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Courts & crime, 1935

9,096 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250

District Court. (Before Judge Curlew[?]s.) Motor Accident

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

Ceci[?]ia Cottle of Middle-street, Randwick, sued Andiew Oswald Irvine, of Chaleyerstreet, Rose Bay, for £200 damages for injuries received as the result of being struck…

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Hauptmann Guilty Of Killing Lindbergh Baby Sentenced To Death Electric Chair Unanimous Verdict Sensational Trial Flemington (N.j.)

The Sun · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 1

BRUNO Richard Hauptmann was to-day found guilty of the murder of the Lindbergh baby, and was sentenced to death. The actual charge on which…

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Boy Who Stowed Handed Over to the Police on Arrival in Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 9

Because he wanted to be a sailor, a 16-year-old college boy stowed away on the Orford at Melbourne and reached Sydney yesterday…

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Amazing Shooting Police Score 495 Out Of 500 Is It World's Record?

Referee · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 1

FIVE members of the N.S.W. Police Force last week established an amazing team record at Long Bay Range. Rifle…

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Opossum Skins Hidden in Case of Apples. Intercepted by Police. Glen Innes

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

Archibald John Arthur Kennedy of Inverell was fined £30 in the Glen Innes Police Court on a charge of having 60 opossum skins in his possession…

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Land and Valuation Court. (Before Mr. Justice Pike.) Country Land Appeal

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

Decision was reserved in the reference by the Minister for Lands, under section 114 of the Crown Lands Consolidation Act, 1913, of the Warialda Land Board's decision and…

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Dog's Bite Wasn't in Contract Terrier Mangled Watchman's Hand Court Claim

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 8

BITTEN by his own dog who had assisted him as nightwatchman, and with his right hand maimed for life, John Collins, 70,…

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Law Report. Supreme Court. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Jordan, Mr. Justice Stephen, and Mr. Justice Street.) an Appeal Dismissed. Walsh and another v Licbmann

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

These appellants, William Stephen Walsh and Claude Theodore Lee, trading as the Lee[?] Walsh Packing Company, were plaintiffs in an action in which they claimed money from Max…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 8

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m. For reserved decision: Bell v Mark Foy's, Limited. For hearing; Miles v Stewart, Luckman v Cockill, Couch v Anerson,…

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Stealing Charge

The Biz · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 5

At Parramat[?]n Court on Wednesday, Jolm William Lilley (21) and James Firth (18½), were remanded to February 18, on a charge of having stolen…

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Assault Charge Toowoomba

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 11

William Grose, 23, laborer, was remanded to-day on a charge of having assaulted William Harris and causing him bodily harm. Harris, walked…

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Assault Charge. Tenterfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 12

At the Tenterfield Quarter Sessions Reg[?]nald Cannon was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour, and was ordered to pay £2/12/ costs and £2/2/ compensation,…

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Stop Press Criminal Assault Alleged

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 1

Early this morning the Western Suburbs Wireless Patrol was investigating a report that a girl had been criminally…

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Girl's Story of Assault in Lonely Spot

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 7

A GIRL visitor from another State had a terrifying experience last night, when she was driven to a lonely spot at…

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Fall Off Wall Maitland Gaol Warder Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 1

WEST MAITLAND, Thursday. -- Overcome by sudden illness while on duty on an observation platform on a wall at East Maitland Gaol…

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Two Years' Gaol Two Sent Blackmail 'Very Serious'

The Sun · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 9

STATING that blackmail was a very serious offence, Judge Thomson, at the Quarter Sessions…

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"Strangled Her" Evidence in Murder Case

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 7

ROCKHAMPTON, Thursday. -- "We were having a row, and I did my block. I strangled her." This was part of a statement…

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Two State Secret Police Murders

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 3

BERLIN.—On October 12 a former Social-Democratic functionary named Christian Perkel, and on November 6 the Communist foundry…

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Hauptmann Sentenced-to Death. Collapse After Verdict. Flemington (New Jersey), Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 11

Bernard Richard Hauptmann was found guilty to-day on the charge of murdering Colonel Lindbergh's baby, when it was kidnapped in March, 1932…

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Police Courts. Three Years' Old Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 8

William Wilkins, or George Marshall, 30, watchmaker[?] was before Mr. Flynn, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, on a warrant charging him with having, in Victoria,…

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