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Courts & crime, 1941

6,510 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Gaol for Bogus Collector

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 3

"Your action was contemptible in the extreme," said Mr. Farrington, S.M., at the Central Police Court…

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Jury Disagrees On Assault Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--A Quarter Sessions jury today disagreed in the case in which four members of the A.I.F. are charged with having…

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Man For Trial On Theft Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 7

Neville Maybury 25, greaser, was committed for trial at Paddington Court yesterday on a charge of having stolen jewellery worth £750 from the…

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Police Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 11

Peter Dawson, the Australian baritone, has consented to sing at the Police Carnival, to be held at the Sydney Sports Ground on Saturday, February 15. Mr…

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Alleged Assault on Child. Strange Case from Arncliffe

The Propeller · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 8

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions on Monday, before Acting Judge Studdert, Donald Curtis, 19, pleaded guilty to a charge of indecently…

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Peter Dawson at Police Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 10

Peter Dawson, world-famous Australian baritone, will sing at the Police Carnival at Sydney Sports Ground on Saturday, February 15…

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From Court to Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 9

MR. L. W. KEARNS, leader of the British Supply Mission to Australia, leaving Mosman registry office yesterday afternoon with his wife, formerly Mrs. Grace Taylor…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 10

SOLICITOR (to witness at Central): Why isn't your brother at Court? Female witness: He…

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Court's Judgment on Basic Wage

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- The Full Arbitration Court --the Chief Judge (Sir George Beeby), Judge Piper, and Judge O'Mara--will deliver…

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Police for Cabramatta Inspector's Promise to Council

The Biz · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 1

Police Inspector Canneil, from Parramatta, attended Monday night's meeting of Cabra-Vale Council to discuss with the aldermen the question of police…

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Police Watch on Aliens. Many War-time Tasks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 9

New South Wales police have made more than 80,000 inquiries into the cases of aliens and other persons whose sympathies may have been with the…

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Supreme Court. in Divorce. (Before Mr. Justice Edwards.) Decrees Absolute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 3

Decrees nisi were pronounced absolute in the following suits:— Charles Lewis Ward v Dorothv Leyland Ward, Robert Henry Monckton v…

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Police Deny Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 7

Detectives denied at Quarter Sessions yesterday that they assaulted Reginald Stopp while Questioning him at…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 8

WITNESS (in Central Court): I walked up to him and said, "Ah, if it isn't my old pal!"…

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Court Delays Are Quoted Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 3

Some months would elapse before judgment was delivered in the Metal Trades case, the Federal Opposition Leader (Mr. Curtin) said to-day…

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Women Recruits for Police. Six Chosen Pass Severe Tests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 6

Out of five hundred applicants for positions as policewomen, six have been chosen, and will be sworn-in as special constables on Monday…

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Georges River Association Grove and Penshurst Meet. Match at Even Stage. Grand United Score 219 Against Police Boys. R. DAVIDSON 65. J. SPRATT. 52 n.o. J. BARTER 4-38. J. PALME 3-9

The St George Call · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 4

Main interest on Saturday, which commenced the tenth round, was centred on the meeting of the leaders, Hurstville Grove and Penshurst. Penshurst must…

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Police Guard Racing Dog

The Sun · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 5

Unusual precautions are being taken by police to guard a racing greyhound which is being held as an exhibit in a conspiracy case…

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Police Work for Road Safety

The Sun · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 3

Police truck patrols detected 13,189 breaches of traffic laws in the year ended June 30, states the current issue of the "Police News." In the majority of cases the of-…

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Police Stop Burial; "Slain" Verdict

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 8

A verdict of manslaughter was returned at the inquest yesterday on a man whose funeral on November 22 was stopped by police for a post-mortem examination of the body…

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