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Courts & crime, 1932

10,039 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 6

Causes List.—In the Banco Court.—At 10.30 a.m.; Morrow and anor. v Manning (part heard). In Chambers.—Before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers. in Banco Court.—At 9.30 a.m.: Motor and Genera)…

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Give and Take Dole Recipient's Position Magistrate's Comment

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 11

"If your contention were correct, I think everyone in the State would soon own his own house. All the money you earn you pay to the Government for…

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Police Dole Fraud Squad

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 7

The special police dole squad took three men from the queue lined up to receive relief coupons yesterday at…

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Two Tellers for Trial Charge of Stealing £2770 MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 13

Two tellers, one of whom has been employed by the bank for 25 years, were charged at the City Court to-day with having stolen £2770…

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Metropolitan Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 6

Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, chairman, at the Metropolitan Licensing Court, George Robert Allen. 24, fruiterer, was charged with having sold liquor without a licence, at a…

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Pummelled Warders Rebellion In Gaol At Bathurst Sudden Attack

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 8

BATHURST, Wednesday. -- In a serious riot at Bathurst Gaol two warders were badly knocked about…

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Valueless Cheques Offender Sent to Gaol the Tell-tale Butt

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 4

S[?]olling along Good-street, Granville, on January 5, Patrick Daly was accosted by Constables Flint and Skehan. "We want a word with you," said…

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Shot Youth. Police Commissioner's Tribute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 10

The funeral of Cecil Baker, the youth who was shot dead by a thief on Monday night, took place yesterday from his home at 121 Dutton-street, Bankstown, to Rookwood…

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Police Courts. Hotel-keeper Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 6

Ann Hogan, of the Dumbarton Castle Hotel, Kent-street. Sydney, pleaded guilty yesterday, before Mr. Shepherd, S.M., at the Central Summons Court, to a charge of having sold…

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Liverpool Man Disappears Police Puzzled

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 9

Mystery surrounds the disappearance of James Pittore, an Italian Market gardener of West Hoxten, who disappeared on Wednesday of last week…

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Department's "No" Police Motor-Cycle

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 7

The Yagoona murderer might have been captured had Fairfield police been equipped with a motor cycle. At least, Alderman Fishpool said so…

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Stinking Fish! Eight Police Answered Tilly's Cry

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 7

"TILLY" DEVINE cried "stinking fish" last night in Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, and the cry was so loud that eight police answered…

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Consorting Charge. Kate Barry Before Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 6

Kate Barry, 43, domestic, appeared before Mr. Laidlaw, C.S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, on a charge of habitually consorting with women of ill repute. She…

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An Invention Girl's Story of Attack Police Inquiries

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 15

A girl who told detectives an amazing story of having been chloroformed and carried 200 yards into the bush at Harbord last night confessed…

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Bullet-making Outfit. Found by Police in Shed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 6

Detectives were surprised to find a complete bullet-making outfit when they searched a house and shed in Kitchener-street, Oatley. About 1000 rounds of ammunition were seized…

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Melb., Too Tickets Seized By Police MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 13

Gaming police to-day raided the office of a man in Richmond and seized a number of tickets in the New South Wales Lottery, the Irish…

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All Quiet Granville Free From Crime Efficient Police

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 2

Granville has never been freer from crime than it is to-day. Housebreaking and other forms of robbery, which usually keep…

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Is Sure It Was Murder Brother Speaks on Bones Tragedy Mystery Car

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 1

For the first time since the fire-marked bones found in the bush at Bungendore were identified as those of Sidney James Morrison, of…

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Bombay Police. Baton Charge on Crowd. CALCUTTA, Jan. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 10

A revival of the illegal activities of the Nationalist Congress has occurred at Calcutta and Bombay. In the latter place, the police dispersed a…

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Law Notices. Thursday. January 14. Federal Bankruptcy Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 6

Before his Honor Mr. Justice Lukin, trie Federal Judge in Bankruptcy.—At No. 2 High Court. Darlinghurst.—At 10.30 a.m.—Hearing of creditor's petition; Re John Lay[?]eld, ex parte Alexander…

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