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Courts & crime, 1927

9,449 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250

INVALID. Newspaper Tax. an Excise Duty. High Court Judgment. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 11

By a unanimous judgment the Full Bench of the High Court to-day declared that the Finance Newspaper Taxation Act. 1926. of the State of New South Wales, and certain…

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Newspaper Tax Illegal High Court Decision Against Lang Government MELBOURNE

The Land · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 7

The High Court declared to-day that the New South Wales Government's Newspaper Tax was unconstitutional. The decision was a unanimous one. The Court declared that sections of the Act imposing the tax were…

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Police Look to the Premier Pay and Conditions Only 21 Not in Union Goulburn

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 5

Mr. B. Fortescue, general secretary of the N.S.W. Police Association, declared at the first reunion banquet of the Goulburn branch…

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The Newspaper Tax Why Act Was Declared Invalid Federal High Court Unanimous Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 7

The Newspaper Tax recently imposed upon New South Wales newspapers by the Lang Government, came to an inglorious end today, when the seven Judges of the High Court of Australia unanimously decided that…

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Paper Tax Is Invalid Newspapers Are Goods 'High Court Agrees "Excise Duty" a Fed Power Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 5

UNANIMOUSLY the seven Judges of the High Court to-day agreed that the New South Wales newspaper tax was invalid…

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Law Report. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Ferguson, and Mr. Justice Campbell.) Rylands Bros. (Aust.), Ltd., v Morgan and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 8

Argument was concluded in this appeal and the Court reserved judgment. WARRANTY WITH SECOND-HAND GOODS. Anderson v Carrington Motor Company…

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Junee Police Court. Junee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 16

At the Junee police court this morning, before Mr. H. Adams, police magistrate, James Day. charged with intending to commit a theft at J. Ryan's shop last…

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A Porter Charged Young

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 6

A young railway employee named Archibald Robertson, aged 20, was remanded at the Young Police Court on a charge of embezzling £11, the property of the…

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Postal Employee Charged. Berry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 16

Norman Eric Clout, 25, postal assistant at Berry, was committed for trial on a chargs of appropriating sums of money amounting to £32, which had been handed to him by…

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Winged Police

The World's News · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 8

The exploits of the Scotland Yard Plying Squad, which has been particularly active in London recently, appeal to the imagination as much as, if not more than,…

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Extensive Feaud. Cashier Sentenced. Five Years' Imprisonment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 15

At the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions (No. 2 Court) yesterday William Leypoldt Buddee, 56, cashier, who pleaded guilty the previous day to two charges of…

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Gaol for Armed Thief Vain Innocence Plea

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 5

"I still maintain my innocence," said Gleddell Edwin Wallings at Darlinghurst yesterday, in response to the question if he had anything to way why…

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Police Act Quickly

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 8

Police arrested a man for stealing a coat and a gold watch from a motor car in King Street yesterday afternoon before the owner of the…

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Here's a Safe Gaol Young's Claim Young

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 6

Consequent upon the criticism which has been aroused by the escape of a prisoner from Cootamundra gaol, which is so small and is built in such a way as to make…

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"Decent Bettor" £39,000 to Play With Five Years' Gaol

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 7

"By dealing lightly with you," said Judge Curlewis, at Darlinghurst Sessions yesterday to William Leypoldt Buddee (56), a cashier. "It would…

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Land and Valuation Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 12

Chancery-square, before Mr. Justice Pike.—At 10 a.m.: For hearing: Objections to valuations, valuation district of Vaucluse. Note.—Note will be called over punctually at 10 a.m…

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Trusted Employee Embezzles £39,000 Gets Five Years' Gaol "Good Bettor and Payer"

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 5

SENTENCE of five years' imprisonment was passed at the Quarter Sessions yesterday on William Buddee, who had…

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For the Full Court Trammen's Hours

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 12

During the hearing of the tramways case in the Arbitration Court in Melbourne, Mr. Abfalter, referring to the [?] hour question, asked if Judge Beeby w[?]…

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Suicide Threat at Police Station "Trouble with Wife"

Evening News · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 6

"IF you don't lock me up, I'll shoot myself." BERNARD SMITH 29, salesman, who was charged at the Central Court…

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Quarter Sessions. No. 1 COURT. (Before Judge Edwards.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 12

Crown Prosecutor, Mr Neil McTague. SENTENCES The following persons who had either pleaded guilty or had been convicted during…

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