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Courts & crime, 1934

8,976 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 250

Sailor Charged with Assault. Charge Dismissed

The St George Call · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 6

"If there, was an assault at all it was so trivial that I would not convict,” " said Mr. Forrest, S.M., at Kogarah Court, recently when a young…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 6

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: O'Dea v Fleming, James v Miller…

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Kogarah Police Court. Before Mr. Alkinson, S.M. Goaled for Assault

The Propeller · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 4

Samuel Jones was charged with assaulting Charles Harris, a bookmaker, at his home in Woniora Road, Hurstville…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court. (Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mr. E. A. Prior.) Proceedings Against Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 8

James Thomas Tyrrell, secretary of the Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union of Australia, New South Wales branch, proceeded against the Council of the…

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Pastoral Notes Sheep Theft

The Land · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 8

CONVICTED at the Gundagai police court of having stolen sheep, Frederick James Smith and George Clarkson were sentenced to six months' gaol…

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Theft of Mare. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 12

Thomas Riley was charged with stealing [?] draught mare from Edwin George Maker, of Tomingley. A second charge of stealing harness was also preferred. Mr. G. F. C…

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Sheep Stealing Case Committed for Trial

The Biz · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 8

The police closed their case at Liverpool Police Court last Friday, with the evidence of John Purcill, sheep buyer and contractor at Flemington, and Charles…

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Acquitted Twice Wife Freed, Husband Sentenced

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 15

At the Quarter Sessions to-day, two juries acquitted Rita Garrety, 22, who, with her husband, Lawrence George John Garrety, 23, was charged…

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Police Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 14

The Victorian team of wrestlers and athletes to compete at the Police Carnival to-morrow arrived in Svdney yesterday and were welcomed at the Central Railway Station by Inspector C. T…

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Police Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 13

Four marches have been arranged in connection with the Police Carnival to be held to-morrow at the Showground. They are all timed to commence at 9 a.m. The naval…

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Police Fun!

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 7

Members of the force as they will appear in a wrestling burlesque at the Police Carnival on the Show Ground to-morrow…

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Alleged Attempt to Murder

The Propeller · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 4

Newton Roy Hartman, 24, labourer, was charged with shooting at Margaret Emily McNeil at a Woronora River Pleasure Ground on January 27,…

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Against the Police

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 9

MESSRS. Norman Peach and A. Alcock, going out to bat for the N.S.W. Sports Club against the Police yesterday, at Kensington…

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More Police Wrestlers

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 4

Inspector Gorey and a team of Victorian wrestlers arrived in Sydney yesterday and were welcomed at the Central railway station by Inspector C. T…

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Police Carnival Marches

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 10

Instead of carrying out a proposal this year to organise a procession from the city to the Show Ground to-morrow, the organisers of the…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 6

Before his Honor Judge White, and Juries, in No. 1 Court, at 10 a.m.: crosson v Fitzgerald, Creber v Wicks and others, Illingworth v Commissioner for Railways for New South Wales (for judgment…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 6

Term List.—In the Banco Court.—At 10 a.m.:Criminal appeals: R. v Jeffreys, R. v Cornelly R. v Cook, R. V Williams, R. v Somme, Doherty v Doherty, Stated case…

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Hit-run Driver Fined Serious Case, Says Magistrate

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 7

"THIS is a very serious case, and the defendant's action in not returning told of the mishap is callous," declared Mr…

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Destitution Reply to Theft Charges. West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 12

Oswald Reginald Bums was charged yesterday with breaking and entering Fraser Bros' store at West Wyalong and stealing goods valued at £1/16/, and with breaking and…

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Police Tighten Up Licenses

The St George Call · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 6

At Kogarah Court, recently, before Mr. Forrest, S.M., a man 'made an application for a license to hawk tobacco. The police objected to the…

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