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Courts & crime, 1926

8,105 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

Tenants Score Fair Rents Court Year's Good Work

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 4

OUT of 1152 applications by tenants to the Fair Rents Court last year, no fewer than 366 succeeded. These presents to rent-payers…

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44-Hour Week. Police Force. Demand on Minister. Mr. Lazzarini's Dilemma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 9

The Police Association of New South Wales has demanded that the Government shall bring members of the force within the scope of the 44-hour Week Act in accordance with…

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Knight and the Lady in Hyde Park Late Police Chief London. Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

A huge crowd besieged Marlborough Police Court to-day to witness the appearance of Sir Basil Thomsen. K,C B, late Assistant…

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Cases Before Court. Hairdressers Exempted for Fortnight. Effect on Ferry Fares

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 10

The State Arbitration Court sat yesterday morning to deal with a number of applications regarding the 44-hour week. Judge Beeby made an order that 48 hours…

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High Court and Deportation "Act Is Not Invalid" Latham's Views Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

IT is rather important that the Act itself hat not been declared invalid by the High Court, said the newly-appointed…

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Law Report. Industrial Arbitration Court. (Before his Honor Judge Beeby.) Forty-four Hour Week Act. Variation of Awards and Agreements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 5

Pursuant to the Forty-four Hour Week Act, which came into operation on the 1st inst. a number of applications were made variation of awards and agreements in respect…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 8

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.-At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Rogers v Morton; Cant v same; The Federated Storemen and Packers' Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch, v Crogan…

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Alleged Drunkenness. Tram Driver Charged. Court's Jurisdiction Challenged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 9

The question whether an employee of the Railway Commissioners should be proceeded against by his employers in a Court of law on a charge which had already been preferred…

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Charge of Assault

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 8

Francis Portells aged 42 years, a labourer, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with having assaulted Constable Lawrence E. Kable on December 25, thereby occasioning actual bodily harm…

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Bus Driver Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 8

"I think it is a great pity that this man was not taken before, the Government medical officer for examination. I have expressed the opinion before, that when a man is charged with driving a motor…

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Motor Firms Duped. Salesman Sentenced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 8

The system by which several city firms were duped was revealed at the Central Police Court yesterday, when John Anderson, aged 20 years, a salesman, pleaded guilty to 10 charges of theft. The firms concerned…

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Knight in Court Sir Basil Thomson Charged Indecency Alleged London, January 4

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 7

A huge crowd besieged the Marlborough Street Police Court, on the appearance of Sir Basil Thomson in answer to two summonses, one accusing…

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Former Police Officer. Appears in Court. London, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 13

A huge crowd besieged the Marlborough-st Police Court when Sir Basil Thomson, who was Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1913 to 1919, appeared to…

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Curtis Remanded Coogee Assault Case

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 7

"Because Mrs. Annie Louisa Timson is not yet fit to attend Court we must ask for the a furtherr remand all the 12th." said Sergeant Caban at the…

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Alleged Vandalism. Young Men Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 9

Eric Wolfe, 20, labourer, and Norman Edmund Grinrod, 19, clerk, were charged at the Paddington Police Court, before Mr. Peisley, S.M., yesterday, with having, on New Year's…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 8

Before the Registrar.—At 10.30 a.m., Harpet ats. [?] W. Gissing limited, at 10.45 a.m., Mancroft ats. Scott; at 10.55 a.m., Kalanter v Railway Commissioners for New South Wales, at 11.10 a.m., Harris…

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Bottle Brigade in Melbourne Cowardly Assault Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 5

WALTER BARTLETT, 46, was walking along St. Kilda-road to his [?] in Tennyson-street early this morning, when he was attacked by two…

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Brewarrina Crime. Police Search

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 16

Inspector Byrne, who has charge of the search for Charles McDonald, a full-blooded aboriginal, for whom a warrant has been issued for the murder of a half-caste boy,…

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Motor Thief Sentenced. Some Clever Frauds Six Months' Hard Labor

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 6

JOHN ROBERT ANDERSON. 29. motor mechanic, has good reason to be grateful for that section of the Crimes Act which says…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 8

Industrial Courthouse, Queen's-square.—No. 1 Court.— Before his Honor Judge Beeby.—At 10 a.m.—For judgment: Re applications for variation of the undermentioned agreements pursuant to the Forty-Four…

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