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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

8,409 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250

New Justices Sworn in M'Tiernan's Nervousness In Taking Oath Crowded Court Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 6

THE High Court was crowded to the doors to-day when Dr Herbert Vere Evett, K.C., and Mr Edward Aloysius M'Tiernan were sworn in as…

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People Pay Respect to Murdered Police Funeral Attracts Large Crowds All Sections Mourn Hundreds March Touching Scene

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 5

Not since the bur[?] of Sir Walter Davidson did such an immense crowd of mourners line the streets of Sydney as that…

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Young Girl Charged With Murder ADELAIDE

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 7

Frances Dall, the 14-years-old girl who has been charged with the murder of her parents at Kumorna Siding, and who had been remanded to…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court. (Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mr. E. A. Prior.) Confectioners' Award

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 9

The Shop Assistants' Union proceeded against J. Theorodakis, a sundae shop proprietor, of Liverpool-street, Sydney, in respect of £75/15/ alleged to be due as wages…

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Clovelly Case. Magistrate's Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 9

Mr. Gates, ex-C.S.M., yesterday continued his inquiry regarding the convictions at Quarter Sessions by Judge Armstrong of several men on charges of having maliciously…

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Four Caught in Police Net Charged With Robbery Under Arms Chinese Hold-up

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 5

Surrounding a house in Waterloo yesterday, police captured four young men who were charged with the robbery under arms of four…

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Lightly Off Egyptians Sentenced Cairo

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 1

The Mansura Assize Court, passing judgment on the 68 Egyptians arrested during the Mansura riots on July 8, which involved the deaths…

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"Hullo, Al !" Grim Handshake Murder

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 7

Late-afternoon peace had descended upon a Chicago downtown bar, when A[?] Capone, king of the underworld, entered it…

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Bondi Police Station

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 6

The building of a new police station at Bondi will be put in hand in the near future, according to word received from the Chief Secretary's…

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Two Men Charged with Defrauding R'ways

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 8

Hyman silk, 40, merchant and David Cassin 42, salesman at the Central Police Court, before Mr. McMahon, S.M., yesterday were…

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More People Interviewed About Murder

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Detectives interviewed several people to-day, hoping to get sufficient evidence to justify an arrest for the…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 9

Before the Deputy Registrar.—At 10.15 a.m.; Castling v Grace. At 10.30 a.m.: Metropolitan Omnibus Transport Company, Limited, v Ryan…

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Broke Nose of the Constable Man Fined for Assault

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 5

The story of a vicious attack upon a constable at Leichhardt was related at Glebe Police Court yesterday, when John Kermode, 30 laborer was fined…

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Hampton Court Dividend

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 15

The customary interim dividend will not be paid by Hampton Court, Ltd. The dividend will therefore be paid at June 30—the end of the company's financial year. The chairman…

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Federal Bankruptcy Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 9

Before the Chief Clerk in Bankruptcy, at Supreme Court Building, Elizabeth-street.—Settlement of minutes: Re William Riddell, 10 a.m. Taxation of costs: Re W. E. Hawkins, 11 a.m…

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Police Heroes—Bondi Junction Tragedy

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 27

NO tragedy has stirred Sydney so much for years as that in which two police constables lost their lives last Saturday. Yet it was a tragedy, so full of heroism that Sydney has never felt more proud of its police. The two…

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Youth Offers to Marry Girl Charged with Vagrancy. GRAFTON

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 14

A young man whose name was not disclosed appeared at Grafton Police Court and expressed his willingness to marry Eva Zanda, who was charged with vagrancy. It was…

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Princess Royal. Court Mourning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 12

His Excellency the Governor has received the following telegram from his Excellency the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia:…

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Chief Industrial Magistrates Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 9

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.: For hearing—Cummins v Theoradakis, Tinning v Automatic Bread Baking Co., Ltd. (six cases), some v Cameron, same v…

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Not the Admirable Crichton Man from Sydney Sentenced Hotel Debt London

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 1

SUPPOSED to have been born in Australia, Gerald Vladimir Crichton, alias UpJohns, who falsely described…

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