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Courts & crime, 1928

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Alleged Assault and Robbery. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 10

Roy Williams and George Kemble were before the Police Court on two charges of as sault and robbery in company. The sum Involved was £27. They were committed for…

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Theft of a Hat an Actor Fined

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 5

FRANCIS GRAHA[?]MOON, 1[?], described as an [?]red before Mr. Laidlaw, S.M., at [?] Central Court to-day to answer a [?] of having…

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Jugo Slav Club Treasurer Charged Sentence Suspended

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 7

TWO charges of forgery and [?] preferred against J[?] at the Central Court to- [?] There was a further charge…

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Tram Man Hurt Alleged Assault a Second Accused

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 5

A SECOND man, Thomas Craig, wharf laborer, was charged [?] the Central Court to-day, with ha[?] assaulted Claud Riley, a tra[?]…

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Maitland Police Association Officers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 3

WEST MAITLAND, Monday. -- The Maitland branch of the Police Association has elected Mr. J. V. Driscoll as president. Mr. G. A. Emmet…

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Many Charges Assault on Tram Conductor Alleged Thieves' Haunt

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 3

Thomas Craig, aged 28. wharf. laborer, charged at the Central Police Court to-day with assaulting Claude Riley, a tram conductor, at Long…

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Tote's Loss Police Seek Woman

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 5

THE police are searching [?] who is alleged to have [?]bbed in from one of the totalisator [?] Randwick yesterday afternoon…

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Wednesday, January 4. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 7

In Chambers.—Before Mr. Justice James.—In No. 3 Court.—At 10 a.m.: Shedden and another v Studdy and another, habeas corpus; Alt v Alt, for remission of issues to District Court; Kennett v Kennett,…

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Net Tightens Jewels Found in Doctor's Home Los Angeles "Sack" Murder Los Angeles

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

In face of the fact that the police have recovered from his apartment jewels Worth £10,000, belonging to the late Mrs. Amelia Appleby, millionaire widow of the Chicago inventor, Dr. Charles McMillan still…

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Police Gar Beaten by Suspects Shots Do Not Stop the Runaway 70 Miles an Hour

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- The police motor patrol men had a fast time in the new year following in the tracks of alleged thieves…

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Chase at 70 M.p.h Car Thief Eludes Melb. Police Victim From N.s.w. Melbourne [?]

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

Racing at over to [?] both the police patrol [?] broke down in St. kilda Road at night during a chose after a thief…

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Mad New Year at Cafe X-- in City Drunken Couples and [?] Women Party with Gloves Off Why Did Police Make No Move to Intervene ? Sly-grog Galore

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

IN A MAD NEW YEAR'S EVE orgy cafe X--.situate in the heart of the city, amply proved this paper's contend, that there is organised vice in Sydney far beyond the extent if that imagined by church leaders and social reformers…

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Young Razor Gangster, Clad in Singlet, Goes Into 'Smoke' He Is Well-known Figure in Underworld Police Search has Proved Fruitless, but He has Few Sympathisers in Crime Circles Might Manage to Get Away

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

Whenever the police are engaged on a "man hunt" the sympathies of a large section of the public, strangely enough, are generally more with the hunted than with the hunters. But in the case of the young man who on Sunday slashed…

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Woman Charged with Assault

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 10

Charged with having in[?] bodily [?] on [?] Armstrong. Kathleen [?] aged 49. appeared at the Central Police Court yesterday and was reamnded until January [?]…

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Alleged Assault. on Tram Conductor. Another Man Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 10

Thomas Craig, aged [?] years, wharf labourer, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with assaulting Claude Riley, tram conductor, and robbing him of £5/14/2 and a [?]…

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Alleged Bread Knife Assault Woman in Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 12

Kathleen Lucas (40), domestic duties, was remanded until January 12 on £80 bail at Central Police Court yesterday on a charge of having maliciously…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court. (Before Mr. G. C Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate.) Nightwatchman's Claim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 10

This was a claim by Thomas Reid, of Henrietta-street. Waverley, against Australian Roads, Ltd.. by whom he had been employed as a nightwatchman, for a week's wages…

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Long Bay Assault Four in Court Tram Man's Injuries

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 1

Thomas Craig, 28, wharf laborer, was remanded on £100 ball at the Central Police Court yesterday on a charge of having assaulted and…

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Alleged Gaming House Police Seize £300 Proprietor Is Charged Orange

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 5

A sensation was caused on race night at the home of Harry O'Brien, a former bookmaker and prominent sportsman. of Anson Street, when Inspector…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Coury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 10

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For [?]: O'[?] v Turner (2 [?] v Farmer and Co., Ltd. Re[?] v Gulliford, same v Simmons, Minister by Insp. Durick…

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