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Courts & crime, 1929

11,099 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

SERVED 30 Years As Inspector Charged With Paltry Theft

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 7

Charged with the theft of a golf-bag valued at 15s from the Lost Property Office, a railway inspector appeared yesterday at Central Police…

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Penshurst Stealing Case

The St George Call · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

John William Blacklow and John Crane, both young men, pleaded guilty at Kogarah Corut, on Tuesday, to having stolen 12 packets of tobacco and…

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Alleged Forgery. Secretary Charged. School Teachers' Funds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 9

Trevor Mervyn Doyle. 46, secretary, was remanded at the Central Police Court yesterday till February 21, on four charges involving a large sum of money. Bail was fixed…

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Unusual Defence Railway Inspector Charged Suspended Sentence

The Sun · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 11

Charged at the Central Court to-day with stealing a golf bag from the lost property office at the Central railway station, Robert Reeves, 63, a railway…

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Court Congested

The St George Call · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

Since the Christmas holidays magistrates at Kogarah Court have been unable to cope with the number of cases set down for hearing. Some…

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"Plot Victim" Rail Man's Plea Charge of Theft

Evening News · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 10

ROBERT REEVES, 63, an inspector in the employ of the Railway Commissioners, stated at the Central Court to-day that a charge…

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Girl's Allegation Man on Assault Charge Newcastle

The Sun · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 11

Arrested yesterday following police investigation into the allegations of a young girl that she had been assaulted near Merewether Beach on January…

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Railway Theft Charge Staff Inspector Story of Lost Golf Bag

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 6

AFTER 48 years service in the Metropolitan Railways. Robert Reeves, 63, railway staff inspector, was charged at the Central Police Court…

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Kogarah Police Court. Tuesday, January 22. Before Mr. McMahon, S.M. Took Precedence in Punt Queue

The Propeller · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 3

A number of motor drivers, named James R. Hall, Edward B. R. Crockett, and John Hesketh were proceeded against for taking precedence in the line…

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Roy Bruhn Remanded Intent to Murder Charge Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 13

Roy Bruhn, aged 24, baker, who is being held by the police in connection with the shooting of Mona Ryan, aged 22, in Nicholson-street, Fitzroy, on…

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George's River Bridge Schedule of Toll Rates to be Charged by Council

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 15

The Sutherland (N.S.W.) Shire Council has approved of the following tolls for the George's River bridge, which (it is expected) will be open for…

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Tents Taboo Police Busy at Palm Beach

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 10

During recent weeks motorists visiting Palm Beach have been discouraged by the local police apparently without any valid reason from stretching sha[?] awnings…

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Not the Right Kelly? Man Who Confessed to Boonjie Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 3

CAIRNS, Thursday.--The Boonjie murder case provided another sensation to-day. Although no official statement has been made, it is stated…

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New Crisis in Fascism Unionists for Gaol High-handed Tyranny Amazing Scene London

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 6

TELEGRAPHING from the Italian frontier, the "Daily Herald's" representative reports that an astonishing scene was enacted in the Fascist…

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Drug Traffic Do Dentists Trade?. Board Will Aid Police

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 6

SUSPICIONS that there is trafficking in drugs by dentists have been raised by the Dental Board. In a statement yesterday, the board…

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Rockdale Records. Popular Shark-proof. Tram and Police Assist

The St George Call · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 1

The popularity of the new municipal baths at Brighton le Sands was demonstrated at the last meeting of the Rockdale Council, when Mr. P…

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Not Enough Caution Say Traffic Police Why Accidents Happen

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 6

The Police Authorities draw the attention of motorists to the fact that serious accidents continue to occur, notwithstanding the frequent warnings given…

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Court Presentations. a New Regulation. London, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 14

A new regulation in relation to this year's Courts says: "No lady who has been presented within the last three years can have her name submitted except in very…

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Queensland Judge for High Court? Mr. Justice Macrossan Mentioned

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.--it is believed in Brisbane legal circles that the Federal Government is considering the claims of Mr. Justice H. D. Macrossan,…

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Lively Skirmish Boy Attacks Police with Stones and Knife Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 1

Investigating an attempted robbery at a church. Plainclothes-Constable Saker had occasion to interview a 10-year-old boy at Eisternwick…

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