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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

8,720 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250

Chiet Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

132 George-street North.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Wheatley v Gribble, Murphy v Margsannis, EdMundson v Collins. Pelsley v Craig. Foord v…

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Charged Window To "Show" Police

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

Stated to have pushed his head through a glass window at Darlinghurst Police Station, James Clifford. 25. laborer, was fined £2 and 10…

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Oberon Police Court. Oberon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

At the Oberon Police Court, before Mr. W. S. Bromhead, P.M., William Hope Mallick was charged with having between December 6 and December 20. at Shooter's Hill, stolen…

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Remains in Ashes. Police Investigations. Station Hand Charged. Mungindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 7

Police who investigated the disappearance of Harry Nelson, a half-caste, encountered many difficulties. They believe that Nelson was shot and his…

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Search Follows Murder Of Woman

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Well- known haunts of foreigners have been combed and country and interstate boats and trains watched, without…

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Attorney Charged with Forgery New York

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

Westy Egmont, former special assistant United States attorney, is held on £10,000 bail, having been charged with forging the name of the…

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Court Sidelights

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

CONSTABLE (giving evidence at Central Police Court): His face was flushed and his eyes were diluted --I mean dilated…

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Country News. Alleged Theft. of Wheat. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

At Albury Police Court, Claude Sawyer! 21, Leslie Joseph Strauss, 19, and Percy Sawyer. 18, all of Jindera, were remanded until Monday next on charges of having stolen 47 bags…

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Police Courts. Shoplifting Offences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

Charlotte Elizabeth Foot, 58, domestic, appeared before Mr. Scobie, S.M., at Central Police Court yesterday on a charge of having stolen a brooch, valued at 4/11, from…

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Big Drug Hunt by Police

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

POLICE are still trying to recover dangerous drugs stolen from a Bondi chemist on Tuesday night…

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Shipping Trade Fight Squeeze by East Charged "No Squeezing By Japanese"

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

"THE Commonwealth Government does not wish to interfere with private trading companies, but it will take…

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Tuesday, January 5. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

In Divorce.—Before Mr. Acting Justice Windeyer, in No. 3 Court.—At 10 a.m.: Decrees absolute. Causes: Koutsonikous v Koutsonikous; Russell v Russell…

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People Prosecute Police Administration Must Stand In The Dock

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Always acting true to type, the unprincipled rulers of the State are doing their utmost to make the people forget the police force scandals. Whether they are successful…

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44-Hour Week. Storemen and Packers. Court's Decision. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

The Full Court of the Arbitration Court, in a reserved judgment delivered to-day, held that a case had been made for the provision of an average 44-hour week for members of…

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Police Court Work

The Methodist · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 7

It is with a deep sense of gratitude that we say publicly "Thank you!" to very many friends who have assisted us throughout the…

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Police Satisfied

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 5

After investigation, the police are satisfied that the death from cerebral haemorrhage of Mrs. Agnes Joynes, 63, Pennant Hills Road, Pennant Hills,…

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Italian Sought; Murder Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--A warrant has been taken out by detectives for the arrest of Antonio Barbara, an Italian, for the murder of Edith…

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Alleged Murder. Death of Half-caste. Mungindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 11

This morning, before the Gnoolooma Petty Sessions Court, Dirranbandi district. James Walter Johnston, 26, was charged with the murder of Harry Nelson a half-caste, on…

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New Year's Eve. Sydney Police and Firemen Busy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 11

New Year's Eve was the busiest night for years for ambulance officers, police, and firemen. The city ambulance services estimated that…

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Mystery Shooting of Farmer No Quarrel, Police Reveal MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 2

Mystery still surrounds the shooting of Joseph Page, 25, laborer, who was hit by a bullet in the right breast at Penshurst, in the Western…

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