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Courts & crime, 1940

4,893 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 245

Safety Regulations in N.Z. Wide Powers for Police. Minister's Statement. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 13

Public safety regulations have been gazetted which give the police in New Zealand authority to prohibit processions or meetings which are considered…

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District Court. (Before Acting Judge Badham and Juries.) Verdict for £1600

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 6

The jury give a verdict for the plaintiff for £1600 in the action by Leslie Jamts Cox to recover £2,000 damages from the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, by whom…

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Law Notices. Tuesday, February 27, 1940. Commonwealth Jurisdiction. High Court of Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 6

At the Court House. Darlinghurst.—Original Jurisdiction.—Before Mr. Justice Evatt.—In No. 1 Court.—At 10.30 a.m.: In the matter of an application by Waygood-Ot[?]ls Limited and…

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Law Report. Commonwealth Arbitration Court. (Before Chief Judge Beeby.) Allowance for War Risk

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 6

The employers concerned sought an interpretition of some of the clauses of a recent judgment providing an allowance for war risk in the case of members of the Merchant…

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Causes in No. 6 COURT. (Before Acting Justice Barton and jury.) Wharf Labourer's Claim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 6

George Magus, aged 64, wharf labourer, sued the Austral Stevedoring and Lighterage Co., Ltd., of Sydney to recover damages for a fractured right leg caused while plaintiff was…

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Probate Court. (Before the Probate Judge, Mr. Justice Nicholas.) Will of Soldier in First A.I.F. Application for Grant of Probate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 6

An application for probate of the will of a member of the First A.I.F. who died at Cootamundra last April, came before the Court on reference from the Registrar. The will…

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Theft

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 9

Copper switches and plugs estimated to be worth £70 were stolen from a store-room adjoining Parramatta-Granville Electric Supply company's…

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Boys Charged With Espionage

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 1

OSLO, Tuesday.--Two boys, aged 17 and 18, have been arrested at Drobak, a bathing resort in the Oslo Fiord, on charges of trying to disclose secrets of…

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Boy, 13, Charged with Slaying

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 1

MOULAMEIN, Tuesday. -- Ronald George Cook, 11, died this afternoon, two hours after a shotgun had been fired in his face…

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Police Tourney

The Sun · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 8

Police boxing and wrestling championships will be decided to-night at the Leichhardt Stadium. During the evening the boys' club boxing and…

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Bags Congratulated On Attempted Theft PARIS

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 1

Roger Robbi, 16, and Jean Courbe, 17, were charged at a French military court with having attempted to steal a French Army plane. They said they had intended to fly to Germany, steal two Messerchmitts, and bring them to France…

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Court Briefs

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 2

Harold Leslie Horton (20) and Leslie Arthur English (22), at Parramatta Police Court last Wednesday, were each sentenced to a month's hard…

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Leeton District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 9

By Government proclamation a District Court has been established at Leeton within the south-western district, and the boundaries of the Leeton, Narrandera, and Griffith…

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The Prize Court

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 2

The British Prize Court and Admiralty are both again in session after an absence of twenty-five years. Many cases have already been heard and determined and hundreds of others have been advertised, inviting claimants to file…

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Tonking Firm Promotions Of Police

The Sun · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 3

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Tonking, declared today that he was ready to meet any challenge that…

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Police Carnival at North Sydney

The Sun · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 7

Principal items of the Police Carnival will be repeated at North Sydney Oval next Saturday, beginning at 10.30 a.m. The carnival will…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 9

WITNESS, an ex-book maker (at Bankruptcy Court): Punters come to me knowing they would always…

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Secret Police Chief Seized Belgrade

The Sun · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 1

The Yugoslav police have arrested the president of the German Kulturbund at Ljubljana (Laibach), northern Yugoslavia, as chief of the…

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State Jurisdiction. Supreme Court. Term List

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 9

In the Banco Court.—At 10 a. m.—New trial motion Re[?] v Dukes. Demurrer Perpetual Trustee Co. (Ltd.), v Cohen and others. CAUSES LIST…

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Tailor's Court Fitting Loses Him 30- Deposit

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 4

A tailor fitted a coat on his customer in the Small Debts Court yesterday. He was trying to prove that it was a perfect fit. The customer Michael George…

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