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Courts & crime, 1929

11,099 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 12

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For Hearing.—Pelgrave v Gow. Benamin v same. Whitnall v The Market Prin[?]ty, Limited, Baillie v Pilling, Lord v Lapin…

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Rabaul Mutineers Before Court Native Police Charged With Conspiracy

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 14

RABAUL, Friday.--The ringleaders of-the native police who took part in the mutiny were charged at the Rabaul District Court to-day with conspiracy…

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Vaucluse Theft

Evening News · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

Clothing and other articles, valued at £50, were stolen from the residence of Norman Stirling, at the corner or Alola and Burrabirra Avenues, Vaucluse,…

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Ship's Cabin Theft

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 12

When Mrs. Dagmar Drewett, of Dowling-street, Sydney, arrived by the Karoola on Monday front Melbourne, sho discovered that her purse, containing £1/4/, had been emp[?]ed…

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Stock Stealing. Methods of Detection

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 15

GOULBURN.—In lieu of his customary monthly report to the last meeting of the Goulburn P.P. Board, the stock inspector (Mr. F. F. Forster) delivered an address on…

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Stole Girl's Bag Campsie Assault

Evening News · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 3

MISS EMILY JONES had a startling experience in [?] about 11 o'clock last night, when she was attacked by [?]…

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Car Overturns. Woman Charged with Drunkenness

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 18

A motor car which was proceeding along Gardeners-road, Rosebery, last night, suddenly swerved, mounted the footpath, and overturned…

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Smoke-Oh in Murder Case

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 15

SITTING in the Assize Court in criminal session at Wyndham (W.A.), Judge Mainsbridge had opened his summing-up on a…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 12

Before the Deputy Registrar. At 1O.30 a.m.: Alling[?] and another v Joseph. At 10.45 a.m.: Luxton and another v Easterbrook. At 11 a.m.: Thompson v Beeby…

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Insulted Magistrate Thief Gets Additional Penalty. Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 5

When Eric Carlton was sentenced by the Camperdown Court to two years' imprisonment for housebreaking, he said to the magistrate: "You might as,…

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Woman Driver Is Charged Sequal to Car Smash

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

A motor car driven erratically along Gardiner's Road, Rosebery, last night, mounted a footpath near Rosebery raceourse and overturned…

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Penrith Court House Statistics

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 3

Mr P. E. Addison, our ever obliging C.P.S., who is always kept very busy, supplies as with the following statistics for 1928:—…

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Audacious Theft. of Diamond Ring. Arrest in Dentist's Room. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 18

This afternoon a man entered Finney Isles' jewellery department and asked to see "something exclusive" in diamond rings. Finally, he selected a ring worth £50 and asked the…

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Bail Allowed on Capital Charges Alleged Assault on Girl in Surry Hills

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 8

Awaiting trial on a charge of- having committed a capital offence on a young girl, Leslie Giles (20) and Edward Sempler (19) were yesterday…

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DEAD 2 Months Mystery Murder Southampton Case London

Evening News · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

SCOTLAND YARD is investigating the mystery murder of Vivian Messiter Southampton, manager of an American oil company…

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Tuesday, January 15. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 12

Prothonotary's Office.—Before the Prothonotary.—At 10.30 a.m.: T. Dawson and Sons, Ltd., v Wheelens, 11 a.m.: Orange Crush (Australia), Ltd., v Gattrell…

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Liverpool Court. THURSDAY'S Si[?]NG

The Biz · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 5

At the Liverpool Court on Thursday, before Mr. J. B. Gibson, P.M.: Harrie Davis was charged with a breach of the motor traffic…

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Country Junior Hard Court Team

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 21

F. Henderson, K. Graham, (O'Connell, J. Arrives, J. Spencer, K. Bather, Emergencies; J. Bodges, K. Kennedy. Paits' Henderson and Amess, Graham and O'Cnnnell, Spencer and Barher…

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Agreed to Murder, But Jibbed at Suicide San Francisco

The Sun · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

Smilingly, and with the calm assurance that he would meet his loved one "over there," Garland Williams, aged 28, a war veteran, gave himself…

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In Gaol for Refusing to Pay Taxes Samoan Chief-Will Make Bid for Freedom

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 12

AUCKLAND, Friday.--An attempt to obtains the release of the Shmoan chicf, Tamasese, who is serving; a six months' sentence in Auckland, prison, for…

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