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Courts & crime, 1929

11,099 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

"Don't Strike" Judge Warns Timber Workers Vital Clauses Finalised by Arbitration Court Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 6

Adhering to his decision that the hours in the timber industry should revert from 44 to 48, Judge Lukin, in the Arbitration Court to-day, made final the vital clauses of his proposed award, governing wages and conditions in the timber industry…

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Burglary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 18

Mr. and Mrs. H. Whale, of Railway-avenue, Eastwood, had the unpleasant experience last week, whilst away holidaying at Ocean Beach, Woy Woy, of…

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Strange Theft From Woman

Evening News · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 8

"IT really amounts to stealing a security valued at £20." said Mr. Flynn. S.M., at Parramatta Court, when James Edward Douglass 51, shopkeeper, was…

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Savage Bather Meadowbank Assault

Evening News · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 13

A SEQUEL to the disturbance at Meadowbank baths last Saturday, was heard at Ryde Court to-day, when Richard Harold Newton, a young man,…

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Sydney Snake Charmer Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 3

PERTH, Wednesday.--Rocky Vane, a snake-catcher and vaudeville artist, of Sydney, was arrested at Boulder last night and charged with…

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Jewel Theft £10,000 Haul

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 15

Scotland Yard detectives have been investigating the mysterious disappearance of Jewellery valued at about £10,000 from a safe in the offices of Messrs. W…

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Woman's Petty Theft Was She Responsible?

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 9

Facing a charge of having stolen a pillow slip from Murray Bros., Parramatta, last Friday, Maria Wakeley (59) appeared at the local Police Court on Monday…

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Theft of Gold Watch. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 12

Walter Rafis, aged 25, who had just completed a sentence of three months in the Goulburn Reformatory for stealing, was convicted at the Goulburn Police Court of stealing a…

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Magistrate's Report Killing of Natives Canberra

Evening News · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 14

Mr. A. H. O'KELLY, the presiding magistrate at the inquiry, in Central Australia into the killing of natives, will arrive in Canberra on January 29,…

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Assault in City Man Punched and Kicked

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 5

Set upon by Home men in Elizabeth Street, near Kippax Street, city as night. Joseph Wheelhan, 29, of Source Street, was punched and…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 7

Before the Deputy-Registrar.—At 10.30 a.m.: The Rosebery Racecourse Company. Limited, ats Kennedy. At 10.45 a.m.: Nagle v Jeffrey. At 11.5 a.m.: Strange and anor, v Claybrough and anor…

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"A Nuisance" Cripple Sent to Gaol Persistent Beggar

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 14

"You are trading on the fact that you are a cripple, to obtain money from a credulous public—and you're spending the money on drink."…

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Pedestrians' Paradise Gaol for Motorists Involved in Accidents

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 22

A report from Madrid states that by a stroke of its pen, the Prime Minister, General Prime de Riviera, signed an order enforcing the immediate attest of any…

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Hard Court Titles

Evening News · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 2

THE N.S.W. Combined Hard Court Tennis Association, in con[?] on [?] Eastern Suburbs [?] commence their second annual night championships on Monday…

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Gaol Scandal. Minister Reports Grave Charges Herding of Prisoners

Evening News · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 13

THE Minister for Justice, Mr. Lee, has taken action as the result of numerous complaints regarding the…

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A Scot's Neddie Impounded at Granville Fear of Gaol

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 2

Though a Caledonian himself, Alderman McGill, Mayor of Granville, declined an invitation extended him at the last meeting of the council, to read a…

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Swore at Mother Magistrate's Straight Talk "If I Had Power"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 13

Walking along Mary-street, Auburn, on Saturday, Constable Woodhouse heard some fairly "choice" language used by someone in a house nearby…

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"Police Should Investigate Charges Fully"

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 12

Two charges against publicans of having drunken persons on their premises were dismissed by Mr. H. J. M'Mahon, S.M., at Redfern Court…

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Took Blame Murder of Mate Bogus Confession Cairns

The Sun · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 15

The Boonjle murder case provided yet another sensation this morning. Though no official statement has been made, it can be stated definitely…

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Not the Man? Boonjie Murder Strange Statement Gairns

Evening News · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 13

GORDON FRANKS, al[?]s James M[?] Kelly, who arrived from Thursday Island by the [?] today, was remanded for eight days…

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