

The Sun · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 3

Convicted of having committed a serious offence on his daughter, aged 15½, Stephen David Sonter, aged 44, bush carpenter, who lived with his…

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Alleged Assault. Revolvers Drawn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 13

A struggle, during which the police were obliged to keep a s[?]ging crowd back at the point of revolvers, was described to Mr. Gates, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday…

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Safety Gun Promoter Charged

Evening News · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 7

At the Central Court to-day the case was continued in which Albert Herbert [?], 56. an inventor's, [?] charged with…

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Silk Theft "Woman As Go-Between

The Sun · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 11

Following the recovery of £500 worth of silk, which had been stolen front Snows, Ltd. William Munro aged 41, salesman, formerly employed…

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Police Entertainment

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 2

An excellent start has been made by the local police in their efforts to ensure the success of the picture show entertainment, to be held in March by them, in…

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Police Entertainment

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 3

In support of Miss Florence Lindfield, the police candidate in the hospital benefit queen competition, the Auburn committee held a picture-show entertainment…

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Rockdale School. "More Like a Gaol."

The Propeller · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 1

At the invitation of the Rockdale Parents and Citizens' Association, Mr. Bruntnell, Minister for Education, inspected the Rockdale Public School…

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Stealing Cheques and Alleged Forgery Dubbo

The Labor Daily · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 3

For stealing two cheques to the value of 4d. Ronald Oglivle was in the Dubbo Police Court sentenced to our month's imprisonment…

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Kogarah Police Court. Wednesday, 25th February. (Before Mr. Longfield, S.M.)

The St George Call · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 2

Leslie Alfred Hines, on a charge of fraudulently appropriating the sum of £5-on or about 5th Jan., received under an authority upon terms requiring him…

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Two Floggings Ordered Assault Case Judge's Comment

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 1

Twelve strokes of the cat-o'-nine-tails and two years' imprisonment was the sentence imposed upon George Butwell by Judge…

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Murder Plot Frustrated. Timely Discovery

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

A murderous attempt on the life of Dr. J. T. Anderson, Inspector-General for the Insane in Western Australia, was made at Perth last Sunday…

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Police Hospital Carnival

The Propeller · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

Keen efforts are being made by the members of the police force in their annual art union, in aid of the hospitals, to outdo their splendid achievement…

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Promoter Charged. Auto Safety Device. Grazier's Evidence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 13

Before Mr. Laidley, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, Albert Herbert Thompson, aged 56 years, described as an inventor's promoter, was charged with…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 6

Before his Honor Judge Scholes.—At 10 a.m., in Chambers, in No. 1 Court.—Quayle v Pine, in the matter of the application of Millicent Sara Quayle. Examitpany, Limited, v Miller; the Comm[?]sioner of…

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Kogarah Police Court. Wednesday, February 25. (Before Mr. Longfield, S.m.) Riotous Behaviour

The Propeller · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 6

William Douglas, jur., and George Miller were proceeded against for behaving in a riotous manner at Sandringham…

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Cessnock Shire. Missing Documents. Charge of Stealing. Cessnock, Thureday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 10

At Cessnock Police Court procecdings were commenced in the case in which John Brown, administrator of Cessnock Shire, charged James Robert Scott, ex-president of…

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