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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

9,449 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 250

Two Embezzlers Three Years Gaol Stole From Employers

The Sun · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 11

How he had taken money from his employer, W. H. Bruce, Ltd., given It "a fly" at the races, and lost it, was told by Charles Francis Marsden, aged…

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Held Up Police Car

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 11

How a man, posing as an inspector of police, courted arrest by holding up a police car in Hunter Street on Saturday last, was related at the Central…

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Thieves and Fire In City Road Two Men Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 1

A fire was the undoing of two men who were caught in Winslow House, City Road, last night, and have been charged with breaking and entering the…

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Murder Charge. Western Australian Tragedy. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 12

The Coroner at Black Rock committed for trial an Italian, Banti Dominici, on a charge of having murdered George Henry Mead, a fanner, at Wogarl, on February 3…

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Back to Gaol the Operation Mrs. Morts Case Official Attitude

Evening News · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 6

IN a statement in the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Attorney-General, Mr. M'Tiermam, said that Mrs. Hort would be returned to…

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Redfern Bomb Namut Khan Followed Sergeant's Evidence Woman Gaoled for Theft

The Sun · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 9

In support of their theory that the object of the Redfern bomb explosion was to take the life of Namut Khan, a Crown witness, detectives have…

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Adelaide Murder Two Men for Trial ADELAIDE

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 11

A verdict of murder was returned against Ronald Reynolds and John Baxter by the city coroner, at the inquiry into the death of John Robert…

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Impersonated Police "His Authority". Man's Drunken Lapse

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 1

Joseph De Hencheaux knows to Ills sorrow that Impersonating a police Inspector while dealing with the public sometimes comes off. but when…

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Fraud Alleged. Sequel to Police Search. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 12

Ronald Reynolds, about 30 years of age, who was committed for trial conjointly with John Baxter by the City Coroner yesterday, on a charge of having murdered John Hindmarsh…

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Seamen's Union. Court's Decision. Against Former Secretary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 12

William Racburn, formerly general secretay of the Seamen's Union of Australasia, was ordered by Mr. Longfield, S.M., at. the Central Summons Court yesterday, to deliver…

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"Wilful Murder" Says Coroner Two Go for Trial Death of Hindmarsh Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 6

The City Coroner. Dr. Ramsay Smith. delivered a finding of wilful murder against Ronald Reynolds and John Baxter, at the…

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Harbour Collision. Ferryboat and Steamer. Marine Court Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 7

As the result of a collision off Bradley's Head on January 31 between the Manly ferry boat Binngarra and the interstate steamer Lady Isobel, the Commonwealth Court of…

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Woman Would Pay Salesman's Lapse Announcement in Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 7

As Mr. Laidlaw, S.M., was sentencing George Peterson (31), salesman, at the Central Police Court yesterday, on a charge of embezzlement, a woman…

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Warlike Butcher Dining Room Arsenal French Police Find Paris

Evening News · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 1

SEARCHING a butcher's premises in a quiet street for a stolen motor car to-day, the police discovered a veritable arsenal…

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Forty-four Hours Granted by the Court Engineers Benefit

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 4

The Full Court of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court in Melbourne, by a majority verdict of two to one, has the application…

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"Shadowed to House at Redfern" Police Story Indian Watched Was in Explosion

Evening News · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 9

THAT Namut Khan, one of the Indians who had a miraculous escape in the Redfern bomb explosion on Wednesday, was shadowed…

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Took the Car Ex-M.L.A. In Court Claim for Damages

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 1

In tile Parramatta District Court on Tuesday, before a jury of four, Frank Montbenoit, a rabbit trapper, residing at Baulkham Hills, sued Thomas H…

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Leopard Loose in Court Judge's Panic "Gentle As a Kitten" Berlin

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 1

A LEOPARD caused a panic in a local court, losing the case for his master, whoso eviction was demanded by the…

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Snarling Baboon in Green Trunks Scene in Melb. Court Cruelty Charge Fails Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 1

Straining at the end of a stout chain, a large, snarling baboon, garbod in green trunks and bangles, created a stir in tho District Court to-day…

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District Court. (Before Judge Scholes and Jury.) Injured in a Collision. Wilkinson v Anderson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 8

This action arose out of a collision between a motor car and a sulky at the corner of Bay-street and Croydon-road, Croydon, on July 6, 1926, and the plaintiff, Florence…

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