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Courts & crime, 1940

4,893 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 245

BOY, 17, CHARGED Murder Of Father Alleged NEWCASTLE

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 2

Henry Clayton, 17, Main Road, Marks Point, was charged at Newcastle Police Station tonight with having…

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"Leader of Gang" Allegation in Court Assault Charge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 3

"This defendant is known as the leader of a gang. It's difficult to get any of the persons assaulted to prosecute, on account…

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Man Dies From Bullet Wound. Son Charged With Murder. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 13

Peter Augustus Clayton, 42, who was suffering from a bullet wound in the stomach, was taken to Newcastle Hospital from his home at Marks Point yesterday. He died…

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Forgery and Stealing. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 9

At Lismore Police Court to-day, Sidney Thomas Gough was fined £5 on a charge of forging a cheque, £10 for uttering it, £4 on each of two stealing charges, and £5 on a…

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Before the Court in 1939 Only Murder Charge Was Against Woman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 3

Only one murder charge—and that against a female; no abductions, no bigamy, less drunkenness, more assaults, and…

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Moss Will Spend Life in Gaol

Daily News · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 2

Albert Andrew Moss, 60, Narromine murderer, will not hang, but will spend the remainder of his life in gaol. State Cabinet decided…

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Masqueraded, Say Police Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 3

A man who claimed that there was no need for him to work because his mother, who had assets worth £10,000 to £12,000, would keep him, was…

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Police Headquarters Bombed. London, Jan. 9. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 13

A bomb thrown in the main entrance of the Constabulary Headquarters, Londonderry, during a "black-out," rocked the city last night. No one was injured, but all the…

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Coalmevers' Hours. Uniformity Move. Court Ruling May be Defied. WOLLONGONG

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 15

A conference of representatives of mining unions on the southern coalfields decided to-day that members of all unions employed in the…

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Three Bandits Shot. British Police Repulse Raiders. Hong Kong, Jan. 9. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 13

British police shot dead three men in a fight with Chinese bandits who were raiding British leased territory, which was vacated by the Japanese on…

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Sir Henry Manning in Court the Woolcott Forbes Case Letters To Premier Explained

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 3

The Scottish Loan conspiracy charge case took a sensational turn to-day, when the Attorney-General (Sir Henry Manning) appeared at the Central Police Court…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, January 10, 1940. STATE JURISDICTlON. Supreme Court. in Chambers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 9

Before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers.— In Banco court, —At 10.30 a.m.: Quillen v Nuttall, Moratorium, IN DIVORCE. Before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers.—In the Banco…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

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

132 George Street North (corner Argyle Street). Sydney.—Before the Chief Industrlnl Magistrate. —At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Inspector Condon v Masters; Merriman v Longford; Stealey v Walker;…

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Gaol for Begging

Daily News · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 6

At Cental Police Court yesterday, Charles Hart, 47, military pensioner, was sentenced by Mr. Farrington, S.M., to 14 days' imprisonment for…

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Cavalier Theft Of Horse And Cart

Daily News · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 2

Nonchalantly a dark complexioned man stole a fruit cart from practically under the owner's nose in…

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Assaulted Police

The Biz · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 4
Also in Liverpool News

At Liverpool Police Court on Monday. Nicholas Giannina was charged with in[?]cent language and drunkenness, and with having assaulted Sgt. Ehsman, at…

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Escaped From Gaol by Ruse Cootamundra

The Sun · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 18

Cootamundra and Junee police searched Bethungra Kills for 18 hours before recapturing a young man who escaped from the Bethungra Gaol,…

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District Court

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

Before the Registrar.—At 10.15 a.m.: Charles v Metropolitan Water, Sewerage, and Drainage Board. At 10.50 a.m.: Acorn Pressed Metal Pty. Ltd. v Measuregraph-Houston Pty. Ltd. At 11.15…

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Fair Rents Court

Liverpool News · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 3

In the Fair Rents Court, Liverpool, on Thursday last, Edgar Patrick McCooey applied for determination of a fair rental value of premises at Moorebank. His…

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