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Courts & crime, 1930

11,639 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 250

No March to Domain Police Prevent Orderly Crowd Moves Case for Miners

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 5

HAD it not been for tact displayed by the committee in charge of arrangements for the march of workers from Eddy Avenue to the…

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Act or Resign View of Federal Member "Bavin's Drunken Police" (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 5

Sir,--Under the lash of the cold, calculating, vindictive brutality of Bavin, Weaver and Co., and their drunken police, one can hold his peace no…

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Two R. Union Clubs to Get "Axe" Y.m.c.a. and Police Recommended Admit Souths

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 3

As a sequel to repeated arguments in the "Labor Daily" in favor of the reduction of Rugby Union first-grade clubs, delegates…

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Witnesses Implicate Francis Green in Dalton Shooting City Gunplay How Widow Heard Tragic News Story at Inquest Two Men Face Murder Charge

Evening News · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

DRAMATIC evidence was given at the inquest to-day on Bernard Hugh Dalton, 37, who was shot dead outside a hotel in William-street. City, late on the after noon of Saturday, November 9…

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Tears in Court English Girl's Mystery Death Remarkable Scenes Crowd Cheers After Verdict Aix-en-provence. France

Evening News · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 8

ASTONISHING scenes marked the acquittal last night of Francois Pinet. on a charge of having murdered Miss Olive Branson at her villa near Aries on April 24 last year. IT was market day in the old-world…

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Miners Marking Time Tension on Fields Has Not Lessened Men Who Stood Up to the Police Charges Listed for To-day West Maitland

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 5

OVER the week-end the situation on the coalfields has not materially changed. Saturday was noticeable for a slashing address at Cessnock by Mr. Rowland James. M,H.R., in which the miners' champion unsparingly…

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Red "Army" Scattered by Police Rushes in City Streets Furious Stampedes As Tempers Fray Banners Captured and Destroyed In Remarkable Scenes Speaker Roughly Handled

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 3

Endeavoring to stage demonstrations against police control of the coalfields the "Workers' Defence Army yesterday was scattered by swift police rushes, and its banners captured and destroyed in the view of…

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Story of Underworld Boil-Up Told at Inquest on Bernard Dalton "I'll Get You" Coroner's Court Scene Underworld Feud W. Tomlinson Is Assaulted

The Sun · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 11

Walter Tomlinson, a witness at the Coroner's inquiry into the death of Bernard Dalton, was the victim of assault and threats…

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Domain Speaker Defies Crowd with Gun In[?]nses People by [?]Usive Language O' B[?]n Chased Out of Ground Organiser of Volunteer Timber Workers Roughly Handled S[?]ed by Police Squad

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

W[?]blood streaming from his nose and mouth, and his face badly [?]sed and swollen, J. O'Brien, secretary of the "Volunteer Timbe[?]s' Union," whipped a loaded revolver from his hip packet an[?] an infuriated crowd--nearly 3000 strong--at bay in the Do…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 8

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Evans v Mack, Pryer v same, Bennett v same…

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Coal Production. Increases at Rothbury. Mr. Bavin Defends Police. Miners Charged in Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 11

Production of coal at Rothbury Colliery is increasing. It is hoped that eventually a coal train will leave every day for Newcastle. Police raided a secret meeting of militant women at Cessnock yesterday. It is understood that the women were making arrangements for a…

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Bound Over McDONALD Before Court Assault at Inquest

The Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 16

The sequel to the incident near the City Cor[?]ner's Court yesterday during [?] adjournment of the Dal[?]on inquest was heard at the Central…

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Industrial Court. (Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.) a Consent Order

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 8

Under the Shop Assistants' (Confectioners) award, a claim was made yesterday by Leslie Albert Le-Merton, of City-road, Sydney, against Alfred Glass, of the same address, for…

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Crown Witness. Alleges Assault

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 12

An incident, arising out of the Dalton inquest at the City Coroner's Court yesterday, was mentioned at the Central Police Court. Sydney McDonald, 30, labourer, was charged…

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Five Revolvers Theft From Shop Window

The Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 17

To deaden tlio sound or the smashing of a window at the shop of Adolph Robinson, Argyle-street, Parramatta, at 2 a.m. today, a thief stuck flypaper…

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Police Defended

The Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 13

Replying to a protest forwarded by the Cessnock Council, the Premier (Mr. Bavin), in a letter to tho council, says he declines to believe that any…

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Recent Rothbury Disturbance. Thirty-three Men in Court Charged Separately. First Case Decided Against Accused

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 12

Thirty-three men appeared at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning on charges arising out of the disturbances at Rothbury Colliery on December 16. The cases were taken separately, and Edwin Aubin, whose case was…

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Fly Papers Aids to Theft Suburban Raids

Evening News · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 5

THIF[?]ES were active in nearly every suburb during the past 24 hours, when goods and money to the value of £215 were stolen…

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Tragic Gaol Riot in U.s.a

Evening News · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 1

After a fierce fight in which one guard and eight prisoners were killed a riot at Auburn prison, New York, was quelled. The picture shows Warden Jennings, who was captured and wounded by the prisoners being carried out after his rescue by State troopers…

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Old Police Pensioner

Evening News · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 9

MR. [?] Morrow who died at his residence [?]-road Drumm[?] yesterday [?] age of 85 was [?]ly the old[?] peasioner in [?]…

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