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Courts & crime, 1930

11,639 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

Imperialism in Samoa N.Z. Cruisers and Police Bludgeon Awakening Natives

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 3

On Dec. 28 last, the native population of Apia, Samoa, were holding a peaceful demonstration to welcome home a man named Smythe. He was…

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Police in the Dock I.C.W.P.A Puts Up True Working-Class Fight

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

Class war prisoners have been coming up for trial throughout the week at West Maital[?]d court, for “Offences” committed in the…

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W. Samoan Tragedy Police Aggressors Fired on the Natives New Sidelights Wellington (N.z.) Thurs

The Labor Daily · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

ADVICES received from Suva by Mr. H. E. Holland, M.P., leader of the Dominion Labor Party, shed quite a new light on the recent…

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Trapes Council Last Night. Police in the Domain Their Brutality Vigorous Protests Fate of Unionism

The Labor Daily · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 6

THE main business at the Trades and Labor Council last night Was the announcement of the result of tho election of office and the reading of…

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EDEN-MONARO. Malpractice Alleged. by Mr. J. A. Perkins. Petition to High Court. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 12

A petition to the High Court as a Court of Disputed Returns has been lodged by Mr. John Arthur Perkins, of James-street, Manly, New South Wales, stationer, ogainst the return…

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Coal Dispute. High Court to Hear Case at Melbourne Is Beeby Award Valid? Owners & State Govt. Say It Is Not Leave Given to Argue

The Labor Daily · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 5

MR. JUSTICE RICH, sitting in Chambers in High Court jurisdiction yesterday, granted an application by the coal owners and the State Government to refer the question of the validity of Judge Beeby's second interim award govern the coal industry, into the High Court at…

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Police Warnings Unheeded Gaol for Consorting

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

"The Consorting Act was passed to prevent criminals gathering together. You are the sort of man the Act is aimed at."…

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Arrested After Chase Stealing Charges Laid

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 5

Police believe that by the arrest of a man on Thursday night and a second one last night, a recent robbery at the Waratah Shoe Factory Fountain and…

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Girl Charged with Stabbing Girl

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Arrested on a vagrancy charge on Tuesday. Mona Ryan (22), was charged today with stabbing Hilda Lane (24),…

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"Old Game" Man Shoplifter Year's Gaol

Evening News · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 6

"He is a well-known shoflifter," said Sergeant Napper, ponce prosecutor, when Monique Alderson, 56, pleaded guilty at the…

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Despicable Theft at Waterfall Sanatorium Patients Robbed

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 7

A despicable theft was perpetrated at the Waterfall Sanatorium on Thursday night or early yesterday morning, when £40 in cash and 100lb…

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To Pay £10 or Six Months' Gaol

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

For driving past a stationary tram, Hilton Miller was fined £10 or six months' hard labor, at Newtown Court yesterday. Defendant is alleged to…

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Witnesses Needed. To Clear Charged Man. Shooting Gallery Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 18

An unusual case is perplexing Detecthe Keogh, of the Crminal Investigation Branch. He is in charge of investigations into the death of David Hamilton, who was shot dead…

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New Police Force for Central Australia

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday.--A police force on the lines of the Northwest Mounted is planned for Central and North Australia…

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Federal Police Unification Scheme Canberra

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 6

A scheme is being submitted to the Cabinet to bring under the control of the Home Affairs Department all the Federal police, including not only the…

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Abandoned Child on Doorster Police Seeking Mother

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

DISTRESSING circumstances are believed to have driven a frantic mother to abandon a nine-days-old baby boy at Bexley late on Thursday…

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Peace at Rothbury. Police Activities. Branxton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 18

All continues quiet in the Rothbury section of the coalfields. Detectives from Rothbury camp have considerably subdued the Branxton miners. Throughout the day, the main…

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Husband Dies of Poison Wife on Murder Charge Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

Amelia Alice Flanagan was charged at the Ouyen Police Court to-day with the murder of her husband. Thomas Henry Flanagan…

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Penrith Court House Business of 1920

Nepean Times · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 2

At Penrith Court House last year 316 charge cases and 218 summons cases were dealt with, making a total434. There were six committals for…

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Victorian Police Raid. Campaign Against Criminals. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 18

Four men and two women were arrested in a raid by police in a flat at St. Kilda this morning. It is stated that all are known to the Sydney police and that two of them have…

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