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Courts & crime, 1937

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Strikers Repel A Police Tear Gas Attack New York

The Sun · Sunday 21 February 1937 · page 7

Six were injured--three of them strikers--in an attack with tear gas, lasting two hours which failed to dislodge stay-in…

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Pandemonium in Court "Framed," Cry Relatives Of Condemned Men

Truth · Sunday 21 February 1937 · page 16

NEVER before has the dignified Criminal Court witnessed such a scene of pandemonium as that which greeted the jury's declaration on Thursday night that Rupert Davies and William John Cody were guilty of the…

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Detective Found Wounded Shot Fired Near Headquarters of Police Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 21 February 1937 · page 11

Detective Norman Frederick Quinton, 35, of the South Melbourne C.I.B. Division, was found shot through the right temple in a…

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Strange March at Grafton Blackboards Taken by Police in Raid Grafton

The Sun · Sunday 21 February 1937 · page 10

One file of men marched through the main street of Grafton this afternoon after a raid by police upon alleged betting premises. Another…

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Investor Says Police Provoked Him Sequel To Alleged Speeding and Drunken Driving

Truth · Sunday 21 February 1937 · page 33

ALLEGATIONS that the attitude of Police Constable Becker, of Burwood, had provoked him to a state of stubbornness were made at the Burwood Police Court when Leslie Alfred Eugene McClelland, 52-years-old…

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Yellow Cab Driver Was Not Drunk S.M. Dismisses Charge; Police Lose Case

Truth · Sunday 21 February 1937 · page 21

A DIRECT conflict of evidence between civilians and police as to the sobriety or otherwise of a Yellow Cab driver, following an accident at Woollahra on January 21, concluded at Redfern Court last week with the police…

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Glaring Headlights Real Danger To All Road Traffic Police Plan Action When Radio Patrols Move

The Sun · Sunday 21 February 1937 · page 7

Glaring headlights that temporarily blind drivers of other cars are a definite menace on metropolitan and country roads and have been responsible for many accidents. Police plan to wage war on motorists who drive cars with…

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Convictions Mean Something Police Promotion by Results Tally Of Arrests a Factor In Scaling the Ladder

Truth · Sunday 21 February 1937 · page 22

PROMOTION in the Police Force should not be based upon the number of convictions a constable has been able to make. THAT has always been regarded as a pernicious system…

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Police Tell of Ladies Losing Large Sums of Money Big Chemin-de-fer Raid Again Heavy Fines Imposed; Bail Forfeited

Truth · Sunday 21 February 1937 · page 23

SO far as Mr. N. L. C. Sheridan, Stipendiary Magistrate, is concerned, if persons taken in police gambling raids do not answer to their bail at the Central Police Court, but leave it to counsel to carry the baby for their…

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WANTED £10,000, But Took a Fiver Alam Asked for His Costs Court Refuses Claim Against "Truth" Now His Turn to Pay

Truth · Sunday 21 February 1937 · page 21

IN October last, when "Truth" set about ridding the city of the sly-grog hang-out in Hunter-street, known as Graham's, Mr. A. A. Alam, a member of the Legislative…

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Plane: Police Act on Reported Cooees Night Search Of Creek For Missing Airliner Effort by Many Airmen Along Coast Gave No Clue to Mystery Launches with Searchlights Set Out From Brooklyn Shortly After Midnight in New Quest

The Sun · Sunday 21 February 1937 · page 1

Until midnight last night little hope was held out for the recovery of the Stinson monoplane which vanished on Friday evening with seven passengers, on an air mail routine flight from Brisbane to Sydney…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 4

132 George-street North (corner Argyle-street).— Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Roberts v McAnnally (5 cases), same v)O'Dowd, Bracegirdle v Brady…

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Stealing Charge. Gunnedah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 7

At the police court, Richard Barton was charged with stealing three bales of wool, the property of the Railway Commissioners. Detective Sweeney, or the Railway…

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Both Dismissed Charges of Assault "Framing" Denied

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 1

That he and his 18-year-old son, Patrick, had "framed" charges of assault against John David Troth was denied by James Dow Hay at the Parramatta…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 4

Before his Honor Judge Thomson and juries, in No. 1 Court, at 10 a.m.: Freeder v Charlies Bros., Ltd.; Brown v Cam and Sons Ltd. Before his Honor Judge Curiewis, in No. 2 Court,…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 4

Term List.—Banco Court.—At 10 a.m.—Motions generally.—Prohibition: Ex parte Firost, re Stevenson and another. Not before noon.—Demurrer; Howden v Truth and Sportman, Ltd.,…

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Alibi Succeeds at Sessions Acquitted On Coogee Assault Charge

The Sun · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 9

An alibi put forward by James Morgan, 27, laborer resulted in his acquittal at the Quarter Sessions this afternoon, where he was charged…

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District Court, Parramatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 4

Before his Honor Judge H. G. Edwards, at 10 a.m.: Osborne v Osborne, West v Khan and others, Sinclair v Pablow and another, Anderson v Lucas, Madden v Choy…

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Land and Valuation Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 4

In the Land and Valuation Court, Chancery-square. Before his Honor Mr. Acting Justice Roper—At 10 a.m.; Continuation of hearing of appeals and references under the Crown Lands Acts…

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Police Bullet Wounds Man. Condition Critical

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 4

A bullet which ricochetted 200 'yards from a police pistol, critically wounded Mr. William Thomas, 73, when he was leaning out of a first-floor window of…

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