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Courts & crime, 1930

11,639 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

Cool Theft Youths Take Stove

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 3

A NOVEL ruse was employed by two youths to carry out a theft in an unoccupied house in Smith-street, Marrickville, yesterday…

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Aborigines Fined for Stealing. Walcha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 12

At the police court this morning three aborigines, Harry Meehan, Geo. Long, and Wm. Towney, pleaded guilty to having stolen a sheep, the property of Fred W. Henry…

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Nurse Bound Over. Charges of Stealing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 6

A number of charges of having stolen cheques and money orders from Dr. Fraser, of Macquarie-street, and Dr. O'Donohue was preferred against Minnie McCoy Groom, 30,…

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Ex-alderman Charged with Bigamy

The Biz · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

Albert Bate, 42. an estate agent, [?]d a former alderman of the CabraVale Council, was committed for trial on £40 bail by Mr. Flynn, S.M., at…

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Stealing Charges Solicitor and Clients Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

At Brisbane Police Court Robert McCowan, solicitor, appeared on remand to answer stealing charges. It was alleged that accused had…

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Granville Man Charged. Sentence Suspended

The Biz · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 7

Despite the evidence of good character given by Rev. S. M. Johnstone a[?]d Ald. W. P. Noller, of Parramatta and Percy Dean, of…

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Police Raid Women

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Jan. 30.—Police raided a business meeting of militant women in the School of Arts this afternoon. Threatening the women with “legal…

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Insulted the Police

The Propeller · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 2

Claude Turner, 29, was charged with using insulting words to Constable Harcombe at the Kogarah Police Station. The defendant was fined £2, in…

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Murder Verdict Body Found in Suitcase

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 11

Opening an attache case which had been left in her keeping by a woman on October 30, Annie Ethel Bell, matron of the Central Methodist Mission found…

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“No Fraternising with Police!”

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

KANDOS, N.S.W., Jan. 19.—Miners at the Kandos colliery have refused to work with a man who attended a farewell given to a local constable by a…

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German at Kurri "Inciting to Murder" Charge Street Meeting Episode Startling Admissions in Court West Maitland

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 7

CHARGED with having, at a street meeting in Kurri incited divers persons to commit murder, Joseph Shelly, a German, wu sentenced at West Maitland court to-day to two months' hard labor…

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Girls in Cave Sailors Supply Food Sent to Gaol

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 18

Found, living in a cave at Athol Bay, near Mosman, two young women, Hannah Robinson, a waitress, and Edith May Mitchell, were charged at…

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Miners Charged. Tearing Up Railway Line. Fines of £10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 12

The eleven men charged with offences arising out of an alleged attempt to pull up the Rothbury colliery railway line during the riots of December 16, were each fined £10…

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Granville Methodist Tennis Court

The Biz · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 7

Granville[?] Methodist tennis court will be officially opened on March 16…

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Charges of Theft. Solicitor's Trust Money. OVER £8000 Involved. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 11

Charged with thefts involving £8644, Robert McCowan, 54, a solicitor, appeared on remand at the Police Court to-day. McCowan had been previously charged with stealing £716,…

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Until Scabs and Police Clear Out

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

WESTON, Jan. 17.—Following the batoning of the demonstration at Abermain No. 2, the rank and file conference adopted a resolution strongly…

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Premier's Comments. Praise for the Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 11

"I have very little to say about the A.L.P. Conference," said the Premier when asked yesterday. "At the present time I am dealing with the Commonwealth Government, and…

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4 to 1 Assault on Man Kicked, Robbed and Left Semi-conscious

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 13

George Burgess, aged 36, of Vera-street, Compile, was assaulted in Mountain-street, Ultimo, about 3 a.m., to-day, by…

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Rothbury Protest Speakers in Court

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

Charged with having delivered a public address in Hyde Park, Sydney, without the permission of the Civic Commissioners, the speakers at the…

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Matron Lackey Again Before Court

The Biz · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

[?] Lackey (67) was charge[?] at Liverpool [?] with Dena[?] [?] an [?]en[?] ma[?]er in [?] Canley Vale on January [?]…

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