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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

8,831 stories in Sydney's papers · page 81 of 250

Huge Fine Millionaire Disgorges Still in Gaol Toronto, March 7

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 1

Aemilius Jervis, Canada's leading bond dealer, who was sentenced recently to six months' imprisonment, for defrauding the Government…

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Police Changes Mr. Mitchell's Arrangements

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 12

Several changes of duties have been arranged by the Inspector-General of Police (Mr. Mitchell), owing to his departure for America this week…

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Land and Valuation Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 6

Before Mr. Justice Pike.—Chancery-square.—At 10 a.m. —For hearing: Brown and Brown, Ltd., v The Municipal Council of Sydney…

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Murder Charge Mitchell to Stand Trial MELBOURNE

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 7

Hannah Elizabeth Mitchell was committed by the City Coroner to-day to stand her trial at the Supreme Court on March 16, charged with, the wilful…

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Wool Packers Dispute Preferred to Court

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 8

A compulsory conference between representatives of the Storemen and Puckers' Union and representatives of certain wool merchants in the…

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Sunday Tennis. Kent-street Court Used

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 8

In accordance with the decision of the City Council to permit sports in all the city parks on Sunday afternoons between the hours of 1 and 6 o'clock, the tennis court in…

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New Russian Horror Fiendish Murder Priest Burned Alive London, Sunday Evening

Evening News · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 1

ANOTHER [?] form Soviet [?] reported by the Moscow correspondent of the "Daily Express." He states that Father [?]…

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Law Notices. Monday, March 9. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 6

Term List.—In the Banco Court.—At 10 a m.—Motions generally: New trial motion, Munro v Dunn (part heard), motion, ex parts Couch, re Dental Board of N.S.W. and another (prohibition), new trial…

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Mt. Kembla Miners Court to Show Cause

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 7

The Full Court this afternoon granted a rule nisi, returnable on Thursday, calling upon the Industrial Arbitration Court and the Port Kembla Collieries,…

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Was It Jealousy? Shooting Tragedy Police Mystified Melbourne

Evening News · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 7

[?] in[?]gating the shooting of [?] a young [?] who died in [?] on Saturday are…

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About a Baby Kidnapping Alleged Strange Court Story

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 7

A baby girl, who, the Crown alleged, had been abducted on October 31, and who, the defence maintained, had been kidnapped on November 3,…

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Anti-radical Bill Police Guard Japan's Parliament Tokio, March 7

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 1

The Lower House has passed the Anti-Radical Bill by 248 votes to [?] During the discussion the House was surrounded by a cordon of police, who…

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Variation of Award Seamen's Case in Court MELBOURNE

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 7

Applications by the acumen's Union and Shipping Companies for variation of the seamen's award in regard to picking up places were adjourned…

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Charged with Assault

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

Robert Pensley, aged 22 years, and John Reeve, aged 35 years, were remanded to March 11, when they appeared before Mr. Gates, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, to answer a charge of having…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

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

Queens-square.— Before the Chief industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: C. Williams v R. Cooper; J. Williams v P. J. O'Keefe: the United slaters Tilers, and Shinglers' Society of New South…

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Food Poisoned Woodcutter Charged "Intent to Murder"

The Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 9

A sensational story concerning a poisoned dinner was told to Mr. Perry, S.M., at the Burwood Police Court to-day, by Robert Shaw…

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In Police Cell Police to the Rescue a Glebe Assault

Evening News · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 7

"Defendant had his left arm under Davis' chest and had his [?] in the fleshy part of the back of the head. I called on…

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Two Years' Gaol Hobbs Sentenced Mr. "A's" Cheques LONDON, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 1

William Cooper Hobb[?], solicitor, was convicted at the Old Bailey on a charge of stealing by means of menaces, and receiving two…

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Alleged Theft

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

Before Mr. Gates, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, William Thomilson, aged 20 years, a storeman, and Michael John Mannion, aged 40 years, a labourer, were charged with having, on Febrauary 27,…

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Sentenced for Fraud. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 10

Harold Brockman, aged 29, was before the City Court on 16 charges of having pushed valueless cheques. It was disclosed that in the course of two moulin, he obtained…

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