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Courts & crime, 1934

8,976 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 250

Man's Body Found Off the Heads Believed By Police To Have Fallen From Gap ACCOUNTANT

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 1

FLOATING face downwards, the body of William John Farley, 43 an accountant of the Strathfield Hotel,…

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"A New America On The Rains Of The Past" No Turning Back, Says Roosevelt Gives Message to Congress Slashing Assault on Wall-street Washington

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 1

"ON the ruins of the past," the United States will erect a new and modern civilisation, said President Roosevelt in his message to Congress to-day. His National Recovery policy, he declared, was but the…

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"Compleat Court Cook" Gastronomic Advice to a Bride on Going to Sydney 140 Year's ago

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 14

Kinn William thlnka all. Queen Mary talks all. Prince George drinks all, And Princess Anne cats alli…

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Kickers Sent to Gaol Assault on Police at Ultimo

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

"I DON'T like people that kick," remarked Mr. MacDougal at the Central Police Court yesterday. inconvicting Cecil Fianagan, 26: John…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 7

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Lutge v Greentree; O'Keefe v Sanko: Smyth-Kirk v Marshall…

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Brickworks Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 14

Stephen Roberts, of Boundary Rd., Mortdale, who received hospital attention after the attack on employees at the Austral Brick Co.'s…

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Hurstville Assault Case

The Propeller · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

At the Kogarah Police Court yesterday Albert Norman Williams, taxi-driver, of Hurstville, was charged with assaulting Ernest Joseph John Parker, in…

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Magistrate's Warning "Leakage of Evidence Possible."

The Biz · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

Mr. Williams, S.M., at the Central Police Court, suggested on Wednesday, that a leakage of evidence was possible to witnesses waiting outside the Court…

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Weather Led to Assault Commercial Artist Is Fined

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 10

Lionel Alexander Irving Robson, 31, commercial artist, was charged at Glebe Court yesterday with having assaulted Patrick Leo . Murphy…

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He Stole While Under Bond But Magistrate Was Lenient

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

Adam Stevenson, 49, a groom, went to gaol for a month yesterday with the consolation that it might easily have been for three…

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Police Courts. Racing Advertisement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 7

Thomas George Hopkins was fined £10 at the Central Summons Court yesterday, on information alleging that he caused an advertisement to be published whereby it was made…

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Uralla Explosion. Police Investigations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 10

Detective-sergeant Comans, of the Criminal Investigation Branch, left Sydney yesterday for Uralla to investigate the explosion, followed by a fire, which destroyed the Uralla Cash and…

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Teachers and Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- It was decided by the Teachers' Union today to ask the Premiers' Conference to amend the Federal Constitution…

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French Train Disaster. Eight Employees Charged. LONDON, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 9

In consequence of the railway disaster at Lagny (France) on December 24, when 205 persons were killed, charges of imprudence, inefficiency, negligence, and non-observance of…

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For Police Progress This Year

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 14

SPEED and mobility, with all-round efficiency, are to be the objects of the N.S.W. Police Department for 1934, and…

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Wagga Murder Man Detained By Detectives WAGGA

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 9

Det.-Sgt. McRae and Detective Crosbie have detained a man in connection with the murder at Wagga of Percy Smith. No charge has been…

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Raid Trucks Police Test Milk Allegations

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 9

The police recently raided the trucks of various milk dealers, to test allegations that they were sending to the city on trucks hired to…

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Police Play Cricket. Match at Earl Park

The Propeller · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

Ever since, sport has been made compulsory in the Police Force its members indulge in some class of exercise, and St. George members mostly follow…

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Old Adage Law on "Finding" Church Claim Court Judgment

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 8

"FINDINGS keepings," an adage so often availed of in our youth, is, in fact, substantially what the law decrees with…

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Big Fire Police Out At Newcastle in Hand Now Newcastle

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 9

Shortly before 5 o'clock this afternoon one of the most serious fires that has occurred in the city for many years commenced in the…

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