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Courts & crime, 1937

8,720 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250

Reorganisation of Police Force Commissioner's Plain Speaking to High Officers

The Sun · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 2

FOLLOWING the return of the Commissioner (Mr. MacKay) reorganisation has taken place in the Police Department, and it is rumored that other plans are afoot. A new departure is the appointment of three junior…

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Dealer in Cars. Sentence by Bankruptcy Court Suspended Pending Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 14

A sentence of four months' imprisonment, was imposed by Mr. Justice Lukin, in the Federal Bankruptcy Court yesterday, on William Henry John Marks, who was formerly a…

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City Club Named in Court Three Charges Under Licensing Act

The Sun · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 2

Ronald Johnson. 23. salesman, and Norman Lindsay Plummer, 24, storeman, were each charged at the Central Police Court to-day with selling…

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Shooting of Police Officer. Informations Against Two Men. the Brophy Case. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 17

Detectives laid informations at the City Watchhouse this afternoon against two men who will be charged in the City Police Court, on donday, with…

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Collision of Ships. One Master at Fault. Marine Court's Decision. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 17

A Court of Marine inquiry decided to-day that the collision between the steamship Allara and the tug J. W. Alexander in the Hopetoun Channel, Corio Bay, was caused…

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Police Disturbed by Criticism Warm Discussion At Meeting Talk of Enforcing Regulations to the Letter

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 1

RESENTMENT by the police against the severe criticism which has followed the S.P. Inquiry and other cases flared up yesterday at a meeting of the Police Officers'…

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Barrister in Trouble Misrepresentation Is Charged

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 17

HOW a Sydney barrister, C. Keith Walker, obtained a motor car from a Manly garage, by misrepresentation, drove it to Peat's…

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Mine Shaft Murder Baffles Victorian Police Parallel with Albury Pyjama Girl Case Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 3

A CASE PARALLEL WITH THE ALBURY PYJAMA GIRL MYSTERY IS FACING THE 10 C.I.B. OFFICERS WHO ARE INVESTIGATING THE WEDDERBURN MINE SHAFT MURDER. The names of hundreds of men reported missing in this…

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Film-actor Wins Assault Case Boxing Day Scuffle At Newport

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 12

CLASSICAL Newport was chosen as location for a real human drama in which a film actor, Royston Darling, and his wife's…

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"Menace and Danger" to Community Girl Tells Of An Assault In Centennial Park

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 10

AFTER describing Francis Arthur Rogers, 18, as a lad dangerous to the community and a veritable sexual menace, Mr. Arnold, S.M., at Paddington Police Court last week, remanded him to the Reception House for 14 days, after the…

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Headlocks and Toeholds Brothers Clash With Police

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 21

MENTION of headlocks, toeholds, kicking and batoning, were made at Newtown Court last week when police and civilians told…

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Modern Methods Demanded Commissioner's Orders to Police

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 5

Re-organisation has taken place in the Police Department since the return of the Commissioner (Mr. MacKay), and it is rumored other plans…

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Dulwich Hill Incident Police Investigate Old Man's Death

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 15

WILLIAM KIDD. 80 years, collapsed and died at Dulwich Hill yesterday. Death was due to natural causes…

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Child Disappears Into Sea Police Searching at Port Kembla Port Kembla

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 2

The police are continuing the search for the body of the eight-year-old child, Douglas Tuckwell, of Port Kembla. who slipped off the end of…

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New Helmets for Paris Police Become More Like Real Military Force Paris

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 18

Pere Noel brought every Paris policeman a new helmet, but this will not be worn for directing the shopping crowds through the dazzling…

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"Truth's" Policy Criticism Where It Is Due Police Resent It, but "Truth" Has Been Fair

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 16

DEAR! Dear! Would you believe it? The police—or some police—resent unfair criticism. "Truth" is quoting the daily press. Surely the police expect some criticism following recent happenings?…

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Black Eyes in Court Wife and Ex-Wife In Fight Clue of a Key

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 28

SPORTING the not inconsiderable remains of "two lovely black eyes" at Newtown Summons Court last week, Mrs. Ruby May…

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Under the Shadow of the Black Hand Gang Commonwealth Action New Light On Murder Of Pretty Girl Relentless Hunt to Smash Society

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 17

IN THE accompanying article "Truth's" special investigator touring the Ingham and Innisfail districts tells of the relentless police search for the murderer of Francesco Guglieimo Femio, who was…

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Jockey Is Fined For Cruelly Spurring Racehorse "Truth's" Protest Vindicated Court Sequel To Hurdle Race At Rosehill

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 14

"TRUTH'S" action in roundly condemning through its columns of December 13 what was, in our opinion, the brutal spurring of the racehorse Ortelle's Son by jockey Roy Young, in the Hurdle Race at Rosehill the…

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Police Versus the People Constable Miller Must Be Reinstated Public Apathy at Silence of Officialdom Clean-Up Of the Force Is Necessary; Why Not Duncan?

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 19

POLICE COMMISSIONER MACKAY and his executive officers are definitely under criticism. The police force is on trial. The public will be judge and jury — not Premier Stevens; not Chief Secretary Chaffey; not Cabinet. There has been too much shuffling and delay over the Miller case and over…

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