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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

9,720 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

Police Courts. Safe-keeping of Pistol

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 10

Lawrence Kenny, insurance broker, of Meek's-road, Darling Point, was charged at the Paddington Police Court with not taking reasonable precautions to ensure the…

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Appeal Court Uniform Tax Matters

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 27

The agreement of all States to cooperate with the Commonwealth Government in the establishment of a single appellate tribunal to hear…

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Young Giants As Police Cadets. Magnificent Types

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 15

With the police cadets now undergoing an intensive course at the Redfern depot, and with the magnificent type of youth, physically and culturally, offering for the 88 vacancies,…

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In Pudding Poison Found Court Story

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. MR. and Mrs. Sumbler, of Brunswick, received a pudding by post on December…

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District Court. (Before Judge Sheridan.) Motor Collisions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 10

Betty Broome, of Melrose-street, Mosman, sued Bruce D. Watson, of Moseley-street, Strathfield, for £75 damagps for injuries received as the result of a motor collision in…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, February 5. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 10

Causes List.—Before Mr. Justivce Hals[?] Roger[?].— In the Banco Court.—At 11 a.m.: Carberry v Gardiner and ors. (without a jury), part heard. In Chambers.—Before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers.—…

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Machine-gun Slaughter Police Escort Gang Rescue Plan Station Slaughter

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 22

COLD-BLOODED killing of four gallant police officer in the attempted rescue of Frank Nash, the old-time hard-riding outlaw, who became a notorious city gangster, is detailed in this article of…

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Kraal to Paris Two's Journey Surprise for Police Durban, December 20

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 24

TWO has crammed, or has had crammed, sufficient in his young Zulu life to fill a book. Two, when a piccaninny, ran away from his uncle's kraal lest the same…

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Law Report. High Court. (Before Mr. Justice Evatt.) Contempt Alleged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 10

In re Elliott v the Commonwealth of Australia and another, in re an application for committal of Fletcher and others. In re Elliott v the Commonwealth of Australia…

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Contempt Action. "Herald" and Minister Cited. Full Court to Decide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 12

After taking the whole of the evidence, Mr. Justice Evatt yesterday directed the further hearing by the Full Court of the High Court, at the next sittings in Sydney, of two…

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Seaman Alleges Contempt 'Sydney Morning Herald' And Menzies High Court

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 5

All application was made to Mr. Justice Evatt in the High Court yesterday by Eliot Valens Elliott, seaman, of Wareemba…

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Action of Court in Dispute Union Leaders Astonished LEADERS of the Trade Union

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 5

Movement last night expressed astonishment at the refusal of the State Industrial Court to order the abandonment of…

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Court of Appeal on Taxation Conference Agrees On Drafts Of Bills Share Costs Canberra

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 7

AGREEMENT on a draft Commonwealth bill and a tentative draft bill to be passed by the States to establish a Taxation Court of…

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Supreme Court. Banco Causes. (Before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers.) Black Flat Station. Carberry v Gardiner and others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 10

This was an action arising out of an agreement for the tenancy of Black Flat Station, near Gundagai. The plaintiff was Joseph Daniel Carberry and the defendants…

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Pugilist Charged. Assault and Theft

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

Ramon La Salle, 24, pugilist, was committed for trial from the Paddington Police Court yesterday on a charge of having assaulted Mrs. Mary Wilson and robbed her of…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

Queen's-square.—Before the chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Hunt v The Commissioner for Railways…

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Murder Suspects Photographs Distributed to Police

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--It was learned to-night that the police search for the three men who robbed and killed James Edward…

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Kogarah Police Court. Illegal Betting

The Propeller · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

Cecil Miller, 31, labourer, was fined £35, in default seventy days' imprisonment, for betting in the Western Suburbs Sports Club, Forest Road,…

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Woman's Assault Claim

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

Allegations by Mrs. Ruby Taverna that she had been assaulted by William Henry Hunt, 58, storekeeper, at the Newtown Markets, on January…

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Fined for Assault

The Propeller · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

Thomas Hope was fined £5, with 8- costs, £11- witnesses' expenses, £11- professional expenses, and £44- compensation, for assaulting…

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