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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

8,409 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Marama's Tasman Dash -- Police Slayer's Funeral

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 24

SAME TO YOU will echo Australia at this sigh by a New…

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Murder a Day Chicago Leads U.S. Crime List

The World's News · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 10

A MURDER a day is the record of its own crime that Chicago furnishes to the United States Department of Justice, which has just concluded a survey of the monthly…

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Fatal Shooting Inquest Story of Alexandria Fight Murder Charge

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 7

THE Coroner, Mr. May, held an inquest to-day into the death of John Edward Thornton, 23. who was fatally shot outside a hotel at Alexandria on…

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Railways Unions and the Court

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 19

Mr. Crofts, in his address on behalf of the various Unions, said: Now, regarding my position in this Court and…

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600 Duellists Raided. Sudden Swoop by Berlin Police

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 20

At Berlin, on November 26, police raided a large hall, where over 600 university students had gathered to watch a series of 51 duels…

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Echo of Chinese Robbery Police Arrest Four Men

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 5

Four men were arrested at Waterloo last night in connections with the assault and robbery of a Chinese on November 14…

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Shearers Guarded Police to See Strikers Keep Away

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 7

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--"I have instructed the Commissioner of Police to see that protection is given to shearers who desire to work under…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, January 7. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 9

In No. 1 Causes Court, before Mr. Justice Davidson, at 10 a.m.:—Royal Commission and inquiry as to standard price of gas. In Equity.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Long…

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Rae Hits Police Charges Wicked Frame Up, He Says

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 7

"I HAVE positive proof that the charges are a wicked police frame-up!" Shown this statement in an article…

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Seizure of Telegrams. Police Interference Not to be Permitted

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 6

Arising out of the action of a detective seizing a telegram in the telegraph office on the Randwick (Sydney) racecourse, while investigating evasions of the N.S.W…

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Not to Murder Man Born to Help Man Scullin on Peace Perth

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 7

"Man was born to help and succor his fellow man, not to murder him!" said the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin), at the League of Nations…

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High Court. New Judges Sworn In. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 12

Dr. Herbert Vere Evatt, K.C., and Mr. Edward Aloysius McTiernan were sworn in to-day as Justices of the High Court of Australia. There was a large attendance in the No. 1…

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On Friday Upper House Case High Court Appeal

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 4

The State Government has been officially informed that the High Court will on Friday hear the application for special leave to appeal from the…

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Basic Wage Case. Court's Rights Argued. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 14

The question whether the Arbitration Court should take into consideration the question of general unemployment was argued when the hearing of the application by certain…

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A Bar Attraction Police Chief in Dark Over "Fruit Machines"

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 7

WHO said that "fruit machines," allegedly illegal, could be placed in city hotel bars? "I did not," yesterday said Police…

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"Lucia" Mutiny Court Of Inquiry At Plymouth LONDON

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 4

THE Admiralty announces that the Court of INquiry into the occurrences aboard the submarine depot ship H.M.S. Lucia, last Sunday morning…

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Clovelly Raid Inquiry Evidence For Convicted Men Concludes Police in Reply

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 8

THE inquiry into the conviction of 21 men, alleged to have raided and damages a house at Clovelly, was continued before the Commissioner. Mr…

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Preference on Wharves High Court Case Nearing End MELBOURNE

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 7

IT is expected that the shipping and stevedoring companies' action in the High Court to have the Federal Government's regulation. Providing for…

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Prohibition Law Upheld by Appeal Court. New York, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 13

The United States Circuit Court of Appeals held to-day that the Eighteenth Amendment had been constitutionally adopted. The Court thus took a view contrary to that…

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Police Heroes. The Highland Gathering. Test Cricket Matches. Features of the "Sydney Mail."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 12

No tragedy has stirred Sydney so much for years as that in which Constables Allen and Andrews lost their lives last Saturday. The heroism of the police involved in the affair…

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