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Courts & crime, 1928

10,960 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Commonwealth Arbitration Court. (Before Mr. H, Tarrant, Deputy Registrar.) Change of Constitution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 5

An application was made on behalf of the Australasian Society of Engineers for an amendment of the constitution, so as to include battery fitters…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 8

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10.30 a.m.—For hearing; Cranch v Ramsay…

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Alleged Theft at Rockdale Three Months' Gaol

The Propeller · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 3

At Kogarah Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Longfield, S.M., Edward Arthur Stone (34) was charged with having stolen £11147 from the…

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Charged with Manslaughter Prisoner at Parramatta Gaol

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 33

John Mason, a prisoner at the Parramatta Gaol, was yesterday committed for trial on a manslaughter charge, having feloniously killed Edwin Elliott,…

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Charge of Murder

The Land · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 5

E. A. Kleinert, a farm laborer, aged 20, who reported finding the body of Mrs. Sampson at Mitcham (Vic.), on Tuesday last, has been arrested and…

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Money for Drink Woman Commits Theft

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 10

WHEN Kathleen M'Govern, 39. pleaded guilty at Redtern Court. to-day, to having stolen a quantity of cutler and other articles, valued at £6…

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Fatal Assault. Prisoner Committed for Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 12

As a sequel to the death, in the Parramatta Gaol on Janunry 2, of Edward Elliott, a prisoner, aged 52 years, another prisoner, John Mason, was yesterday committed for…

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Noisy Burglar He Escaped After Stealing Jewels

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

A burglar broke into the home of Mr. Eugene Kenny, Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill, early yesterday morning, and by his noise awakened the household…

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"Attacked in Bed" Woman's Story of Assault

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 1

A sensational story of how two men attacked her while she was lying in bed early yesterday morning was told to the police by a woman lining at Fairfield…

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"Fair Fight" Assault Alleged Settling a Difference

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 13

Giving, evidence before Mr. Gates. C.S.M., during the hearing of a charge of assault against James Logan, at the Central Police Court to-day, Ernest…

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Husband and Wife on Stealing Charges Katoomba

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 3

For having stolen articles from a bonding establishment where they were employed, and for having other property in their possession reasonably suspected of…

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Price of Milk Magistrate's Fear Question of Adulteration

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 1

Six gallons of milk for nine shillings Cheap? Magistrate Williams thought so. 'Twas at the Parramatta Police Court…

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Charge of Murder Pyrmont Tragedy Bail Refused

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 3

The tragedy at Pyrmont in November last, as the result of which Robert Norman Urquhart stands committed for trial on a charge of having murdered…

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"Serious Matter" Charge to be Preferred Alleged Assault on Girl ?

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

John Murray (29), who has been mentioned in connection with an alleged assault on a girl at Fairfield, appeared at the Parramatta Police Court on…

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No Work, Then Gaol Assisted Migrant Finds Posters Lie MELBOURNE

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

“Following directions on posters at my home town, which painted glowing reports of Australia, 1 came out here as an assisted migrant…

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Murder Gang Sicilian Terror Ends The Mafla Conspiracy

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

After a trial that lasted three months, the Italian jury has announced its verdict in the cases of 154 members of the Mafla, the…

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Blakehurst-kogarah 'Bus. Protest to Police Chief

The Propeller · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 1

At this week's meeting of Kogarah Council an emphatic protest was made regarding the 'bus service between Blakehurst and Kogarah. The…

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To-day's Law List Supreme Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 33

IN CHAMBERS. -- (Before Mr. Justice James.) In No. 3 Court. At 10 a.m.: Andrews v. Andrews and another, for order re hearing; Rex v. Urquhart, for bail. (Before the Prothonotary.)…

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Train Derailed. Railway Workers Endangered. Police Investigate Cause

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 11

Inquiries are being made by the police into the cause of a railway derailment, which endangered the lives of about 100 railway employees at Chullora yesterday morning…

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Mrs. Sampson's Murder Bail Granted Fears for Kleinert's Safety Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 1

No opposition was made by the Crown to the application for ball of Ernest Ambrose Kleinert, charged with the murder of Mrs. [?]oleno Mary…

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