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Courts & crime, 1937

8,720 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250

G-men Seize Suspect in Boy Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--G-men report that they have arrested at Noyes, Minnesota, an ex-convict, Stanislaus Poracki, as a suspect in the kidnapping…

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Police Courts. Fined Foe Shoplifting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 12

Jean Taylor, 35, domestic, was fined £2 in the Central Police Court yesterday for having on February 8 stolen a shirt valued at 2/6, from Hordern Bros. On a charge of…

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Figured In Court Case

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 6

Photographs of Mrs. Munro and her husband, Darby Munro, the well-known jockey. (See court report on page 5.)…

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Police Dismissals to Be Tested Case May Go to Full Court Appeals Board Suspends Decision Obscurity of Act

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 13

DISMISSAL of police officers, following the S.P. Commissioner's report, is to be tested in the Supreme Court. For this reason, Mr. Watt, K.C., successfully appealed…

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Red Army Officers And Secret Police

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 3

MOSCOW, Tuesday.--Agreement is reported to have been reached between M. Stalin and the Red Army chiefs, under which no army officer may be…

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Police As Judges Of New Play

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 1

FOUR police inspectors submitted independent reports yesterday upon the play, "Desire Brings Welcome," which was specially presented for them at the Majestic Theatre,…

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Abduction Murder. Another Suspect Detained. New York, Feb. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 15

Federal agents ("G-men") disclosed yesterday that they have detained at Noyes (Minnesota) an cx-convlct, Stanislaus Porackl, for questioning in connection with the…

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Marine Court Inquiry Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 8

The chief exhibits produced to-day before the Marine Court at the inquiry into the collision between the steamers Caradale and Kakariki, were…

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Police Search for Girl Left Farewell Letter

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 1

No reason can be given by her guardians, Mr. and Mrs. K. Pearce, for the mysterious disappearance of Margaret Maude Bond. 15, who has…

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In Praise of Police Crown Prosecutor's Statement

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 18

Statements by the Crown Prosecutor (Mr. F. W. Berne) in defence of the police characterised the conclusion of a case at the Parramatta…

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Performance for Police Copious Notes of Unusual Play

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 4

AN unusual scene was enacted late yesterday afternoon, when four high police officials viewed a special performance of "Desire Brings…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, February 10. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 12

In Chambera.—Before the Prothonolary—In the Prothonotary's Public Chambers—At 10 a.m.: Robertson v Dwyer Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia garnishee; F. J. Pelmer and Son;…

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'Wild White Man' Recaptured Struggle with Police Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 1

KNOWN as "the wild white man," Edwin Allan Morcom, about 33, laborer, who had been terrifying residents in the Harcourt and Maldon…

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Disappeared From Beach Police Seek Lost Miner NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 14

The disappearance of Thomas Dixon, a Weston miner from Newcastle Beach on Sunday afternoon is being investigated by the police…

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Coronation Millions Police Prepare for Crowds London, January 27

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 12

THINK of a number, a good large one with seven figures. Then double it. That seems as good a way as…

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Law Report. Commonwealth Arbitration Court. (Before Judge Beeby.) Metal Trades

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 12

Further evidence was given in the application by the metal trades unions for marginal increases. Alfred David John Forster, managing…

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New Deal War on Swamping the Court New York

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 14

THE controversy raging throughout the nation on President Roosevelt's plan to enlarge the Supreme…

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Police Doctor Plan "Impracticable" S.m.'s Suggestion to Test Drivers' Sobriety

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 7

POLICE claim that the suggestion for Government doctors to examine drunken car-drivers is impracticable. An experienced officer yesterday said that police surgeons…

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Shots Fired in Street. Two Persons Wounded. Police Seek Young Man. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 16

Miss H. Pallister, 21, was wounded in the left shoulder, and Mr. Drake, a traveller, of Brisbane, was shot through the stomach at Milmenan to-night, by a young man in a…

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Jurisdiction of Court Queried Alleged Affray Upon American Ship AUCKLAND

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 15

A contention that the Court had no jurisdiction to deal with a case because of non-compliance with international law was raised in the…

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