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Courts & crime, 1940

4,893 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 245

Supreme Court. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Jordan, Mr. Justice Davidson, and Mr. Justice Halse Rosers.) Broken Hill Hotel Licence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 9

The rule nisi for a writ of mandamus, calling upon a B. Collins, Licensing Magistrate, of Broken Hill, and C. J. Homan, licensing inspector, to show cause why they should not…

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Solomons Not at Court Move For Warrant For Arrest MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 3

Harry William Solomons, 29, of Malvern-road, Windsor, former sporting commentator of 3XY, failed to appear at the General Sessions…

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Law Rfport. Commonwealth Arbitration Court. (Before Judge O'Mara.) Liquor Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 9

His Honor gave reserved judgment in a case in which the Federated Liquor and Allied Trades Employees' Union of Australasia asked for an award against two Tasmanian…

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District Court. (Before Acting Judge Badham and a Jury.) Train Passenger's Claim Fails

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 9

verdict was entered for the defendant. Commissioner for Railways, in the case in which Frederick Gordon Pierce, an infant-at-law, by Alexander Newman Pierce, of…

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Assault on Rail Porter

Daily News · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 3

Maxwell Lucas, 25, chemist, appeared at Central Police Court yesterday on charges of having unlawfully assaulted Ronald Schweinberg…

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MURDER in Paradise SYNOPSIS

The World's News · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 36

When the Cape York runs on a reef seven passengers leave her for the island of Nadi. They are CARRYMAN, SHARLEE (christened Charlotte),…

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Bribe Charge. Three Aldermen Sentenced. Appeal to be Made

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 19

Three aldermen of the Waterloo Council—George Leslie Cohan, John William Neilson, and Ernest Navin— were convicted at the Central…

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Murder at Sea, Says Oslo London

The Sun · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 3

Germany is conducting a war against our seamen only describable as murder," says the Oslo newspaper…

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Athletics. North Sydney Police Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 21

For the events open to members of the Amateur Athletic Association at the North Sydney Police Carnival to-day the handicaps are:- 100 yards.—First heat: L. Whaite, 3½yds: S. G…

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Silence in the court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 8

PROSECUTOR, to police witness at Central: What did you see? Witness: I saw the defendant…

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Brawl Sequel in Court

Daily News · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 5

A brawl between police and civillians at Lidcombe on January 20. when a number of men were arrested, was mentioned yesterday in…

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Court Hears Woman's Tragic Life

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 2

A tragic 14 years in a woman's life was related in the Worker's Compensation Court yesterday…

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Order of Knights Albury Court

The Methodist · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 17

On February 10, at the installation of the officers of the Albury Court of the O.K., five members of the Leeton Court attended. The…

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Pensions for Police State Contribution Was Smaller

The Sun · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 3

Of every £1 of the £328,662 paid in police pensions last year, 3s 2d had been contributed by the police themselves. 4s 3d. came from the Road…

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State Jurisdiction. Supreme Court. Term List

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 9

In the Banco Court.—At 10 a.m.—Motions generally. New trial motion: Great Western Milling Co., Ltd., v Commissioner for Railways. CAUSES LIST…

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Afraid Of Wife, Man Tells Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 5

A husband said in the Divorce Court yesterday that he was often afraid to stay in the house at night…

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Supreme Court. Full Court. Moratorium Acts. Perpetual Trustee Co. (Ltd.) v Cohen and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 9

Judgment was given on a demurrer by the plaintiff company, the Perpetual Trustee Co. (Ltd.), to two pleas by the defendants Woolf Ruta Cohen, Abraham Cohen, and David…

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Police Called. Housewives' Stormy Meeting. Songs Drown Protests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 19

The weekly meeting of the Housewives' Association was again interrupted yesterday afternoon. Police were summoned, and they escorted several…

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Police Watch Cyclists No Hanging On To Other Vehicles

The Sun · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 5

Cyclists who hang on to moving vehicles will receive the special attention of the police road safety patrols, in a campaign which started…

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District Court. (Before Acting Judge Badham.) Permission to Defend

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 9

In the case Sydney Importing Co. Pty., Ltd. (plaintiffs), v Walter Kevin Miller (defendant) it was stated that plaintiffs issued a default summons and signed judgment after…

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