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Courts & crime, 1936

9,720 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

On Aged Woman Man Convicted of Assault at Manly Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 7

On an information alleging that he had assaulted his next-door neighbor, a 79-year-old woman, David Barber, of Warringah Road, French's Forest,…

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Two Men Remanded On Murder Charge Bail Fixed in Assault Charge One Defendant Coroner's Inquiry

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 11

James Richard Geddes, 23, shoe clicker, and Reginald Davies, 40, laborer, who appeared at North Sydney…

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Law Report. Industrial Court. (Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.) Postal Contractor and Awards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

Philip William White proceeded against Harry Ray and Norman Ray, trading as Ray and Co., contractors, to recover £66/19/ alleged to be arrears of wages due to…

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Murder Charge. Italian Farm Labourer. Statements Read in Court. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 12

Giacomo Tarca, 30, an Italian farm labourer, was committed for trial from the City Coroner's Court to-day on a charge of having murdered his employer, Luigi Marchesi, 50, a farmer,…

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Assault Charge Fails Witness Not Located

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 7

George Thomas Jackson, 36, pointer, was discharged by Mr. Shepherd, S.M., at Central Police, Court yesterday, on a charge of having assaulted…

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Police Promotions

The St George Call · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2
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Inspectors (second class) J.H. Miller and J.J. Walsh to be first class: In spectors (third class) H. Mann. H. W. Dean, and A.II. Harrowsmith to he…

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Man on Murder Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Following the death of Violet Aida Walker (25), of Brunswick Road, East Brunswick, a man was arrested and…

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Police Make Changes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

THE Commissioner of Police (Mr. Mackay) made important changes yesterday vital to police administration in…

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No More Gaol for Debtors London, Dec. 21

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

MAGISTRATES and their clerks all over England are busy setting-up the new machinery to prevent hard-up defendants from going to…

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Heard Shot Says Witness Man Charged Urana

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 9

JOHN August Anderson was charged before Mr. Swiney in the Police Court to-day with having shot at Herbert William…

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Private Inquiry Agents Right to Enter Premises Magistrate's Decision

The Biz · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

Mr. Gib[?]on, S.M., at [?]h Police Court, gave an important decision concerning the right of private inquiry agents, in the course of their work, to enter…

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Murder of Vicar. Important Clue. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 11

Important information was received to-day by the detectives investigating the murder of the Rev. H. L. Cecil in his vicarage at Fitzroy on December 12…

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Police Changes Approved Important Promotions

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 7

Important moves in police control will follow the approval given by the Executive Council yesterday to major, appointments in the force…

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Court Allegation Of Suicide Pact Man On Charge Of Murder Body Near Creek Girl's Death Reference to Poison Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 9

A STORY of art alleged suicide pact was told at the City Court to-day, when Edward Wallsley Miller, 39, married, a motor mechanic, of Barkly-sireet, North Fitzroy, was charged with the murder of…

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Court Business Increases. Barraba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 12

Annual returns compiled by the Clerk of Petty Sessions for the Barraba district (Mr. J. J. Loomes) for 1935 show an all-round increase in the volume of work transacted…

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Took a Risk Burglars Near The Police

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 11

Just around the corner from Recent-street police station, burglars early to-day broke into the tobacconist shop of Mr. Harry Cramer, in…

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Fairfield & District Hard Court Tennis Association

The Biz · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

A General Meeting of the above will be held in Wheatley's Buildings, Fairfield, on Thursday Next, 16th inst., at 8 p.m. Business: Report of Grading…

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Who Rules America-- Court Or Congress?

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

GEESE saved the Capitol of Rome, but it was a turkey-- and a dead turkey-- that started the Siege of the Capitol of…

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Posed As Doctor Say Police Baker Is Remanded

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 7

On the application of the police prosecutor Constable McKeon, Henry James Huegill, 28, baker, who appeared at Kogarah Court yesterday on…

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