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Courts & crime, 1933

9,416 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

"Work Oracle" Magistrate's Comment

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 7

"Why didn't you tell me that before? Thatis one of the things that would work the oracle with me," said Mr. MacDougal. S.M., at Glebe Court…

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Assault Conviction Is Quashed

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 8

In a Quarter Sessions appeal arising out of differences between two unemployed organisations at Redeem, William Robert Matthews…

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Order of Sale Granted by Magistrate

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 7

"The council is becoming impatient over the arrears of rates." said a solicitor to Mr. McMahon, S.M., in the Moratorium Court…

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Assault Victim Constable Back to Hospital

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 10

Constable William Fraser, who has lost the sight of his left eye as the result of a brutal assault, will reenter hospital on Thursday for an…

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Italian Sentenced. Offence Against Girl. TOWNSVILLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 10

At the Criminal sittings of the northern Supreme Court, Saveris Militano, who was found guilty of unlawfully taking Elizabeth Rosati, a girl under the age of 17 years, out…

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Rail Thefts Four Men Sent To Gaol

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 11

About £10,000 worth of goods were pilfered from the railways annually, said a railway detective at the Quarter Sessions to-day, when Thos. Jas…

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Fig Police Tracking Botanic Fiend

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 6

"They sought him with thimbles, they sought him with care: They pursued him with forks and hope: They threatened his life with a railway…

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Police Ball Childs Denies Allegation

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 11

"The positions are entirely different, and Mr. Morgan's statement is untrue," said the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Childs) to-day. discussing…

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Charge of Murder Coal-lumper for Trial Dwarf's End

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 8

John Kirkaldy, 43, coal- lumper, was, at the Coroner's Court yesterday, committed for trial on a charge of having…

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Licensing Court. Fine of £100

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

Leo Mandell, 30, manager, was fined £100 at the Water Police Court yesterday, for having sold beer and whisky at the Lido Club, Bondi, on February 11, without a licence. Sergeant…

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Baby's Body Police Search Bush Country MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 10

An extensive search is being made in bush country, 17 miles from Warragul, for the body of a newly-born baby, which the police believe may…

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Killer's Wife Petitions for Divorce Life Sentence for Murder of First

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 10

ALISTER Jenner Clark on more than one occasion before his marriage with Bryda Blanche Clark, expressed his…

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No Quarter New German Police Methods London

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 12

The maintenance of the Nazi-Stahlhelm dominance necessitates continuous uniformed parades, for which the police have evolved a new…

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Wept on Sergt's. Shoulder Police Story in Bomb Case

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 7

The story of the blowing up of an air compressor with gelignite at Northmead, on January 2, was related at the Parramatta Quarter Sessions…

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Police Raid on Cabaret Is Resented Solicitor Says Law Was Broken at Police Ball Heavy Fine Manager Loses Position Given Time to Pay

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

AS a sequel to a raid conducted by Sergeant Ham and a party of police on the Lido Cabaret, Bondi, on Saturday night, Leo…

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Land and Valuation Court. (Before Mr. Justice Pike.) Landlord and Tenant Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

The first application under the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act, passed on December 30 last, came before the Court yesterday. The applicant, Alexander David…

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Quarter Sessions. (Before Acting Judge Lloyd. Senior Crown Prosecutor, Mr. McKean, K.C. (instructed by Mr. R. V. Edwards). Eight Persons Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

Christopher Salmon, 19, Frederick Andrews, 21, Henry Stanton, 20, Ernest Thompson, 21, Thomas James Summers, 26, Robert O'Brien, 37, Nellie Collins, 20, and Ivy O'Brien,…

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Law Report. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir Phililp Street, Mr. Justice Davidson, and Mr. Justice Halse Rogers.) Application to Land Board. Ex parte O'Donnell re Barrett and others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

A rule nisi for prohibtion, returnable before the Full Court on Monday, was granted on the application of Alice Blanche Chester O'Donnell, of Unanderra, the owner of 81…

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Alleged Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 7

Griffith police yesterday charged a man with assault on a girl, who was on her way to school, when, it Is alleged, she was stopped…

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Rail Theft Losses Police Evidence at Sessions £10,000 Yearly

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 7

Remarkable, evidence as to the prevalence and extent of thefts from the railways, and how they were carried out…

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