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Courts & crime, 1934

8,976 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Must Kill You First, Was Story Letter Produced In Court Man for Trial

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 6

"I MUST kill you first and then throw myself from the Harbor Bridge," was the threat alleged to have been contained in…

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Police Tennis Court

The Sun · Sunday 11 February 1934 · page 9

The new Chatswood police tennis court--one of the finest hard courts in Sydney--was officially opened by the Chief Commissioner (Mr. Childs)…

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Arrest In Poison Fruit Death Murder Charged Startling Evidence Likely

Truth · Sunday 11 February 1934 · page 17

THERE was a sensational development in the Datson Poisoning Case during the week, when Detective-sergeant James and other police arrested William Henry Warren, invalid pensioner, and charged him with having, on January 13, GEORGE DATSON, 51, employed as a watchman at Junction North Mine, on the night of January 13, died in hospital after having eaten his crib at the mine, portion of which was, an apricot which he remarked lasted very bitter…

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For the Small Investor Hampton Court Ltd. Owners of Hampton Court Flats

The Sun · Sunday 11 February 1934 · page 48

Current market, 21s. Amount to be invested, £105. Buying 100 fully-paid £1 preference shares…

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Who Killed Carter? Police Bungle Probe Into Midnight Death Blast Desperado Must Be Found!

Truth · Sunday 11 February 1934 · page 15

WHEN Ernest Carter, volunteer fireman, with £5,000 in his bank and without an enemy in the world, was blown to eternity on November 27 as he slept in his bed at Ryde Fire Station, police…

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Police and Communists Fight Fierce Battle in Paris Apache Rioting Feared In Darkness Troops in Capital Ready for General Strike Doumergue's New Cabinet Complete Dictatorship by Chamber of Deputies Attacked Paris

Truth · Sunday 11 February 1934 · page 14

REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE TROOPS, NUMBERING 8000, INFANTRY, CAVALRY AND ARTILLERY, WITH MECHANISED UNITS, HAVE BEEN DRAFTED INTO PARIS TO ENSURE ORDER AND THE MAINTENANCE OF ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES DURINC THE 24 HOURS GENERAL…

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Murder of Magistrate. Indian Terrorists Sentenced. CALCUTTA, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 10

Three young Bengalis were sentenced to death by a special tribunal at Midnapore today for the assassination of Mr. B. E. J. Burge, the district magistrate, at a football match at…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 5

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Annison v Warner, Sorley v Wolff and another, O'Dea v Fleming, Cooper v same, Inspector Armstrong…

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Six Months Police Assaulted Charged with Contempt

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 1

"I say you are blassed. You showed that when you convicted those other men in the free speech cases." During proceedings in which he was…

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Sheep Stealing Charge

The Sun · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 8

John Edwin Fitzgerald Burns (22). drover, appeared before Mr. Harrison, S.M., at Burwood Court, to-day. on a charge of stealing 86 sheep, the…

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Sheep Stealing. Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 10

As the police court, Frederick James Smith and George Clarkson, both of Gundagai, uere convicted of sheep stealing, and were sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard…

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Horse Stealing Man Fined

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 2

Kenneth Pearce was convicted on two charges of horse-stealing at Liverpool Court on Friday. The charges against Pearce were of…

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The Telegraph Late News Three to Die for Murder of Magistrate Calcutta

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 1

Three Bengali youths have been sentenced to death and four to transportation for life for the murder, on September 2…

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Two Charged Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 7

At the City Court to-day Vernon George Blake, 22, and George Martin, 37 of no fixed address, were charged with attempted warehouse…

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Police Athletes

The Sun · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 11

Two New Zealand police athletes who will take part in the Police Olympiad at the Show Ground next Saturday, On the left is Constable J. Thompson,…

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Police Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 6

The annual sports carnival of the police will be held at the Showground on Saturday Athletes have arrived from Victoria, Queensland, and New Zealand to compete. There…

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Solicitor Sent to Gaol. Apia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 15

I. F. Kronfeld, a solicitor, of Apia, was convicted to-day on seven charges of theft and forgery, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment…

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Indecent Behaviour Gaol for Fairfield Man

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 2

That being an habitual drunkard, thrice convicted of being drunk within the preceding twelve months, he had behaved in an indecent manner in Smart-street,…

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Charged with Slaying Sequel to Motor Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--A man detained at Wyong by Sergeant McCarthy last night, and later brought to Newcastle Police Station, has been…

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Ryde Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 2

Business was on the slack side at Ryde Court on Thursday. Albert Edward Thomas was fined £1 for Indecent language at Woolwich: Angus Howison, £2…

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