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Courts & crime, 1934

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Law Notices. Tuesday, January 2. Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 2

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For Hearing.—Cooper v Walder, Robertson v Hay, Fahey v same, Harvey v same…

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Police Courts. Cook Remanded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 2

At the Central Police Court on Saturday, Jean Begaud, 53, cook, was remanded to Paddington Police Court on January 9 on a charge of having, at Paddington, had in his…

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Development in Bag Murder Interrogation of Two Men

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 5

WAGGA, Sunday.--Within 24 hours a sensational development is expected in the Murrumbidgee River bag murder case…

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Wednesday, January 3. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 2

In Chambers.—Before Mr. Justice street, in No. 1 Court.—At 10 a.m.—In Court: In re solicitors, ex parte Ludowici, to refer bill for taxation. Texas Co. (A's[?]a), Ltd., v Newell, Moratorium Act;…

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Irish Free State. Commandant Cronin's Trial, Sentence of Three Months' Gaol. London, Dec. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 7

The trial was concluded to-day by the Irish Free State Military Tribunal of Commandant Cronin on charges of uttering seditious words by alleging that the police "planted"…

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River Body Exhumed Wagga Mystery Deepens Police Task Wagga

The Sun · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 9

INVESTIGATIONS, which detectives hoped would lead to a solution of the Murrumbidgee River mystery…

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Famous Singer. Court Action by Husband. LONDON, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 7

Signora Luisa Tetrazzini, the famous singer, who is 19 years older than her husband, the draper's son, Pietro Vernati, from whom she has been separated for some years,…

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Nude Man Over the Bridge He Will Recover Think Police at Sunrise

The Labor Daily · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 1

STRIPPING off all his clothes while standing on the eastern footway of the Harbor Bridge in the early hours of yesterday,…

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Police Courts. Alleged Assault in Cell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 5

At the Central Police Court, Michael Murphy, or Joseph McLavin, 41, labourer, was charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm upon Charles Lester. He was…

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Six Months' Gaol

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 5

Charged with having indecently exposed himself in a lane off Crown Strict, Bast Sydney, on Sunday. a 30-year-old man was sentenced to…

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Wagga Murder Mystery Exhumation Of Body

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 5

Indicating the volume of "spade" work that has to be undertaken to arrive at a solution of the Wagga murder…

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Wagga Mystery. Setback for Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 9

Detectives investigating the finding of the battered body of a man in a chaff bag in the Murrumbidgee River near Wagga have received a setback…

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Had Money Victim Of River Murder WAGGA

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 8

Although it is certain that the body found in the Murrumbidgee River has been identified on the fingerprints, nothing further can be ascertained…

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Wednesday, January 3. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 3

In Chambers.—Before Mr. Justice Street, in No. 1 Court.—At 10 a.m.—In Court: In re solicitors, ex parte Ludowici, to refer bill for taxation. Texas Co. (A'sia) Ltd., v Newell, Moratorium Act:…

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Leap From Bridge. Women's Report to Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 9

A report that a young man had jumped from the Harbour Bridge was received by the water police late last night. A search was made for his body without result…

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The Wrong Bars Held Them in New Year's Eve In A Prison Cell 80 CHARGED

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 5

WITH the noisy gaiety of New Year revellers ringing in their ears, while boat whistles screeched forth a welcome to 1934, and…

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Katoomba Crowd of 50,000 Very Well Behaved, Say Police

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 4

KATOOMBA, Monday.--There were tremendous crowds at Katoomba for the New Year celebrations. It is estimated that 50,000 persons witnessed…

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Melbourne's Two Lost Girls No Clues Found by the Police

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The report that a girl resembling the missing Molly Munt had been seen in Collins Street last week are…

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Law Notices. Tuesday, January 2. Chief Industrial Magistrates Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 3

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For Hearing: Cooper v Walder, Robertson v Hay. Fahey v same, Harvey v same…

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A Phantom in the Fog Victims' Alertness Routs "Police" LONDON

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 1

ADOPTING a new trick to-day in Wimbledon, motor car bandits attempted to stage a "hold-up," but the intended…

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