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Courts & crime, 1932

10,039 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250

Land and Valuation Court (Before Mr. Justice Pike.) Registration Refused

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 8

Application was made by Walter Arnold, of Grafton, for registration as a land agent. This was opposed by the Under-Secretary for Lands and W. A. Zuill and Edward Avery,…

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Indian Violence. Peasants Attack Police. Volley Fired Into Crowd. Calcutta, Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 11

Three natives were killed and 32 were wounded, and five constables were seriously hurt, in a clash between police and a crowd of 3000 peasants at Hashnabad, a village…

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New Guard Hoodlums Gang of Fifty Attack Three Pressmen. Strange Inactivity of Police

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 16

LAST Saturday afternoon three pressmen attached to the staff of "The World" newspaper were assaulted by New Guard hoodlums at Belmore, near…

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Woman Jog Trots in Court to Convince the Jury Damages Claim

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 6

A WOMAN performed a jog-trot and ran round the floor of the District Court in austere Queen's Square yesterday…

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Paddington Leads Ban on "Telegraph" Decisions of Executive Adopted Committee to Police Brookvale, Too

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 6

THE appeal by the Executive to members of the movement to repay the distortion of Labor news practised by Associated…

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Supreme Court. Court of Criminal Appeal. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir Philip Street, Mr. Justice James, and Mr. Justice Davidson.) REX v See Lun and Welsh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 8

These appeals are part heard…

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Blood Flows Again in India Police Fire on Bengalese Eight Persons Killed Boycott on Bombay

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 1

Five persons were killed and several wounded when police fired on Indian Nationalists at Patna…

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District Court. (Before Judge Edwards and juries of four.) Verdict for Pupil. Upham v Drummond

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 8

This matter is reported in another column. Mr. C. V. Rooney (instructed by Mr. Allan E. Cupit) appeared for plaintiff; and Mr. C. D. Monahan (instructed by Mr. Percy R…

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Deadly Battle With Indian Seditionists Eight Rioters Killed Attack on Police Station Congress Leaders Among Those Slain Calcutta

The Sun · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 1

In a furious battle between police and a violent mob of Congress adherents at Tarpur, in the Monghyr district of Bihar, eight rioters were shot dead. Many police and several officials were injured by missiles…

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Law Report. High Court of Australia. (Before Mr. Justice Rich, Mr. Justice Evatt, and Mr. Justice McTiernan.) Decision Set Aside

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 8

The Court yesterday published its reasons for having on December 17 last allowed the appeal Holmes v the Permanent Trustee Company of New South Wales, Ltd…

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Contempt of Court Matron Lackey Charged Apologises to Magistrate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 10

"If you don't keep quiet, madam, I'll deal with you," said Magistrate. Scobie to Matron Lackey at the Liverpool Police Court on Tuesday…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 6

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Pegrum v Kailtane Products Society, Ltd.: O'Mara v McIntosh; Petty v Permanent Trustee Company of N.S W.,…

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Girl's Assault Story

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 7

Found wandering the city streets at two o'clock yesterday morning, an eleven-year-old girl later told a story of how she had been indecently…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court. (Before the Acting Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.m.) Meter Workers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 5

Robert McClinchie, of Sloan-street, Marrickville, procecded against the North Shore Gas Co., Ltd., claiming £10/12/10 alleged to be due as short-paid wages for work…

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"Tilly" Devine Charged

The Sun · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 16

Matilda ("Tilly") Devine, 31. was charged before Mr. Laidlaw, C.S.M., at the Central Court this afternoon with having stolen £25 from Frederick…

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Charge of Stealing Water. Queanbeyan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 10

At the police court, John Henry Southwell was proceeded against by the municipal council on a charte of stealing 5900 gallons of water, valued at 19/8, between September 30…

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Girl in Park Alleged Assault Case Dropped

The Sun · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 20

An examination of the girl, aged 11, who reported to a policeman in Hyde Park at 2 a.m. yesterday that she had been assaulted by a man…

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Country News. Stealing and Receiving Charges. Cowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 10

Seven men, regular recipients of the dole, who were camped on the river bank, were brought before the police court. Some of them were charged with stealing melons and…

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Alleged Fraud. Woolbroker Charged. Large Amount Involved

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 5

The allairs of a wool-broking firm were teviewed in the Central Summons Court yesterday, when two charges of fraud under the Bankiuptcy Act were heard. An amount…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 6

Term List.—In the Banco Court, at 10 a.m.—Motions:" Truth" and "Sportsman, Ltd., v Kethel (part heard), Fenn v Paul. Prohibition: Ex parte Wood, re Williams and another. Motion: Russell…

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