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Courts & crime, 1927

9,449 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Wife Charged Five Shots Fired Husband Wounded Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

Ruby Myrtle Cooper, of Kilkenny, who is alleged to have shot at her husband, Claude Arthur Cooper, on December 10, was charged at the polite…

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Deaf Drivers Licences Refused Police ObJections

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 14

Should a deaf person be granted a motor-driver's [?]cense? This matter was discussed at the Traffic Court in Sydney recently, when two young…

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Murder of Station Hand No Death for Abos Perth

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

The Executive Council has commuted the two death sentences [?]posed on the aboriginals [?] and Temin[?] for the murder, respectively…

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Supposed Murder. Woman's Body Found. Boy's Discovery in Bush. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 11

The body of a young woman was found lying partly hidden by a bracken fern close to a fence on the Mornington-road, at Frankston to-day, in circumstances strongly…

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BroKen Hill Tragedy, Murder of Joan Smith Hughes for Trial

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

The inquest concerning the death of joan Smith the six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Mass Smith, of poolnmacea station, near Broken Hill…

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Murder Mystery in Melbourne Body in Bracken Waitress' Death 'Phone Call Riddle Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

THE discovery of the body of a young woman, lying partly kidden by bracken fern close to a fence a few yards from the…

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How Charleston Ended in Free Fight Newcastle Contest Police Take Floor Newcastle

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 8

ACCORDING to the police, some of Newcastle's Charleston experts have developed a punch, as well as a side kick. The final of a…

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Hunt for Raeburn and Seamen's Books Police Can't Trace Is He at Gosford?

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

THE books of the Seamen's Union have not yet been handed over, as was ordered by the Court, last week…

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Girl's Story of Man in Her Bed Alleged Assault in Early Morn "She Dreamt It," Says Accused Man His Aunt Threatens to Flog Him

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

A somewhat unusual story was told by a little girl at the Liverpool Court yesterday—a story of how she woke in the early hours of the morning and found a man in bed with her. The girl was staying with her aunt and uncle at the time. The young man…

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Identified Girl's Body Found in Bracken Frankston Mystery "Malpractice"; Police on the Trail Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

The young woman whose body was found in the bracken fern at Mount Eliza, near Frankston, yesterday, was a waitress at a city restaurant. The body was identified today as that of Miss Eileen Clarke, a pretty, young woman of 25, who had been missing since…

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Killed on the Road Woman and Grandchild Knocked by Car Bailiff in Court

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 8

"I SAW MY FATHER rolling on the road. The little girl was lying about ten yarda from where the car had struck her. After the…

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Hankow Breathes Again: Shanghai Rioting Diplomat Confers with Canton Minister British Cotton Mills Riot Women Hurl Machinery at Police Peking Seeks More Concessions Shanghai

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

A MESSAGE from Hankow, received at midnight, shows that the tension there has undoubtedly [?] British residents who remain are now able to move freely around the concession…

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The Stellar Ways of Stage and Screen Success of Judith Anderson in "Cobra"--"Jack and the Beanstalk" firmly established--"White Cargo" revival at Palace--Charles Walenn and his Court wig--Veterans of Variety leaving Fuller's--Little Tich returns to Tivoli--Success of Sunbeam Kiddies at Hay-market--"Mademoiselle" displaces "The Sheik" at the Crystal Palace--"Rose Marie's" Souvenir Night

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 6

CONTINUING on a very successful season at the Melbourne Tivoli. Little Tleb will close there within a couple of weeks and reopen at the Sydney Tivoli on…

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Another Murder?

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 7

The parents of Chariotle Barbishon, the second wife of Guyot, the French millionaire criminal (who has confessed to having strangled his typiste, and…

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Betting Ticket. Stealing Charge Dismissed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 12

The charge preferred against Robert Marshall, 26, milk vendor, of having stolon a betting ticket valued at 3d from the person of Professor Syced Muniewallah Shah, in the…

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Years of Crime Young Man's Record Police Court Story

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 4

A record of crime dating hack to when he was 13 years of age was credited to Kenrick Hampson (37), carpenter, at the Central Police Court…

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"Wanted" Man Located in Gaol

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 9

A man who was wanted by the police on a charge of stealing a cheque was located in Long Bay Gaol yesterday…

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Reunited "Attempted Murder" Lover Acquitted

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 7

Immediately Joseph White, a 21- years-old miner of Dalton, near Rothcrham, had been acquitted at the Leeds Assizes of the charge of…

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Hard Court Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 18

The terms to represent the New South Walse Combined Hard Court Tennis; Association in the city v country matches to be placed at Rushcutter Bay on Saturday are:—V. Munns (captain) and H. Coran…

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Bogus Officer Police Arrest Man

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 9

Seven charges of false pretences probably will be laid against a men who was arrested by Detectives Watkins, Kennedy, and Nye yesterday…

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