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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

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Thirty-five Years in Gaol, But Never a Prisoner! Now Free To "Potter About" Colorful Career of an Honest Man

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 7

FOR the first time in 35 years, Roland John Lambert has spent both Christmas and the New Year out of gaol. Not that he has become a reformed character, or has kept out of mischief, or anything else like that -- just that…

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Native Women. Problem of Traffic by Japanese. Need for Protection. Police Outposts Urged. (By a Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 12

The problem of the traffic in aboriginal girls and women by Japanese pearlers on parts of the coast of the Northern Territory, which has been…

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Wandering with £200 in Notes Woman Charged in Melbourne Court Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 3

Two £100 notes and £9 8s were found on Mrs. Ann Murphy (63), who was found wandering in King-street city…

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The Magistrate Got a Jolt Auckland (N.z.)

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 2

AUCKLAND'S most popular magistrate, Mr. F. K. Hunt whose retirement after long service is announced, received an…

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Strathfield Wool-buyer in Bondi Raid Magistrate Refuses Order To Ex-Barmaid

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 11

DOMESTIC ructions in a Bondi home during which Cecil William Bannister, wool buyer, now living at Albanroad, Strathfield, voiced suspicions of his wife's fidelity, found a sequel at the Paddington Police Court last week…

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Rowing. Will Not Coach Police G. Mackenzie Out

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 8

GEORGE MACKENZIE, who prepared the New South Wales Police for all their successes last year, and who went to…

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Man's Allegations Against Police Said He Was Beaten: S.M. Did Not Comment

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 16

THOUGH James Clifford (25), and Neville Douglas (21), laborers, at the Central Police Court last week, alleged they had been beaten by police…

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Motoring Marionettes Bowled Over Paying the Piper at Traffic Court for Parking

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 22

MOTORISTS are fond of recalling with great relish and amusement the early days when a man with a red flag ran ahead of a steam roller which was doing about four miles an hour to warn pedestrians of its approach. That…

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Is Const. Miller Victim of Police Terrorism? Mussolini-Like Attitude of Commnr. Mackay Public Must Be Told the Facts

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 1

THE authorities have clamped the lid of silence and secrecy on the case of Constable Mendelssohn Bartholdy Miller. Miller is in smoke, and even his relatives and best…

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Quist Queers Boy Bromwich in Three Straight Sets Two-hander Is Outclassed Impulsive and Whacks Balls Off Court Adrian Looks Good for 1937 ADELAIDE

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 7

ADRIAN QUIST, in his own home town, definitely showed his superiority to-day in the South Australian Centenary tennis singles championship. OPPOSING John Bromwich (N.S.W.) in the final, Quist was…

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Masseur Charged with Stealing Police Allegation of House Search

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 8

Charged before the Chamber Magistrate (Mr. E. I, Cocks) to-day. at Glebe Court, with having stolen £80, the property of John Cecil…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 5

132 George-street North.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.: For Hearing: Wheatley v Gribble, Murphy v Margannis, Edmundson v Collins, Peisley v Craig, Foord v…

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Story of "Police" in Theft

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 1

CALLING at a house in Reuss Street, Glebe, four men, allegedly representing themselves as police, are reported to have…

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Armed Police Make Arrest Murder Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Surrounding a house four miles from Oakleigh at 9 p.m. yesterday armed detectives arrested Antonia Barbara, 35, an…

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Italian Arrested on Murder Charge Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 5

Late last night a squad of detectives arrested Antonio Barbara, 35, an Italian laborer, In a house frequented by foreigners at Oakleigh,…

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Murder Charge. Stabbing of Woman. Italian Arrested. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 9

Detectives inquiring into the fatal stabbing of Mrs. Edith Praetz, at the rear of her second-hand shop in Victoria-street, North Melbourne, on Tuesday, arrested an Italian at…

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Tuesday, January 5. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 5

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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Woman's Death From Wound Laborer On Murder Charge MELBOURNE

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 8

Antoni[?] Barbara, 35. a laborer, was remanded until January 12 in the City Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Mrs. Edith Rachel…

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Jockey Is Fined for Cruelty to Horse Excessive Use of Spurs, Is View of Magistrate

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 7

EVIDENCE that there was blood on the spurs, boots and breeches of the jockey, R. T. Young, after he had ridden Ortelle's Son, at Rosehiil on December 12, was given by two journalists at Redfern Court to-day…

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Police Puzzled by Man's Injury Strange Electric Shock

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 2

Police are mystified by the manner in which James Howard, who was taken to Sydney Hospital last night in an unconscious condition, received his…

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