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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

8,409 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Industrial Magistrate's Court. (Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.) Ironworker's Claim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

Arthur William Makepeace, of Bay-street, Botany, claimed £80 from Frank Callinan, ironfounder, of Hickson-street, Botany, the difference between the award rate of £4/16/6…

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Stopped Police Car Shock for Woman Charged With Vagrancy

Daily Pictorial · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

GOULBURN, Thursday.--Travelling between Gunning and Goulburn a police car was stopped by a young woman carrying two…

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RIGA. Latvian Discrimination Charged

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

Charges of discrimination against Jews employed in Government service caused a three-quarter hour debate of the Jewish question in the Latvian Parliament on…

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Two High School Students Sentenced

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

KOWNO (Lithuania), 20/11/30.— Two high school students have been sentenced in Schaulen by the military court to 8 years' imprisonment…

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Kogarah Police Court. Tuesday, January 13, 1931. Before Mr. Gibson, S.M. Interfered with Police

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

Stanley Peat was proceeded against for hindering a police constable while in the execution of his duty. Constable McNamara gave evidence…

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Police Superintendent Retires

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 11

Tamworth, Friday.--After at years in the police service, the last three of which he has spent in the Tamworth district, Superintendent George…

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Police and Rations

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

Sir.--Can a single man be refused relief by the police because he is dressed decently and also because he happens to be a trifle late at ration…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

In Chambers.—Before the Prothonotary, in the Prothonotary's Public Chambers at 10 a. m.: Brown v Clugston, McLachlan and another Rarnishees; Council of Municipality of Tenterfield v Kncipp…

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Kogarah Police Court. Tuesday, January 13. 1931. (Before Mr. Gibson, S.m.) Railway Cases

The St George Call · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

Douglas Campbell and Stanley Clark were fined 2/6 for travelling from Sutherland to Penshurst without previously paying the fare…

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Ormond Murder Brothers Interview Detectives MELBOURNE

Evening News · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 5

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Hazel Wilson, whose body was found on a vacant allotment at Ormond last Saturday, are still looking…

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Police Prosecution. Euchre Players Discharged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

An unusual case came before the Central Police Court yesterday when four men were charged with having on Wednesday played the game of euchre in Belmore Park to the…

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Fruit Barrowmen. Police Action Criticised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 15

In a letter to the Editor of the "Herald" "J.S." complains of the manner in which street barrowmen are "harassed and hunted from pillar to post by the police." He said…

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Daring Theft at Factory £540 from Employees' Pay Roll MELBOURNE

Evening News · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 5

A SENSATIONAL robbery occurred at the office of James Marsh and Sons. Pty. Ltd., cannister manufactures, Villiers-st,. North Melbourne,…

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"No Case" Counsel's Claim Dall Murder Adelaide

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

In his address to the Adelaide Police Court Bench to- day, on behalf of Frances Dall, aged 14, who has been charged with the…

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Stop Press Police Persecution Darwin

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

Arising out of framed charges by police on members and unemployed, Comrades O'Sullivan, Waldie and Clarke were…

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Girl' on Charge of Murder Parents Shot Dead Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

Demure to the point of child-like Innocence, Frances Eileen Verdon Dall, 14, was jointly charged to-day with Leslie Arthur Shilbeck, 17, farm…

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The International Front Swiss Young Workers' Conference—Youth Sentenced at Athens—Lithuanian School Students Imprisoned

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

The 7th Congress of the Young Communist League of Switzerland took place in Basle. The Congress dealt severely with left-wing…

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Police Escort Queensland Shearers For Sheds BRISBANE

Evening News · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

TWENTY -FOUR motor cars from Cunnamulla arrived at Diranbandle, to take shearers and police to the sheds in that district…

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Graziers! Police! A.w.u.! Queensland Shearers Fight

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 8

The latest developments indicate quite clearly that the A.W.U officials are just as active as the police force in assisting the graziers to beat the…

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Rum Seized 100 Gals. in House Police Raid

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

One of the most sensational "still" raids in recent years was carried out this afternoon by police under the direction of Sergeant Small, of…

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