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Courts & crime, 1936

9,720 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Council and Police Holroyd Impounding Case

The Broadcaster · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 2

The Police Department (Commissioner's Office) replying to Holroyd Council's letter asking that inquiry be made as to whether certain police attached to…

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Police Call-boxes Holroyd Council Dissatisfied

The Broadcaster · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 1

Holroyd Council has decided, on a move by Ald. Maunder, to invite the inspector of police from Parramatta, to attend the next meeting of council. He…

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Woman Charged With Attempt to Poison. Pudding Sent by Post. Melbourne

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

A statement alleged to have been made by a married woman, admitting that she had placed poisoned wheat in a pudding and posted the pudding to a confectioner and his…

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Manslaughter. Plea of Guilty Accepted. Man on Murder Charge. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 9

Arthur Nelson Dunant, 22, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the Criminal Court to-day, when he was charged with having murdered Joyce Lorraine Forbes, 15, at Bugle Ranges,…

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Man on Murder Charge Manslaughter Plea to Be Accepted Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

Arthur Nelson Durrant, 22, farm laborer, was charged at the Criminal Court to-day with the murder of Joyce Forbes at Bugle Range,-near…

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Arbitration Court. Agricultural Implement Workers. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 15

Evidence was given in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, before Judge Beeby, in a claim for an award by the Federated Agricultural Implement and Ironworkers'…

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Boxer's Plea Succeeded In Court MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 22

A plea by James ("Red") Maloney, one of Victoria's leading welterweight boxers, that he should not be sent to gaol, as he had the prospect of a…

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Law Notices. Thursday, February 5. Supreme Court

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

Causes List.—Before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers.— In the Banco Court,—At 10.30 a.m,: The Hotel Mayfair. Ltd., v Munro (to be mentioned); Russell v Council of the Municipality of…

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Took Police for Bandits Constables Arrive with Guns Drawn Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

While two police officers were escorting a prisoner from Ballarat to Mildura they pulled into a garage at Avoca for repairs…

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Charge Of Abducting Girl Arrest at 'Drome Police Story Fined for Revolver

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 21

EVIDENCE was given at the Central Court to-day that, at Darlinghurst police station after his arrest at Mascot Aerodrome, Charles Edward Martin, or Leslie Thomas Tarrant, 23, laborer, allegedly said…

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Win for Police Likely N.S.W. Champion Eights Next Saturday on Nepean

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 3

With a week's hard training on the course to support their contentions, members of the Police eight are confident they…

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Attitude of Sir. P. Game Is Resented Police Ordered To Stand By Meat Dispute London. Wed

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 1

DECLARING that "we have talked for eight months with the representatives of the em plovers, and have not succeeded…

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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 · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

Argument was concluded, and his Honor reserved judgment…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 5

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.: For hearing Robinson v Maston and anor., Schreiber v F. Smith, same v C. B. Smith (2 cases), Coffey v Oliver, Hunt v…

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Scriven Murder; Police Seek Man Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

Detectives investigating the murder of James Scriven have made little headway. A man known to the police is said to closely resemble one…

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Assault Charge

The Labor Daily · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 10

Charged, by warrant, with haw at Bexley on January 27 asasulted Charles Amy, occasioning him actual bodily harm, Reginald Edgar…

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School Wireless Theft

The Biz · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 8

Detectives visited the scene of the recent radio robbery in Guildford. Special men from Parramatta were at Mr. Pamer's office, in Military-road,…

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Assault Conviction Quashed

The Labor Daily · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 10

Judge Curlewis, in the Quarter Sessions Appeals Court yesterday, allowed the appeal of Robert Harold Klees, 29, laborer, against his…

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Gaol Governor Retires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 15

The governor of Parramatta Gaol (Mr. Jonathan Peacock) has retired under the new regulations of the Public Service Act, which pr[?]vide for accrued leave being taken before…

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Seaman Charged Scab Has Many Convictions

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Feb. 5.—At the Central Police Court on Tuesday, Willian Patrick Brown, a seaman, was charged with assaulting and…

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