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Courts & crime, 1940

4,893 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 245

Too Much Tooting Police Action Intended

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 5

Already empowered to prosecute noisy motorists, traffic police intend to do all they can to silence motor…

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More Police For Cannery Strike LEETON

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 6

At a mass meeting today, employees of the Co-operative Cannery decided to carry on the strike for higher rates of pay…

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Police Moves Announced Important Positions Change Hands

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 11

Several important positions in the Police Department changed hands to-day, when the metropolitan superintendent (Mr. Collings)…

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Disturbance in Domain. Police Repoet. Sale of Pamphlets. Question for Premier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 7

When the Fremier, Mr. Mair, returns to Sydney to-day he will examine the police reports on the disturbance in the Sydney Domain on…

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64 Police Court Cases in 80 Minutes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 10

Mr. Atkinson, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, must have made very nearly an all-time record for the fast hearing of cases…

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Soldier Fined for Assault

Daily News · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 3

Jack Spencer Parmenter, 30, attired in military uniform, appeared at Central Police Court yesterday, on a charge of having on December 23,…

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Police Changes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 12

Changes in executive positions in the metropolitan police forcer were announced yesterday. Inspector T. w. Wickham is replaced by…

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Capture of Gaol-breaker Perth

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 7

Norman Charles Sydney Sutton, 45, who escaped from Fremantle Prison on December 21 last, was recaptured in the Collie district late last night…

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Police Pass Speeches in Domain

Daily News · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 5

POLICE reports had shown that speeches from the Communist platform in the Domain on Sunday were not in any sense provocative, the Chief Secretary, Mr. Tonking, said last night…

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Found Drunk In Court

Daily News · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 3

'I have signed the pledge and I am going away to a job," declared James Quealley, 40, laborer, in Central Police Court yesterday, when he…

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New Duties For 7 Police Officers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 7

Transfer of seven police officers was announced yesterday. Inspector T. Wickham was transferred from the position of licensing inspector…

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Tonking's Faith in Police Control Of Domain Meetings

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Tonking) to-day received a letter front the deputy leader of the Australian Country Party (Mr. Thorby)…

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Captain Court-martialled Disrated To Rank of Lieutenant

Daily News · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tues.--Captain William Charles Nichols, of No. 1 Garrison Battalion, was sentenced to be disrated to the rank of lieutenant…

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Officer Reduced in Rank. Result of Court-martial. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 11

The military authorities announced to-day that, as the result of a general court-martial, Captain William Charles Nichols, of the 1st Garrison Battalion, had been reduced to the…

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Police Court

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 4

The following matters were dealt with Dy Mr C. pickup, P.M., at Penrith Police Court on Thursday:- For carrying liquer into a licensed…

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Alleged Stealing and Receiving

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 3

At Penrith Police Court on Thursday chargea concerning property of the Water Board were remanded to January 26. These Included a charge of…

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Ammunition Raid. Seven Men Charged. Strongly-guarded Court. Dublin, Jan. 3. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 10

The daring of the recent raid on the Phoenix Park ammunition magazine was described in the Distuct Court yesterday, when seven men were charged…

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Aliens Charged. Failure to State Change in Addresses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 11

The firs prosecutions in New South Wales against aliens failing to give notification of changed addresses were heard yesterday in the Central…

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Fewer Holiday Accidents Special Police Patrols

The Biz · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 4

The marked reduction in road accidents during the Christmas and New Year holidays is attributed by the Superintendent of Traffic, Mr. Hooper,…

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Tooters Tabbed Police Take 20 Names

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 3

Twenty motorists have been reported by police for having tooted the horn of their cars unnecessarily…

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