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Courts & crime, 1935

9,096 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 250

Words Of Magic "Hoy Moon" Spoiled Pipe Dream Opened Door To Police

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 1

FOUR steel - barred doors, which led to an upstairs room of a house in Little Hay Street, City, opened yesterday…

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Premier Turns on His Pals! Denial Of Truth's' Police Chief Furphy No Statfmfnt

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 5

DENYING that he had given exclusive information to any newspaper that the Government intended to appoint Mr. Markay as…

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Federal Arbitration Court (Before Judge Drakc-Brockman.) National Union of Railwaymen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 9

His Honor made an award for Ironworkers' Assistants who are members of the National Union of Railwaymen. The terms of the award governing into of pay and conditions…

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Supreme Court. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Jordan, Mr. Justice Stephen, and Mr. Justice Street.) Common Law Rights. Butler v Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 9

The plaintiff demurred to the defendant Commissioner's plea filed in an action in twhich Dorothy Nina Butler, suing under the Compensation to Relatives Act for herself and…

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Police Dominate King's Cup Crew Bromley Only Mosman Man Picked Mackney Is Stroke Geo. Mackenzie to Coach Strong Eight

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 3

THE N.S.W. Police Rowing Club comes well into prominence with five members in the State eight to defend the…

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Law Report. High Court. In Original Jurisdiction. (Before Mr. Justice Evatt.) Gifts in Dispute. Hopkins v Buttfield and another

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 9

In this suit Hester May Hopkins of Sydney, alleged that certain gifts made by her husband, William Hopkins, before his death, to his sisters, Vera Irene Buttfield, of Adelaide,…

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"COWARDLY" Assault on Constable Offender Sent to Gaol

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 20

"This Is a cowardly, unprovoked assault. Ton take advantage of a man's turned head, and give him a deliberate blow on the point. You are sentenced…

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Kogarah Police Court

The Propeller · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 4

A woman motorist was fined ten shillings, with 56 costs, at the Kogarah Police Court last Friday for passing another car on the Cook's…

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Welshing Allegation Denied in Court Assault Charges Lidcombe Altercation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 1

THAT he had welshed a man with whom he had had starting price betting transactions was denied by Alfred Ernest Shepherd at the Parramatta…

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Perth Murder

The Sun · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 19

First pictures in Sydney of the Perth murder, in which Edgar Arthur Whitfield's neck was broken with a wrestling hold. Above is the disordered room in which the body was found, and, at right, the victim, photographed when he was younger. Whitfield, a caretaker, was 60. Diamonds Valued at £5000 Were taken from a…

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Two Men Charged. Alleged' Gold Stealing From Central Australian Claim. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Alice Springs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 15

Norman Crowther and Jacob Maurer were charged in the Supreme-Court at Alice Springs to-day with having stolen five pounds (weight) of gold, the property of Lawrence Garland,…

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Sydney Woman Charged Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 7

Elizabeth Jeffrey, of Sydney, appeared in the City Court to-day to answer a charge of stealing £265 in cash, a canteen of cutlery, and an…

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Late News Alleged Assault on Woman

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 1

Early this morning Parramatta wireless patrol was investigating a report that Mrs. Muriel Ethel Fayer had been assaulted in her…

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Assault Charge "May be More Serious"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 10

"Clout is in hospital as a result of the injuries alleged to have been inflicted on him by the defendant. There is a possibility of a more…

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Police Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 15

At the Showgiound, Moore Park, on February 23, the New South Wales Police Force will hold its annual carnival. Last year 40,000 people attended the carnival, and the…

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Alleged Theft of Railway Tickets. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 12

Frederick William Confoy, 18. and Les[?] Lees, [?]8, were committed for trial from the Tamworth Police Court on charges of breaking an[?] enteiing the railway station at…

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"Threw Brick" Jeweller's Window Smashed Theft of Rings

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 10

When George Edward Menken, Jeweller in Church-street, Parramatta, arrived at his shop on the morning of January 8, he found the window smashed…

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Police Courts. Proceedings Against Bankrupt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 7

John Hampton, of Brisbane, was proceeded against in the summons division of the Central Police Court yesterday on an information alleging that between February 1 and June…

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Police Thanked N. Auburn Parents' Association

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 5

Appreciation of the work of the police in superintending the crossing of children over Parramatta-road outside North Auburn public school was expressed at…

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£250,000 Mine Offer Story Theft Charge Winnecke Lease Alice Springs

The Sun · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 19

"NATURALLY not," replied a miner in the Supreme Court to-day, when asked whether he had…

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