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Courts & crime, 1932

10,039 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Campbell Summoned Vagrancy Act is looked Against the Leader of the New Guard Police Act Swiftly Summons Is Served at His Home Will Appear in Court To-morrow Alleged Utterances V. PREMIER

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 1

FOLLOWING alleged utterances at the Lane Cove picture theatre on Monday, Eric Campbell, of the New Guard, was served with a summons by police officers at his home in Kuringai Chase Road, Turramurra, last night. He will be before the court to-morrow…

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Summons Is Served on Leader of New Guard Alleged Insult to Premier Lang Colonel Eric Campbell To Appear In Court To-morrow "Buffoon; Tyrant" Police Notes of Speech Made at Lane Cove

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 1

Colonel Eric Campbell, leader of the New Guard, last night received a summons to appear at the Central Police Court to-morrow to answer a charge of having used insulting words in his address at…

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Police Act While Government Dallies Gloves Off To The Underworld Gun Menace Drastic New Plans Special Squads

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 1

FOLLOWING on the agitation of "The Sun" for stern measures against gunmen--and while the Government maintains its policy of masterly inactivity-- the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Childs) has…

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Robert Ames' Death in Hotel Room Film Star Who Had Four Wives John. Gilbert's Ex-Wife Mourns Him Police Inquire London, Nov. 26, 1931

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 8

IN the seclusion of her home at Hollywood, Miss Inn Claire is mourning Robert Ames, the film star, whose death in a New York…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.: For hearing: Bloomfield v Tuse, Hardyman v Adler and another, Bramwell v Broadbent. Davies v Nicholls, Pascoe v…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court. (Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.) Claim on Hotelkeeper

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

The Federated Liquor and Allied Trades Union proceeded against O. E. Kennedy, licensee of the Golden Fleece Hotel. Campbell and Castlereagh streets, city, for an alleged breach…

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Bank Tellers Charged with Theft. Alleged Loss of £2770. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 9

It was alleged in the District Court to-day that two tellers who had been employed for about 25 years by the Commercial Bank of Australia. Ltd., had admitted stealing large…

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Theft of Wool Two Arrests Follow Long Police Vigil

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 5

THE bare-faced theft of bags of wool from one of the big wool stores at Glebe has been exposed, police claim, by the arrest yesterday of two…

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Theft of Blankets

The Biz · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 4

At the Parramatta Police Court on Wednesday Jack Smith, 43, was fined £3 for having stolen blankets and sheets, valued at £6, from the…

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Assault Cases Adjourned

The Biz · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 3

At Liverpool Court on Friday Florence Anil McKnight charged William Bardley Honour with assault; and Honour laid a counter…

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Matilda Devine Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

Before Mr. Laidlaw, C.S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday. Matilda Devine. 32, domestic, appeared on charges of having used indecent language in Oxford-street, end with…

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Bank Clerk Charged

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 10

Melbourne, Friday.--Following an alleged shortage of £4504 from the Union Bank, detectives have charged Howard Ditterich, 34, clerk, at the…

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Plan Laid in Gaol Birth Of Tragic Yagoona Crime Police Clue

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 1

Detectives have been told that the Yagoona hold-up which ended in Cecil Baker being shot dead while…

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Youthful Gaol Breaker Caught Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

CHARLES ARCHER, one of four youths who escaped from Castlemaine Reformatory Prison, has beeen…

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Murder Charge. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 10

An inquest into the death of a Hindu named Rham Chund, at North Lismore, on Sunday, was opened by the Coroner (Mr. E. A. Mahony) to-day. After medical evidence had been…

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Kogarah Police Court Tuesday, , JANUARY -12, 1932.(Before Mr. Gibson, S.M.) Constable Magnay, Police Prosecutor. Riotous Behaviour

The St George Call · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 5

Harold Frederick Hilton Peters-was • fined 10/-, with 8/- costs, and Harry. Lewis was fined 25/. with 8/. costs December 18…

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Consorting Charge. Kate Barry Sentenced. Six Months' Imprisonment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

The hearing was concluded yesterday at the Central Police Court of the charge against Kate Barry, 43, domestic, of habitually consorting with women of ill-repute She pleaded…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

Causes List.—In the Banco Court.—At 10 a.m: Morrow and another v Manning (part heard). In Chambers.—Before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, in Banco Court.—At 9.30 a.m.: McCarthy v…

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The Sun Stop-press Gaol Explosion Hobart

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 1

An explosion occurred in Hobart Gaol this morning when an unknown person placed detonators in a tin and set them off. No damage was done…

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Nine Charges of Consorting Gaol for Kate Leigh

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

Charged before Mr. Laidlaw C.S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, Kate Leigh, or Barry, was sentenced to six months' gaol on…

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