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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

8,409 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250

Chinese Murdered. Three Youths Charged. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 9

At an inquest on Dan Loo, a Chinese gardener, who was attacked in Morrisset-street, on the night of November 30, the coroner returned a verdict of death due to a gunshot…

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Federal Bankruptcy Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 8

Before the Registrar in Bankruptcy.—In the Bankruptcy Court at Supreme Court Building.—At 10.30 a.m.—Inquiry under section 193: Re Lyonel Levy, ex parte Austin Guerry de Lauret Arnold…

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Charges Withdrawn. Against Police Constable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 8

When Arthur Wenham Edmunds, a police constable, 28, appeared at the Central Police Court yesterday, in answer to charges of having been drunk on January 17 in the yard…

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Street Shooting. Charge of Attempted Murder. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 8

In the police court, Charles Burke, 21, was charged with having, on December 30 last, at Breakfast Creek, attempted to kill Francis Fahey, John Denaro, and Cornelius Koppenol…

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Police Action Against T.u. Opposition

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 3

Berlin.—The police in Berlin, under the leadership of the social democratic Police President Grzes[?]nski, have adopted a new tactic to cripple…

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Stolen Cars Recovered. Smart Work by Police

The Propeller · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

Two motor cars stolen on Wednesday night were both recovered within an hour by the Hurstville police; in fact, one was recovered long before the…

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Constable Is Discharged Will Be Police Inquiry

The Labor Daily · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 1

On the application of the Crown, charges of drunkenness and Indecent language, laid against Constable Arthur Wenham Edmunds, 28, were…

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Granville and District Hard Court Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 15

The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year at the annual meeting of the Granville and District Hard Court Tennis Association:- Patron, A. E. Haigh; president, W. Woodhouse; hon…

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Fiendish Outrage. By Indian Bandits. Murder and Pillage. Calcutta, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 11

A dastardly outrage was committed by armed bandits from Ramkhaman village, in the Lahore district of the Punjab. Twelve bandits, armed with rifles and spears, raided the…

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Law Notices. Friday, January 30. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 8

In Chambers.—Before the Prothonotary, in the Prothonotary's Public Chambers.—At 10 a.m.: Ex parte Gunthorpe, re Orange, for charging order. Examination of judgment debtors—At 2.15 p.m.:…

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Ripper Murder Still Unsolved Scotland Yard Ways Criticised Belated Effort London

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 1

SCOTLAND YARD has been sharply criticised for its failure to suggest the faintest clue in the "Jack the Ripper"…

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The Zionist Movement Permanent Police Station at Wailing Wall

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 3

The authorities have decided to establish near the Wailing Wall a permanent police station, in order to ensure the maintenance of order there, particularly…

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Civil Disobedience. Police and Military Casualties. Calcutta, Jan, 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 11

Sir James Crerar. Home Member of the Executive Council, in the Assembly yesteray stated that from April to July last year, during the height of the civil…

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Blazing Car Mystery. Evidence at Murder Trial. "No Motive Revealed." London, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 12

At the trial of Arthur Rouse on a charge of murder in connection with the "blazing car mysteryfi" the Government pathologist (Sir Bernard Spilsbury) gave evidence that he…

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Want Trial Const. Edmunds's Case in Open Court

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 7

Without any explanation from the Crown, other than that there was no evidence to offer, and in the face of a virtual protest from his counsel…

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Reduction in Police Pay. "Taking a Frightful Risk." ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 12

Referring to the decision of the Government to reduce the wages of the police by 10 per cent., Mr. L. B. Fenwick, secretary of the Police Association, said to-day that the danger…

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His Poppy Dreams Police Have Long Hunt for Opium Smoker

Daily Pictorial · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

WHEN police knocked at the door of an alleged opium den in Foster Street, City, last night, a drowsy Chinese poked his head…

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Elwood Murder. Mary Dean's Friends. Quarrels with Her Mother. Evidence at Inquest. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 12

Intense public interest was shown in the inquest which began to-day into the death of Mary Dean, 25, school-teacher, whose battered body was found in a lane off Addison-street,…

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Gave Woman Up To Police Then Handed Her Reward LONDON

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 5

AN interesting sidelight on the Cornish mystery has been thrown by the action of Mr. Cecil Powell in donating £500 to the defence fund for Mrt. Annie Hearn, who stands charged with the murder, by poisoning of her friend, Mrs. Thomas…

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Wrong Woman Fined Constable's Mistake In Court "Didn't Notice"

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 1

A REMARKABLE incident occurred at the Central Police Court to-day when the wrong woman was fined on a charge of…

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