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Courts & crime, 1936

9,720 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Found Dead Young Man Who Was Wanted for Murder of Girl

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 5

The body of William Kennedy, 25, whom, police were, seeking for the m[?]rder. (at Nyngan on Tuesday night, of Miss Nancy Day, 20, was found…

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Wireless Messages Rosehill Racecourse Arrests Court Sequel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 17

The discovery of a man With an appliance for transmitting message by wireless telegraphy at Roschill race course on April 6 last, year, had its…

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Court Figures at Parramatta Many Sought Advice

The Labor Daily · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 8

During 1935. statistics for the year reveal, the Chamber Magistrate at Parramatta, Mr. H. L. Meads, conducted over 6000 Interviews. Many…

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Four Injured Broken Crockery in Cottage "Mix-up" Claim to Police Blood On Floor Outbreak of Fire

The Sun · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 10

THOUGH they, have been unable to secure any definite information of what happened, detectives…

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Arsenic In Body Of Woman; Says Dr. Court Told "Not Fatal Dose" Medicine Bottles 105 As Exhibits Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 22

FURTHER mystery in the strange death of Mrs. Linda Elsie Youren, 40, wife of George O. Youren, an…

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Police Courts. Stoker Sentenced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 7

Proceeded against at Ryde Court yesterday on a charge of assaulting a superior officer on the trading vessel Rabaul, Henry Shepherd, a stoker, was sentenced to a fortnight's…

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Explosion. Two Brothers Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 6

At the Kogarah Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Sutherland, S.M., Frederick Arthur Tasman Cartwright, 22, and Norman Christopher Cartwright, 19, were each charged with…

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Seven for Trial Serious Assault Charge

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 10

The story of an alleged assault on a 24-year-old Italian woman in Parramatta Park on January 3 was told through an interpreter at Parramatta…

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Parramatta River "A Public Place." Magistrate's Ruling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 7

In a case at Ryde Court yesterday, the Magistrate, Mr. G. S. Goldie, S.M., ruled that a waterway such as the Parramatta River was a public place, and that any person in an…

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Theft of Scrap Copper Watchman Is Fined

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 14

John William Croft, 38, watchman, employed by Harry Glads ton Whittle at a building being erected In the grounds of Royal Prince Alfred…

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Fined on Second Charge Assault on Constable

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 14

Following the dismissal by Mr. May, S.M., some months ago of a charge against Albert Curtin, 32, laborer, of having assaulted…

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Straying Stock Cases Proved, But Dismissed Magistrate's Comments

The Biz · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 4

At Parramatta Court on Wednesday three cases against straying stock of fenders, prosecuted by Holrcyd Council, were found proved, and dismissed under…

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More Police for Newcastle

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, January 23.—Eleven additional police—two sergeants and nine constables—were brought to Newcastle from Sydney…

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Activities of Nazi Police Agents

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 2

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 10 (by mail).— The Communist Chamber deputy Schalker laid the facts of the activities of German Secret Police agents in…

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Police Hound Unemployed Rockhampton Protest

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 4

The Secretary of the Unemployed Hostel at Rockhampton writes: I wish to make an emphatic protest against the action of the police who…

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Police Band. to Visit Hurstville

The St George Call · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 6

It is only on rare occasions that the N.S.W. Police Band is able to visit the Illawarra Line, but on February 11 they will assist the St. George District…

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Police Courts Open for Few Minutes

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 12

On Tuesday Police courts will be open at 10 a.m and magistrates will be in attendance to adjourn coses in which defendants are under bond to…

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Police Files Hidden in Mattresses. Jerusalem

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 5

The hiding of important files between mattresses in the Hebron Police Station has led to the suspension from duty of two constables…

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Stabbed in Arm: Man's Story to Police

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 7

A STORY that he had been stabbed while stopping five men from attacking his sister, was told to police by a man…

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Cancelled 'Plane Booking Man Questioned by Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 8

Plainclothes Constables Thompson and Dunn, of Darlinghurst, visited the Mascot aerodrome yesterday morning just before the departure of the mail 'plane for Melbourne…

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