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Courts & crime, 1931

8,409 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

Took Blame for Pal Hero Stunt Was Innocent Court Sensation Story Broke Down

The Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 8

Remaining silent while the charge against him was detailed a young laborer stood in the dock at North Sydney Court today…

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Murder Charge Made in Two Months Old Case Bullet in Back for Eight Days Chinese Dies at Bathurst Fresh Arrests

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 8

What must [?] as one of the most unusual cases for some time was advanced a further stage with the death of Ton Lou, elderly…

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Adelaide Men Face Class Justice Bail Sabotaged —Securities Refused Comrades Arrested and Framed by Hill's Police

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

Durlug the fight which occurred between the police and the unemployed demonstrated in the City of Adelaide on Friday morning the following were…

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REDUCED 10 Per Cent. Many Federal Awards. Judgment of the Court. Tower Wages Generally Necessary.' "All Must Adapt Themselves to Changed Conditions." Sydney Labour Council Threatens Strike. "Red Flag" Sung in Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 11

A unanimous judgment of the Full Court of the Arbitration Court at Melbourne yesterday directed that all rates in 26 awards of the Court should be reduced 10 per cent. The Court had been originally asked to reduce the basic wage, but…

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Rail Tangle Over 10 p. c. Wage Cut Does Court Order Apply? Lang's "Request" To Dept. May Bar

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 6

THERE is a doubt whether the Railway Commissioners will be able to save anything substantial by the judgment of the Federal Arbitration Court, which reduced by 10 per cent, the awards of 26 unions…

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Q. Shearers Fight On! Railmen Organise for the Struggle! A. W. U. Officials still Scab Herding Police Active ! Durkin Turns Turtle !

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 6

With the developments of the shearers fight in Queensland the antagonism between the contending forces becomes all the more marked…

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Federal Basic Wage Is Cut by 10 Per Cent. Judgment of the Full Arb. Court Operative As From Feb. 1 Fall in the National Income Ascribed As Reason More Slugs for Workers Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

CHIEF JUDGE DETHRIDGE and Judges Beeby and Drake-Brockman, in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court this morning, announced the Court's decision to reduce the Federal Basic Wage by 10 per cent. for a period…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 10

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing Higson v City Mutual Life Assurance Co., Ltd.: same v O'Rlordan; Betlyse v Payne; Phillips v Lee Sing; Karu…

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Nature Notes Sentenced to Death

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 16

QUEENSLAND green flies have a more developed sense of premonition than even birds of carrion. Their instinct is uncanny. When they lay their clinging clusters of little cream, eggs on the dry parts of an animal, it is as if they had marked that animal for death. Although the…

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Gaol at 81 Shoplifting Charge

The Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

Dannette English, whose age was given as 81, pleaded guilty at the Central Police Court to-day to a charge of having stolen a pair of…

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Alleged Stealing Unrecovered Articles Case Dismissed

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 1

A charge of stealing a horse, sulky, hanress, and six fowls, of the total value of £10, the property of David Cooper, of Bringelly, was…

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Shoplifter Goes To Gaol at 81

Evening News · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

DANETTA ENGLISH, 81, who looked every day of her years, pleaded guilty at the central Court to-day to a charge of having stolen a pair of…

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Cattle Sales Charge of Stealing Committed for Trial

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 1

At Penrith Police Court on Monday, Francis Knott was committed for trial on a charge that he did between 1st and 29th December,…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 10

Before the Registrar.—At 10.15 a.m., Klinger v McVittie; at 10.35 a.m., Perkins v Courtals; at 11 a.m., Mason ats. Hungerford…

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Surry Hills Shooting. Alleged Attempted Murder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 10

On a charge of maliciously shooting at Iris Lilian Bard, with intent to murder her, John Bard, alias Jack Holt, 31, traveller, was committed for trial from the Central Police Court…

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Fuel Tank Guard Victim of Theft Invents Cap Lock

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

HAVING lost 6 gallons of petrol and the tank filler cap from his car while parked in the city one night. Mr. L. N…

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Police Recover Stolen Sulky

The Labor Daily · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

Fifteens minutes after a horse and sulky were reported to have been stolen from Alexandria, police recovered the animal and the vehicle,…

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Technical Assault Incident on River Bridge Twelve Months' Recogniscances

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 1

An assualt which was described by the defending solicitor as merely "technical" was alleged to have been committed by Mervyn John…

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Federal Bankruptcy Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 10

Before the Registrar in Bankruptcy.—At supreme Court Building.—In Chambers.—At 11.30 a.m.— Re Estate of Royal George Furcy, application to fix trustee's remuneration. Before the Acting…

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London New Mobile Road Police

Evening News · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 1

With the coming into operation of the new Road Traffic Act, a mobile police squad has been organised in London to ensure that the regulations are carried out. The new force will number 1000, and will use motor cycles and cars…

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