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Courts & crime, 1937

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Supreme Court. in Chambers. (Before Mr. Acting Justice Owen.) Company's Wages Tax

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

Application was made on behalf of Mr. George Beattie Lean, chartered accountant, for a rule nisi on a common law prohibition to restrain Mr. W. M. Brady, prosecuting…

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District Court. (Before Judge Thomson and jury of four.) Claim by Watchman

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

John Thomas Cleary, watchman, of Girilong-avenue, Vaucluse, sought to recover from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, of George-street, Sydney, £399/8/…

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Builder’s Labourers (Federal) Award in the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 6

In the matter of AUSTRALIAN BUILDERS LABOURERS FEDERATION. Claimant…

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Arrest in U.S.A. Boy Murder Ex-Convict Tracked Down By Federal "G" Men Sailors Knots New York

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 5

STANILAUS PORACKI, an ex-convict, has been arrested at Noyes, (Minnesota) in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Charles…

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Today's News Of The World From Daily Telegraph Exclusive Correspondents Malaga Falls To Combined Assault Italians First Into City Rebel Arms Superior Is Admitted Gibraltar

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 3

REPORTS reaching here state that 20,000 Italians, several thousand Germans, and 100 Italian tanks took part in the final assault which brought about the fall of Malaga…

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Industrial News Waterfront Engineers Meet Again To-day Claims in Court Are Adjourned Further Hearing In Melbourne Wage Rates

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 7

AFTER hearing brief reports on the latest developments in the waterfront workshops dispute, the mass meeting of members of the…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate'scourt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5

132 George-street North (corner Argyle-street).— Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Inspector Ogilvie v Gordon (8 cases): Fisher v Goldfish: Grant v Fry;…

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Assault on Woman Admitted

The Labor Daily · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5

Frederick John Asher, 25, pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions yesterday to a charge of having assaulted a 53-year-old woman at…

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Wife Made Wine Husband in Court Police Allegation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 16

Proceeded against by the Customs Department Giovanni Bellito, at the Parramatta Police Court on Monday pleaded guilty to a charge of having…

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Youth Committed on Stealing Charge

The Labor Daily · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 6

Albert Frederick Denney. 19, laborer, was committed for trial from Central Police Court yesterday, on a [?]…

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Counsel's Plea Fails. Court's Jurisdiction. Charge of Attempted Murder. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 10

The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to hear a case without the production by the Crown of a certificate from the Governor-General giving leave to institute proceedings…

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Dismissed Police To Appeal to Supreme Court. Board Bearing Adjourned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 9

Mr. Watt, K.C., appearing yesterday before the Police Appeals Board, said that the dismissed policemen whom he represented had asked the…

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Two Women for Trial on Assault Charge

The Labor Daily · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 6

Margaret Tebbetts, 30, domestic duties, and Alice Lees, 24, domestic duties, were committed for trial from Central Police Court yesterday[?]…

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Police Sergeant's Retirement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 4

Seigpant W. Williams, who was lor several years in charge of traffic in No. 4 Division and more recently attached to the Coroner's Court, will, on the occasion of his retirement,…

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Court Sidelights

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 8

WOMAN (at Paddington Court): I cannot say what he was wearing. I could not even tell what my own mother wears…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5

In Chambers.—Before Mr. Acting Justice Owen.— In No. 6 Court Queen's-square.—At 10 a.m.: Williams v O'Shanassy Moratorium Act: Cafes, Ltd., v Miller for leave to enter Judgment:…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5

Before his Honor Judge Thomson, in No. 1 Court.— At 10 a.m.—With a Jury: A. E. Primrose and Co., Ltd., v Swales (part heard): Swales v A. E. Primrose and Co., Ltd. (part heard). Without…

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"Worst Type" Man Sent to Gaol Assaulted Sergeant

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 16

Said to be regarded as a man of the worst type, Edward Thomas Hinton (57) was sentenced at the Parramatta Police Court on Monday to…

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Ten Years in Gaol. "Habitual Criminal" at 38

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5

At the Quarter Sessions yesterday, it was stated by the police that William Roberts (38), accountant, had nine aliases, including one of a doctor. There were convictions against…

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Salesman's Theft. Had Been Deported from U.S.A.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5

When Robert Wyleman, 48, salesman, was charged in the Central Police Court yesterday with having stolen 17/94, the property of Anthony Hordern and Sons, Ltd., Detective…

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