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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

6,973 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 250

Hint of Serious Charge Dramatic Turn at Bushfire Inquest Man Suspected Of Starting Fatal Fire, Court Told Quest for Evidence Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 3

Confronted by a dramatic declaration by a witness that all the evidence pointed to one man having started the fire, the City Coroner, Mr. Tingate, declined to close the…

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Four Years' Gaol for Robbery. "Desperate Criminal" Sentenced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 12

Judge Barton, in the Quarter Sessions yesterday, sentenced John McBurney, 27, labourer, and Arthur Aceglav, 27, labourer, who were convicted…

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Armed Robber Sentenced. Five Years' Gaol. Held Up Taxi-drivers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 17

Judge Barton, in the Quarter Sessions yesterday, imposed a sentence of five years' imprisonment upon Angus Barwick, 25, formerly a taxi-driver, who…

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Traffic Magistrate Praised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 16

Mr. Farrington, S.M., who has been Chief Traffic Magistrate for four years, was congratulated by the legal profession and the police yesterday on his transfer to the Bench…

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Gaol Administration: Secrecy Suggests Staff Inefficiency

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 2

REFUSAL by the N.S.W. Minister of Justice (Mr. Martin) to make public the departmental report on the Bathurst Gaol riots must be taken as an indication that he wishes to conceal inefficiency in the Prisons Department. IF there are not guilty secrets to…

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Murder Charge: Woman Remanded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 5

Charged with having murdered Sylvia Beryl Ivimey, at Kensington on January 6, Monica Mary Swanton, 36, domestic duties, was yesterday further remanded…

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Alleged Assault. Men Who Repossessed Wireless Set

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 16

Further evidence was taken at the Parramatta Police Court yesterday in the case in which three men are alleged to have assaulted a man and his wife when they went to a house…

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"Gaol Too Harsh." Father's Appeal for Son

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 17

The father of a young man charged with assault asked in the Quarter Sessions yesterday that his son be sent to some institution where he could receive…

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Court Sidelights

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 8

WITNESS (at Paddington): I put an egg on to boil and went out. When I came back the water was gone, and the bottom of the pan was just about…

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Murder Quest Lands Escapee Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 3

Combing criminal haunts early to-day for men who might know something about the murder of Leslie McAllister, at Wantirna on January 13,…

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Stole Oxy Plant, Police Allege

Daily News · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 5

"It is rather a serious matter to do charged with stealing an oxy-acetylene Plant." Mr. Arnold, SM., told Martin Kvalik, a fitter, at Redfern Court…

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Attack on Pastor. Men Sentenced. "Prejudice to Giving of Lifts." NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 17

Allan Reynolds, 19, and James Wilkinson, 25, labourers, who had pleaded guilty to having assaulted Pastor Theodore Anderson, a Seventh Day…

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Mystery Of The Week New Recipe For Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 4

THE PLATINUM CAT, by Miles Burton. (Case handled by Desmond Merrion, amateur, and Inspector Arnold, of Scotland Yard). The Crime Club…

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Fine Displays Arranged Police Carnival Attractions

The Sun · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 2

With the idea of building up the condition of the younger men in the force, physical displays will play a prominent part in this year's police…

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Murder Charge. Story of Fight on Steamer. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 16

David Tough, 50, able seaman on the steamer Bungaree, was committed for trial from the Cairns Police Court to-day on a charge of having unlawfully killed David…

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Directing Dogs by Radio. Latest Police Move

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 13

It is almost certain that police dogs working on crime detection or assisting in searches for lost persons will in the near future receive their instructions…

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New Sports Ground. Manly District Park. 6,000 Seats Round Tennis Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 6

Provision for many kinds of sport is being made at the Manly-Warringah District Park, containing 141 acres, situated alongside the Manly boundary. Eight tennis courts have…

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Axe Murder; Girl Found Dead in Farmhouse Brother's Severe Wounds Victim, Niece Of M.L.C., Attacked In Night TENTERFIELD

The Sun · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 1

Clad in a bloodstained nightdress and dressing gown, Miss Constance Sommerlad, a member of a well-known Tenterfield family, and niece of Mr. E. C. Sommerlad, M.L.C., was found murdered…

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Axe Murder From Page One Police Organise Wide Man Hunt Tenterfield

The Sun · Sunday 5 February 1939 · page 2

An intensive man-hunt is being organised in the Tenterfield district to capture the murderer of Miss Constance Sommerlad…

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Police Inspector's Daughter to Wed

The Sun · Sunday 5 February 1939 · page 10

MORE than twenty young people attended a kitchen tea yesterday at Romano's, arranged by Miss Mary Burke, in honor of Miss Aileen…

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