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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

8,409 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 250

Tuesday. January 27. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 5

Before Mr. Justice Davidson, In No. 1 Court.—At 10 a.m.: Royal Commission and inquiry as to the standard price of gas…

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Port Adelaide Police Attack Continued in Evening

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

On the evening of Friday, January 9th, the Communist Party held a protest meeting at Port Adelaide, when the real character of the brutal attack…

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Alleged Ahmed Robber. Strange Report to Police

The Propeller · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 6

According to information given to the police, an armed robber appeared at a garage at Rockdale early on Tuesday morning. The man, however, met his…

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Murder Charge Now Wounded Chinese Dies In Hospital BATHURST

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 5

DAN LOO, the aged Chinese gardner, who was shot in the back in Morrissett-st on November 30 died in the district hospital late last night…

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40 Workers Before BudaPesth Court

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

BUDAPEST—Recently the trial of [?] revolutionary workers began in Budapest. They are accused of having worked for the overthrow of the…

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Posed As Police' Allegation in Hold-up Charge

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

ALBERT HENRY ROLAND WARD 21, laborer, was remanded at North Sydney Court, to-day, on a charge that, while armed with a…

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Shots Fired at Thief. Busy Night for Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 16

Police were kept busy on Wednesday chasing thieves in the city and suburbs. Shots were fired by a nightwatchman at a fugitive, who managed to make his escape by scaling a…

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Conspiracy Alleged. To Rob E. S. and A. Bank. Five Men Charged. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 12

At the Collingwood Court to-day, five men were charged with having, between October 1 and November 30, conspired to rob the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank, at…

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Lang's Problem Conflicting Awards State Court Move

The Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

The cut in the Federal basic wage has given the Premier (Mr. Lang) furiously to think, but of his thoughts he gives no public hint…

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Posed As Police Sergeant. Then Stole Motor Car Accessories

The Propeller · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 6

Stanley Roden Herbert Kirk, 22, cabinet maker, was fined £10 by Mr. Williams, S.M., at the Kogarah Police Court on Tuesday for having assumed…

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Stolen Guns Rumor Melbourne Police Not Worried MELBOURNE

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

Af MELBOURNE do not regard the story of the theft of machine guns and rifles from yarraville and Carlton drillhalls as anything more than a rumor…

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From Garbage Tins Woman's Food "Police Are Killing Me"

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 6

WHEN Bertha McAreavry, 44, was charged at Central Police Court yesterday with vagrancy, it was stated that she existed on ford…

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Woman Denies Service Court Story of Hal-Box Incident

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

WHEN the [?] a woman in a moratorium matter was asked by Mr Laidlaw, C S M at the Central to-day why the had failed to attend…

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FOSTER, M.L.A., in Smash Police Arrest Woman Car Driver

Daily Pictorial · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

A sequel to a car accident at King's Cross last night, when Mr. W. P. Foster, M.L.A., and his wife had lucky escapes from death, was…

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Murder in Yugo-SIavia Glen Massey, New Zealand. January 7, 1931. The Editor. “W.W.”

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

Dear Comrade: The Yugoslav workers in New Zealand on their meeting Auckland, have passed the following resolution unanimously:—…

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In Hat Box Court Document C.s.m.'s Problem

The Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 12

A conflict in statements between a collector for a city firm and a female respondent in a Moratorium Act application troubled Mr…

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Court Row Over Girl Angry Father Makes Charges Fine for Attack

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 5

THERE was an angry scene at the Burwood Court, to-day, when a father accused a man of assisting to abduct his daughter for immoral…

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Scandal of the Court Unionists' Views Government Must Take Action Bruce Rule

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

TRADES UNION opinion of the basic wage scandal was unanimous in one respect yesterday. That it was high time for the…

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Deferred Fed. Cabinet Decisions Scullin for Sydney High Court Appointment Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 8

A general review of the economic and political situation was made by the Federal Cabinet at its meeting in Melbourne today…

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Rush Starts Widening Wage Cut Move to Court Strike Frowned on Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

Action to have the new wage cut extended to their industries has already been taken by new groups of employers…

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