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Courts & crime, 1931

8,409 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

Police Raiders Swoop On Gamblers' Luxury Launch Ocean Buffet Den Was Trap for 36 First Floating "School" Comes to Ignominious End None Dared Sharks to Escape!

Daily Pictorial · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 3

In a sensational raid yesterday afternoon police arrested 36 men on a 20-ton launch, elaborately fitted for gambling, with a bar and buffet for the convenience of patrons…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

Queen's-souare.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Tinning v Automatic Bread Baking Co., Ltd., (8 cases); same v Vincent, same v Allen (2 cases), same v Mathieson,…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court. (Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.) Breaches of Award

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

Edwin Joseph O'Grady, secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Federated Pastrycooks, Biscuit-makers, and Flour and Sugar Goods Workers' Union, proceeded against…

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Italian Shot Dead. Countryman Charged with Murder. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 9

Ignazio Gatti, 39, an Italian, was shot dead while returning from a visit to a farm, about eight miles from Ingham, yesterday afternoon. Another Italian, Luigl Cattaneo, 39, was…

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Oxford Street, Central Police Court Long Bay

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 1

ARRESTED in Oxford Street City under the Consorting Act, at 1.30 p.m., yesterday by Detectives-Sergs, Sadler and…

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Missing Link in Murder Inquiry Police Question Many Stable Lads

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- The police are almost at the end of their resources in the search for the man last seen with Hazel Wilson (16),…

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Woman Fined for Theft Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 8

Charged with having at Newcastle [?] January 10 stalen a vanity cars containing clothing to the total value of £7, the property of [?], Mary…

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His Hands Got Him Off Magistrate's Leniency

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 4

"You can see by my hands I'm not a loafer. Give me a chance, and I'll go to work in the morning." Holding out a pair of gnarled hands,…

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Ugly Melbourne Riot Big Crowd Charged by the Police Demonstration in City Streets Three Injured Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 1

Banners and batons were seized by police and ugly scenes occurred when, mounted and [?] officers charged a march of…

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Preferred Gaol Rather Than Work Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 6

WHEN Detective-Sergeant Ryan arrested Walter Buest, 29, painter, on a charge of vagrancy, the latter explained…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

In Chambers.—Before Mr. Justice Stephen.—In the Cuuses Court. Queen's-square.—At 10 a.m.: Jessop v Jessop, stated case: Helmes v Charles A. Russell Pty., Ltd., to strike out plea: Dwyer v…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

Before the Deputy Registrar.—At 10.15 a.m.: Glenister and McKenzic (Fageol), Limited, ats Barrell. At 10.40 a.m.: Same ats same…

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11 Tons of Beans Rail Forgery Alleged Salesman Charged

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 10

Ten charges of forging and uttering railway consignment notes were laid against Albert Wiggins, 28, salesman, at the Central Police Court,…

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Drunkenness Charge. Against Police Constable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 13

[?]nstable Arthur Wenham Edmunds, 28, appeared at the Central Police Court yesterday on a charge of having on January 17 been found drunk in the charge-room of the Central…

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Police Officer Retires. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 10

Over fifty officers and men of the Northern District Police attended a farewell banquet on Saturday evening to Superintendent G. Brown, who is retiring from the New South Wales…

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Bean Murder Inquest on January 29 MELBOURNE

Evening News · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

THE request into the death of Miss Mury Dean, the victim of the Elwood murder, has been fixed for January 29. It is anticipated that the…

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S.M. Refuses to Hear Case Knew Man Charged; Injustice Risk

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 15

Because he knew Arthur Hugh Rivett (44), commercial traveller, Mr. Perry, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, refused to…

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£2000 Policy Farmer Insured Wife Alleged Murder Perth

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 9

The story of the murder of Eva Trena MsCaskell (20), her eight-months- old son Robin, and William Halbert (17), farm hand, and the…

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Police Agents. Method of Payment. No Fixed Amount

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

Allegation that police agents were given uniforms so that the stigma of "informer" should not be attached to them were made at Redfern Police Court yesterday during the…

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Police Raid. On Well-known Launch. Gaming Convictions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

The story of a police raid on a well-known Harbour launch on Sunday afternoon was told at the Central Police Court yesterday. Orlando Taylor, 60, motorboat proprietor, of…

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