Crime Increase Striking Figures Police Report
During the year 1926 there was a large increase in the number of cases of serious crime, and a marked increase in offences by…
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Police Pensions Bill to Remove Anomaly
IN less than fifteen minutes, the Police Regulation Amendment Bill passed its second reading, and was taken through committee in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bride-to-be Arrested Theft Is Alleged to Stock Her Linen Chest
A bride-to-be may not have her wedding next month, owing to action by Detective-Sergeants Kennedy and Watkins, of the C.I.B.,…
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THE Full Court to-day admitted Mr. Christopher Desmond Monahan. L.L.B.(Syd.), to the Bar of New South Wales. Mr. Douglas Hope Johnston,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Royal Automobile Club v North Sydney Police
The Royal Automobile Club of Australia team will play a match against the North Sydney police at North Sydney oval No. 2 to-day commencing at 1.15 p.m. The R.A.C.A. will be represented by several…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Stadium Fracas Boxer Attacks Referee Police Interfere
There was an ugly situation at the Stadium last night at the termination of the international boxing contest between Johnny…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder Charge Fails Cut Girl's Throat Devitt Is Insane Melbourne
George Gerald Devitt, 28, painter. burst into tears to-night when the jury acquitted him, on the grounds of insanity, on the charge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Raid Property Recovered Where Are the Owners?
Constables Latrobe and Jamieson (North Sydney) raided a house during the weekend, and brought to North Sydney a quantity of property,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Land Court. (Before Mr. Justice Pike.) APPEALS
In the appeal by D. T. Plowman, of Purkes, against the appraised capital value of his homestead selection, 1900-6, Parkes, Mr. Collins appeared as counsel for the appellant;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Palestine Court Rules Zionist Executive Legal Entity
The Zionist Executive is a legal entity under the laws of Palestine, according to a ruling made by the Jaffa District Court on…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Quarter Sessions. No. 1 COURT. (Before Judge Cohen.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr. Nell McTague. ACQUITTED AND AGAIN CHARGED. The hearing was concluded of the charge preferred against John Patrick Egan, 25,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Child Endowment. Employers Concerned. May Apply to Court
Employers and more particularly manufacturers are watching very closely the progress of the child endowment legislation now before Parliament. Manufacturers in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Law Report. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Gordon, and Mr. Justice Ferguson.) District Court Appeal
Dyke and others v McLeish Estates, Ltd. This was an appeal by the defendant in an action tried before Judge Armstrong, in the District Court, Coonamble, in which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bets with Police Grocer Laid Odds to Pay £30 Fine
ERNEST Broadstock, 60, groces was fined £30 or three months at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having kept a house of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Marine Court. Laranah Mishap. "Failure of Engines." Melbourne
The Court of Marine inquiry, which inquired into the cause of the steamer Laranah having struck and damaged Queen's Bridge, over the Yarra, on January 21, announced to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Prisoner Alleges Police "Frame-up" When Men Were in Line Judge to Probe Charge
THAT the police had given a pros[?] witness the warning which man to pick in a lineup at Central was sworn by an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Court. (Before Judge Scholes and Juries.) Alleged Wrongful Dismissal. Kearnev v Whitehurst
In this action Frank Dunstan Kearney, of Challis House. Martin-place, Sydney, timber merchant, sued Stephen Whitehurst (carrying on business under the firm name of Sodawalls…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mine Deputy's Appeal Magistrate Right Full Court's Decision
The Full Court yesterday, in a reserved judgment, held that the Police Magistrate (Mr, Nott) was correct in convicting Francis Charles Delacca,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Theft of Glasses
Victor Perry, a young man, was charged with stealing five drinking glasses, valued at 20, the property of Frederick Farmer, at Rockdale…
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Robert Kyle proceeded against William Corbett for assaulting him. Mr. R. Harris appeared for the complainant, who secured a verdict for £1 and 8 costs,…
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