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Courts & crime, 1936

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Youth Fined for Stealing

The Propeller · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

Colin Shaw, 18, textile worker, was fined £5, in default ten days' imprisonment, for stealing one sovereign case and a razor, valued at £1, the…

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Four Stealing Charges. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 12

At the Goulburn Police Court, Stanley Hong, 18, was convicted on four charges of stealing On each of two charges he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, to be cumulativ[?]…

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Charge of Assault. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 12

At the Police Court, Joseph V. Fredericks and Victor C. Cook were committed for trial at the next Wollongong Quarter Sessions on a charge of assaulting Kenneth Maxwell…

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For Trial on Assault Charge

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

Harold Dudley Jackson 25, laborer, was committed for trial by Mr. Stevenson, S.M., from Newtown Court yesterday on a charge of having…

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P'matta Gaol Vacant Governorship

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

The governor of Parramatta gaol (Mr. Jonathan Peacock) has retired under the new regulations of the Public Service Act, which provide for…

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Youth Charged with Jewel Thefts

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

On two charges of breaking, entering and stealing, an 18-years-old youth was arrested by Det.-Sergt keeble, with Dets. March, Day and…

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Police Ball

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 5

Liverpool police old a ball some time ago to assist Liverpool District Ambulance. As a result, £35/10/- has been handed…

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Allegedly Assisted. Gaol Breaker Darwin

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

The men who allegedly assisted Robert alive Stewart during his escape from gaol last month, are being summoned by the police for…

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Officials Charged Kurri Caledonian Society Strikes Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 7

KURRI, Wednesday.--There was a stir amongst the Scottish community of the coalfields to-day when the chieftain of the Kurri Caledonian…

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POLICE v SPEEDWAYS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 16

A cricket team from the New South Wales Police beat a side representing Empire Speedways at the Royal Showground yesterday by eight runs on the first innings. C. Pike, 69. and P. Godfrey, 66,…

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District Court

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

Before his Honor Judge Sheridan, K.C., in No. 1 Court.—At 10 a.m.—Moratorium applications; Williamson v King; Bunce v Hinchcliff; White-field Limited, v Rothwell and ors.; Long [?]…

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Photo Clue Melbourne Murder MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 21

A photograph of a well-known criminal has been identified as closely resembling one of the bandits wanted for the murder of James…

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Man Arrested at Aerodrome for Trial on Theft Charge

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 4

Charles Edward Martin, alios Leslie Thomas Tarrant, 23, was charged at Paddington Court yesterday with having broken into the residence of…

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Federal Bankruptcy Court

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

Before the Registrar in Bankruptcy, Tin floor, Commonwealth Bank Building, 112 Pitt-street.— At 10 a.m.—N.S.W. Bankruptcy Act, 1898.—Motion for order that release operate as certificate of…

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Portion of Fine Not Paid Draper Committed to Gaol

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

Application was made at Redfern Court yesterday to have William Stanley Hawkins. 35, draper, who, in April, 1932, was fined £300 for an…

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Did Not Salute Spent Night In Gaol MUNICH

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 1

Accused of taking notes at a political meeting and not giving the Hitler salute, an Englishwoman, Miss Frances Blackett, was kept in custody…

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Speeding Motorists in Court

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

THAT the police car had registered 75 m.p.h., and the special siren had to be used, before his car could bo overtaken, was the allegation…

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Fine Not Paid. Breach of Distillation Act. Accused Committed to Gaol

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

At the Redfern Summons Court, William Stanley Hawkins was committed to gaol until he paid £280, the balance of a fine of £300 imposed on him on April 18, 1932, for an…

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Police Rule Accommodating "Drunks" Busy Saturdays

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

Criticism by judge and jury at the Quarter Sessions yesterday of the police practice of herding together in one cell men who had been arrested…

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Hurstville Evening School Police Force Examination

The Propeller · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 6

The Hurstville Evening Continuation School, which re-opens on Monday, 24th February, will have a class in operation preparing candidates for…

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