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Courts & crime, 1934

8,976 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 250

Swindler Rearrested. After Seven Years' Gaol. BOSTON, Feb. 14

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

Charles Ponzi, who, by financial manipulations in 1920, robbed investors of millions of dollars, was released from the State prison to-day, after completing a sentence of seven…

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Police Courts. Union Organiser's Embezzlement

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

Edward Grayndler, general secretary of the Australian Workers' Union, proceeded against Edward J. O'Donnell, an organiser of the New South Wales branch of the union, at, the…

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Startling Defence Is Raised Worker In Dilemma Says Magistrate Council Case

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 10

A. STARTLING defence was raised by the Manly Council before the Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mr. E. A. Prior,…

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Supreme Court. Full Court. Appeal in Defamation. Willis v Lang

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

Argument was concluded yesterday afternoon in the appeal by Albert Charles Willis, a former Agent-General for New South Wales, who seeks a new trial of an action which he…

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Police Chase Gun Drawn At Chippendale

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 11

Detectives Frazer and Lamb were in Chippendale about 11 a.m. to-day when they saw a man jump on to a lorry. Another is alleged to have…

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Police Chief v. Coroner Tragic Explosion

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 7

IN direct conflict with the finding of the Parramatta District Coroner, Mr. H. Richardson Clarke, at the inquest into the death of Ernest Carter, 42, volunteer fireman, an official statement was made by the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Childs,…

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Police Stop Men Working LITHGOW

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 7

A SERIOUS position has arisen at Lithgow in regard to the relief workers who this afternoon ceased work as a protest against the alleged intimidation methods used to remove 14 workers from relief jobs…

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Wilful Murder? Judge Commences To Sum Up BRISBANE

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 9

In the Glenore Grove murder trial, in which John Wyatt Noon, farmer, and John William Burgurst Smith, laborer, are charged with the murder…

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Ryde Mystery. Police Belief in Suicide Reaffirmed. Commissioner's Statement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 11

Further inquiries into the death of Ernest Carter, 42, a Ryde fireman, in a mysterious explosion recently, have convinced the police that, contrary to the Parramatta Coroner's…

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District Court. (Before Judge White.) Railway Crossing Accident

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

Arthur William Illingworth, of Eastern avenue South Kensington, sought to recover from the Commissioner for Railways £400 damages for injuries received by plaintiff,…

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Police Over-run City Streets While Country Districts Remain Unprotected

The Land · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 1

WHILE an army of stalwart police has been concentrated in the heart of Sydney to show pedestrians the way in which they should cross the streets, country residents are complaining of the closing of police stations on the score of economy. Residents of the Manning River…

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Contradicts Coroner Police Chief's Stand Finding in Ryde Fireman's Death

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 9

THOUGH the Parramatta Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) found at an inquest that Ernest Carter, volunteer…

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Law Notices. Friday, February 16. High Court of Australia

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

Original Jurisdiction.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Evatt.—In No. 1 High Court.—At 10.30 a.m. Application of Adhesives Pty., Ltd., re Aktieielskabet [?] Gaerings Industrl and another, part heard…

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Echo of Railway Smash-up Regression Appeal In Court Is Opposed

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 10

COUNSEL for the New South Wales Railways Commissioner immediately challenged the right of the Court to dispose of…

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Law Report. High Court of Australia. (Before Mr. Justice Evatt.) Patents Petition

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

The hearing was resumed of the petition by Adhesives Proprietary, Ltd., for the revocation of letters patent No. 13,229 held by Aktieselskabat Dansk Gaerings-Industrl of Copenhagen,…

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Decision of Court Reserved Argument In Willis' Appeal For New Trial Judges' Views

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 7

THE Full Court, comprising the Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Jordan), Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, and Mr. Acting Justice…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1934 · page 10

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Mogistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: W. G. Martin v Sargents. Ltd., Smith v Harding. Jacobson v Miller, O'Dea v Miller (three cases), same…

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Two Sentenced To Life For Lagoon Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1934 · page 7

BRISBANE, Friday. -- The jury in the Glenore Grove murder trial to-day returned a vedict of guilty of wilful murder against…

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Police Watched Shop Arrested Man Charged with Uttering

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1934 · page 1

After weeks of investigation, Det.-Sergt. Silcock and Detective Hynd yesterday evening arrested a man suspected of passing spurious…

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Hotel Assault Arrests

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 February 1934 · page 5

Following police investigations yesterday, two men were arrested and charged at Redfern Police Station in connection with the alleged assault…

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