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Courts & crime, 1933

9,416 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 250

Court Days

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 4

Penrith Chamber of Commerce has asked the Justice Department to waive the decision to hold court days in Penrith on Thursdays as…

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Federal Awards. Magistrate's Powers. No Jurisdiction to Hear Complaint

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 13

The Chief Industria[?] Magistrate (Mr. E. A. Prior) ruled yesterd[?] that he had no jurisdiction to hear a [?]mplaint of an alleged breach of a F[?]ral award, in view of recent…

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Police Seize Fruit Machine

The Sun · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 3

Following a raid upon the Jewish Sports Club, Campbell-parade, Bondi, last night, police under Sergeants Workman and McLeod seized a fruit…

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Twice Convicted Badgery's Creek Farmer Alleged Stealing of Heifer and Timber

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 3

After the bearing of lengthy evidence on 23rd ult, and again on Monday last, at Penrith Police...... Court, Joseph Bradley, a farmer of…

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Indian Police Coup Calcutta

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 1

Surya Sen, regarded as the master mind of the Indian terrorist conspiracy, was arrested to-day by the Bengal police. There was…

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Test Scores in Court

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 1

TEST cricket scores overshowed everything of importance these days, and even the sodate proceedings of the law courts sometimes havo to…

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He Ruled Against Himself Industrial Magistrate Was Without Any Jurisdiction Fed. Awards

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 5

THE New South Wales Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mr. E.A. Prior, when sitting in court at Queen's Square, has no…

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Taxi Chased Police Commandeer a Cab

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 7

Commandeering another cab, police early this morning chased a taxi from George Street, City, to Boomerang Street, and took the driver in…

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Police Olympiad Big Carnival At Show Ground

The Sun · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 3

Athletes who have trained daily for the last two months will compete in the championship events at the police Olympiad Carnival at the…

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Police Carnival Mimic Warfare in Big Programme

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 7

One of the many features of the Police Olympiad Carnival to be held at the Royal Agricultural Ground on March 4 will be a big military…

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Guy Acquitted Sequel to Wanderwell Murder Long Beach (Cal.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 1

William ("Curley") Guy, the young Welsh follower of the Wanderwells, was acquitted by a jury last night on a charge of murdering Captain…

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Police Olympiad at Showground on March 4 Varied Events

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 9

Already over 200 entries have been received for the Messenger Boys' championship, to be decided on March 4 at the Royal…

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Jurisdiction in Federal' Award Cases Must Be Handled by Police Courts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 8

AN important decision in the Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court yesterday will result, in the existing state of the law in…

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Man Shot While O[?] Bail Statement in Court. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 13

A dramatic statement was made in the Brisbane Police Court this morning, when the case against Feder[?] Francis Atterbury, 32, mechanic, charg[?]d with having housebreaking…

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Supreme Court. Court of Criminal Appeal. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir Philip Street, Mr. Justice James, and Mr. Justice Halse Rogers.) New Trial Ordered. Rex v. Smith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 8

The Court allowed the application of Kenneth Albert Smith for leave to appeal from a conviction of receiving at the Sydney Quarter Sessions in December and a sentence of…

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District Court. (Before Judge Edwards and a jury of four.) Struck by Motor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 8

The hearing was concluded of the action in which Thelms Harper, by her next friends, Ernest Harper, of Arnold-street, Waverley, sued Harcourt Garden, radio announcer, of…

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"Smith's" Is Against This Cruelty To Dumb Saplings Be-kind-to-trees Committee Meets Inside Story of the Great Poison Mystery We're All Worked Up About the Park Murder

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 6

THE mystery of the poisoned fig-tree deepens. It even got in among the Test match news this week. "Doctored by experts, the old fig-tree in Elizabeth Bag Park is recovering from the attempt of some unknown…

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Heard by the Way Too Much Euphonium—Test Scores in Court—The Abo Cave—Dogslaughter—Simmy Tyson, etc. A Divided Snake

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 1

ONE of Penrith's George Washingtons informs us that recently a Yarramundi resident chopped a snake in halves with a hoe. One half crawled…

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Brother Laid Information, Says Detective Insurance Man Alleged to Have Lived with Girl Fraud Charge Company Director and Secretary Before Court

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 5

DETECTIVE-SERGT. LAWRENCE, giving evidence before Mr. Shepherd, S.M., at Central Police Court yesterday,…

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Woman's Third Big Fight to Regain Child Verdict Twice Given Against Her in Court Decision Held Judge Says He Will Interview the Daughter

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 6

A MOTHER'S legal fight--her third attempt as a litigant--to regain possession of her 15-years-old daughter was waged before Mr…

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