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Courts & crime, 1937

8,720 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 7

In Chambers.—Before the Deputy Prothonotary, in the Prothonotary's Public Chambers, at 10 a.m.: Blue Metal and aravel, Ltd., v Leonard, Qulggan garnlshee…

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Court Sidelights

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 4

DEFENDANT (at Central Court): Was there anyone in the police pill box? Sergeant of Police: Excuse me! Call…

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Chief Industrial Magistrates Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 7

132 George-street North (corner Argyte-street.— Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Macpherson v Metropolitan Water, Sewerage, and Drainage Board, Bruce v…

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Man Sentenced. Found with Needle and Drug on Brisbane Racecourse. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 15

A sentence of one month's imprisonment was imposed in the Police Court to-day on Charles Vincent Malone, 24, clerk, who pleaded guilty to a charge that, on January…

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Grafton Values Its Gaol Has Given Hospital Its Vegetables GRAFTON

The Sun · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 9

The hospital committee has carried a motion of protest, against the proposal to close the gaol, and will ask other public bodies to co-operate…

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Police and Public Written Attacks Resented

The Sun · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 12

A special meeting of the N.S.W. Police Officers' Association this afternoon expressed concern at the "rift being created between the police…

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Police in Kogarah. Inadequate, Says Council

The St George Call · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 1

“When we consider that there are only about 50 police on each shift engaged in patroling the areas from Kogarah to Waterfall, we don’t doubt…

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Police Courts. Flies in Milk Containers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 7

In the Ryde Police Court yesterday, Douglas William Lindsay, a milk vendor, was fined £1 and ordered to pay 8/ costs for selling milk from unclean containers…

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Imprisoned Farmer Dies In Gaol Indignant Workers and Farmers Fought for Release

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 3

Frank Evans, for whose release tens of thousands of farmers and returned soldiers have been striving, has died on a hunger-strike in…

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Woman Would Not Tell Kept Her Secret And Went To Gaol BERLIN

The Sun · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 11

A court in Hanover has sentenced an unmarried mother to fourteen days' imprisonment for refusing to disclose the name of the child's…

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Young Man on Intent to Murder CHARflE GOULBURN

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 7

Arrested in a car several miles from Goulburn last night, Prank Eustace Longford, 26, appeared at Goulburn Police Court this morning…

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Murder Intent Charge. Wounding of Girl. Young Man Remanded. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 12

Prank Eustace Langford, 26, was charged at the Goulburn Police Court to-day with having feloniously wounded Margaret Stella Clarke, with intent to murder, with having…

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Evangelists Disagree. Police Officer Attacked. Los Angeles, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 12

After a verbal battle in Court, Rheba Crawford Spelvalo, an evangelist, who is claiming 1,000,000 dollars damages for slander from Aimee Mcpherson, another evangelist, walked…

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Law Notices. Friday, January 22. Federal Bankruptcy Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 7

Before his Honor Mr. Justice Lukin, Federal Judge in Bankruptcy, 7th floor. Commonwealth Bank Building, 112 Pitt-street.—At 10.30 a.m.: Application for discharge, re Morgan (reserved…

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Shaft Mystery. New Police Theory. Search for Skeleton. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 12

The police are now working on the theory that the murderer of the man whose skeleton was unearthed two weeks ago in an old mine shaft at…

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Driver Drunk Police Say Allegations Of Beer Bottles In Lorry

The Sun · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 10

Allegations that broken beer bottles were found in the cabin of a lorry that collided with another car were made to-day at North Sydney…

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Case of Suicide, Is View Police Theory About Woman's Death

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 7

SUICIDE -- not foul play -- is the theory supported by police investigating the death on Wednesday night of a…

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No Strike in Iron Works Dispute Referred To Court

The Sun · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 10

There will be no stoppage of work among ironworkers. After a conference with employers to-day, union leaders agreed to refer the wage…

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Federal Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Acting Registrar.) Public Examinations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 7

Re Robert Youll Nesbitt, of Elizabeth Bay. His estate was sequestrated on August 19, 1936, on the petition of the Commissioner of Taxation. His assets were given as £175,…

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Royal Court. Democratisation Suggested. Labour's Proposals. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 11

When the Civil Use is discussed by Parliament, the Labour party will urge the democratisation of the Court. The party considers that the Court should…

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