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Courts & crime, 1934

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Complaint That Men Laughed! Woman Witness In Court Scene

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 6

JUMPING to her feet, a women witness protested to the magistrate during the hearing of a case at Central Police Court…

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Thought He Was a Burglar and He Thought Police Were Bandits

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 7

There, was a comedy of errors in Grafton Street, Waverley, last night, when two detectives were mistaken for hold-up men, and a man,…

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Police Dogs Aid Bush Search No Trace Yet of Missing Woman

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 7

THE two Alsatian police dogs, Harada and Tess, and a small army of searchers were out from daylight until dark…

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Jumped, and Died Jumped, and Lived 41st Bridge Victim Nearly Drops Into Police Launch

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 7

THE 41st victim of the Harbor Bridge--Donald Stewart Sullivan (46), an accountant, of Stanmore Road, Petersham--fell to his death from the eastern railing on the southern side late yesterday afternoon…

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Slashed From Ear to Chin Helping Woman, Is Story of Court Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 1

THE Story of a vicious assault on a man who allegedly went to the aid of a women who was being subjected to threats by another man…

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The Bushworkers' Budget Restoration of Wage Cuts. General Secretary's Application to Commonwealth Arbitration Court

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 17

Applications for variation of awards to restore the 20 per cent. cut in shearers' rates, 15 per cent. in woolpressers and cooks, 10 per cent. for shed hands and 20 per cent. for station hands were lodged by the General Secretary,…

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Set Fire to School at Bondi Student Fire Bugs, Is Coroner's View Boy in Court

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 5

THE day after the Wellington Street Public School, Bondi, had broken-up for the Xmas holidays on December 15, it was…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 4

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Beattie v Bennett and another. Eckert v Sporkes, Teamon v Romano, De Carie v Miller (two cases)…

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Three Sentenced Assault On Constable At Ultimo

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 13

Charged at Central Court this afternoon with having assaulted Constable Murray Smith at Ultimo on December 20, Henry Stanton (23)…

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Police Courts. Alleged Theft of Silk

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 4

Gilbert Callanan, 31, cook, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with stealing 147 yards of silk, worth £85, and 301 yards of silk, worth £95, from Anthony Hordern and…

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Parramatta Gaol

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 8

Mr. John McGoldrick, governor of Parramatta Gaol, will reach the retring age on January 22. He will be succeeded by Mr. John Edward O'Conor, governor of Bathurst…

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Indian Terrorists. Murder of Magistrate. 13 Youths on Trial. Calcutta, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 9

Disclosures of the growth of revolutionary conspiracy at Midnapore (East Bengal) were made at the opening of the fill of 13 youths, mostly students, on charges of being…

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Unlicensed Dealer Magistrate Comments

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 1

August Lesile Hund was charged at Parramatta Police Court yesterday with having engaged in the collection of old wares without being the holder of a…

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Witness Praised by Magistrate

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

Convicted of having behaved indecently in University Park on December 28, William Russell, 56, laborer, was sentenced at Redfern…

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Magistrate's Warning. To People in Body of Court. "Leakage of Evidence Possible."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

Mr. Williams, S.M., at the Central Police Court suggested yesterday that a leakage of evidence was possible to witnesses walting outside the Court. A case of alleged conspiracy…

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No Case Stealing Charge Fails

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 12

Mrs. Beatrice Maud South, of Murdoch-street. Guildford. owed certain money to Mrs. Ida Oughton, a shopkeeper at Guildford…

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Theft From Cathedral Perth

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

Thieves entered St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Geraldton, last night and stole three silver chances and a monstrance from the sacristry…

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Resented Advice Fined for Assault

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 14

Because he has assaulted someone who had given him some advice, Lesilie Harris appeared at the parramatta pohee Court last Friday…

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Fined for Assault on Constable

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

When Samuel Thomas Bradshaw, 31, carrier, was charged at Redfern Court yesterday, with having assaulted Constable Maher last Saturday,…

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Bound Over Suspected of Stealing Rope

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 1

Reginald cook and Alfred Ross were in the grounds of the King's School on Sunday last, preparing to make a camp, when Constable clearly came on the…

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