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Courts & crime, 1930

11,639 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250

Coal Lockout High Court Proceedings Mineowners Seek to Have Beeby Award Declared Invalid

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 18

SITTING at Darlingnurst last Friday the Chief Justice of the High Court (Sir Adrian Knox) heard preliminary evidence in the applications to challenge the…

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High Court Bench. Filling a Vacancy. MR. McTIERNAN'S Chances. Many Names Mentioned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 7

An influential section of the Federal Cabinet favours the elevation of Mr. E. A. McTiernan, M.P., to the vacancy on the High Court Bench created by the retirement of Sir…

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"Shooting" Brown Would Not Re-open the Mines Davies Tells of Bruce's Dilemma Court's Day Off

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 5

Hostile glances gave place to more happy and hopeful faces at the High Court yesterday, and the hew year spirit appeared to…

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Samoan Civil War Natives Revolt Police Clash 9 KILLED; 18 Are Wounded New Zealand and Her Mandate Grim Battle Auckland (N.z)

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 1

THE Dominion has been gravely stirred by the wholesale shooting of Samoans in Saturday's disturbances…

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Miners Case in High Court More About "Poor Old Holloway" D. J. Davies Still in the Box Mass of Documents Produced in Coal Correspondence Will Finish Friday?

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 5

AFTER a good deal of [?]sitation and argument with counsel, Mr. Justice Rich, in High Cort jurisdiction, yesterday, decided not to sit to-day, but to hold over he preliminmary hearing of argument on the Beeby award in the coa[?] estion until 10 a.m. on Thursday…

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Attempt to Have Labor Judge Appointed to High Court Chief Justice's Casting Vote Was Feared Mc Tiernan Suggested For Vacancy on the Bench Scullin and Brennan Said No!

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 3

That a determined attempt was made to "strengthen" the High Court Bench for the coal case by the appointment of a Labor nominee was disclosed yesterday. Realising, even before the dispute was referred to Judge…

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Charged with Stealing

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 8

A man who is alleged to have made a practice of robbing boarding houses was arrested in Palmer Street. City Yesterday, by Plainclothesmen Lawless…

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Sentenced for Stealing. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 10

John McLean, 41 years, was sentenced at Bathurst Police Court to six months' hard labour on three charges of stealing money from different people at an hotel at Wattle…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 4

Queen's-square—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—A 10 a.m.—For hearing: Insp. Reyburn v Arundell…

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To-day's Courts Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court Queen's Square

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 8

Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate, at 10 a.m --For healing: Insp. Reyburn v Arundell…

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Magistrate Makes Example

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 15

"People are being killed every day, and I am going to make an example of you," said Mr. Perry, S.M., at the Central Court to-day, when he fined…

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New Year Started with Gaol Flying Bottles Hit Police at Bonfire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 9

Constables Nolan and Copeland were victims of a beer bottle attack in Yurong Street at 1.15 on New Year's morning, by two…

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Assault Charge. Barman Remanded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 4

Gordon Stewart, barman, 23 years of age, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday before Mr. Perry. S.M., with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Wm. Kaile…

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Violent Sailor Assault at Glebe

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 5

THE last day of 1929 was celebrated in hectic manner by Leo Keelty, 20, sailor. As a result, at the local court to-day, he was bound over on a charge…

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Maroubra Brawl Two Men Are Charged

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 8

The sequel to a brawl outside the Maroubra Bay Hotel Maroubra, on New Years Eve, took place in Central Police Court yesterday, when Gordon…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 4

Before the Deputy Registrar.—At 10.15 a.m.: Lindsay v Samuel. At 10.30 a.m.: Noble ats Seghers At 10.45 a.m.: Newton and another ats Young…

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Unsolved Murder Mystery. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 10

Despite repeated adjournments of the inquest, and the fact that the police have taken 453 statements and interviewed more than 1300 people, the authorities failed to…

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Further Remands Dalton Murder Charges Counsel's Protest

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 4

On the application of the police, further remands were granted at the City Court to-day, when Francis Donald Green and James Edward Devine were…

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Police Motors. What Paris Uses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 4

All over the world the police have realised the value of motor transport as an ally in the maintenance of law and order, and the apprehension of criminals, and nearly every…

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Man Gassed at Bondi Police Seek Relatives

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 6

SERGEANT ASQUITH, of Waverley, is anxious to get in touch with the relatives of a man who was found dead at a house in Bondi-road, Bondi, to-day…

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