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Courts & crime, 1937

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Caring for 10 Orphans Neighbors and Police Co-operate Lithgow

The Sun · Sunday 24 January 1937 · page 19

Neighbors and local police officers are caring for the 10 children of the Bell family at Cullen Bullen, who were orphaned when their father died…

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Complaint by an Investor Said Police Broke His Watch and Stretched His Suit

Truth · Sunday 24 January 1937 · page 21

ASSERTING that police at the Bondi Police Station stretched a suit for which he had paid 17 guineas, tore his wrist watch off, breaking it, that he objected to his finger prints being taken, and that not much of an effort was made to get a doctor when he asked for one, 54-y ears-old Alan Cortis, investor and…

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From Dock to Line-up Bogus Police Raid Is Alleged Unusual Scenes: S.P. Book's Story

Truth · Sunday 24 January 1937 · page 25

TAKEN from the dock at the request of the Police Prosecutor before a police witness had been called in to give evidence, James Hogan, 35, clerk, was seated among seven men in another part of Glebe Police…

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Sydney Social Light Fined for Fast Driving Mrs. Pratten Did 50 Miles An Hour, Police Said

Truth · Sunday 24 January 1937 · page 23

ONE of Sydney's leading social personages, Mrs. Helen Jean Pratten, wife of Mr. Graham Pratten, of…

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Bexley Real Estate Man On Drunken-Driving Charge Norman Peach Before Kogarah Ct.: Denies Police Allegations

Truth · Sunday 24 January 1937 · page 15

ALFRED NORMAN PEACH, 47, renowned in tennis circles, and also well-known in real estate, appeared before Mr. Reed, S.M., at Kogarah Police Court last week charged with driving a car along Beaconsfield-street, Bexley, on January 8 while under the influence of liquor…

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"Indecent Pictures" in City Club What S.M. Said of "49 STEPS" "Intended To Inflame Mind": Police

Truth · Sunday 24 January 1937 · page 24

PICTURES, two of which were imputed to the hand of a woman artist, seized by the police in a recent raid upon The 49 Steps Club, Castlereagh-street, were produced at the Metropolitan Licensing Court last week, and were…

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The Full Story When Stars Face Unusual Court Actions Ezio Pinza, Famous Singer In £40,000 Suit For Alleged Breach Of Promise San Francisco, December 18

The Sun · Sunday 24 January 1937 · page 16

Temperament ran rampant, hysterics threatened, operatic calm was disrupted and a back-stage furore of tornado proportions developed at the Municipal Opera House when the dapper Ezio Pinza, metropolitan baritone,…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 6

132 Georpe—street North (corner Argyle-street).— Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Stewart v Panels Limited; Chisholm v Berry. Factories and Shops Act,…

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Man Sentenced, Released Comedy Of Errors In Newcastle Court NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 9

A comedy of errors was enacted at the Newcastle Police Court to-day, when William Wilson, of Perkin-street, was charged by his wife, Susan…

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Stealing From Residences. Coonabarabran

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 7

At the Coonabarabran Police Court, before Mr. C. Pickup, P.M., Joseph Collis, l8, and William Rose, 21, pleaded guilty to charges of stealing from six local residences. Rose was…

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Stolen Flour Two Men Charged

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 1

The sale of £2/11/- worth of flour for 25/-. by Augustus John Beverstock (28) to Donald James Houseman (22), had a sequel at the Parramatta Police Court…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 6

Before the Deputy Registrar.—At 10.15 a.m.: s, and N. Meyer Pty., Ltd., v Morawa-Merkanooka and District Farmers' Co-operative Co., Ltd. At 10.20 a.m.: Mitchell v Patterson. At 10.40…

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What The Police Think!

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 4

Sir,--Undefended homes; heads of families sitting helpless when an armed ruffian holds the home up; a one-sided conflict continually going…

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Commonwealth Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 6

Before his Honor Judge Beeby, at No. 1 High Court, Darlinghurst, at 10 a.m.: In [?] Metal Trad[?] Award applications to vary re wages and conditions on waterfront…

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Police Campaign Noisy Motor-cycles

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 1

During the last quarter, 24 cases of defective motor cycle silencers were reported by Parramatta police, the department informed Parramatta Chamber of…

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Want It Back Fairfield Police Station

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 1

Nothing has happened yet—but something might happen any time, and there is no police station. Pointing this out, Fairfield Chamber of Commerce asked…

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Hot Police Denial No Dissuasion of Bondsmen

The Sun · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 10

A HEATED denial was given at Newtown Court to-day to a suggestion by a solicitor that the police might dissuade possible…

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Hearing of Claims in Court Waterfront Engineers

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 5

METAL trade employees will follow with the closest interest the preliminary proceedings that will take place before Judge Beeby in…

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Law Notices. Monday. January 2[?]. Federal Bankruptcy Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 6

Before the Registrar in Bankruptcy, 7th floor, Commonwealth Bank Building, 112 Pitt-street Sydney, at 10.30 a.m.: Examination under Section 68: Re Douglas TierUs. Examination under…

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Fainted in Court Story of Piled Up Debts

The Sun · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 7

DURING his examination in bankruptcy to-day, a young clerk fainted in the witness box…

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