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Courts & crime, 1930

11,639 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Chinese Win Court Control Agreement Ready Shanghai

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 13

CHINESE diplomacy and persistency have scored another success over the Powers' delegates in the struggle to recover judicial rights…

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Dramatic Turn Southampton Murder Trial Finding of the Keys Accused's Alleged Statement London

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 12

A SENSATIONAL development has occurred in the trial of William Podmore, who is charged with having murdered Vivian Messiter in a garage at Southampton last year…

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100 Injured at Allahabad Religious Sect Storm Police Station CALCUTTA

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 4

The huge fair at Allahabad had its first real trouble yesterday, when 100 persons were injured. Five thousand semi-nude Saddhus…

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Court Surprise Labor Men on Bench Protest Unheeded Kurri

The Sun · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 17

Exercising their right to sit on the Bench, two prominent supporters of the Labor Party in the north created a stir at Kurri Court to-day during…

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Kearsley Riot. Miners Before Court. Mass Picketing Charges. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 13

Though 11 men were to appear at Cessnock Police Court to-day on charges arising out of the mass picketing of January 15, only three cases were reached…

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Q'land Police on Coalfields Some in Sydney Wlodazch Is Riled Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 1

THAT there is a serious shortage of regular police to protect the lives and properties of the citizens of Sydney and Newcastle through the…

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£500,000 Property Deal. Sale of Temple Court, Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 12

One of the largest single-handed deals in recent years was completed to-day, when Mr. Morris Sallman, of Nicholl's Building, effected the sale of Temple Court, Collins-street, for…

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Fraud Charge Fails ''Wicked Woman" Ashfield Offence in Melb. Court Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 5

When Alice Brown, married woman, was charged in the City Court to-day with having procured the use of a car by fraud. Stanislaus Clement…

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Police's Turn Now Sergeant Is Fined Lost His Head Insults Lady Lawyer "Must Convict" Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 1

"You are only one of the dirty Reds. The sooner you leave here the better we will like you!" FOR having used these words to…

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From Train to the Court Strain on Davis Cup Stars Trial Matches Full of Interest

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 27

The second series of Davis Cup trials will be started in Sydney to-day, two doubles matches being scheduled and one singles…

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Coal Lockout Special Labor Conference Demands Drastic Action. High Court Says Beeby Award Is Invalid

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 15

A CONFERENCE summoned by the N.S.W. Labor Executive to discuss the coal situation was held at the Sydney Trades Hall last Wednesday afternoon…

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The Fruit Picking Industry Mr. Grayndler Protests Against Court's Methods. “Union Unreasonably Treated.”no Justification for Wage Cutting

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 16

OUR report is continued from last week. MR. GRAYNDLER, who handled the case for the A.W.U., addressing his…

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Alleged Theft

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 7

Harold Mervyn Birch, at the Parramatta Police Court yesterday was charged with having stolen an Oldsmobile motor ear, the property of Edwin Olive…

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Married Two Months Husband Charged With Assault "I'm Afraid of Him"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 10

Edith Pettiford was married two months ago. She left her husband a week later. Then she returned and lived with him for a fortnight…

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Convicted of Stealing From Brother

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 5

Charged with stealing clothes and other personal effects from his brother's home Owen Street, Bondi on December 25 Albert Henry Craven, 39,…

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Bagsnatcher Sentenced. Three Months' Imprisonment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 7

A sentence of three months' imprisonment with hard labour was imposed upon Roy McCoy, 27, at the Central Police Court yesterday, for having stolen a handbag…

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£100 THEFT Auburn House Stripped

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 18

That goods and articles valued at £100 were stolen from the home of an unemployed man in Leura-road was stated by the secretary of the South…

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Optical Goods'found. Two Men Sentenced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 7

"A highly impiobable story," was how Mr Lcidlaw, S.M, characterised the effoits of Thomas Aiahill, 33, and John Wilson, 30, labourers, at the Central Police Court…

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Not Upheld Counsel's Objections Four Sentenced

The Sun · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 15

Referring to the Consorting Act at the Paddington Court to-day, Mr. Heavener, who appeared for four defendants, contended that to any…

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Gaol Talk Alleged Confession London

The Sun · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 1

Startling evidence of conversations between convicts in Wandsworth gaol resulted in a tense scene at Southampton…

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