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Courts & crime, 1936

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Murder of King. Terrorists Found Guilty. Imprisonment for Life. London, Feb. 1[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 11

The trial has ended at A[?]x-en-Provence, in the south of France, of the Yugoslavian terrorist associates of Petrus Kelemen, assassin of King Alexander of Yugoslavia,…

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FOOTPRINTS Casts In Court Fire Inquiry Griffith

The Sun · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 8

Plaster casts of two sets of footprints, which were alleged to have been found leading from Henry Lucca's house after it was…

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Law Notices. Friday, February 14. Federal Bankruptcy Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 8

Before his Honor Mr. Justice Lukin, the Federal Judge in Bankruptcy, at the Bankruptcy Court, seventh floor. Commonwealth Bank Building, Pitt-street.—At 10.30 a.m.—Hearing of…

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Thrills Promised by Police Annual Carnival Should Provide Excitement SHOWGROUND

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 4

Sergeant H. C. Randall, the hon. secretary, stated yesterday that it was likely that several New Zealand policemen would…

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Combing Country for Murder Suspect Man Said to Be Concerned in Two Hold-ups

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Every police station was circulated to-day with photographs and a full description of a man wanted for questioning…

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£250,000 Property High Court Judgment Settles Will Problem

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--John Glen and William Henderson Glen, grand nephews of the late William Henderson Glen, of Toorak…

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1000 Contestants for Police Carnival Competitive Events Entries to Close To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 9

Entries for competitive events at the Police Carnival on February 29 will close to-day. It is thought that over 1000…

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Can Go to London Court Takes No Action in Contempt Case

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Pending the hearing of an application by a member of the Seamen's Union for committal for contempt of court of…

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Bill of Sale. Unregistered Documents. High Court Dismisses Appeal. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 11

By a unanimous judgment, the Full Court of the High Court of Australia dismissed with costs an appeal by James Bridgeman Price against an order of the Federal Court of…

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Four Bullets in Body of Young Grazier Found In Station Shed Shot at 'Phone? Wires Cut Tamworth Murder

The Sun · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 7

WITH four bullet wounds in the chest and abdomen, the body of Robert King, 22, the son of a well-known grazier, was found this morning on his parents' property, "Mooroobee" Station, at Limbri, 26 miles from…

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District Court. (Before Judge Sheridan and a jury of four.) Woman and Child

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 8

Kathleen Mary Crosby, of Ocean—street, Woollahra, sued the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways for £150 damages for injuries received…

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To-day's Court Story More Bones Broken On His Job Than At War

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 7

Alexander Sinclair, 52, of Dunning Avenue, Rosebery, came back from the war practically unscathed, but was "blown up" at his work at Waterloo. While he attended an air compres[?]…

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Appeal Succeeds. Fur Company's Action. High Court Sets Aside N.S.W. Judgment. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 8

An order setting aside a judgment of the Supreme Court of New South Wales that the suit should be dismissed and that the plaintiff should pay the costs was made by…

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Menzies Permitted to Leave Applied To Court Before Leaving On Trip Contempt Case Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 8

WITH the hearing of an application for a committal order for alleged contempt of court pending against him, Mr. R. G. Menzies, the…

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Fight Against Police Control of Relief Vicious Drive Against Unemployed (From the N.S.W. Council of Unemployed and Belief Workers)

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 4

SYDNEY.—Following close upon recent announcements in the daily press featuring the fact that several young “giants” had responded to the call for additional recruits to the police force, it is reported that a special squad of 80 or 100 police are…

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Woman Ruler Of The Gang Her Iron Will Dodged Police Tears for "The Boys" (Ten Thousand Public Enemies, No. 39, by Courtney Ryley Cooper)

The Sun · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 9

"MA" BARKER was thought by landlords of the comfortable homes she rented to be a nice little old lady, but they failed to notice the brilliant remorseless eyes-- signs of the iron will and cunning brain, which made this she- devil ruler of…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 12

Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Blanchfield v Frost: Andrews v Clayton: Pavitt v Abell; Cleaver v Central Inn. Limited; Greive v Albert;…

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Man Pretends Injury to Get Into Hospital. Sentenced for Stealing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 12

Eric George Davidson, 35, labourer, who, the police stated, made a practice of gaining admission to hospitals and stealing from the inmates was sentenced yesterday at the Central…

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Magistrate's Vacation

The Labor Daily · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 8

Mr. A. E. Atkin, Industrial Magistrate at Bundaberg, formerly Innisfail, is at present on vacation in Sydney. He motored down this…

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Nightwatchman Sentenced. Moree, Friday. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 18

A Moree Quarter sessions, Judge C[?]ncy sentenced William Rancke, nightwatchman, to 12 months' hard labour, on a charge of being a suspected person, found on the premises of…

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