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Courts & crime, 1933

9,416 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 250

Church Sanctuary From Police MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 13

Evidence was given at the Fitzroy Court to-day that a drunken woman was removed from a church, and, on being put into…

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Defied Police Unemployed Demonstration in Auburn Threat of Arrest

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 3

Ordered to move on, speakers who were addressing an unemployed demonstration in Auburn-road. Anburn on Monday morning, appeared at first…

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Betting Charges Young Men Convicted Operating Together, Police Said

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 7

Were Charles Henry James (25) and Horace Edward Stevens (25) betting outside the Royal Oak Hotel, Parramatta on February 22[?]…

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"Newsies' Derby" Preliminary Speedy Lads Take Part In Police Sports

The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 17

"Sun"-"Telegraph" newsboys raced over the spacious lawns of the police barracks, Bourke-street, this morning,…

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Illicit Still Raid at Pendle Hill Maltese in Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 5

Police and Customs officers raided a farm at Pendle Hill on February 14 and took possession of a quantity of spirit and portion of a still—only the still-head…

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£2000 CLAIM Court Rejects Shell Coy's Application MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 17

Leave to appeal against a judgment of the Full Court of New South Wales ordering a new trial of a boy's £2000 claim for damages was refused to the…

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Will Consider Wages Cuts Separately No General Inquiry by Full Court Individual Cases To Decide No Delay

The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 13

THE Federal Arbitration Court will hear applications for restoration of wages individually, instead of…

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Story of Alleged Slashing Man Said to Have Cut Wife's Throat Then His Own Case in Court

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 7

"I AM doing this because my wife will not have anything to do with me. I hope to make a mess of my wifel"…

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Injured Were Lying in Heap, Says Woman Allegations of Cruel Batonings by Police Tighe's Hill "For God's Sake Let Him Alone," She Says She Cried Singleton, Wed

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 9

"WHILE in the yard of the house, I heard noises like shots being fired, and thinking it better to be in the open I ran out,"…

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Law Report. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir Philip Street, Mr. Justice James, and Mr. Justice Davidson.) Milk Act Prosecution. Stated Case: Sheil v Crothers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 5

This was an appeal from the decision of Mr. Atkinson, P.M., sitting at the Camden Police Court on October 21, 1932, when he heard a complaint by William Victor…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court. (Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mr. E. A. Prior.) Partnership Alleged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 5

E. Aitken proceeded against Mrs. Madge Alfreda Perkins claiming £7/13/3, balance of wages alleged to be due for work performed as an upholsterer under the Cabinetmakers'…

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Gangsters Use Young Men Is Gun Carriers Criminals' Ruse to Avoid Charges by Police Consorting Youth Is Sentenced to Three Months' Gaol

The Labor Daily · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 7

STARTLING disclosures of the length that notorious gun and razor men of the Sydney under-world went to in order to keep…

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New Ejectments Act Puzzles Magistrate

The Labor Daily · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 7

A point in the new Ejectments Postponement Act so completely baffled Mr. May. S,M., at the Balmain court yesterday during the hearing of…

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Grabbed Notes Novel Explanation to Magistrate

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 7

BRISBANE, Thursday.--The sequel to the robbery at the Bank of New South Wales in Queen Street took place in the police court to-day…

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Value of a Net. Magistrate Decides

The Propeller · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 3

At Kogarah Court on Tuesday Mr. Chapman, S.M., had to determine the value of a fishing net, which was confiscated last year by the Fisheries…

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Had Cheques Alleged Theft From Box

The Sun · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 11

Theft of cheques from pillar and letter boxes was alleged in three charges against Charles Vaughan (28), laborer, at the Central Police…

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12 Months for Assault and Robbery

The Labor Daily · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 1

Reginald Collie, 32, a laborer, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment by Judge Thornton at the Quarter Sessions yesterday, for…

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Police Activities

The St George Call · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 2

To-morrow, at Moore Park, the Metropolitan Police Carnival is being staged and the local boys (No. 12 Division) from Kogarah, Rockdale and Hurstville,…

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Six Months for Poultry Stealing Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 4

At the Wollongong Police Court to-day, Allan Preston pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing poultry. He was sentenced to six month…

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"A Menace" Young Man Sentenced to Two Years

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 9

"This man is an associate of the worst type of criminals, and is a menace in Chippendale and Ultimo," said Sergeant Russell to…

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